City Girl’s Real Simple Corner

July 28, 2009

I am always so happy when an issue of Real Simple arrives. And this one was yet another great one. My favorite story was the Twelve Beauty Tips, where Real Simple re-invents the power shower with twelve beauty tips to make the most of your shower time. This is a concept I have stuck to […]

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Almay Pure Blends Mascara {Beauty Monday}

July 27, 2009

Beauty Monday is a weekly feature focusing on green beauty, paraben-free skincare and the beauty industry and marketing. It’s no secret I love the Physician’s Formula Organic Wear Mascara. Apparently, so does everyone else, because it is consistently out of stock at pretty much every drugstore and Target I venture into, and fairly hard to […]

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{Listmania} Weekend Happenings, Big and Small

July 27, 2009

*Indulged in a 6pm nap *Enjoyed yoga to live music *Fell in love with a new yoga mat {Jade}*Bought a purple pepper to find out if purple tastes different than red/green/yellow * Wore my TranquiliT All-in-One Wrap {as a halter dress} with TranquiliT Palazzo Pants * Forgot about several to-do’s until tomorrow Hope everyone had […]

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{How This Blog Became Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free and Mostly Vegan} Week 2 + Portability Tip For Liquid Supplements

July 26, 2009

Update June 2010 on How This Blog Became Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free and Mostly Vegan – I had originally named this series the Detox Diet Diaries, but my experience with these changes in my diet, while incredibly positive, has made me decide I really do not like the concept of  a detox diet.   It is ironic in […]

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{How This Blog Became Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free and Mostly Vegan} Days 4-7

July 25, 2009
Spinach Arugula Salad with Warm Shallot Dressing

Update June 2010 on How This Blog Became Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free and Mostly Vegan – I had originally named this series the Detox Diet Diaries, but my experience with these changes in my diet, while incredibly positive, has made me decide I really do not like the concept of  a detox diet.   It is ironic in […]

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Looking Forward to Sunday

July 24, 2009
Purple Peppers

One of the things I love about Sundays is going to the farmer’s market in Dupont Circle. This time of year, especially, it’s beautiful and full of color. And where other than a market would you see purple peppers. I love new discoveries like that: Pictures by moi.

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Friday Links {Listmania}

July 24, 2009

Happy Friday! One thing I love about blogging is the synergies between people’s posts {full disclosure: I usually don’t like the word synergies, but it works in this case}. For example, the word “stuck” has been jumping out of blogs – both on being stuck and unstuck. Take a look at these links: * Revisionista’s […]

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On Gratitude

July 23, 2009

Lately, I have been thinking about how much gratitude and yoga and change are inter-linked for me.I started practicing yoga almost 8 years ago, soon after 9/11 – I wish I could say I walked into a yoga class and loved it and it changed my life immediately and I felt all this gratitude and […]

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Keeping Calm in the Face of Frustration {Listmania}

July 23, 2009

I had one of those incredibly frustrating multiply-a-trip-to-the-DMV-exponentially-induced-anger mornings. I knew it would be frustrating, and I was happy with how I handled the frustrating part. But there’s always the “after” of those moments. And, as I was leaving, I realized that my usual express approach for decompressing off a situation like that before going […]

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A Sunday Lunch at Oyamel

July 23, 2009
Oyamel

I was excited to try out Oyamel last Sunday – other Jose Andres restaurants have all been favorites of mine for a long time, especially Jaleo and Zaytinya‘s. Andres has his own little mini-empire of local restaurants that rival some of their New York equivalents. And I have to admit it was kind of cool […]

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Honest Scrap {Listmania}

July 22, 2009

I saw this meme for the Honest Scrap Award over at Carolyn’s blog. She did not give the award to anyone specifically, so I encourage all of you to try it, whether on your blogs or, if you don’t have a blog, by leaving a comment. The rules for this award are as follows: • […]

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Karina’s Sweet Potato and Black Bean Enchiladas

July 22, 2009

Welcome to What’s Cooking Wednesday, hosted by Tales from the Fairy Blogmother. Be sure to check out the other recipes submitted for WCW. As you may know from reading this blog, several weeks ago I had to switch to dairy-free eating. And, being a blogger, I of course looked to other bloggers in this situation. […]

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On Staycations

July 21, 2009

I know staycations have become this uber-trendy concept now, with the down economy, but I always kind of liked them. As much a I like to explore new places, I do love the idea of being on vacation minus the travel time and cost. ALL YOU Magazine has a great staycation feature this month, including […]

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Retro Nostalgia – Good for My Wardrobe, Yes, But….

July 21, 2009

Pencils Skirts & Pearls’ post on Mad Men today reminded me that Banana Republic’s partnering with the show to sell Mad-inspired fashion, starting tomorrow. When I got the flyer with my BR credit card statement, I was really excited. I still am, for the following reasons: 1. I like shopping at BR for work clothing. […]

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Guest Blogger Review of Laura Mercier Body Bronzing Makeup {Beauty Monday} {Beach in the City}

July 20, 2009

I am so happy to introduce you today to The Curator of the Makeup Museum blog. Please be sure to check out the Makeup Museum blog as it captures so well where makeup meets art and design. In the meantime, The Curator reviews Laura Mercier’s Body Bronzing Makeup, which sounds like a great product to […]

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