tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356005114690423292024-03-13T10:59:28.745-04:00Total City Girlcitygirl - Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17282459869819645925noreply@blogger.comBlogger193125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735600511469042329.post-81778959400088153812011-03-09T12:47:00.003-05:002011-03-09T12:53:11.480-05:00New Blog!!Just wanted to let everyone know I made the switch to WordPress and this will be my last post on this blog.Come on over and take a look - http://totalcitygirl.com/blog/Thanks!citygirl - Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17282459869819645925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735600511469042329.post-57620191476805086082011-03-01T20:31:00.003-05:002011-03-01T20:44:34.968-05:00{I Heart Faces} Anything But A FaceThis week's photo challenge over on I Heart Faces is ironically - Anything But A FACE!!This photo was from a recent photo shoot I did with my nephew. It was towards the end and I think he just wanted to get some cuddling time in with his mom. I'll show you the rest of the photos in a future post.The guest judge this week is Michelle Moore. She's so cool! I just started reading her blog. I love citygirl - Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17282459869819645925noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735600511469042329.post-2777017737590621272011-02-25T19:40:00.003-05:002011-02-25T20:04:01.644-05:00{I Heart Faces} Fix It Friday #88It's Friday again! This week went surprisingly fast considering my girls were off from school all week! They were definitely kept busy with sledding, playdates, seeing the Justin Bieber movie and going to The Met. On my end, I pretty much got nothing done and I'm exhausted to boot.I did want to at least sneak in a Fix It Friday. I recently bought a Photoshop action set from Florabella so I citygirl - Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17282459869819645925noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735600511469042329.post-68898383071450795332011-02-24T12:04:00.003-05:002011-02-24T14:00:18.824-05:00Finding Photographic StyleLast month I attended a workshop at B&H in the city called Finding Your Photographic Style. It was a great course given by David Brommer - the guy who runs the event space (yes - he's also a professional photographer!) We learned about different things to notice in your work - genre, attitude, technique to name a few.I started analyzing my photos and definitely saw a pattern. I get most citygirl - Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17282459869819645925noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735600511469042329.post-25437151808539345802011-02-21T09:09:00.005-05:002011-02-22T09:56:11.824-05:00{Curl Talk} - Carve, Slice & RakeIf you've been reading my blog for a while, you may remember the hack job I had on my hair last year. Well, because of that episode, I hadn't had my hair cut in a year!! It's taken me that long to grow it out and get over the trauma.About a month ago, a friend of mine forwarded me something she read on Craigslist. Ouidad was looking for Hair Models in February. For those of you not familiar with citygirl - Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17282459869819645925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735600511469042329.post-57320363955249646492011-02-18T12:30:00.004-05:002011-02-18T12:44:52.312-05:00{I Heart Faces} Fix It Friday #87How has your week been? Sorry I didn't have much time to blog this week. This was a bit of a crazy week - will fill you in on it next week. Next week my girls are off from school so I've got to start coming up with some fun activities for them. Eeeeek!!In the meantime, here is this week's version of Fix It Friday.The original shot - not mine:My first edit I cropped and adjusted levels and citygirl - Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17282459869819645925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735600511469042329.post-53002010748995569682011-02-14T13:41:00.002-05:002011-02-14T13:56:32.849-05:00Happy Valentine's Day!Such a busy day today but I wanted to take a minute to wish everyone a Happy Valentine's Day!!Do you have anything special planned for today or tonight?I made red cake balls with my girls yesterday. They started out as cake POPS but ended up as BALLS. She wanted something fun to bring to her class today. I took a quick photo so I'll post it later on.Have lots of projects I'm working on and the citygirl - Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17282459869819645925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735600511469042329.post-51547243600176468932011-02-11T12:40:00.002-05:002011-02-11T13:09:06.309-05:00{I Heart Faces} Fix It Friday #86How has your week been? Mine was spent mostly in front of the computer. I am in the process of redesigning my blog as well as switching over to WordPress. I feel like my progress is so slow but I know I'll get there eventually!I just took a break from my computer and watched an episode of Glee that was saved on my DVR from last Sunday. That show puts me in such a good mood! The songs are always citygirl - Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17282459869819645925noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735600511469042329.post-22355488121436223512011-02-08T09:00:00.000-05:002011-02-08T09:00:10.939-05:00{I