May 2011
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March 2011
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Check out this awesome giveaway
If you are a new Mom or Mom - To -Be, this giveaway is a MUST to check out!!
The Trendy Mommy is hosting a giveaway from an adorable Etsy shop called LittlePeepsbySuzyD. The blog is great - so fun to check out regardless and the shop is super sweet. I love the patterns on the bibs and the function of the terry cloth underside. As a new Mom to a big spitter upper, I have found that you...
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January 2011
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December 2010
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What I Want Now - The First of Many Gift Lists
I read a lot of blogs, a lot of magazines and have been doing a lot of shopping with clients. Which means, a lot of browsing ahead of time. This means that there are a lot of things on my many mental and internet gift lists.
I’ll begin with things that I’d love to get or give. Some of the things are realistic and others are a bit out of my league, but either way, they are all...
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Baby Love - Week 31
Well, hello there world! Again, it’s been ages since I’ve blogged. I’ve tried to identify what causes my lapses in blogging. It certainly isn’t a lack of time or things to say, but I can’t really put my finger on what it is exactly. I enjoy the writing. I enjoy the research. I’m still out there reading other blogs and making comments. I think a lot of it has to...
September 2010
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Baby Week
Awww, I’m back again. I am now 22 weeks pregnant. I’ve flown by the half way point and I can’t even believe it. I have taken pictures at 20, 21 and will again for week 22. So, I’ll start back at week 20 and move forward over the next few days. I’ll also be sharing some of my thoughts, some of the baby things I’m coveting and some of the baby things we’ve...
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Saturday Date Night
Saturday night we had a little date night. We cooked in and had burgers. Really good ones too. In fact, I’ve been craving burgers rather regularly and we recently discovered a really good burger joint in our hood. It’s called Bark. Basically it’s a hotdog place that also has burgers (and fries and chicken sammies and the best black and white milkshake around!). The burgers are...
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Movie Night
Friday night we went to the movies. There aren’t so many movie theatre’s nearby to our apartment. One shows more independent films, two are small and the third is basically a bit of a shit-show. None are closer than 10 blocks to us. And so, we have a lot of good intentions but rarely make it out. When we finally do, we always enjoy it but we don’t go often enough. We went to see...
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Week 17: Baby L
Last week was week 17 in the pregnancy. I’ve been feeling good and starting to show a little more each day. I should start to feel the fluttering baby any day now and I just can’t wait. I’m always kind of waiting for it now since I know it could happen at any time!! We also found that the baby can now hear things. We are now preparing what music we want to play for the baby and...
August 2010
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Everyday Chic: The Perfect Closet's Fall Faves
So, I’ve mentioned The Perfect Closet on here before. It’s my little venture with Donna & we are so ready for fall. We have some great events planned and are loving everything we are seeing out in the shops so far!
We put together a slide show on some of our favorite fall trends on our site and I thought I’d share a little post of those trends on here as well. I have a...
Everyday Chic: Baby L @ Week 16
So much for blogging regularly. Dang. Since I took that 3 month hiatus I’ve struggled to get back in the groove. Truth be told, my current situation does not exactly require me to dress up so much. Which leads me to not take pictures. Which leads me not to blog. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t schlep around in sweats and tees every day, but I’ve been wearing a uniform of sorts...
July 2010
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Everyday Chic: Summer Concert
So, the Beach House/National concert at Prospect Park was AWESOME! First, I love both of these bands. I could listen to the albums cover to cover, which for me is a rarity. Second, the outdoor park/picnic set-up is the perfect way for me to listen to a concert. I’m not one of those people who likes to get right in the front to have a good view and dance and experience the crowd. I’m...
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Summer in the City
Summer in the city has been HOT. While I’ve been away from blogging, I have been LIVING in dresses! It’s too hot to wear nearly anything else. This dress in particular has become one of my faves. I love the kelly green, the eyelet lace and the flowy feel. Looks pulled together belted and easy-peasy on it’s own. This was a perfect addition to my summer collection (especially since...
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I'm Back.....AND I'm Having a Baby!!
I’m back and it feels like ages. So long, that I feel I owe an explanation for my absence. So, here goes. Basically, I found out my husband and I are having a baby! Which, we are very excited about!! However, I found out really early that I was pregnant. And I wanted to wait until this magical 12 week mark to share the news on the interwebs but every time I went to write a new post I was...
