Camo is to Arkansas what Leopard is to NYC

Camouflage is to Arkansas what Leopard Fur is to NYC.
I like Arkansas but I'm sticking with the Leopard fur team.


I was at Target doing fabulous stuff like buying a mop when I spotted this at the girls' section near the check-out. Mop in hand, I tried this guy on. It fit so well- sleeves long enough, roomy pockets, snaps up to the neck and the price- the price is right at $39.99

I am typically a medium, but in girls, I'm happy to be an XL



This is probably the heaviest coat I'll need this winter down here in the souf.

Don't worry- that's not my bike. That's Matt's. I'm getting a fast and furious road bike very soon but I still have my standards for girly-style looks.

Missoni Day was a Fun Day

I ventured down into the Pulitzer Fountain area in Central Park this morning. 

I'm glad I've got Missoni scarves coming my way from my very thoughtful and team-work-oriented Mother-in-Law from Arkansas, and my Sister-in-law in SC, because I need the style challenge of wearing scarves. 

It was really fun today getting updates from friends in different cities about the status of the Missoni selection at their local Target store. Drought and ravage seemed to be the themes of the day. 

My mother-in-law and sister-in-law kept me busy all day with pictures of options at their Target stores and later I got pics of my little niece modeling her new stuff. Target got their promo game right with this one. This was a very fun day. 

If you missed it- This is what I worked out BEFORE 7am. 

I love that Bethenny Frankel was in line before they opened. 

Missoni Pop-Up Shop in Bryant Park is Cuuute

This is a better post and I love this blog but I saw this on my way home from work Friday and got EXCITED! But on the other hand- I know it's going to be a mess to wait in line and kung fu fight for affordable pieces, so my excitement quickly faded.



But maybe I'll check it out. My Fashion's Night Out plan has not materialized, but I will be celebrating it on the streets as a civilian. (The first year of FNO I was an event organizer and it was a nightmare for me.)

Pale Girl Dark Roots

I'm on gradual self-tanner, I swear.
I got in on that dirty-dark roots and bleached out ends craze and that process looked like this:



I like it! My real roots are going to bust into these new, fake roots. It's totally dark in the back.


Getting to work today looked like this- Target dress. Threw the detachable straps in the trash - Big mistake. Bow belt from H&M. Charlotte Russe flip-flops that are on their last... breath... Kate Spade bow necklace. 


All of my stuff has a bow on it right now so I need to take a break from them and get back to hearts. 

The Radder the Better

East Harlem has a shopping extravaganza and it's really quick and easy for us to get there using the East River Greenway.

We are busy for the next few weekends with friends/family visitors, so we don't really need groceries. I made this up and I stand by it: We live in New York City - We don't buy groceries, we buy rations.

We both bought clothes on this excursion, I just didn't photograph the stuff he got.

Matt is really bah-humbug about taking pictures. I have to keep him in the distance because he's scowling. His little Nike jacket is precious though and would be very good for bicycle visibility. It also matches his helmet- gray & yellow Bern.

The bicycle parking situation at Target East Harlem is terrible and it looks something like this:
This is just a guard-rail in the parking garage.

I cannot believe they still don't have proper bicycle racks. I wrote them the first time we went and I never got any response.

On to the positive about Target today-

$3.74 bikini top.


Hot pink wrist-watch to keep time on my bicycle commutes and maybe runs/walks. I had a fancier Timex purple watch like this that I lost immediately upon entering the water in Costa Rica 2 summers ago. This one was much cheaper at $19.99

Does my arm look brown? I'm going hardcore with Jergen's gradual self-tanner. 


I really love this country-girl sack dress. It was about $13 and it has pockets! And it matches my bicycle. Aww. 

My dad and his wife are coming to New York City soon. It's their first time here and I need to capture them on video (I think they're terrified of NYC and they both have really country-style accents.) I wanted a Flip cam, but after seeing this website linked from Jesse.Anne.O. I realized I just needed to break this old one out. The only thing we've ever really done with this is when Matt filmed my try-out video for Martha Stewart. (He loves to tell everyone he filmed it in one take - I was just rad and nailed it.)


So it's not new, just seriously delayed in being put to good use! I might do some bicycle videos too. Or Tiger Mom videos.

I hope/believe my other blog, Donkey Fashion Daily is about to get seriously rad due to some generous networking from ladies I met at the Organizing (Obama) for America meeting the other night. I'm scheduled for 2 events this week- Manhattan Young Democrats and OFA Social Networking.

