If the tangy-sweet aroma of smack-yo-mama barbecue were a pheromone, Blue Smoke and I would undoubtedly share an instant chemical attraction that would lead to a passionate love affair. It wasn’t bad looking either for a casual, down-home, suck your fingers, wet nap required dining.
I’ll admit it. I miss playing with balls. So, what’s a sexless Indie Girl to do? Well, I found a spot where I get to play with balls of all sizes while experiencing some physical gratification myself: Yamuna Studio, which is a beautifully branded movement therapy studio located in the West Village right by the Hudson River.
I discovered the most meticulous sculptor of eyebrows at the BeneFit Brow Bar in Bloomingdales, SOHO. Her name is Jady. She waxes, tweezes and trims your eyebrows with the precision and accuracy you’d expect of a plastic surgeon.
Set in a Tribeca wine shop that doubles as a retail store and event location with a modern stainless steel kitchen, my “Wine 101: A Sensory Guide” class at New York Vintners was a 2-hour life changing experience. All this time I’d been using wine to dull my senses and to “take the edge off” due to my PMSD (Post Marital Stress Disorder). Far from possessing a discriminating palate, I couldn’t differentiate a Pinot Noir from a Malbec or Petit Sirah from a Cabernet Sauvignon.
If you don’t love yourself first, how do expect anyone else to love you? How many times have you readthat in a self-help book! Well, I recently came to the realization that, when it comes to food, rather than loving and nurturing my body, I was nurturing my addiction for all things fatty and salty; specifically cheese and bacon.
A true Indie Girl, Elizabeth Gilbert chronicles her experience with divorce, rebound, a broken heart, travel, adventure & self-discovery.
A cute little confection in itself, BabyCakes is a safe-haven for those with food sensitivities and an insatiable sweet tooth like myself.
Greeted by the tranquility of a cascading 3-story waterfall, you enter the urban oasis known as the Water Lounge at the Great Jones Spa. Soft streams of sunlight peer through the skylights creating tranquil serenity; perfect for relaxation and rejuvenation.