June 2010
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Everyday Chic: Summer Shoes
So, I’ve been doing a lot of hoofing around this big city lately and my dogs have been seriously barking! I’m day dreaming of comfortable shoes to wear with all those lovely dresses. I love sandals in the summer time!! I’ve also been wearing much more casual garb because if you are running around that much it is key to be cool, cute and comfy! I have been wearing my sweet summer...
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Everyday Chic: Summertime Faves
Geeze, it seems like forever ago that I blogged. But real life kicked in to high gear here. I haven’t been getting dressed up enough to take any good outfit pics - though this week might bring me some opportunities to snap a few!!! So, today I thought I’d share some of the things I’m loving for summer time!
Sweet Dresses!!! Love some sweet, flirty dresses for the summer....
May 2010
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Everyday Chic: Stripes, Stripes & More Stripes
I seriously can not get enough of the stripes. I love the look of stripes on top and a sweet floral print on the bottom. Great for daytime! I love the look of stripes on top (navy & white preferably) and black on the bottom. Great for classic look with a little edge! And, I love stripes for casual!! This outfit has been essentially my uniform lately. It suits perfectly the mix of things...
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Everyday Chic: Gifts, Gifts, Gifts!!!
Pre-Mother’s Day, I did a little gift guide for Mom’s. But, the best gifts that I found - I couldn’t share - because I was trying to decide on what to do for my own wonderful Mother & Mother-In-Law and since they are avid EC readers, I didn’t want to ruin the surprise.
For the past several months I have been swooning over Jess LC’s jewels. I love the look of...
Everyday Chic: Keep it Casual
These pics are also from the previous weekend. Last Saturday was down right cold and my allergies were in full force, hence the no eye make up & glasses look I’m rockin’ here! We had a diner breakfast, a walk to Barnes & Noble and a lot of couch time.
Not exactly a ground breaking outfit here, but hey, we all have to lounge around sometimes -right? I added the scarf to keep...
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Everyday Chic: Taco Night & Weekend Tales
So, truth be told, I didn’t wear this outfit this past Friday, but the Friday before that. However, we did have Taco Night both Friday’s. I’ve mentioned it before, but I’ll say it again. La Taqueria in Park Slope has the best burritos/tacos in the area, in my opinion. We like to sit at a bar and eat. It feels casual, you can hang around and have another round without...
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Everyday Chic: Breton Stripes Day!!
So, as promised yesterday, today is Breton Stripes Day out here on the inter-webs. Jess over at What I Wore put it out there in Twitter-land and I imagine the turn out will be great. First, because from what I can tell, I’m not the only one with a penchant for stripes and Second, because it’s fun and it makes blogging feel like being part of *something bigger*!
So, here goes. I went...
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Everyday Chic: Sparkle, Sparkle!
Saturday in NY was beautiful. In the morning we finished *FINALLY* BSG! I can’t believe we made it all the way to the end, phew. That was some heavy TV, but all in all, it was really awesome! Then we started the rest of our day. It was warm and relatively sunny and we enjoyed a Park Slope & Carroll Gardens stroll. We love to just walk around, enjoy a coffee on the go and check out all of...
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Everyday Chic: UWS
Yesterday was absolutely beautiful outside. Sunny and bright and warm. I love warm! We had a client meeting on the UWS, which is about an hour on the subway for me on a train that I don’t typically use much. So, I left early to be on the safe side. I also got there quite early, which was perfect because I could sit on a bench in Central Park and read for a few. Awww, sunshine!
I’m...
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Everyday Chic: Cinco De Mayo
An outfit post, FINALLY! Yesterday was a low key day, so this was a low key outfit. The weather was lovely. Sunny and warm and it felt like a salad kind of night. We had spinach salad with fresh black berries, almonds, vermont white cheddar and just a touch of balsamic vinaigrette. DELISH!
Since it was Cinco De Mayo, we decided we should go out for just one cocktail. We tried our new favorite...
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Everyday Chic: I'm Back!!
I went on a bit of a hiatus. I travelled back to Ohio to see my parents and my brother’s recently renovated house. The final outcome of the house was rather impressive. My Dad and brother did all of the work together, right down to making the trim and restoring the hard wood floors. The place looks great and we can’t wait to cook out there when we return to the area for Memorial Day.
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April 2010
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Everyday Chic: Rainy Day Blues
It’s been rainy here in NYC for the past two days. Not a constant downpour but just grey mist. If I could stay in bed all day and watch the rest of BSG (yes, that is correct, BSG), I’d be quite content. But, the thought of trekking out in it for the day’s tasks is less than exciting.