Cheap Chic - I'm Heading for Fall

It was too rainy today to ride a bike, but it was cool enough to wear clothes and real shoes as opposed to the flip-flops & sack dresses I've been sporting for months to beat the heat. I wore a bunch of clothes today and I bet my outfit still wasn't $100.


Breakdown: Zac Posen for Target net-sleeve sparkly cardi, Target Tank, Thrifted Sparkly Beaded belt, Levi's Jeans/Leggings, Charlotte Russe Booties. L.A.M.B. black bag and Leslie Hall Shopping Tote.



Since I didn't have to worry about swimming upstream through Times Square madness with my bicycle and then figuring out a lock-up spot, I went to F21 after work. Store credit was burning a hole in my wallet. I was in that place for an hour and I didn't even look at everything. I did a visual graze through many sections and skipped a whole floor.

Here's what I bought. I got a good bit of loot for less than $100. These are things I chose for the transition to fall/layering with more clothes/pants/leggings/jeggings.

Beef with the one I love

Excuse me, Target, we have a problem. Where are the bicycle racks!?

This is really ironic that there is a huge bicycle on the front entrance because there aren't any bike racks.

I had to lift mine onto this rack in front of a parking spot after I waited for the previous person to take their bike down and leave...
I made Matt stand by this to demonstrate how high I had to put it to get it around a bar small enough to work with my Kryptonite lock.


And Matt put his bike on this railing around a staircase that was filled with bicycles.


But otherwise... it's so fantastic. We were able to use the East River Esplanade except for 3 tiny, peaceful, low-traffic blocks in East Harlem near the Target-Costo (& More great things to come) shopping center.



Luckily there is a pedestrian path along and above & beside the FDR. We would surely be killed if we had to ride on the FDR. We could take York & 1st Ave., but the River Path is so nice & safe.


Matt using the bike ramp on the stairs. Most people don't even realize this little metal gutter is for bicycle wheels so they don't bounce up or down the steps. Matt is wearing a tshirt by Claw Money, if you're interested. I love her stuff and I love that he's on board for supporting an independent lady like Claw.


We saw tons of other bikes, fishermen, family barbecues, roller bladers, pretty much everything outdoorsy for a Saturday afternoon.


We rocked-out with my new baby bicycle speaker on the way up. She's in the little black pouch. I'm still working on my great playlist.


Here's what the new East Harlem shopping mecca looks like from the river. It's at 117th St. and we live around 78th. So not too far. Too far to walk. We've previously taken a cab. If I didn't make us stop to take pictures & play with our speaker, it could be a very quick trip.


We saw this crazy line outside of Target/Costco and we were really thankful today that we were not having to wait for car service. It's kind of dirty that it's not Yellow Taxi's waiting to pick people up, but rather "Black cars" Which don't run on the city regulated meter system. (They can charge you out the ass and you're stranded with all your crap so you just have to suck it up and pay.)


I don't know the deal on these shuttles, but I bet they run people back and forth from the 116th street stop on the 6 train.


Here's my Schwinn with all the goods before we took off to head back home. 3 pound bag of coffee! Yay!


The heaviest thing we possibly could have bought was this 3 pack of Soy Milks. We bungeed it onto my rear rack.

My basket got filled with boxes of MorningStar Farms Veggie Sausage & Buffalo Wings. As a rule of thumb, we pretty much don't keep meat in our house. At all.

Matt has no cargo room on his road bike, so he uses his big backpack. He's got a humongous 4lb. bag of dog bones in there.


It was a super-nice ride today. Great weather, good bike path, great groceries!

Eugenia Kim for Target Hats

I first learned about Eugenia Kim when I needed to find out what other Martha Stewart guests were wearing. I was given the dress requirements - No crazy prints, no white, no black please, no pale colors. (If you don't already know me - I wore this dress.)

Eugenia Kim was the only "young" person who was on in the 2 weeks leading up to my appearance, who I had on my DVR.
Her outfit didn't help me, because my outfit had to accomodate my necklace's style, but I was instantly a fan.

We rode the subway to 'da Bronx to get to Target! Fun Sunday! I tried to buy 4, but Matt made me compromise. I also put back a Zac Posen for Target belt. The more I looked at the belt, the more cheap-o elements I found in it. I had to have these 3 hats. Glad I fought for them!





This afternoon Matt said "I can't believe you aren't trying on your new hats and taking pictures of yourself."

It was too hot this afternoon. I waited until he went to bed. Today is the first day we turned on our air conditioner.





It's too bad I absolutely must wear a bicycle helmet at all times when riding. Safety first!
Safety even before cute new hats!