baby, where'd you get your body from?

everyone who knows me knows i'm a total workout addict.  i like the feeling of finishing a workout, being sweaty, being exhausted, and feeling accomplished.i've done extensive stints of running, yoga, pilates, cardio machines at the gym, the tracy anderson method, power walking, kick boxing, dance cardio...let's be honest, i've done it all.

since moving to new york, i have kicked my game up.  when i moved here, i was normal looking and in my 12 months here, i've sweat myself down to a small size 4, sometimes size 2.  seriously, that's what this city does to you!  honestly, who has time to eat a sit down meal?  ...especially when that sample size dress is sitting at home, daring you to eat that full plate of pasta and then have the pipe dreams of wearing it!

my latest venture is going to Equinox gym in Soho.  or...hello...Chic-quinox!!!!  As if living in Soho isn't humbling enough... now i've begun subjecting myself to the most chic, insanely glamorous gym south of 14th street?  surely something is wrong with me.  but nonetheless...i don my fiercest lululemon and go pretend i'm svelte and sleek like the models and actresses that take 30/60/90 class next to me.  goodbye size 4.  hello size 2.  new york, i love you.

girls i love: get stoned!

i love lara stone!  from the gap between her teeth, her delicious boobs, her healthy size 4 body, and to her high fashion face, she is all forms of fabulous!  she looks great when she's super polished and sleek, and even better when she looks rougher around the edges and natural.  she is the best thing to hit the fashion industry since gisele, in my opinion, and she is the next true, great supermodel.  love me some lara!!!

ONE GOAL!!!!

chelsea chelsea i believe that when you're dancin' slowly sucking your sleeve, the boys get lonely after you leave, it's one for the dagger...AND ANOTHER FOR THE ONE YOU BELIEVE!!!!!!

never been MORE PROUD to be a Chicago Blackhawks fan!!! thick and thin, when they suck and when they rock... it's always been One Goal.  I cried when Toews hoisted Lord Stanley last night, as i'm sure most of chicago did, and my only regret is that  i wasn't standing outside the united center, fist pumping to the fratellis and partying with the chicago police force!!!!  

welcome home, Lord Stanley!!!

over the rainbow

it's a dreary, damp, rainy day in new york city, but as Audrey demonstrated in my favorite movie of all time, it's totally possible to be incredibly chic and be soaking wet!  so even when the skies are opening, throw the trench on, grab your cutest umbrella, put a little extra anti-frizz in your hair, and jump in the puddles in your Hunter rain boots.  A wet day doesn't have to be a wasted one! ;)

baby, aint nothing please me more than you.

holy moly, me oh my, you're the apple of my eye, girl i've never loved one like you :)

from russia, with love

Fall/Winter 2002 was the fashion season that changed my life, and a HUGE part of that was seeing natalia vodianova strut down the runway of tom ford's gucci in gothic black.  she instantly became my favorite model, and remains, to this day, my all-time favorite.  she is beautiful, perfectly imperfect, almost alien-esque, but stunning.  her look is completely unique, and even after ten years and having kids...she is STILL one of the most gorgeous women to grace the editorial pages of vogue, elle, bazaar, etc.  natalia, you have my heart!!!

who wants to be princess? i'd rather be queen.

every little girl dreams of being a princess.  a tiara, a big ball gown, diamonds and red lipsticks and glamorous hair styles.  and every grown woman still wants this, secretly or even not-so-secretly.  we all still want diamonds and big ball gowns and fancy up-dos and maybe we still throw a tiara in there.  why not?  little girls who dream of being a princess...grow up to be the queen bee.  instead of ruling a kingdom of make-believe, we rule from our downtown studio apartments in couture dresses and louboutin heels.  

it's a charmed life ;)