However, I have decided I’m going to have a good day anyways. It is my choice in how to...
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Everyday Chic: It's Friday!!
Well, happy Friday to you all. This week has been a busy one. My biz partner and I have been hard at work planning some awesome NYC shopping tours and we have found some great summer goodies! As a result, I haven’t done as much on-line dreaming lately. So, today, let me share some of the trends from spring/summer that I for one am loving and of course, a couple of options for you.
1. Army...
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Everyday Chic: Rock The Trench
On Sunday, my business partner and I spent the day shopping. Not so much for ourselves, though we did find so much great stuff it was hard to leave it at the shops, but for our new clients. We both became quickly obsessed with the pants below.
First, these J Brand, army green summer pants. They retail for $231.
Why, at $231 do we love these pants? Well, it’s all about spending money...
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Everyday Chic: Birthday Bash
Another lovely weekend in NYC!! The weather was a little colder than I had hoped, but for the most part it was still quite lovely. All of the trees are in bloom here in Brooklyn and it is just stunning. This is my favorite time of year here (though, truthfully, Christmas time runs a close second - they put up 1950’s style decor in the streets and what is not to love about that!!). If you...
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Everyday Chic: The Perfect Closet
Big news!!! I have joined forces with former Tribeca boutique owner, Donna Marotta, to create The Perfect Closet. We decided to take our love of organization, fashion, shopping and New York City to a whole new level. We are offering closet, office and home organization services, personal and corporate shopping, wardrobe styling and shopping tours of some of NYC’s most exciting neighborhoods....
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Everyday Chic: Lunch Date
On Tuesday I had a lunch date with an old colleague/friend. We met up in mid-town and enjoyed some pub grub, a few laughs and iced tea. We really wanted a cocktail too, but since we did early lunch, we decided it wouldn’t be very classy of us to start drinking at 10:30AM. Next time though, we are planning a Little Italy outdoor extravaganza!
I also had a few other informal meetings lined...
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Everyday Chic: Dresses!! Dresses!! Dresses!!
Well, we are back from Nashville! No outfit pics, but we did immensely enjoy what was dubbed “Ultimate Weekend”. Our hosts were awesome and had planned so many fun activities. We really got a tour of all of the neighborhoods and their favorite shops/eateries. The Avenue’s reunion show was a blast and it was kind of amazing how well those guys still played together considering...
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When: April 12, 2010
What: Raw Edge Blouse: LOFT Skirt: Forever 21 Tights: We Love Colors Booties: DSW Trench: c/o Coach
Where: Oscar de la Renta Bridal Show (review coming soon on Down the Aisle)
Why: You know seeing an OdlR show is going to bring out a more polished, ladylike crowd, so I wanted to look both put together and young/fresh at the same time. My...
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Everyday Chic: Leaving on a Jet Plane
Tomorrow we head to Nashville to visit friends. This trip is long overdue. We have owed a trip for quite some time. This is the first trip Dan and I will make to Nashville that is just for fun. No work and no weddings, just friends, fun and BABIES!! My husband went to college in Nashville and played in a band, so there are a lot of people to see. Luckily, our gracious hosts have taken care of much...
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Everyday Chic: It's Not My Birthday
It wasn’t my birthday, but we were going to a birthday party……so, I’m wearing a dress again! It’s clear, I’ll take any opportunity to wear a dress. It was also still in the 80’s last night, so a dress was a comfortable option.
Last night was so lovely out, we opted for outdoor shots. Such a beautiful street, all the flowers are blooming bright white and...
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Everyday Chic: A Little Rock 'N Roll
Another beautiful day in the neighborhood. Man, could I get used to this weather. Last night, my husband’s band, The Royal Chains played a show at Piano’s. They typically play a rock set (2 piece with drums + guitar), but last night they played acoustic. Loved it! Low key room, easy crowd and they sounded amazing. They played with a band called The Danvilles who are also pretty...
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Everyday Chic: School Pictures
Yesterday was a beautiful day. It was in the 70’s, the sun was shining, the flowers were blooming and I was walking around Brooklyn. Oh, good day!
This dress is reminiscent of school pictures for me. I have a vivid memory of a particular school picture where my hair is short and I’m wearing my favorite dress - a pastel hued shirt dress that had a woven belt. I remember loving that...
