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After six years working for the world’s top luxury bridal publication, I was finally asked to attend New York City’s Bridal Fashion Week last month, covering the fashion shows and events for the magazine’s social media pages. For three straight days, I was running around the city for 12-14 hours sitting in the front row…
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Last week, I was invited to a VIP pre-opening party of Dr. Smood’s Madison Avenue location in NYC. This Miami-based brand and chain of cafes is known for their organic menu, healthy products, and even offer their own detox programs. Although I had never heard of Dr. Smood before, I couldn’t wait to check out…
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“I’m leaving on a jet plane” …and I’ll be back when I can afford to live in NYC without a roommate. On Friday, I left my beautiful Upper East Side apartment and came back to the West Coast for a much-needed sabbatical in Seattle (technically Bellevue, but New Yorkers always assume I’m referring to the…
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Almost everything is expensive in New York City – rent, taxes, cab rides, Broadway shows, etc. But when it comes to culture and learning, the city is basically filled with freebies (and knowledge is priceless, right?). If you’re looking to take up a new hobby, learn a new skill, or add something different to your…
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So, in case you haven’t noticed, the poke bowl obsession (pronounced poh-KAY… for any amateurs out there) has swept the continental United States food scene. As a Hawaii-born chick, I’m crazy happy about it – although, it’s somewhat annoying in a weird way. I remember growing up in the suburbs of Washington State with kids…
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Can I vent for a moment? I just got wind that one of my favorite childhood movies, Anastasia, is coming to Broadway. Believe me when I say, I memorized every line in that movie, I learned every song on the piano, and I literally reenacted every scene with my freakin’ Barbie dolls. I even spent…
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Can I brag for a sec? After years of battling with the weight gain issues of fibromyalgia (inflammation and water weight can kiss my ass), something crazy happened this year. I’ve lost almost 40 pounds. I’ll go over the details of “how I did it” in a later post, but for now I’d like to…
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Just when we think spring is just around the corner, the suburbs of Bellevue, Washington gets a random snow day, and ten inches of ice gets dumped on NYC. Personally, I love snow days – it’s a perk of working from home. And if anything, I think winter fashion is actually more fierce than the…
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I think it’s safe to say our new president’s transition into office has been… rocky, at best. And since I’m a female minority with a college degree who has lived abroad for several years, it doesn’t take a genius to figure out that I’ve never been part of the Trump bandwagon. But instead of placing…
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