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Things That Caught My Eye This Week

posted on : May 30, 2017 posted by : nicolesteinthal 0 Comment

I wanted to share with you some of the things that I have added to my shopping cart and wish list lately.  I feel like each one is such a winner.  I know you will not be able to resist!!!!!  Happy Shopping!!!!

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I have been buying this for friends for the past month or so and everyone is getting the biggest kick out of it!!!!


I love these for the pool or beach….They come in a bunch of colors.


I am DYING for this splurge. It is so incredible and perfect with all summer outfits.


I received a sample of this last month and now I am hooked…..You will LOVE this product.


My daughter has been dying for a swing chair for our patio. She reads and does homework out there all the time. I just got her this for her upcoming bday!!! SHHHHHHHHHHH


Speaking of Bday gifts…this has been our go to for my girl’s friends that have spring & Summer B- days!!!!!


According to a high profile stylist, this is the BEST product on the market today!!!!


I am counting down the days until this is released…you can pre-order your copy NOW!!!!

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Book Club Monday

posted on : May 29, 2017 posted by : nicolesteinthal 0 Comment

Happy Memorial Day!!! I just love this week’s Book Club Monday choice!!!  It is It Happens In The Hamptons:A Novel by Holly Peterson.  The Hamptons is one of my favorite places soooo I know this book is going to be fab.  I cannot wait to read it …here is the story:

When Katie Doyle moves across the country to the Hamptons, she is hoping for summer employment, new friends for her young son, and a chance to explore a new love affair with a dazzling investor. What she finds is a strange cocktail of classes, where society’s one-percenters vacation alongside local, hard-working people who’ve lived in the Hamptons for generations. Though she’s looking forward to their move, Katie is wary about mingling with her boyfriends’ East Coast elite circles. She soon discovers Southampton isn’t all that it seems to be on the surface—and neither are the people who live there.
As George takes Katie on a whirlwind tour of country clubs, haute couture, and lavish events, she is amazed to witness sudden whims become dire needs, extra-marital affairs blossoming right and left, and people purchase friends and loyalties like a pair of shoes. Even the middle-class townspeople maintain a determined façade while maneuvering like sharks among the wealthy summer invaders.
The more Katie becomes immersed, the more she learns the secrets of both the upstairs and downstairs, the upper crust and middle of the road. The combustion between the classes becomes explosive as the summer tears on. Betrayals, a sexual predator, and a missing person lost in murky waves drive the reader on a racing Learjet ride through impossible twists and turns until landing at the shocking conclusion. When she meets Luke, a local surfer and middle school teacher, he makes her question what it is she really wants as she understands the life she’s begun for herself is built on shifting Hamptons’ dunes. – Amazon.com

For more information or to order this book, click HERE.

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Weekend Real Estate Stalking

posted on : May 27, 2017 posted by : nicolesteinthal 0 Comment

This week’s Weekend Real Estate Stalking choice is a house in my own neighborhood.  This is such a great home and the owners have the most incredible talent.  Both have careers in creative fields and this house totally reflects that.  Also, it has a great view of Long Island sound in the distance.  For more information please contact Barbie Haynes.

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Fashionable Friend Friday

posted on : May 26, 2017 posted by : nicolesteinthal 0 Comment

This week’s Fashion Friend Friday is Glenn Close.  She is starring once again as Norma Desmond, in a limited Broadway engagement of Sunset Blvd. Last night I joined Show Score for their Member’s Night at Sunset Blvd.  I can honestly say that this was one of the most amazing Broadway performances I have ever seen. Glenn Close’s Norma left me speechless.  She was absolutely incredible.  I could watch her again and again and again.  For more information or to purchase discount tickets, click HERE.

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A Night To Remember
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Taco Salad

posted on : May 25, 2017 posted by : nicolesteinthal 0 Comment

Our summer salad recipes continue this week.  I love this taco salad recipe.  You can make it with ground beef or turkey.  I love the chips to give it the perfect crunch.  I’ll be making this all weekend!!!! Bon Appetit!!!!!

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adapted from all recipes
  1. 1 pound lean ground beef or ground turkey
  2. 1 packet (1.25 oz) taco seasoning
  3. 2 Romaine lettuce hearts, rinsed then chopped
  4. 1 cup black beans, rinsed
  5. 1 large tomato, seeded then chopped
  6. 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  7. 1 cup BAKED nacho cheese Doritos, broke into bite size pieces
  8. 1 cup Catalina dressing

  1. Brown and crumble ground beef or turkey in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Drain grease. Add taco seasoning and water called for on packet. Stir until mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let meat cool slightly.
  2. In a large salad bowl add chopped lettuce, black beans, tomato and cheese. Add slightly cooled ground beef and gently toss to combine everything. Serve now, or chill in refrigerator until ready to eat.
  3. When ready to serve, add Doritos chips and dressing to salad. Toss to coat. Serve. 


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Memorial Day Must Haves

posted on : May 24, 2017 posted by : nicolesteinthal 0 Comment

Hurrah!!!!  Memorial Day is upon us!  FINALLY!!!  I am so excited.  There is something so incredible about the start of summer and all the thoughts of the long, lazy days ahead.  I have been searching for some must haves for you for this weekend and I think I have some incredible options.  I hope you like them as much as I do!!!!

These jelly sandals are so cute and come in a rainbow of color combinations.  Click HERE to see more!!!!!

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This has been on my list for the past 3 summers!!  You NEED to keep one of these in your beach bag.  One spray keeps bugs away for hours!  For more information, click HERE.

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I just love this top with white jeans for all summer events!!!   It’s so cute for all your summer parties and BBQ’s.  For more information,  click HERE.
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I love this beach cover up.  It is such a perfect look.  I would accessorize it with cute sandals and maybe some cool earrings.  I love love the tassel sleeves.  Hurry it is selling out fast….for more information or to purchase click HERE‘

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I saw these sandals on Net-a-Porter and cannot stop thinking about them.  They are adorable and I can see them with white jeans, dresses or even shorts all summer.  For more information, click HERE.



When I saw these Kenneth Jay Lane earrings, I knew I had to have them for summer.  They are so incredible.  Tassel earrings are still going strong and these are perfect for the upcoming months!  And the best part is, they are on sale!!!!  For more information click HERE.





So I never had purchased anything at Ann Taylor Loft until a few amazing fashion bloggers set me straight.  I recently purchased a beautiful blue blouse that I got a million compliments on!!!  They are having a sale now and I could not pass up this incredible blouse!!!  It’s so Calypso and looks amazing with blue or white jeans!!!  For more information, click HERE