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Living in New York can admittedly be stressful at times and since I have yet to invest in therapy, I find my peace through my Saturday afternoon yoga class. I haven’t yet found the balance to incorporate more yoga into […]
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While you may love backpacking and are used to the small rooms and bumpy buses which come along with it, there may be a part of you which would love to have a traveling experience which is somewhat more […]
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When I have traveled, I love staying in hotels well sort of, but I always miss the homey feeling. I start to miss home even though I am in this beautiful setting that I am supposed to be enjoying. I […]
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Summer is upon us, even if the Summer weather isn’t. As a blogger, and especially a travel blogger, I want to be traveling and experiencing a bunch of new things to tell you about. But, I’m not currently bankrolled with […]
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It’s so rare lately that I jump on the train and I am delighted. I don’t want to make this post a bitch and moan about my subway ride, which I could very easily especially with recent construction and delays. […]
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Last week, I was invited by A Girls Guide To Cars for a media preview party to the New York International Auto Show at Jacob Javitz Center in Manhattan. I was feeling pretty special because I love cars and I […]
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I love desserts! No, actually I am a sucker for desserts. Unfortunately, desserts aren’t calorie free and some desserts are worth the pain of a middle age spread ( I’m working on my Winter weight gain with no shame). And […]
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If you ask me on any normal day where is the last place I want to be in New York City, it would most definitely be Times Square. It isn’t because it isn’t pretty, bright, and totally overstimulating. It is […]
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While everyone is outside in this belligerent, and disrespectful cold celebrating the new year, I am inside trying to keeping warm and trying to be introspective about what this year in blogging has taught me. Btw, that real feel is […]
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After this last presidential electionย a year ago, there have been a lot of emotions coming to the surface both positive and negative in this country. This week, in particular, has turned out to be either a great bit of joy […]
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New York is one of the most famous cities on the planet and an incredibly popular tourist destination as a result. However, it is said that familiarity can breed contempt, so do New Yorkers understand why millions of people want […]
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My nephew’s birthday passed recently and even though my finances weren’t ideal, I wanted to spend the day with him enjoying some of his favoriteย things. Last year, I wrote about what I did with him for that birthday. And if […]
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At the beginning of Summer of this year, I went to Coney Island to see the Mermaid Parade. And while I was there, I took pictures of the Coney Art Walls with Lynn and Justin from Mad Hatters NYC and […]
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Every time I turn around, I learn or experience something new to add some kind of joy to my life. ย It’s my life’s motto actually. And isn’t that super in a city like New York where that can happen literally […]
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Ever since I started blogging, it has been a goal of mine to explore New York City as much as physically possible. When I started I didn’t know many other bloggers in my area except for the ones I’ve met […]
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In New York, there are lots of options to get around. Of course, there are taxis, buses, subway lines, bicycles, and ferries. Yes ferries, theyย aren’t the most popular, but they are one of the most scenicย ways to get around. And […]
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Does anyone read anymore? That is a really good question with bookstores going out of business, newspapers folding, and everyone addicted to the newest version of Candy Crush for 2017(I feel so old because I don’t know what the new […]
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I’m on another adventure on the weekendย and this one takes me to Misoya Ramen in the East Village. I love ramen in case you weren’t aware. Soup overall does it for me 99% of the time. I eat soup when […]
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Being an average New Yorker, and by that I mean one without a silver spoon in her mouth, I take the subway. I’ve written about taking the subway a couple of times now. I’ve written about traveling on the subway, […]
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While I was away from home traveling to Belize, and having a great time with family. I couldn’t help but have the thought in the back of my mind on whether my home was safe while I was away traveling. […]
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Last month, I was blessed enough to travel to Belize for my brother’s wedding. It was such a roller-coaster because I didn’t think that we would actually make it there.The reason was because the wedding was the same weekend of […]
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Even though I live in New York City, there are places that I don’t get to visit often because the city is just that huge. Central Park is, unfortunately, one of those places. And the Bethesda Fountain in Central Park […]
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While I was leaving yoga class to begin my weekly errands, ย I ran into a spiffy piece of technology on the street corner. It’s a Wi-Fi stand, ย called LinkNYC, ย with the ability to charge your phone/laptop on the go. I […]
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I have a huge sweet tooth and being lactose intolerant really gets in the way of that sometimes because I usually get rid of that craving is through ice cream. And the other problem is that great tasting dairy free […]
