Month: July 2014

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Little did I know that my weekend trip to New York City to hang out with my daughter would help me achieve a step in the right direction on Saturday.  14,022 steps that is!  Thanks to my wearable fitness device that tracks my steps and overall activity, I was able to easily achieve my daily goal of 10,000 steps by sightseeing by foot in New York City.

My FitBit Tracker reading for Saturday, July 26, 2014 sightseeing in NYC
My FitBit Tracker reading for Saturday, July 26, 2014 from day of sightseeing in NYC

This weekend adventure included my first visit to historic Central Park.  So far, my travels to Manhattan just allowed me to drive around, through or walk along the perimeter of Central Park on Fifth Avenue to the Metropolitan Museum.  This visit I took the time to explore a small portion of the national landmark’s 843 acres, the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir.

Wearing T.J.Maxx fit and flare Maggie London dress with Seychelles sandals
Standing in front of the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir looking to the West side of Manhattan. Wearing my pink FitBit band,  J.Crew gold tasseled necklace, T.J. Maxx fit and flare Maggie London dress with (old) Seychelles sandals.

Our agenda always includes beauty stop at Sephora and mani/pedis at our fave nail salon, Blooming Nails. I opt for the back massage and mani while my daughter, the mani and pedi. I love the friendly greeting I always receive when I accompany Channing, their regular customer.

Next stop on the agenda included venture to Saks for view the Christian Louboutin windows on the debut of his nail polish line.  It’s wonderful to see the creativity of the French footwear designer incorporate his signature red color into luxury lacquer, not sure what took him so long. The friendly salesperson while restocking the sold out display was gracious enough to share the “Loub” nail polish story about the exclusive debut at Saks and expansion of the nail polish colors to follow this fall.

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Your skin can say a lot about your health especially about your face. It’s viewed as the mirror to our health. Can you tell I have a mild fascination with non-traditional alternative medicine?  First, I mentioned the Ayurvedic (Indian) medicine method of dry skin brushing, and today, I want to talk about face mapping. This practice, falls under the umbrella of ancient […]

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Since I launched Age of Grace, I have been singing the importance of protecting your skin in several articles. First skin protection from ultraviolet (UV) radiation, reminding you that is important all year round, not just during the summer or at the beach. Secondly, my new beauty regiment – dry skin brushing, that remove toxins from the body, and lastly my […]

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You remember I shared with you last week how I fell off the exercise bandwagon and I sought wearable technology with an app to help me get back into my 10,000 steps per day routine with my FitBit Band?  Now, not even two weeks later, I misplaced the FitBit charger and my motivation has somewhat […]

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