I'm starting a new segment so beware all you blogger friends out there! Every few weeks I'm going to do a segment called 25 Things You Don't Know About Moi! So here goes mine to get the ball rolling!!!

1. I hate to workout but know that I'd be an amazing nutritionist/personal trainer. Do as I say, not as I do. La La La La!

2. Fiance and I get hooked after a movie talking like wherever the characters are from. After Zack and Miri make a porno we talked like Yoda for 2 months. After Taladega Nights with Will Ferrell we spoke in a Southern accent and kept talking about 6 pound 3 ounce baby Jesuses.

3. I drink green smoothies for breakfast with kale, spinach, cilantro, parsley, lemon and apple.

4. I love vampires–Twilight, True Blood, whatevs! Team Edward for lifeeeee.

5. I'm an amazing chef.

6. I just started reading books for pleasure like a year ago and every time I finish a book I tell Fiance that "I'm a real reader"

7. I like to get things done yesterday. I hate having things on my to-do list. I get very focused and in the zone and if I'm disturbed I get very angry.

8. I wear a sleep mask to bed. It says Peace at Last.

9. I give great home manicures but only to myself.

10. I started writing a book about being a single jewish girl but I always kept getting a boyfriend so it didn't get very far. It was in my idolizing of Carrie Bradshaw days.

11. I love puppies. Hate Cats.

12. I have 2 amazing sisters and 2 amazing parents.

13. I'm a lawyer by day.

14. I like trying new foods but I'm very particular as to what. 

15. I workout in the morning before work. Sometimes. I like reading US Weekly and getting inspired by the anorexic celebs.

16. Water is my non-alcoholic drink of choice. I hate soda except at the movie theater with BUTTERED popcorn.

17. I like watching the same movies over and over and over. Empire Records is one of my favorites. Basically anything with a happy ending though.

18. The Natural History Museum is my favorite place in the city. I've been a half dozen times in the past couple years. I don't like any exhibit really I just like to walk around or sit in the lobby.

19. I went through a crazy obsession with cupcakes. 

20. I used to be captain of the cheerleaders. Rah Rah Rah.

21. My nickname is Gooch in my family, Sista Gooch to be exact.

22. I love taking pictures.

23. Red wine is my favorite even though it turns my lips purple and tongue black.

24. I play chess but I'm terrible because I'm so impatient and just always want to make my move.

25. My fiance helped me write almost all of these. Guess he knows me better than I know myself.

I had the pleasure of attending Carmindy's Book Launch Event last week. As if you can't tell from our BFF-esque pic above but she is so sweet and looked absolutely amazing–as if we'd expect anything less. For those of y'all who don't know where you recognize her from, she dazzled us all on TLC's What Not to Wear with her ingenius makeup tips. She's also been seen on the editorial pages of leading magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Elle, InStyle, O, Essence, Self, Lucky, Seventeen, Marie Claire, and Glamour. As if she wasn't crazy, busy, beautiful enough, she recently co-created a natural line of cosmetics called Sally Hansen Natural Beauty inspired by Carmindy available in drugstores nationwide.

But about the book peeps. I obv got a copy from the party, I know it's a recession but that'd be pretty budget. I digress. The book, Crazy Busy Beautiful, is chock full o' Carmindy's beauty secrets for getting gorgeous fast. Case and points:

Mix a small amount of baking soda with liquid facial cleanser for brighter skin without bleaching.

Olive oil can serve as a good natural moisturizer if you're in a pinch

Put your Cream in the Fridge for a Cool, refreshing twist.

If you have a zit put lemon on it to dry it up in a flash. If it gets too dry don't put powder to conceal it. 

You cannot shrink pores but you can keep them clean by exfoliating and following with glycolic lotion to keep sebum at bay.

It's a great subway read when you just have a couple minutes and are not in the mood for anything too deep. Easy. Breezy. Crazy. Busy. Beautiful. Carmindy.

I had the best time! Check out my pics!

Hanging with some of my fave beautiful ladies! Ugochi Okorie (Beauty365), Emily Marnell (PR Diva Extraordinaire!), Amber Katz (Beauty Blogging Junkie!) and moi!

Day Job Bestie, Andra Dallas!

Thanks for taking the pics, Ugochi!!!

Who out there is beyond sick of shopping for wall decor at Bed Bath and Beyond and having the same lame "vintage" painting on their wall. You know the ones I mean! Solution!? Erin Condren brings you Chic Canvas! Ever wanted to turn your favorite photo into your own painting? Now you can! The peeps over at Chic Canvas were kind enough to send me a personalized photo of Ross and I from our engagement to congratulate us. Of course it's a must share with you dolls since it's the sickest idea ever for an engagement present, shower gift or wedding present. Even for a friend who recently had a new baby! Here's the gift I received below. You obv can't tell here but it's 20×20 inches in real life. It's absolutely adorable (if I do say so myself!):

They're awesome. It's now hanging in my living room! I got it this week when I was sick and it cheered me right up! You can customize just about everything! They'll do black and white, sepia or color. You can choose the size, you can choose the border and you can choose if you think your photo could use a little photoshopping they'll touch up things like blemishes, etc.

And they have a great deal going on right now just in time for wedding season!