I picked up a copy of the July 2011 issue of Glamour which has Blake Lively on the cover.   I used Evernote app on my phone to take notes while on a long subway ride last weekend. These are my notes.

Polka dots
Arm wrestling/thumb war for flirting.
Horoscope says network
Southern recipes inspired by the Help.
Funny celebrity prophecy -Danzy Senna
What is my happy place?  Rocking chair on a porch on MV.
Get funky manicure.
Chakras
Remember the last time I felt joy.
Nair Roll-on Wax Milk and Honey
Men’s chests are sensitive.
Take B-12 if not getting enough protein.
Eat more veggies.
No sulfate shampoo
Hard Candy Lash Tinsel
Milani baked eyeshadow
H2o plus night oasis sea sphere
put deodorant on feet, groin or under breasts
Shave at end of shower.
Colorful bangles
JC Penney for shorts
Artist Sonia Delaunay inspired fashion designers.

I played Bingo last Saturday at Le Poisson Rouge. It was fun. I highly recommend it.

Three sites I am loving right now:

1. Fab. It is like Gilt Groupe for design, furniture and home accessories. It is curated very well. How did they get that domain name?

2. Speaking of Gilt, I so so so love Gilt Taste. The layout, the pictures, and the gourmet content is fantastic. Gilt Taste is what Gourmet Live should have been.

3. Did you know you can recycle your flip flops? You can if you check out UniquEco.

Frugal is the New Black, originally uploaded by nichellest.

I had a fantastic time at the Budget Fashionista’s 5th anniversary party.
Bloggers, friends, celebrities were there to celebrate Kathryn Finney.
I got a free pair of jeans! I ate cupcakes! The DJ spun some fun music!

Check out my Flickr set.

nary manivong, originally uploaded by nichellest.

Have you heard? It’s New York Fashion Week! Mo from Smashing Darling offered me a plus one to emerging designer Nary Manivong’s show. So I headed up to Flatiron yesterday afternoon despite my summer cold to see the fashion show. Nary’s designs are so beautiful. His lovely dresses and coordinate pieces are clean and modern yet with Grecian accents. They also look comfortable and could go from day to night. However, there wasn’t a runway. Plus, it was so hot in the room that we didn’t stay long.

Luckily, Hill Country was right across the street from the fashion show. Mo and I went to through the complicated process of ordering food so that we can chow down on some beef brisket, mac and cheese and sweet potato mash. What a perfect meal to have after a fashion show!

Lazy Gladiator Sandals, originally uploaded by nichellest.

With no ankle strap, these lazy gladiator sandals are not for the arena. I’m more of a lover than a fighter anyway, so they’re cool with me.