Slimming in the City

Welcome to my new series Slimming in the City where I will be documenting my journey on losing weight and getting in shape while still enjoying life as a 20-something in New York. Here I will be sharing my workout tips, healthy recipes, and any other tools I've discovered that are great for weight loss and fitness. To follow along on my daily fitness struggles adventures, follow my fitsta (yes, I'm that bitch) @glitzandfit.

City Savvy: Money Diary

Welcome to my Money Diary! I enjoy reading all the diaries on Refinery29 so much that I decided to dip my toes into the spend-tracking world and see how I can improve my spending and save some cash. This is all part of my new City Savvy series where I show how you can still live your best life in the big city even while you're on a budget. Stay tuned for more and I hope you enjoy my diary this week!

My Daily Makeup Routine

One of the things I have mastered in my morning routine is my daily makeup. I can do my whole face in under 15 minutes because I have this down TO A SCIENCE. Now, I'm not putting on a full "going out" face every morning, but I am putting on enough that naturally pretty women would deem "too much." Sorry, my under-eye bags (at least they're Prada) need a little work before I can be presentable to society. 🙃 Anyway, if you're at all interested in how I prevent myself from looking as dead on the outside as I am on the inside keep reading to find out my daily makeup routine!

Monthly Favorites

Is it just me or did October go by in a flash? One minute the weather was cooling down and the next Halloween was already over! As short as the month was, I was able to jot down a few of my favorite things to share with you. Keep reading to see my October favorites!

Current Reading List

One of the first things I did when I moved to New York was get my library card. The subway commute passes so much faster when I can be engrossed in a book. The best part? The New York Public Library has an app you can download to your Kindle/iPad so you can checkout digital copies of the hottest best sellers! Here are some books I've read/want to read that you should definitely add to your reading list this fall:

My Daily Vitamins

One of the things I religiously do every morning is take my vitamins. It's a part of my morning routine I look forward to because I can actually see the benefits. With my current mash-up, I have seen my hair grow faster (even being bleached to platinum blonde), my sleep improve, my nails grow stronger, and my whole body just feel good.Along with diet and exercise, I think that taking vitamins has significantly improved my health and I want to share my daily dose with you. Be warned that some of these are horse pills...so have a tall glass of water handy!