Dear Vivian

And I, I took the road less traveled by...

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#seenaroundnyc #siteseeingintraffic

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This song, this video, it never ceases to make me smile and dance....Rock & Roll - Velvet Underground #nyc #finefinemusic #savedbyrockandroll

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Hi, I’d like to order a pizza...

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Company Car

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Day 87: purchased boots for the big hike, unexpectedly got 20% off at the register :) 

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Day 85: Girls Day in NYC...why don't we do this more often?

Drove Sarah and I into the city for BeautyCon

Found street parking 

Listened to a panel of bloggers answer questions about technology and the makeup industry

Interested in Kandee Johnson's You Tube channel

Eddie's Pizza Bar for lunch (the line @ Gorilla Cheese was to long!)

There is an outdoor gym UNDER the FDR with a view of both the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges!

Headed to Soho

Found street parking....AGAIN

I see a sailor! 

Purchased overpriced underwear, $18?! from Lululemon

Purchased a dress and shirt from Joe Fresh for $9.50 each 

Stumbled upon an amazing restaurant - good food, good drinks, hysterical waiter, people watching over wine, we passed as LOCALS, original wood ceiling inside - BEAUTIFUL

Honey roasted nuts from a street vendor for dessert

Back to the car just as the rain hit

Rainbow over Nanuet on my way home

Not a bad way to start the Summer!

Goal for Summer 2014:

Visit The HighLine

Visit the 9/11 Memorial and Museum

Celebrate Josh's birthday in NYC or go to the Jay-Z and Beyonce concert with Sarah on 7/11

photobomb selfies whenever possible :)

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#hotnuts

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Love is in the air @ 86th and 2nd

Day 80: read about this in the Post today...nerdy, yes but even more sweet 

and they referred to our Cavern as a CATHEDRAL...love them!

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Day 77: received this picture in a text message at work today. After zooming in and checking the mommy-to-be's name I was so happy I cried. Looking forward to meeting this Christmas baby!!!

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Day 75: using a setback as a launching off point rather then allowing it to be the top of a slippery slope

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Day 74: dinner with Mom, I love our little "just the two of us" moments 

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Flats in camo #souglytheyrecute

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Day 73

Me: So prefer rice pilaf

Me: I prefer*

Traci: prefer...

Me: I can't spell

Me: prefure

Traci: wine?

Me: thats not right either

Traci: really????

Me: no...just stupidity

Me: I never won a spelling bee

Me: prefer...I really think thats right

Traci: yup...it is

Traci: but you were sooooo not sure

Me: neither were you!

Traci: hehehe

Traci: you are right

Traci: I googled it

Traci: you made me question it

Me: so did i

Me: haha

Traci: dorks

Traci: and owning it

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"And it’s not just substance abuse; perfectionism has also been linked to eating disorders, self-harm, anxiety and depression. If you can play bingo with these problems when you look back at your life and haven’t suffered some trauma that helps explain them, you’re probably a perfectionist. " Hi, my name is Danielle and I am a perfectionist... I find comfort in reading articles like this. They open windows into the workings of my own mind, they remind me that I am not alone in my battle, that other people suffer as much if not more then me. I often feel alone in my struggle, like no one understands, but deep down I know this isn't true. I know I am not the saddest persons on the planet, that in all reality I am one of the more fortunate souls. I hope through continued medication, therapy, and personal growth I will one day find enough peace within myself to be healthy enough to help others do the same.

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I committed to saving change for the duration of Lent, then matching it and donating the money to a good cause. While Easter came and went I was stumped on what to do with my money. Then I read an article posted by a friend of mine of FB and immediately knew who needed this money the most. While I may be childless and 32, most women my age are not and many are struggling everyday to meet the most basic needs of their children. It hurt my heart to read that children are being left in dirty diapers as a means to save money and the pain this is causing their parents for having to make that decision. So yesterday I dropped off diapers and wipes at the Center for Food Action in Ringwood. 

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Step forward out of your own lingering residual sense of smallness, take up every inch of life that is your blessed inheritance, and DO YOUR THING.

The Shriver Report – Elizabeth Gilbert’s Advice to Women: Get Out of Your Own Way