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Everyday Chic: I'm Back....
It feels like I’ve been away from the blog for much too long, but, I’m happy to say….I’m BACK!! Last week was sort of crazy and I had a lot of things going on, this week will likely be more of the same but I’m planning to be more diligent about finding the time to blog each day. We have some fun evening plans this week (a Royal Chains Show, a fundraising Birthday Bash...
March 2010
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Everyday Chic: Must-Have Monday
It’s been a few days, so I’m sorry for my absence on here lately. I am working on a new venture, which I will share more about very soon and we have been working on a few projects. This is such exciting stuff! Everyday that I get to complete one of these projects is really great and I leave at the end of the day excited to start the next day. It’s a great feeling. However, the...
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Everyday Chic: Pizza, Pizza
This week has been a busy one so far, lots of errands, project research and meetings for a new venture. I’m getting excited about all that is happening! I was also pretty happy yesterday, when I went out for lunch to find such beautiful weather.
Had an old friend, who also happens to be an ex-Park-Sloper, in town and we met up for lunch. She was missing NY pizza so we hit up Pizza Roma...
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Everyday Chic: Trivia Night
Every other Tuesday night some friends and I attend a Trivia Night at The Sackette. It’s a lot of fun, but we don’t even come close. I believe the best we have done is taken 3rd place. They ask no shopping, fashion, organization or steel related questions, so I barely count as a team member!! But, don’t I look smart in my new glasses? They are a little larger frame than I had...
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Everyday Chic: Spring Shopping List
Earlier in the week I had posted about my closet reorganization and what few items were left on my spring shopping list. Through the reorganization, I came to the realization that many of the spring trends I was hoping to channel are possible with items already in my closet!! So, I thought I’d take this chance to list a few high and low end options for my 8 spring wish list items!!
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Operation Organization: Closet Re-Vamp Tips
Maybe since it’s late March and we have seen some beautiful weather you are ready to do a big spring cleaning or you saw yesterday’s post and were inspired by my personal closet overhaul or you just bought yourself a new spring wardrobe and you are feeling a little, “Out with the old, In with the new”!
Either way, here are some tips to get you started and keep you going!
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Operation Organization: Closet Overhaul
Last week in NYC we were blessed with some seriously warm weather. Friday and Saturday were up over 70 degrees. That is the perfect temperature in my opinion. Since it was so beautiful and my husband was away, I decided to tackle the project of pulling out our spring and summer duds and putting away our winter wardrobe (for the most part, of course, I left out some sweaters and a coat for each of...
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Everyday Chic: Spring is here!!
I didn’t manage as many outfit pics last week since my husband was out of town, but I did snap a few timed shots. It was spring time for sure here in NY and I enjoyed every minute of it.
I promise to try and be better this week and get in more outfit pics!!!
Where: Errands in the neighborhood, to a focus group and walking around out in the sunshine!! Oh, and hanging in the APT with...
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Everyday Chic: Keep On Keepin' On
I’ve been a little vacant lately. Working on a few projects, the fundraiser and enjoying this beautiful spring weather! Today I’m going to do a little spring cleaning since my husband isn’t home & I can crank the music, open the windows and blare the tunes!! I’m kind of excited for another purge.
My husband is actually at South By Southwest this year. It’s...
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Everyday Chic: Gotham Gala
As you all know, I have been working with friends on a fundraiser for IMF. Our event is tonight and we are really excited about the whole thing. We have put together some awesome goodie bags and our auction items are just perfect. Gotham Magazine has agreed to cover the event and donated the latest issue for our goodie bags.
Timing worked in our favor and we managed to score an invite to the...
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Everyday Chic: Challenge Day 11 & 12
The challenge continues but my ability get outfit pics is in a bit of a rut. Yesterday I had a busy day and spent a little time planning my outfit. I really liked the outcome, but the day ended with a ladies night happy hour which, was big fun. I lost track of time and missed the opportunity to photograph the outfit. On tap for the weekend, learn how to use the self timer and look for a tripod.
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Everyday Chic: New Finds, Great Prices
So, does everyone already know of Spool No. 72? No? Well, then, let me introduce you!! I found this site via my daily blog reading and more specifically it was featured one of my faves Oh Joy! Thanks Joy, I think I’m going to love this site!! It has unique and interesting pieces. Great jewelry and affordable prices. Oh, AND they accept returns (not on vintage) within 30 days - which is key...