My brother and sister-in-law put together a beautiful, fun and memorable New York City wedding this summer. One of the aspects of the wedding that I found to be unique, was the reflection of the personalities and interests of both the bride & groom equally in the wedding. The theme of the wedding was woven into… [Read more…]
November 18, 2011
I recently moved to San Francisco from New York City and it didn’t take long before I started noticing that my black leather jacket and mostly navy, black or grey ensembles (esp those with sleek and crisp lines) labeled me as an out of towner. I quickly decided that I needed to infuse some color… [Read more…]
August 6, 2011
This month’s Birchbox was supposed to be about cosmetic innovation in terms of how products can help with hard to address beauty needs. I have to admit, I was a little underwhelmed by the line-up, but maybe after trying a few more of the products, I’ll be feeling better about it. There were 4 items… [Read more…]
August 3, 2011
I recently went to Paris to visit one of my friends who had decided to move there from Chicago. Check out her blog for interesting and funny commentary on living in Paris as an American: Up My Alley and Down My Rue. I was able to use airline miles to get a ticket to Paris and… [Read more…]
July 18, 2011
I love the Hudson River Valley for its beauty and peaceful rolling hills and small towns. I love the underrated American history that permeates the whole valley and I love the appreciation of art and kitsch that touches almost every town. I’ve been to the HRV many times over the last three years that I’ve… [Read more…]
June 22, 2011
I happened to go to a talk at the 92nd st Y in NYC tonight b/c I had seen mention of this talk in this week’s Time Out magazine. The event at the Y was an interview with best selling and award winning writer Neil Gaiman. I had no idea who Neil Gaiman was, but… [Read more…]
June 20, 2011
What: A fun, eclectic summer day’s worth of city adventures in one of New York’s best boroughs What it will cost you: ~ $75 (three meals out, $10 worth of subway rides and entrance fees) Who will like it: Off the beaten path-ers, those who love to walk, cultural anthropologist wannabes, city lovers, foodies What… [Read more…]
April 22, 2011
I often find myself thinking of ways to be less of a consumer, to waste less. That got me thinking about the last year (an easy and recent arbitrary time frame) and the things that I bought in 2010 and that I use all of the time that actually make my life better in some… [Read more…]
April 12, 2011
Finally, it’s spring..ish in New York. Spring and fall are absolutely the best seasons to be in the city. The moderate temperature allows for my favorite city pasttime, meandering. Since this weekend offered two nice moderate days in the city, I took the opportunity to stroll my favorite route in my neighborhood. Like most NYC… [Read more…]
March 31, 2011
My friend and I both wanted to see several places in Argentina and were both really busy and had discovered quickly that traveling inter and intra country in South America is a lot more expensive than Europe, where you can get a much more cost effective flight or train ride to get around. South America… [Read more…]
December 28, 2011
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