Heart Faces} HeartsIHeartFaces.com does a weekly photo challenge at the beginning of every week. Because of scheduling or the particular theme, I'm not always able to participate but this week I just decided to make the time.The theme for this week is "Hearts". Seems pretty logical since Valentine's Day is just one week away. Which reminds me - Valentine's Day is only one week away!!So, I had an idea in mind for citygirl - Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17282459869819645925noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735600511469042329.post-89012181963417998352011-02-07T11:13:00.003-05:002011-02-07T12:15:16.465-05:00Game DayI know yesterday was a big game day for football fans across the country - snacking on favorite comfort foods, drinking and partying.The girls and I went to visit my mom yesterday for a few hours before my older one's last show and we ended up having our own special game day.There's a closet in her apartment in the room my sister and I shared growing up that still has remnants of our childhood.citygirl - Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17282459869819645925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735600511469042329.post-57712873943423838392011-02-04T12:23:00.003-05:002011-02-04T12:43:18.433-05:00{I Heart Faces} Fix It Friday #85Do you have anything fun planned for this weekend? Here in NYC it's supposed to snow again tomorrow. The snow hasn't bothered me so far. Not even this morning when I was trying to park my car and got stuck and had to ask my super to give me a push. I'd much rather have cold and snow than heat and humidity!!This weekend my daughter has 2 more performances of Honk - one of them is even during the citygirl - Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17282459869819645925noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735600511469042329.post-72556967281602691922011-02-03T09:00:00.001-05:002011-02-03T09:00:19.201-05:00{Recipe} Easy Lemon ChickenWhen I cook dinner during the week, I go for my quick and easy recipes. I mean really, who wants to be fiddling about with complicated recipes on a school night?!? Once the kids come home from school, we've got to keep things moving if we want them down by 8:30. OK, who am I kidding - it's more like 9:00!!We eat a lot of chicken breast over here so I've got to have a slew of recipes to keep it citygirl - Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17282459869819645925noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735600511469042329.post-23647221857897009652011-01-28T09:00:00.000-05:002011-01-28T09:00:12.686-05:00{I Heart Faces} Fix It Friday #84Wow! What a crazy week this has been. Much different than I thought it would be at the beginning of the week. I had hopes of a fun yet productive week ending in my daughter's show this weekend. Instead, since Monday night I've been in bed with the flu overdosing on Food Network shows. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE The Food Network, but I think I reached my limit.Not to mention the blizzard we had -citygirl - Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17282459869819645925noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735600511469042329.post-22558911903580376072011-01-24T15:10:00.005-05:002011-01-24T15:30:14.470-05:00HONK!This week is going to be super crazy! Along with my regular stuff (photos, blogging, motherhood) we have some extra added activities.My older one is in a show this coming weekend. They have been rehearsing on weekends since mid October but the show dates are finally here which means rehearsals every day after school this week. This doesn't sound daunting in itself until you factor in everything citygirl - Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17282459869819645925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735600511469042329.post-29731839008416750322011-01-21T11:44:00.003-05:002011-01-21T12:01:14.382-05:00{I Heart Faces} Fix It Friday #83It's hard to believe we're already at the end of the week. Seems like each week goes faster and faster.Today we woke up to a snowy morning here in NYC and of course the girls were hoping for school to be closed, but fortunately for me, 3 to 4 inches of snow doesn't call for school closings!!I had a pocket of quiet time this morning so I thought I would get a jump start on this week's Fix It citygirl - Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17282459869819645925noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735600511469042329.post-55149222176611543682011-01-18T13:37:00.003-05:002011-01-18T14:45:31.503-05:00Brownie WreckThis past Friday was my husband's birthday. In our family when it's someone's birthday, they get to pick what they want for their birthday dinner and we also discuss what kind of cake they want. This year he wanted Beef Stew for his dinner. I did a combo of a beef stew and a Beef Bourguignon. I have to say it came out really good and I was so happy we had leftovers for the next day!Now as far as citygirl - Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17282459869819645925noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735600511469042329.post-38623325243703838802011-01-14T11:56:00.002-05:002011-01-14T12:28:20.180-05:00{I Heart Faces} Fix It Friday #82Today is the hubbs' birthday and I've been busy in the kitchen. I am making Beef Bourguinon and I usually make a birthday cake. This