For the brunch obsessed crowd like me, Manhattan is a playground. One of the biggest dilemmas on the weekend is where to brunch. There are a million choices in every neighborhood that you just can’t pick. I have been recently exploring the UWS and decided to brunch in the neighborhood. A couple of friends had [...]
CONTINUE READINGTime to get moving. That was my resolution January 1st. But how? Like many in NYC, I refuse to pay hundreds of dollars for a gym that I know I won’t make it too. At the same time, I also need to be challenged by an instructor or a trainer. So began my scouring of [...]
CONTINUE READINGWe live in NYC, the center of many dancers’ worlds. Well, at least it was mine growing up. I wanted to be a dancer almost more than I wanted to be a literature teacher. Throughout my dancing days, I tried to find every way to combine the spoken and written word with movement. Sunday, Battery [...]
CONTINUE READINGCue Christmas Music – It’s the most wonderful time of the year… Alright, so it’s not Christmas, but tomorrow does start off one season many people of NYC look forward to – Fashion Season. Fashion Night Out kicks it off, followed by the world famous Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. Fashion Night Out, most commonly referred [...]
CONTINUE READINGOn my way to work, I was excited to spot an Aveda store. Even more excited when I realized that this store was also a salon offering student haircuts. Now, as a New Yorker on a budget and sporting my long hair (and I do care!) I hate paying $50 or $60 for a few [...]
CONTINUE READINGYou are sitting in front of the computer screen all day, typing away your life. It’s 2pm. What are you thinking of? I know you cannot wait for it to be five o’ clock so you can bolt out of there to where else, Happy Hour!!!!!! New York City is the mecca for happy hours and [...]
CONTINUE READINGYou are sitting in front of the computer screen all day, typing away your life. It’s 2pm. What are you thinking of? I know you cannot wait for it to be five o’ clock so you can bolt out of there to where else, Happy Hour!!!!!! New York City is the mecca for happy hours and [...]
CONTINUE READINGThe latest internet deals (you know I am addicted to these!) keep offering some excellent workout choices. But often I purchase them, go once or twice, and then forget about how toned my abs were going to be or the promise of a “Brazilian Body.” So basically, the deals have a great way of whittling [...]
CONTINUE READINGThe latest internet deals (you know I am addicted to these!) keep offering some excellent workout choices. But often I purchase them, go once or twice, and then forget about how toned my abs were going to be or the promise of a “Brazilian Body.” So basically, the deals have a great way of whittling [...]
CONTINUE READINGIt is that time of year again. Our days are longer, the sun is shining, and festivals start taking over NYC. One of my favorite festivals is the Taste of Times Square Food Festival. This will be my fourth year going in a row, and I have seen it grow, and evolve over the years. [...]
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