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Wow, it’s been a while since our last coffee date. I found a new place to meet, somewhere in Greenwich Village and afterwardย we can go to the park and get food from the Bengali food cart. I’ve been wanting to […]
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Spa week just happened in New York and I’m not usually able to take advantage because I am always on a budget. But I was determined to try something new. I was scanning Groupon, as usual, and found a deal […]
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I was tagged by the very sweet Stacey, blogger of Stacey in the Sticks for this post.This challenge made me think hard about what is actually necessary for me on a daily basis and what is a luxury. There isn’t […]
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As a reader of this blog you know that I am always looking and discussing new and hidden gems around the city, like concerts, and artistic events. Well here is a new service that will put you right in touch […]
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I was tagged by the lovely Louise of Birds and Lilies to do the Vogue’s 73 Questions post and since I have seen Blake Lively‘s video on it I said why not. Check out Louise’s version as well and here […]
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Hey, it’s me again! And as the title says I’m trying to make your life a little easier, whether you are a tourist visiting or a resident of this very lovely fun park of a city, here are 5 apps […]
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Exciting action-packed weekend right? The news coverage began to sound like a trailer for a movie starring James Bond, except for the fact that the villain’s name kept changing from storm names Jonas to Snowmageddon, to Snowpocalypse and finally more […]
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We haven’t chatted for a while and the holiday season was super hectic. I’d love to check in with you. I’m sure a lot has happened and I want to hear all about it. So let’s meet up for coffee […]
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Earlier this year, Mayor DiBlasio announced a new ID program to help people living in New York get free ID’s, which are necessary for so many things here, without the usual difficulty of the state ID regulations. The program is […]
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I just felt way too proud of myself and had to post a picture of the ramyun I made for dinner. I just thought that besides the ingredients I added to the soup,ย I need to add chef and food […]
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The Fall happens to be my favorite season. One of the many reasons is hot apple cider and cozy warm apple pie. With that in mind my friends and I were craving all things apple, so we decided to go […]
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I decided that the time has come for a coffee date, we need to catch up and although nothing earth-shaking has happened. I don’t want us to lose touch with each other. Let’s meet up in Brooklyn this time, I’ll […]
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I hate getting up early on Sunday but when it’s for a great reason I can stand the sleep deprivation. It was a sunshine-filled morning so that made it easier right? I trudged through Sunday subway schedule mayhem to get […]
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I’ve taken the subway for a very long time now and every time I get on it for the life of me, don’t understand how people new to New York are thoroughly confused by how to read a NYC Subway […]
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“Why do I write…? Hmm.”, I wish all the answers would come so easily to me as I sit in front of my laptop staring at the word count. There are a hundred on any given day and zero when […]
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I came across this video on a friend’s Facebook page and it made me laugh so hard because I have met every one of these 25 people on my train ride home. Take a look and notice how New Yorkers […]
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In the past few weeks, Summer has hit the East coast like an eighteen wheeler on the New Jersey expressway, so we are in a minor heat wave in NYC. As I’ve mentioned before, that even though I live near […]
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One of my favorite parks to visit in the city is the High Line Park in the chic Meatpacking neighborhood, made internationally famous by Sex and the City, art galleries, couture shops, exclusive clubs and swanky restaurants. (I used the […]
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Within the last month, all the talk was and is still about the Met Gala and Vogue Magazine’s fashion party of the year, that introduced the new amazing exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, titled China: Through the Looking […]
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I’ve been trying to keep up with all the posts I planned to have published by today but other excellent things came first. I went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art today and that will be another post. Thanks for […]
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Trees in bloom just make me happy, even though my allergies make me pay. Everytime I see a flowering tree, I have to take a snapshot. Am I the only one?
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I am so cranky and tired. And I feel so burnt out. I’m staring at the laundry bags filled with clothes to fold and the effort that its taking to do this just isn’t happening today. I’ve felt like this […]
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Its been cold all Winter and I haven’t gotten out as much as I usually do. But there are certain things you have to go out for in any weather. One of those things is food shopping and because of […]
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In a city like New York, there are so many cuisines and restaurants coming and going on a trend basis, its hard to keep up. Just trying to remember all the addresses is enough to start me on a migraine, […]
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I am not a beachgoer in the least, so the irony that I live so close to the beach and rarely go isn’t wasted on me. But I do adore the beautiful landscapes. So when my brother came home to […]