#dontgetusedtothis

Thanks to @inagarten, I find myself with a couple thousand new followers today so I thought it might be nice to introduce myself. As a photographer and writer, I much prefer to stay behind the scenes so I’ll never be someone who posts selfies and pictures of myself but it’s nice to check in occasionally. The shortish version is that I have a degree in art history but didn’t know what I wanted to do with it so I landed in commercial real estate. I transferred with my company to NYC in August 2001 and hoped I could move into fashion. The events of 9/11 meant I was an automatic New Yorker that day but couldn’t change paths until 2005 when I had enough of the male dominated industry and took a pay cut to work for an interior designer. In 2007, I was reading blogs based outside of NYC talking about things in my backyard and decided to start my own. I wanted the name to match my initials which is how Habitually Chic was born. After a layoff in 2008, I went out on my own and haven’t worked for anyone since. I decided to take a break from my interior design practice in 2012 when I published my book Habitually Chic: Creativity at Work where I photographed and interviewed 30 creatives in their workspaces. Since then, I’ve worked with brands, retailers, hotels, and more on collaborations and partnerships as a full time blogger and influencer. I love the freedom it affords me except when I’m quarantined in NYC. I was starting to think about starting my second book when all of this happened which I can’t do without traveling so now I’m outlining an idea for a tv series idea. This down time has been interesting but I’m ready for a change a scenery soon. I welcome you all and appreciate the kind words about my peaceful photos. I will always strive to be a respite from this crazy world and introduce you to chic things and beautiful places. XOXO, HC #habituallychic #quarantinechic #hello #dontgetusedtothis (at Upper East Side) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAyMphEHMHX/?igshid=1jyfepe1ruc7q

Motivation is key 🗝 summer 2018 will be the goal date, we'll see what happens. 💪🏻👊🏻 #SensoredForTheKids #bellybuttonshot #twiglife #itsagoodhairday #October1st #FavoriteMonth #TheMostGothicTimeOfTheYear #DontGetUsedToThis #skinnyguys #emo #emoguys #emoboys #blah

I took this 👆 I wrote that 👇 I would have bought you hundreds of flowers pulling petals from each stem laying complementary colors side by side  to make a path that couldn't be missed if only it would bring you back.. instead I was reduced to picking neighborhood flowers and bringing them to your mother on days she felt sad but I was strapped for cash we all needed you and I wish you knew but you were gone so I saved a sunflower from your husband as if it mattered more or possibly I wanted to remember more and hurt less a continuum of passing breaths made me wonder what any of this meant #VSCOcam #VSCO #dontgetusedtothis #yourewelcome #poetry #noedits (sorry @em__dash )

I took this 👆 I wrote that 👇 I would have bought you hundreds of flowers pulling petals from each stem laying complementary colors side by side  to make a path that couldn't be missed if only it would bring you back.. instead I was reduced to picking neighborhood flowers and bringing them to your mother on days she felt sad but I was strapped for cash we all needed you and I wish you knew but you were gone so I saved a sunflower from your husband as if it mattered more or possibly I wanted to remember more and hurt less a continuum of passing breaths made me wonder what any of this meant #VSCOcam #VSCO #dontgetusedtothis #yourewelcome #poetry #noedits (sorry @em__dash )