Year 2, Week 6 (Days 402 - 408)

Bow Tie Spotlight:

This week's featured bow tie comes by way of Monica Maria bow ties. I came across an ebay shop that   offers quality hand crafted bows at what I think is the lowest price online - just $12.99.  And with 754 different bow ties in their shop you could spend a whole day just browsing their collection. Check them out by clicking the link below!

This week's featured sponsors:

Louis Lien

Beau Ties Ltd. of Vermont

Forage

Monica Maria

Day 259

Today was spent relaxing for a bit with the family before an evening workout. I've started implementing a training mask into my routine to step up the rigor of my exercising. Aside from developing my stamina, the mask really helps me to appreciate every single breath I'm taking - making sure that every inhale/exhale counts. 

I can sure count on this bow tie from Louis Lien bow ties to always attract some attention. I'm not only a fan of its multi-color polkadots (yes, I paired it with a plaid shirt again) but I love the enlarged diamond point. Way cool.

Day 153

It's a beautiful morning in NYC. The humidity is gone and there's a cool breeze and warm sun. It's a great day to celebrate what we call a "balance" day at work. On Fridays we normally dismiss the kiddos at 1PM and stay at school for meetings and professional development. Every once in awhile we get to leave with the kids at 1 so we could celebrate work-life balance. The sad truth is that many professionals, not just teaching, don't know how to balance their professional and personal responsibilities. I don't know that I've completely mastered this thing, but I know it's possible. If you want it badly enough you'll get it - just ask any unruly five year old. I can't believe it's taken me nearly all of my first 12 years of teaching but I've designed lesson plans, quizzes and homework through the last day of school - three weeks ahead of schedule. What will I be doing after work today? Getting my work out done with the Mrs. Is that balance? I don't know. I don't make scales for a living.

Today's bow came via the man behind LouisLien bow ties. This guy does some awesome work. Do yourself a favor and check out his collection. I'm a huge fan of polkadots and diamond point ends so this number really is one of my faves.

Day 33

Happy Thursday, friends!

Today's wonderfully polka-dotted bow comes by way of Marcus Brown over at LouisLien.com who has an array of stylish hand sewn ties that you should check out. Not only are the chocolate and red dots popping off the warm yellow cotton, they also feature that diamond point that I am such a fan of.

Kids, if I had it my way, our uniform would consist of button-downs and bow ties. Best kid-question of the week: "Mr. Vasquez, do you wear bow ties to go to sleep?" My response - "Not yet, my friend. Not yet." I wonder if I can get a bow made out of my Snuggie.