I just had my first mani pedi in New York and it was magnificent! For $8 more than what I used to pay in Cali, you get a 10 minute leg message and while your nails dry, you get a 10 minute back and shoulder message. Best $8 I've ever spent.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
~Lucy
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Murray Hill is too good for....
Let me preface this by saying that Victoria and I are not too good for anything. I think you all should know that we have both picked up shift/restaurant work in the big city, are living within our means, sleep on futons, and have plastic plates. (Although we do have real glassware, I mean come on.) My point is that we are not afraid to get our hands dirty, work hard and do things ourselves.
However, our neighborhood does not reflect this in some ways. Although 3rd Avenue is lined with bars, pizza joints and liquor stores, apparently it is too good for coin laundry, post boxes and hardware stores. Seems a little contradictory if you ask me.
So, for the first time in my life, I sent out for laundry. That's right, I actually had someone else do my laundry. I have to say that it is super convenient, but it still seems ridiculous.
For those of you who have never sent your laundry out, when they do a "Wash & Fold", they condense the 20lbs of laundry into a 1' x 1.5" x 2.5" cube.
I had no idea that it would be that obvious until I picked it up the first time and was mortified. I couldn't make eye contact with anyone I passed and have never walked a block and a half so fast. I wanted to wear a sign that said, "No, no. I am completely capable of doing my own laundry. Murray Hill is just too good for laundromats!" So, this second time around, I had them deliver. Not because, I couldn't be inconvenienced to pick it up, but because I was too embarrassed to walk down the street with a cube of laundry. And delivery was free like all deliveries in New York.
As for post boxes, we have these "mock boxes" as I like to call them. They are post boxes with no openings that have been painted green. They are everywhere and I am sure serve some purpose for the postman, but are useless to the lowly resident. So we stop by the post office on 34th and Lexington anytime we need to mail anything. It's not far, it's just silly.
Hardware stores are still to be determined. I have yet to find one. I am positive that there is one in Manhattan, but imagine boarding the subway with 4 window screens and then lugging them 5 blocks. A little challenging and awkward right? So for now we will be sleeping with the windows closed. Remember folks there are bugs on the East Coast.
Moral of the story.....we can do it, but Murray Hill won't let us! Or perhaps we are missing a huge business opportunity....Anyone want to open a laundromat or hardware store in Manhattan?
~Lucy
However, our neighborhood does not reflect this in some ways. Although 3rd Avenue is lined with bars, pizza joints and liquor stores, apparently it is too good for coin laundry, post boxes and hardware stores. Seems a little contradictory if you ask me.
So, for the first time in my life, I sent out for laundry. That's right, I actually had someone else do my laundry. I have to say that it is super convenient, but it still seems ridiculous.
For those of you who have never sent your laundry out, when they do a "Wash & Fold", they condense the 20lbs of laundry into a 1' x 1.5" x 2.5" cube.
I had no idea that it would be that obvious until I picked it up the first time and was mortified. I couldn't make eye contact with anyone I passed and have never walked a block and a half so fast. I wanted to wear a sign that said, "No, no. I am completely capable of doing my own laundry. Murray Hill is just too good for laundromats!" So, this second time around, I had them deliver. Not because, I couldn't be inconvenienced to pick it up, but because I was too embarrassed to walk down the street with a cube of laundry. And delivery was free like all deliveries in New York.
As for post boxes, we have these "mock boxes" as I like to call them. They are post boxes with no openings that have been painted green. They are everywhere and I am sure serve some purpose for the postman, but are useless to the lowly resident. So we stop by the post office on 34th and Lexington anytime we need to mail anything. It's not far, it's just silly.
Hardware stores are still to be determined. I have yet to find one. I am positive that there is one in Manhattan, but imagine boarding the subway with 4 window screens and then lugging them 5 blocks. A little challenging and awkward right? So for now we will be sleeping with the windows closed. Remember folks there are bugs on the East Coast.
Moral of the story.....we can do it, but Murray Hill won't let us! Or perhaps we are missing a huge business opportunity....Anyone want to open a laundromat or hardware store in Manhattan?
~Lucy
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Boys are weird & Eddie Money Rocks
As the title suggests, two lessons were learned this weekend.
First, the men (scratch that - boys) in New York are not quite what we are accustomed to in California. They are quick to approach and ask for a phone number, but fail in their follow through. Where's the confidence? Or if by chance they do follow through they are quick to show their "crazy."
Second, the Eddie Money station on Pandora really does rock.
And for those keeping track Lucy's Hurricane Arnold has already passed ;)
Victoria
PS - there was an awesome 80's picture of Eddie Money involved with this post, but due to formatting issues and my anger problems I decided to let it go.
First, the men (scratch that - boys) in New York are not quite what we are accustomed to in California. They are quick to approach and ask for a phone number, but fail in their follow through. Where's the confidence? Or if by chance they do follow through they are quick to show their "crazy."
Second, the Eddie Money station on Pandora really does rock.
And for those keeping track Lucy's Hurricane Arnold has already passed ;)
Victoria
PS - there was an awesome 80's picture of Eddie Money involved with this post, but due to formatting issues and my anger problems I decided to let it go.
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