GeishaGlam by C+I

Glamorously handcrafted pieces from the Chloe+Isabel fashion jewelry collection • Designed in NYC • Shop my boutique for our chic inventory! ~ChocolateGeisha http://geishaglamour.com

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Wizard of Oz for Halloween

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ChoGeishaville ~ Before & After!

ChoGeishaville ~ Before & After!

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When the Crazies Start Knocking at Your Door

This could be partially down to 2020 and #CoronaPalooza, but I’m thinking that I must be getting better with age because for the first time in ALL of MY DECADESI have triggered jealous, insecure, female trolls (THREE in two years) to come out of the woodwork to stalk and hassle me, a STRANGER, for simply existing at one point or another (with absolutely NO FOUL PLAY) in the lives of two men that…

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#Juneteenth2020 — ©2020 Heidi L.R. Nakanishi and ChocolateGeisha Spills the Sake!™

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Fair~Weather Friends

Let me tell you when you learn who your real friends are, in times of controversy; My now former friend of 16 years, who was my bridesmaid, hosted my bridal shower, and lent me her deceased mother’s earrings for my wedding, someone whom I supported emotionally when she crossed over the edge to a nervous, suicidal breakdown… a Jewish Latina who is easily perceived as “white” just blocked me…

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A Quick Pause from Work for #CoronaFashion #CoronaPalooza #LockDown2020 — ©2020 Heidi L.R. Nakanishi and ChocolateGeisha Spills the Sake!™

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Happy Birthday in Heaven, Mommy!

I know that you would’ve been proud of and worried for all of your fellow Registered Nurses and the rest of the brave healthcare providers and frontline workers fighting the good fight. You’d also be cursing out that “BLASTED ASS” in the White House with your Trini accent. 😆💝

🙏🏽👼🏽🙏🏽

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©2020 Heidi L.R. Nakanishi and ChocolateGeisha Spills the Sake!™

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PART 2 of 2 ~ SURVIVAL “STEW vs. SOUP” ~ LOCKDOWN LEFTOVERS (4/5/2020) ~

PART 2 of 2 ~ SURVIVAL “STEW vs. SOUP” ~ LOCKDOWN LEFTOVERS (4/5/2020) ~

Yeah, I’m late with this, but it’s not like I was holding you up from going somewhere!

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ANYWAY…

As I had mentioned in my previous post, my quinoa took over the illness~preventing concoction that I made and turned it into stew instead of soup—NOT a PROBLEM because that just meant that I could extend my meal…

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Gift~Giving during the Coronavirus Season

All hail the ultra~generous, talented, and SPIC(e)Y Cori McDermott❣️

I had the pleasure of meeting this firecracker while living in Colorado.

During this #CoronaCraze, she has been finding ways to stay zen while under quarantine. One method has been creating handmade jewelry.

Out of the goodness of her heart, she has been gifting her special pieces to friends and family. Fortunately, I…

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Midnight Snacking Gets Serious

So, I still owe you part two of my survival stew~turned~leftover soup, but just had to share my random creation, made last night, right before doing an overnight shift (a benefit of now mostly working remotely)!

On Friday, I ventured out of the house for the first time in eleven days only to discover that the natives… mainly carnivores… got greedy and raided “my” tofu section at ShopRite. 🤨…

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I am definitely NO CHEF, but do know how to survive and make reasonably tasty, healthy, illness-preventing food last a long time while on a budget and/ or LOCKDOWN… the new normal. Aside from cheating for the first week of isolation by ordering a lot of GrubHub to support businesses (and avoid actually cooking), I’ve managed to make two weeks’ worth of food last for a month. In this group of pics and video (go to my Facebook or Instagram to see my video), I decided (at 1 o’clock in the morning) to make with similar ingredients that I had roasted days earlier (3/27/2020), (red) potato soup with a lot of other vegetables like red onions, sweet peppers, broccoli, and baby spinach… add some Angostura Bitters (a Trini thing), sautéed Beyond (fake) sausage and quinoa then, DROWNED them all in minced ginger and garlic to knock out any possible “Corona Cooties” in my body. My house smelled HEAVENLY!!!🤗 Anyway, as I anticipated during my experiment, the quinoa took over the liquid and what was intended to be potato soup turned into quinoa stew. Et  voila, with the assistance of a mound of delicious Parmesan shavings, a flavorful, hearty meal was made!

You can see how I took advantage of the stew versus soup issue in Part 2.

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  PART 1 of 2 ~ SURVIVAL “STEW vs. SOUP” (Inspired on 3/30/2020) ~

I am definitely NO CHEF, but do know how to survive and make reasonably tasty, healthy, illness-preventing food last a long time while on a budget and/ or LOCKDOWN…

PART 1 of 2 ~ SURVIVAL “STEW vs. SOUP” (Inspired on 3/30/2020) ~ I am definitely NO CHEF, but do know how to survive and make reasonably tasty, healthy, illness-preventing food last a long time while on a budget and/ or LOCKDOWN...

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#ShopMySpot ~ GeishaGlam by C+I at http://geishaglamour.com. #jewelry #NYCDesigns #hypoallergenic #lifetimeguarantee

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December 8th marks 10 years of "dreaded bliss" with my #Sisterlocks. 💁🏽I think that my Atlas drop earrings and collar necklace complement them, very well. 😊💃🏾️ http://geishaglamour.com #jewelry #geishaglam #chloeandisabel #lifetimeguarantee #ChocolateGeisha 2015©HeidiNakanishi

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I so love how my necklace, from our Desert Blooms collection, matches the pattern and color of my favorite top/ dress that I'm tempted to wear this ensemble, every day!😁❤️💍 Our pieces don't always stay around, forever (like my necklace didn't). So, strike while the iron is hot and get your favorite eye candy from my boutique while our #Buy2Get1FREE sale is in effect! http://geishaglamour.com #filterfree #jewelry #chloeandisabel #geishaglam #chocolategeisha #hypoallergenic #nickelfree #leadsafe #lifetimeguarantee 2015©HeidiNakanishi

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Here comes TROUBLE!!!! Head over to my boutique and have a peek at our STUNNING new pieces from Chloe+Isabel's #AtlasCollection!!! #ShopMySpot http://geishaglamour.com #fallfashion #jewelry #NYCDesigns #chloeandisabel #geishaglam #chocolategeisha #hypoallergenic #nickelfree #leadsafe #lifetimeguarantee

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Here comes TROUBLE!!!! Head over to my boutique and have a peek at our STUNNING new pieces from Chloe+Isabel's #AtlasCollection!!! #ShopMySpot http://geishaglamour.com #fallfashion #jewelry #NYCDesigns #chloeandisabel #geishaglam #chocolategeisha #hypoallergenic #nickelfree #leadsafe #lifetimeguarantee

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I contemplated rocking the Afro~fabulous, ethnic look with a head-wrap to go with my Organic Tear Drop earrings and Modern Link, Two-Row necklace for a night on the town-- instead, I let my mane hang free. How would you sport them? http://geishaglamour.com #jewelry #NYCDesigns #chloeandisabel #geishaglam #chocolategeisha #HeidiNakanishi #hypoallergenic #nickelfree #leadsafe #lifetimeguarantee