Smile File-Cutest Baby EVER

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Meet Jinky!!! This little baby is my BF’s niece. I’m sure you have really cute babies in your life but I’m sorry I think Jinky takes the cake! Her faces are just the best! She was born really really premature (fit in your hand tiny) and because of this she had a hard time speaking and so developed the all-time best expressions! This pic is soooo my favorite. To me she looks like Squash from Plants v.s. Zombies! Both Jinky… View Post

Smile File-1 Design Per Day

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I really love smart, clever, fun, whimsical designs so discovering 1 Design per Day a few months back has been a super big treat. Here are some of my fave finds from 1 Design per Day. Click on images to be directed to their original posts. Best bike rack ever, ever, ever! Made by Knowhow Shop LA. Smart, smart cards from TheseAreThings I LOVE the Yumbrella fruit bowl by Benjamin Hubert. This fun cookie packaging is the post that made… View Post

Wonderful Weekends

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Friends, I have a problem with taking pictures in real life. I constantly forget to capture the moment, which kind of bums me out. So this new feature will hopefully get me in a better habit of taking pictures plus I’ll get to share my lovely weekends with you! This weekend my dad was in town from Vienna, staying with my bro in Queens. So I spent the whole weekend over at the bro’s place for quality time with the… View Post

What I Wore-Pattern Here and There

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I really love the look of pattern mixing, but I have yet to do it in a really bold way á la Zarna or print mixing guru Anika. Zarna of Zarna’s Runway Anika of By Anika (P.S.-these ladies are amazing, if you don’t follow their blogs really you are missing out. Zarna is a sweetheart she’s gorgeous and showcases the style gamut and Anika…oh Anika, the most inspirational voice on the blogsphere for me. Check them out!) So Zarna and… View Post

Smile File-Still Life

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Some fuuuuun for your Friday my dear friends. I stumbled on the work of Terry Border on OWNI.EU and it made me so happy. Border has done a lot of work for ad campaigns and you may have also seen his work on greeting cards. I really think there is something joyful about his small still life work, with the real simple additions of wire Border just coaxes the items to life for me. Really super clever and has a… View Post

Shop for MORE-Goodwill Shopping

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Friends, I have a lot of favorite retailers but my most favorite place to shop is hands down my local Goodwill Industries. I recently went shopping there and acquired some amazing finds and can not believe I have yet to blog about all the wonderful benefits of shopping at Goodwill. I am both a shopper and a person who donates at Goodwill Industries and there are wonderful reasons for you to do both too! A bit about the fine folks… View Post

Pocket Change Feature

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Friends! I was featured last week in Pocket Change’s BeInStyle. I was super thrilled they contacted me and incredibly flattered since the last blogger they featured is a huge style crush and blogging inspiration, none other than Kristy Eléna of Full Time Fabulous, you can see her interview on BeInStyle here. They asked me some fun questions on style and blogging. Check out my interview here :D. Pocket Change is a fun site with tons of shopping tips. They have… View Post

Finally!! Same-Sex Marriage in NYC, Meet the Lovely 1st Couple

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Oh friends, I hope one day very very soon same-sex marriage will be accepted everywhere, but for right now I want to celebrate NYC’s step towards equality and the beautiful couple who were the first in line to receive a marriage license and who will be wed in New York City this Sunday, the first official day same-sex couples can be married in NYC: Mimi Brown and Carol Anastasio. This beautiful couple have been together for almost 20 years and… View Post

Smile File-My New Tattoo and Thoughts on Giving

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Hello friends, I told you I really wanted a tattoo from Shel Silverstein’s The Giving Tree (post here) because my brother played the Giving Tree in grammar school and the memory of my mama and aunt making his costume out of poster board has really stuck with me  all these years. Well, I got it! I looooove my new tattoo.  The story of The Giving Tree is a beautiful one of love, generosity without limits, time and kindness. It actually… View Post

Smile File-HELLO!

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Mental Floss did a fun list of literal translations for greetings in different languages. I kind of love how these little phrases reveal a bit about the cultures. Here are my faves quoted from Mental Floss’ list. 1. Victory to you! Gamarjoba! Language: Georgian Where it comes from: Georgia, a tiny nation in the South Caucasus, a region that over the last two thousand years has been invaded, conquered and subjugated dozens of times. 2. Have you eaten rice? 喂,… View Post

Links á la Mode

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It always makes my day to make Independent Fashion Bloggers’ Links á la Mode. I’m so happy that my faves in ethical swimwear was chosen this week, hopefully that means some extra love for the ethical brands :). Thanks always IFB for the honor and thank you Nubia for the sweet, sweet intro. Enjoy the links below, friends! Love Yourself Always and Forever. Edited by Nubia of NubiasNonsense Loving yourself might very well be the key of living a happy… View Post

My Favorite Day at the Beach-FTF Blog Event

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For this month’s Full Time Fabulous Event, Kristy Eléna asked us to draw inspiration from the beach. I looooove the beach. The feel of sand under my feet the smell of salt water, the sound of the waves and the relaxed, slow paced attitude in the air makes me feel like I’m in another life. So I decided to share with you my favorite beach trip EVER for my beach inspiration task, which happened on my trip to Negril, Jamaica… View Post

What I Wore-Date Night with The Voice

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If you follow me on twitter you might have an idea that me and the BF’s favorite date night activity so far this summer has been staying in and watching NBC’s The Voice. This is what I wore to our last date night with The Voice. First we grabbed some dinner at our go-to Italian place in Queens, Pasta Lovers. This place doesn’t look like much but the food is delicious. I’m sorry, but I think my BF has one… View Post