The view of NYC from my 'hood

For the past three years, I’ve lived in an amazing area of Hudson County, NJ.  Alas, my time here has come to an end.

A variety of reasons has fueled the decision to pack it up and move, but the decision wasn’t an easy one.  I’ve come to love my little town within a big city, and have truly made this little slice of New York my home.  I’m leaving behind a lot of people whom I’ve grown very close to, people who’ve not only seen me through some of the toughest times of my life (including one memorable summer which brought the death of a family member, identity theft, a bad breakup and my ex’s subsequent decision to try his hand at a bit of stalking), but have also been right by my side through some very fun moments.

I’d rather not post publicly where I’m headed to (so if you’re a friend of family member, please don’t comment on it); that said, it’s going to be an interesting and exciting move.  I’m looking forward to it, even as I’m a bit sad to see this chapter of my life come to a close.  I’ll be back in NYC regularly, which I think is helping soothe my sadness.

That said, my posting has been rather light this week, as I’ve been dealing with utility issues, my current landlord and packing.  My Internet is getting turned off tomorrow afternoon, but I hope to be back and posting like normal by Monday. As always, I have a LOT to say (including a couple posts on Gym Bag Essentials and Navigating The SPF Aisle). 

Lily has just posted about her ongoing devotion to AMC’s “Mad Men,” and believe me, I can vouch for it that she is in fact devoted.  Reaaalllly devoted.  I have to admit, though, I like “Mad Men” but I have only seen a few episodes of the first season on DVD.  I feel like I ought to be catching up, but I don’t have any idea what day of the week it’s on, and somehow the DVDs have not quite made it into my Netflix queue yet.  Let me take a minute to tell you about one of my favorite shows, a show in which, incidentally, Mad Men’s Christina Hendricks has been a recurring guest star. I’m talking about NBC’s “Life”.  (Watchable shows on broadcast television still exist?  That’s right!)

Here’s my thing about “Life”: I absolutely freaking LOVE Damian Lewis.  LOVE him.  Before last season, I was vaguely aware that he existed and had an equally vague awareness that he was talented.  After watching “Life”?  Consider me a convert. He is so enormously quirky and weird and completely hilarious as the intermittently zen Detective Crews that the show hardly needs to have a plot to be thoroughly enjoyable.  I’d watch it just for him.

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Ummm, so time for a mea culpa.

You may have noticed my lip gloss reviews have not been forthcoming? Yeah, unfortunately life happened this week.

With rental prices in Manhattan crashing, my boyfriend and I decided to make apartment hunting our full time evening jobs on top of our day job. We’ve seen approximately 10 million places and trekked up and down this fair island to find a place that’s juuuuuuuust right. It’s been grueling to say the least, BUT the end is in sight. Keep your fingers crossed for me please. I should have more information on Monday, along with gloss reviews and my final dress decision for the wedding.

In the meantime, here is a gift for all you lovelies so patiently waiting for me to get my act together: Hayden-Harnett is opening a store in Manhattan this Saturday! And the best, bestest news: there are going to be discounts! Joy!

Massive invite after the jump.

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