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a few more of those 29 things...

So, as it turns out, I'm making some decent strides toward completing this particular list of things to accomplish before the 22nd of December!  I'm proud to say I have been drinking more water than diet coke (evil, evil stuff!), drinking far less alcohol than I was (so by default, I'm far less prone to mix alcohols), I tried a spin class (yeahhhh SoulCycle -- truly addicted), bought a new bright lipstick at Sephora and have done a pretty darn good job of taking off my make up every night.  

I've also been eating super healthy, for the most part, which inludes jucies/smoothies for lunch with lots of kale, ginseng, berries and water for good measure as well as less carbohydrates and more veggies.  All in all, a solid past 6 week or so.  Some of these numbers are easier to tackle in the coming warmer months...if only they would get here!  I can't wait to wander the city again and enjoy New York in the spring.

1. embrace an entrepreneurial spirit
2. cook more
3. run two more half marathons
4. visit far-away friends in atlanta and/or nashville 
5. re-string my violin
6. learn one new italian word a day
7. make a date with a friend at least once a week
8. read one book a month
9. see more free or cheap concerts in nyc
10. explore new york by foot more
11. visit at least two new museums
12. arrange a picnic with friends in central park when it's warm
13. come up with quirky, cheap dates for me + m
14. blog more!
15. experiment with new bright lipsticks
16. take off said makeup every single night
17. go ice skating in central park
18. rent a car and drive upstate in the summer or fall
19. drink more water (less diet coke!)
20. pack lunches once and for all
21. try yoga or spin class
22. stop mixing beer + liquor. order doesn't matter. it = hangover at almost thirty.
23. organize my blog reading
24. take a cooking class 
25. watch a movie in brooklyn battery park
26. figure out a skincare routine
27. actually print pictures i take
28. sail again on the hudson river
29. throw a memorable thirtieth birthday party

photo credit: Avago

playlist 8

A Friday playlist is definitely needed to round out this week. The past few weeks have flown by (common theme 'round here), but hopefully that means that spring is on it's way.  It's been a brutally cold late winter/early spring.  Last year this time, there were tulips covering the avenues of Park Avenue on Easter, and this year we hardly even have a bud on a tree. Either way, hopefully you're enjoying a long (and warm) Easter weekend.  Take a listen here.

1. shake it out  //  florence + the machine
2. fortress  //  pinback
3. jacksonville  //  sufjan stevens
4. sister wife  //  alex winston
5. when they fight, they fight  //  generationals
6. origins  //  tennis
7. black night  //  the dodos
8. all dressed up  //  citizen cope
9. love will come through  //  travis
10. skipping a beat  //  i'm from barcelona

 

photo: via britta nickel

small apartments + city living

I've been in my current apartment nearly 4 years and have been living in New York for almost 5, so I'm used to small apartments.  For the most part, I love my apartment: the subway tile, the hardwood floors, the large windows.  But that doesn't mean I don't dream of a new space to get to decorate.  

The perfect city-living inspiration, hands-down, has to be Jordan Ferney's San Francisco apartment that was featured last week on A Cup of Jo.  I loved following Jordan and her family's adventures in Paris over the past few years, and it's equally fun to see how they transition back to the States. 

Here are a few of my favorite photos of Jordan's home, captured by Heather Zweig.

photos: Heather Zweig

lately...

Life's been passing by at an incredibly fast rate lately, and I've had hardly any free time.  I suppose throwing oneself into a new job tends to do that. Luckily, I've been able to fit in a bit of fun around the city.  

+  adventures by the national museum of history  

+  finally visiting the wren for a few saturday afternoon cocktails  

+  the view of the city on a visit home (pnemonia-free, this time)

+  first day of work

+  a winter season that seems like it will never end

+  helping a friend at the warby parker showroom