Down & Out in NYC

as tina fey would say, blerg. i am sick sick sick as a dog. i'm not quite sure if it is the change in weather, the constant recycling of the air conditioner or just being run down and not getting enough sleep - but i'm off to the doctor this morning praying for some antibiotics. so nyc sight-seeing shall be put on hold whilst i force myself to get sleep. thank goodness for cable television, the strawberry popsicles in the freezer and puppy scout (who puts her paw on my chest every time i cough). if anyone has any favorite sick remedies, please share!


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No Sleep Till Brooklyn!

Today I head to the airport to board the airplane that will take me and Scout to New York City for the rest of the summer. I have always felt that everyone should live in New York when they are young and poor enough to enjoy and appreciate how magical a city it is. So, without further ado, here's to meeting new and interesting people, to discovering new things, to getting into trouble, to staying up late. to partaking in too much moonshine, and most importantly to having many many a new adventure. We'll catch you on the east coast!


p.s. on that note, check out these awesome posters from this awesome website.

Riding on bikes with skirts

Wowza. Did you guys hear about the NYC police officer who pulled over the dutch tourist recently; a cute gal wearing a dress on a bike, who told her she was too distracting to cars? She thought he was kidding at first but realized quickly he was serious when he asked for her ID! So a bunch of gals and guys in NYC this past week gathered in a little fun protest for a skirt bike ride throughout new york. Check out some photos below! I only wish I could have been there!

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LPC heads to NYC!

I have some exciting news! I'm heading to Brooklyn for the summer and I. AM. SO. EXCITED. I am house-swapping with a friend of a friend - my Silverlake Abode for their dog friendly (Scout's a comin'!) loft in Williamsburg! I have spent a lot of time in NYC as I hail from the east coast, but I've been debating moving there for a few years now, so this will be a really good test to see if it's all it's cracked up to be in my mind. I can't wait to enjoy a new city and if you guys have any recommendations of things to do or see, I'd love to know about them! I'll be blogging from the big apple throughout the summer so you can expect some cool new updates and posts!

** p.s. thank you to all of you for your sweet comments regarding SUGAR! yesterday, albeit tough, was a sugar free day and i can tell my body is thanking me! 6 more days to go ....

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The Big Apple

I don't know if it was my recent dinner party with natives from the big apple, the fact that my office window looks out onto the fake New York City back lot, or if I've been watching just a litttttle too much Sex and the City and/or (yes, I admit it) Felicity, I've decided to take my vacation this year to the greatest city on earth, you guessed it, New york!


This time however, I want to do new york a little differently. I plan to spend a day with day with each of my friends, seeing their new york; their favorite cafes, bookstores, parks, flower shops and patisseries. I'm swapping tourism for hedonism here, folks. On my short list of things I must do on this visit is a trip to Coney Island for a vintage roller coaster inspired Polaroid photo shoot (like the one one hot child in the city posted recently), as well as Serendipity for their infamous frozen hot chocolates! If you have any NYC gems that I must see, please please feel free to leave a comment below. See you in October, New Yorkers!

p.s. I will be staying with friends in both Brooklyn and the East Village so anything's really a go!