Little Lady Big Apple

31 July 2008

I didn't know Mr. Rogers could breakdance!?!

Jessica is Photoshopped OUTTA CONTROL!

The NY Times posted this article about Jessica Simpson's new cover on Elle Magazine... I completely agree, this is ridiculous! Come on...

I love Ikea, and they just opened a new one in Brooklyn! Before, we had to go to NJ (there's a free Ikea bus from Manhattan to the Ikea, though) Now, the Ikea Brooklyn has it's OWN FREE FERRY from Manhattan just for Ikea shoppers! Neat idea!

Here's a cool blog where people "hack" their Ikea items and turn them into something else. Check it out- it's fun to browse through!

http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/

30 July 2008

World's First BILLION dollar home!

This home is being constructed in Mumbai- it will cost $2 BILLION dollars! It includes a "snow room", which will generate snow for the family to cool off during those hot summer days in the desert. Check out the article from Forbes HERE, and see a slideshow with pictures of this home HERE.

Pretty

It’s been difficult to get myself to the gym after being on vacation- I went on Monday night, and worked out until I wanted to drop. I found a cardio routine in Fitness Rx magazine that suggests doing the following treadmill workout:

2 mins at maximum incline (my gym is 15% max incline on their machines) brisk walk
Reduce to 0% incline and do 2 min run
1 minute walk at 0% incline as a mini-rest

Then repeat 5 times for a 25 minute intense cardio session. Sounds easy, but those max incline walks are basically like doing LUNGES- it’s great for the legs and butt! Try this routine, it will wipe you out!

Then I did weights for 40 minutes to complete my workout. It felt great to sweat, and I really have missed the strength training. I need to be more focused in getting strength training in at least 3 days a week. Yesterday, however, I brought my gym clothes to work ( I always pack my gym bag the night before so there’s NO excuse not to be ready!) and I FORGOT my sneakers! So I carried my stupid gym bag to work for nothing! Then, this morning I got off the subway (carrying my gym bag again- ready for the gym tonight after work) and I realized I forgot my sneakers AGAIN! It must be subconscious, that my brain still wants to be on vacation! No excuses, though- I’m going to go home after work, walk the dogs, and then walk to the 59th st (Columbus circle) gym. It’s nice having an all access membership, so I can go to any Equinox location. Check out Equinox’s website here!

As I was leaving, I snapped this picture of the floral arrangement they had near the elevators- so cute, right? It’s a great idea for wedding centerpieces too- simple, chic, and modern.

Guess what this is?

Time to play… guess what THIS picture is!!

... it’s PAINT! I took this picture while I was waiting for the subway- it’s the steel column in the subway. I just thought it was cool how many LAYERS of paint and different colors this subway column has been. When you ride the subway often, you learn which stop is which because each stop has a distinctive “look” and color scheme. It’s kind of cool to think of how many decades these columns have been painted. Who decided what color to paint them?

29 July 2008

Holiday... Celebrate...

No one needs a vacation more than a person that just had one. Isn’t it SO hard to get back to work? We flew home from Mexico on Friday night, and landed in NYC around 1am. I have to admit, that as much as I didn’t want vacation to end, I actually was excited to see New York City again. It’s great when you live in a place that’s such a huge vacation destination in itself! It was kinda cool that although we were going “home”, most of the people on the plane with us were actually STARTING their vacation in the Big Apple.

The dogs, of course, were ecstatic and peed all over us upon arrival (aw, that’s LOVE!) Our friend Elizabeth was our doggy-sitter for the week. She actually moved into our apartment and stayed there with them! Isn’t that great? She lives in Hell’s Kitchen (yes, that’s a REAL place in Manhattan, not just a TV show!) It’s also known as “midtown west”, near the theatre district.

ANYWAY, we let gluttony get the best of us while on vacation, so now we’re both in “detox mode” this week. Dan leaves for Miami on Sunday, and NEXT weekend, I’m going to Miami to meet him! We’re partying in Miami for my birthday (which is Saturday, August 9th, just so you KNOW!!) LOL we’re really looking forward to it, but we also don’t want to look bloated and out of shape on the beach, so it’s time to put away the cookies and go back to my cottage cheese!

Speaking of which- I had cottage cheese and an apple for lunch today. BORING! Ugh, I wish I could be on vacation forever and eat eat eat!!!