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Monthly Archives: June 2017

Come From Away

The next broadway show on my list is Come From Away.  I have heard that it is so good and a definite must see this season.  Here is the story in case you did not hear!!!!


Come From Away won the Tony for Best Direction in a Musical.  It tells the amazing story of how thousands of travelers were grounded in the wake of the 9/11 attacks in a tiny Canadian town and how they were heartwarmingly cared for.


On 9/11 38 planes with 6,579 passengers landed and were stranded in the small town of Gander, Newfoundland.  The story tells of the camaraderie of how the townspeople opened their homes and hearts and hosted this international community of strangers, which basically doubled their population!



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Easy Orange Chicken

I love this Easy Orange Chicken recipe.  I will increase the recipe and serve it with toothpicks and bring it to a Fourth of July party.  However, it is also great served over rice for dinner.  Either way, it is a total crowd pleaser!!!!

Easy Orange Chicken 
adapted from Listotic

4 chicken breasts
3/4 cup bbq sauce
3/4 sweet orange marmalade
2 TBSP Soy Sauce

Cut the chicken breasts into bite-sized chunks and cook in slow cooker for 1 1/2 hours on high (stir half way through)

While the chicken is cooking, mix together bbq sauce, marmalade, and soy sauce until well blended.  

After 1 1/2 hours drain the chicken from the crock pot and pour the mixture in the crock pot with the chicken.  Make sure to well coat the chicken.  Cook on high for an additional 1 1/2 hour ( you may need to add time if the chicken needs to cook a little more).  The sauce might look runny but thickens ALOT while it cools.

Top with green onions and sesame seeds and serve!!!


Something New for the 4th!!!!

Here are some great new picks for dressing for the upcoming holiday weekend.  Everything is wayyyyy under $100 so I hope you are able to indulge in some guilt free shopping for the 4th.  All of the looks below will have you party ready in no time!!!

I am absolutely in love with these pearl embellished slides.  I love all the colors.  These looks adorable with white jeans but I have also paired mine with a cute off the shoulder dress.  For more information, click HERE.

This top is the cutest thing I have seen.  It’s so adorable with white jeans and perhaps the sandals above!!!!  Voila..the perfect outfit to watch the fireworks!!! For more information, click HERE

I have seen these slides all over the internet lately.  So many bloggers are styling them with the cutest summer outfits.  They really can dress up a pair of jeans and are so stylish and chic!!  For more information click HERE



These have to be my favorite in the entire group.  I think tassel earrings are so fab and they are all the rage this summer and the colors are so much fun…its hard to choose just one!!!  For more information, click HERE

OK. This beach bag is just the cutest.  I bought it for a few of my friends this summer.  I love the tassel detail and it is the perfect size to hold all your beach belongings!!!  Click HERE for more information!!!

This is the perfect beach cover up.  The fit is so flattering and I love the tassel detail.  I purchased this for both my daughters and they have not stopped wearing it.  For more information, click HERE.

I saw this top and knew that I had to have it.  It is perfect with a pair of shorts to a beach party as well as with black pants for a night out in the city!!  It has to be one of my favorite tops of the summer.  Click HERE for more info!!!!!!

I absolutely LOVE Spanish espadrilles.  These have to be my best find so far.  They come in a bunch of colors and are a must have for the summer.  Click HERE for more information.


The Low Down On Lashes

I love long lashes but I have never had luck with having false eyelashes applied.  I was so allergic to the glue that I found it so painful but I did love the look.  However, I am persistent and kept trying.  I recently found some options for lush, long lashes that you will LOVE.  

I went to a salon (well a casual salon) to have mink eyelash extensions applied and it was a huge success.  The process is long but they seat you in a very comfy chair and it became painless.  Really…no allergic reaction and I love the result.  If you are local the salon is called Angel Tips and it is in Stamford, CT (it is a chain so there might be one near you, if you are out of the area).  And, you are in luck…there is a Groupon for almost $50 off the first application.  Click HERE for more information.  

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Maybe you don’t feel like sitting for an hour to have the eyelashes applied or the maintenance is too much for you (you need to have them refilled about every 3 weeks).  Well, I have the most incredible option for you…..One Two Cosmetics Magnetic Lashes.   I ordered these and they are really amazing.  I will admit, it takes some practice to get them just right.  I watched every youtube video out there, on this product, but they are super easy to apply (once you get the hang of it) and look really great.  

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Lastly, maybe false eyelashes are not for you….I get it!!!!   Don’t worry, I’ve got you covered.  In my opinion, the best mascara to zoop up your natural lashes is, hands down, Benefit’s They’re Real Beyond Mascara (click HERE).  

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Book Club Monday

This week’s Book Club Monday is an awesome fun beach read.  It is The Assistants by Camille Perri.  I read that this book has been called “addictive”, “funny” and “smart”.  Here is the story:


Rule #1: All important men have assistants. Rule #2: Men rule the world. Still. Rule #3: There is enough money. There is so much money.

Tina Fontana is a thirty-year-old executive assistant to Robert Barlow, the CEO of Titan Corp., a multinational media conglomerate. She’s excellent at her job and beloved by her famous boss—but after six years of making reservations and pouring drinks from bottles that cost more than her rent, the glamour of working for a media company in New York has completely faded, but her student loan debt has not. 


When a technical error with Robert’s expense report presents Tina with the opportunity to pay off the entire balance of her loans with what would essentially be pocket change for her boss, she hesitates. She’s always played by the rules, but this would be a life-changer. As Tina begins to fall down the rabbit hole of her morally questionable plan, other assistants with crushing debt and fewer scruples approach her to say that they want in. Before she knows it, she’s at the forefront of a movement that has implications far beyond what anyone anticipated.


Featuring an eclectic clan of coconspirators, a love interest far too handsome to be trusted, and a razor-sharp voice full of wry humor, The Assistants is a rallying cry for the leagues of overeducated and underpaid women who are asking themselves, How is it that after all these years, we are still assistants? – Amazon.com

To purchase this book, click HERE.
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Fashionable Friend Friday

Today’s Fashionable Friend Friday is local Rye mom Susanne Carroll.  Susanne comes to the rescue to some many of us who stare daily into our closets choc full of clothes and cannot find anything to wear!!!  She helps to tackle the job of cleaning out your closet, which she swears is the first step in making getting dressed easy.  At your first meeting with Susanne, you will talk about your lifestyle, different wardrobe needs, style and color preference.  Then she goes to work!!  She really aims to rejuvenate her client’s current wardrobe by putting outfits together with what she already owns.  She suggests pieces to add and most often,  Susanne explains, that it is only a few pieces that “can open up a whole new wardrobe”.  She also will shop with you in store and online!  She started working with another local mom, Susie Johnson and this dynamic duo are conquering closets all over Westchester County with their incredible fashion sense.


Lastly, you might just want to know what happens to all these discarded clothes and treasures!!   Well, stay tuned…Susanne and Susie are going to have curated online consignment sales and seasonal pop-ups.   I CANNOT wait!!!  To contact Susanne to set up your own closet refresh, click HERE


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And she does Men’s closets too

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