Serena Dyer

Harry potter!!! I became a wizard at Hogwarts today! 🎓⚡😎...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:26:15 -0400

Harry potter!!! I became a wizard at Hogwarts today! 🎓⚡😎 @mattpisoni

Now playing with friends! Girls are so cute @natashagorsin...

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 11:55:56 -0400

Now playing with friends! Girls are so cute @natashagorsin @prettypleasecouture

Tonight’s dinner: grassfed homemade meatbaslls, steamed...

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 18:48:58 -0400

Tonight’s dinner: grassfed homemade meatbaslls, steamed veggies and oven roasted kale chips.

Rainy day not feeling so hot but felt creative enough to make a...

Wed, 29 May 2013 17:53:03 -0400

Rainy day not feeling so hot but felt creative enough to make a new salad: avocado, tomato, sugar snap peas, feta, onions, olive oil and fresh squeezed lemon juice with truffle salt and pepper!

This is what happens when your niece and nephew share your bday...

Tue, 28 May 2013 21:38:00 -0400

This is what happens when your niece and nephew share your bday weekend- you get the world’s best desserts. Homemade rice Krispy doll and a Barbie ice cream cake!

In Two Days, I will be 28!

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:57:11 -0400

In two days I will be 28. Since I turned 21, I have the same nagging, anxiety filled thoughts the week leading up to my birthday. Am I getting old? Am I doing enough with my life? Am I where I should be? Am I starting to look old?

In my last two days of being 27, whenever these thoughts enter my mind, I try and observe them, but remain unattached to them. I am trying- but not completely successfully. The thing is, I am getting older. We all are. I am entering one of my last two years of being in my twenties, but truth be told, I am actually comfortable getting older, I just feel that society doesn’t want me to be. With each passing year, I actually like who I am and what I see more and more. Of course I look back at my 23 year old self and realize I really was lucky then to wake up every morning, have some goldfish for breakfast, not even consider working out and still wear a size 2. But that 23 year old self of mine was not nearly as aware of who I am and what I desire out of life as my soon to be 28 year old self is now. At 23, I still tried to hide so much of who I really was. At 28, I find myself having a love affair with it! Perhaps it isn’t society that is to blame for my fear of getting older, perhaps it is just what young women go through when they get toward the end of one decade and begin to contemplate another.

I actually laughed out loud the other day when I thought about how at 23, I told my boyfriend (now fiancé) that when I was 28 I would be too old to go to clubs so women that age and older really shouldn’t be going out anymore… I can’t believe I said that- and thought that! Women at any age should be doing whatever they want, however they want to do it! There seems to be a stigma with women getting older, but I am really wondering, do women actually feel this themselves or is it something imposed on us? I wonder if I have these fearful thoughts about getting older because I actually am afraid of it, or if it is because I feel that I am supposed to be afraid of it.

As I think about turning 28, I don’t actually feel fear, I feel excitement! I wonder if this excitement has more to do with me planning a wedding, contemplating starting a family, and finally working on my career. I wonder if I didn’t have these things- would I still be so ready for my birthday to come around again? Probably not. But then again, if my birthday didn’t come around every year, would I be in a place where I can have these things? Am I more OK with getting older because I am more OK with who I am and I accept that getting older is just another wonderful piece in this experience of life? I wonder if my life is in a really great place because I am comfortable with who I am, or if I am comfortable with who I am, because my life is in a really great place?

Regardless of the questions and nagging thoughts that fill my mind, I can honestly say with sincerity, Happy Birthday To Me. I am Happy to be able to celebrate another year on this earth, and happy to begin what is sure to be a fabulous year filled with ups, downs, lessons learned, struggles overcome, and hopefully, finally, starting to like exercise!

On my second to last day of being 27 I can say that I will miss this age because 27 has been good to me. I am becoming so much more me, and with each passing year, I feel more and more grateful for this. Thank you 27, it has been fun! But 28? Get ready! I am coming for you, holding my head up proud and tall.

One of the best quotes of all time!

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:47:10 -0400

One of the best quotes of all time!

Deepak Chopra giving a speech at his new book’s launch...

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:46:39 -0400

Deepak Chopra giving a speech at his new book’s launch party in NYC. His new book is called Spiritual Solutions so check it out!

Relaxing and taking it all in at soho house NY.

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:45:50 -0400

Relaxing and taking it all in at soho house NY.

Only in NY…

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:27:47 -0400

Only in NY…

Just saw this after trying to “tear” through this...

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:36:39 -0400

Just saw this after trying to “tear” through this foil for at least 2 minutes!

Still laughing over the fact that I bought the necklace I am...

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 23:15:40 -0400

Still laughing over the fact that I bought the necklace I am wearing in this pic from a lady making crafts on the sidewalk in New Caledonia and sure enough I walk by forever 21 and see literally hundreds of the exact same one!! How did she get it?! I am baffled!

My boyfriend insists we celebrate all the success I am going to...

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 19:55:42 -0400

My boyfriend insists we celebrate all the success I am going to have while finishing my book in NY! Could never turn down a celebration that starts with this! I love this man and am a lucky gayle!

Made 3 apple pies today in honor of pi day!!! (I know...

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:37:39 -0400

Made 3 apple pies today in honor of pi day!!! (I know they’re not the same thing!!)

"I can’t wait to get back to New York City where at least when I walk down the street, no one..."

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:23:49 -0400

“I can’t wait to get back to New York City where at least when I walk down the street, no one ever hesitates to tell me exactly what they think of me”

- Ani DiFranco

NYC

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:14:57 -0400

I think I have found my place in New York, this is so exciting! I am going up there for one month to finish my book and it looks like I’ll be going next week! I can’t wait to tap into the incredible energy and inspiration the city has to offer!

This is how Pixie sleeps…

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:13:06 -0400

This is how Pixie sleeps…

Rick Santorum said a separation of church and state makes him want to puke. The idea of any religion...

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:30:14 -0400

Rick Santorum said a separation of church and state makes him want to puke. The idea of any religion being forced on an entire makes me sick and the fact that he is a contender for the GOP makes me uncomfortable.

Would all of my Jewish friends have to give up their religious freedoms if Santorum had his way? Maybe he should go check out Iran and see what it is like when people have to live in a theocracy.

Stop Child Trafficking

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:00:49 -0500

The tumblr site for stop child trafficking is up and running and looks amazing! Check it out here

http://stop-child-trafficking.tumblr.com/

Alex and I as bridesmaids at Ashley’s gorgeous wedding...

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:44:54 -0500

Alex and I as bridesmaids at Ashley’s gorgeous wedding last weekend!