year I just couldn't come up with anything. He wasn't really telling me what kind he wanted and my mind was a blank. I took the easy (yet waaaaay delicious) route and headed on over to Arthur Avenue and picked up a Cannoli cake and an assortment of pastries. I citygirl - Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17282459869819645925noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735600511469042329.post-31923918648925472522011-01-11T12:43:00.002-05:002011-01-11T13:07:12.725-05:00{I Heart Faces} SmilesThis week on I Heart Faces, the challenge is Smiles. I am so excited about this particular one, not just because of the theme itself but because of the guest judge - Jasmine Star!!Right before the holidays I came across a website called CreativeLive where they have live online workshops and there was one from a photographer named Jasmine Star.I never heard of her (hard to believe) but she is citygirl - Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17282459869819645925noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735600511469042329.post-57918049279740274252011-01-10T15:11:00.003-05:002011-01-10T15:46:07.550-05:00Snowy Weekend & Cake RecipeOur weekend started off to a small snowstorm. Don't you just love how snow looks just as it's falling? This time we got the soft powdery kind. It's so nice and peaceful outside when the snow is falling and hasn't been stepped (or peed) in yet.It makes you think you're living in a black and white world when you look outside your window and only see white with hints of dark branches peaking citygirl - Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17282459869819645925noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735600511469042329.post-73979896543524159182011-01-06T13:05:00.003-05:002011-01-06T13:46:40.988-05:00FOCUSI can't believe it's already 6 days into the new year. I hope your year is starting out well.I know at this time of year it's always popular to make resolutions, but for me, I'm just not going to do it. I mean, how many times can I say "this year I want to be more organized, and I want to exercise at least 3 times a week". Every year I say it and every year it doesn't happen. Why should I set citygirl - Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17282459869819645925noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735600511469042329.post-37401570051718536872011-01-03T23:27:00.003-05:002011-01-03T23:49:51.747-05:00{I Heart Faces} Best Face Photo of 2010Happy New Year! I wasn't intending on this to be my first post of the new year but there is a photo challenge going on at IHeartFaces.com and I need to get the entry in by Tuesday.As you can see from the title, they are looking for your best face photo of the year. I really like this one that I took of my daughter. I especially like it in black and white.This time the challenge is running a bit citygirl - Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17282459869819645925noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735600511469042329.post-33389990436125224422010-12-30T16:16:00.004-05:002010-12-30T21:51:53.424-05:00{Party Food} Sweet & Sour MeatballsI hope you're all enjoying your holiday week. We've been mostly homebound due to a sick little one. Doing lots of jigsaw puzzles and watching many movies!Before this all happened, it was Christmas Eve. Wow, that seems like so long ago already! December is really busy in our home since we celebrate both Chanukah and Christmas. We do Christmas Eve in our house with my family and Christmas Day is citygirl - Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17282459869819645925noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735600511469042329.post-31255557623631089352010-12-25T13:10:00.003-05:002010-12-25T13:21:32.035-05:00Merry Christmas!Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and hoping you got everything you wanted from Santa!And, if you don't celebrate Christmas, hoping you are enjoying your movie and Chinese takeout !!citygirl - Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17282459869819645925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735600511469042329.post-35712532631527436532010-12-22T22:52:00.002-05:002010-12-22T23:15:39.099-05:00"Where Women Cook" Winner!!The past couple of days have been so crazy (in a good way) - I can't even begin to tell you!!Sorry I'm late in announcing the winner but here goes...Using random.org, the winner was selected.Lucky number 13!!Derek and Sarah said...No plans for cooking this weekend...I am flying home to TN for Christmas!! But, I do plan to bake in the near future lots of Christmas goodies, including christmas treecitygirl - Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17282459869819645925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735600511469042329.post-82629845882039394882010-12-17T16:32:00.002-05:002010-12-17T16:52:28.670-05:00{I Heart Faces} Fix It Friday #81Wow! I'm actually posting my Fix It Fridays edits on Friday! Must be a miracle!!Here is the shot SOOC (not mine)Here are my edits using CS4. I did two this time.The first one I cropped slightly and adjusted the levels and vibrance but did it separately from the girl's jacket.The second one I cropped more and ran the B&W Beauty action from The Pioneer Woman. I then selected the woman's jacketcitygirl - Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17282459869819645925noreply@blogger.com3