philadelphia lifestyle blog
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Celebrating Moms with True Formulation (+ my favorite beauty product of 2017!)
Moms, grandmoms, aunts, sisters…every day should be spent celebrating the influential, intelligent and beautiful women in our lives. I wish I could properly thank the ladies in my life who have supported me and helped me grow, but there aren’t enough words to do it justice! Today, I wanted to introduce the two most incredible…
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Happy Maps Giveaway!
*Now closed – congrats to winner Ellie! Big thanks to everyone who entered.* In case you haven’t heard me blog, tweet or talk about it enough – Penn State is my favorite place in the world. My alma mater holds a special place in my heart for so many reasons, and I love anything that…
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Travel Tips Tuesday with Broke Girls Go Out
Hello, hello, hello and welcome back to another edition of Travel Tips Tuesday, where bloggers chat about their favorite cities around the world and give their perspective on their experiences. I’m super excited about today’s post, because two of my favorite Philly bloggers are sharing my favorite city (that I’ve never even been to) –…
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Life is a lot like jazz…
This post is sponsored by the Philadelphia Jazz Festival; all opinions are my own. …it’s best when you improvise. – George Gershwin A quote by a legend we can all agree on. Jazz music actually came into my life unexpectedly when I was younger. Long story short – I wanted to sing so badly in…
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Peace, Love and the Philly Skyline
Philly, I just love ya. Especially when I walk through Rittenhouse and can enjoy the flowers finally blooming and all of the pups out to play now that spring is here. So with the Philly skyline behind me and the sun shining, I figured I’d share some Philadelphia-related things I’m really pumped for. I’m checking…
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Spring and Summer Concert Style
Who else is ready for outdoor concerts?! Since booking my ticket to Gov Ball in NYC and to Radio 104.5’s Birthday Shows (can I handle The 1975 and Bastille both in the same day??), I’ve been counting down the days until I’ll be outside listening to some of my favorite bands. And with outdoor concerts…
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Songs That Tell a Story
Who else listens to a song and creates the music video in their mind? Or creates a story behind the song? (I 100% also choreograph songs in my head, but that’s for another time and place…) I have my favorite songs, but then there are other songs that I can picture so vividly in my…
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Greenery at 1 Hotel & a Brooklyn Weekend
I love nothing more than a solid New York City weekend – one spent with friends, exploring, music and obviously eating lots of amazing food. I went to the Big Apple this past weekend and did all of that and more. But before I get into our adventures, I have to tell you about the hotel we…
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You Should Go & Love Yourself
Unlike the Biebs, I don’t mean the title of this post in a sarcastic tone. I mean it very sincerely, in fact – you should go and show yourself some love. <3 It’s a pretty crazy time we’re living in right now, and it’s easy to feel overwhelmed with work, school, world events – just…
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Person of Interest: Dana Distortion
Welcome to the latest edition of Person of Interest, the first one of 2017! This POI is one of the coolest, most interesting people I’ve ever met. Our paths crossed at a Green Day concert this past fall. We commiserated over the struggles of being short girls at concerts, when she introduced me to her revolutionary idea…