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Sustainable Luxury | Build your own sustainability starter kit
In an alternate universe in another life, I’ll own a specialty, specialty store that only sells earth tone zero-waste essentials. I’ll read your palm or your tea leaves and glean exactly what you need for your own personalized sustainability starter kit. Till I step through the appropriate Stargate in order to make that happen I’ll just continue to build my own, and share what I’ve learned. I’ve scoured the internet and stared longingly at premade bundles of sustainable essentials, but they either cost more than I care to spend, don’t support my color story or they don’t have everything I want. As with all things, the key to building your…
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9 PLACES TO SEE A BIG CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING IN NYC
My personal opinion as a native New Yorker is that Winter is the worst time to visit the city. New Yorkers are shrowded in black, they keep their heads down, and their extremities guarded. Yet as our skyline becomes swathed in color from the fall foliage, and we begin to think the warm glow of summer was just a dream a different glow spreads across the city. An imported forest of BIG evergreen trees pops up all over NYC. The fanfare that accompanies an NYC tree lighting makes winter just warm enough, it’s as if the universe gives us Christmas to look forward to. On the home front there’s also…
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Simple Luxury | Fall tailgating picnic
I was so excited when I was approached by Zipcar to write a post and receive some drivetime, it gave me an opportunity to get grounded by hitting the road in NYC. I was able to enjoy the simple luxury of a morning alone before school pickup by having a fall tailgating picnic alone, to honor my mom. My mother was born on the tropical island of Jamaica, with its incessantly lush green landscape, when she came to America she was instantly smitten with the new to her season of Fall and all it had to offer. Some of my oldest memories are of annual apple picking trips she took…
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Halloween Events for Kids near me, in Brooklyn
No longer being kids ourselves, it’s cool to be on the opposite end of Halloween events happenings. When done right you can actually get more free candy on this end. I mean you essentially get to make sure you hit all the full-size candy bar houses you want. My absolute favorite part about Halloween and having kids is that you get to be selfless in the very best way, by gorging yourself on sweets. I mean in this day and age of rampant diet shaming and the quest to be the most granola parent around Halloween is in direct contrast to that, a relic holiday from the days of old.…
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Fun things to do in Staten Island, New York with kids
Like many native New Yorkers, I’m not familiar with Staten Island, and can probably count on one hand how many times I”ve been there before. Boy was I shocked to find out there are so many fun things to do in Staten Island. Staten Island looks like San Francisco and Houston had a baby and moved to Maryland. I viewed more American flags in one square block per than I’ve seen in any other city I’ve ever been in. It’s as if Staten Island no longer cares to prove its a part of New York, to the city itself but bypass the Big Apple and become a card-carrying member of…
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Coney Island Beach is packed visit these NYC Beaches instead
My idea of paradise is living within walking distance to the beach. NYC made up of a series of islands is full of beaches. My childhood home is a mere fifteen-minute train ride to the closest beach. This year I realized that as much as I needed recharging from the hustle and bustle of NYC, I didn’t make it to the beach nearly as much as I wanted. Realizing I’ve kept myself from my happy place, for thirty years just because the mode of transport that would get me to one of these NYC beaches in 15 minutes was not my feet alone. So this year I an effort to…
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New York City Kids |5 places for Camping with Toddlers
I don’t know if it’s just a certain age kid get to but right around two, every child I encountered in New York City was talking about camping. I’m pretty sure this has more than a little something to do with smores. As a child camping meant being shipped off to some faraway place to learn survival skills, however now that I’m a mom myself I started looking for something a little closer to home to quelch my toddler’s desire to sleep under the stars. What follows is an exhaustive list of all the campgrounds within New York City to take your kids to this summer. New York City has…
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4 Vegan Smore Recipes
It’s summer here in New York, which means camping season is in full effect. For some, that means packing up the kids and heading outside the city limits but there are still a bunch of places to go camping within the city limits. In my opinion camping season is shorthand for eat-all-the-smores- you-can stuff-your-face-with season in my book. Smores are like pieces of magic you hold in your hands, but even they can get to be a little redundant so I’ve scoured the globe to find ways to reinvent the classic smore recipe. I prefer vegan smores recipes because the thing that makes most smores not vegan is Gelatin, which…
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Places to visit in 48 Hours in Nairobi City, Kenya
People often go to Africa for the animal experiences, but Nairobi, Kenya is a bustling cosmopolitan city. To get a real taste of Nairobi you must interact with the people, visit ancient cultures that have lived off the land for generations and rub elbows with the millennials who are shaping the vibrant city scene of Nairobi. First of all, two days in Nairobi city is nowhere, near enough but if you only have a taste of this part of Kenya make it count. If I could only spend two days in Nairobi they’d be Sunday and Monday to get a good variety of places to visit. This list of places…
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How to become an Instagram influencer? What I learned from traveling with influencers
If there’s one thing I can say about Instagram its that Instagram is a great uniter. It’s the one social network, that has lead me to find MY people. Women who inspire me to be both a better woman and mother. This virtual community of super moms has given me the push I need to listen to my own voice. A few of these epic mamas are certified Family Travel Instagram Influencers with followings in the tens of thousands and a digital reach into the millions. I’ve been lucky enough to have the pleasure of meeting and subsequently traveling with a few of these women this year, and my mind…
