tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39390061004007747832024-03-13T20:25:41.393-07:00What Would Leenya Do?You want to live the good life even in these hard times. And why not? Now, even the Jones' are asking...Leenya Rideouthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727276266816622965noreply@blogger.comBlogger116125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939006100400774783.post-74735106064826319402012-04-29T06:05:00.001-07:002012-04-29T06:06:36.772-07:00Threadflip.comWhat I like about <a href="http://threadflip.com/">threadflip.com</a> is it has style. The way it is set up makes me want to browse through the photos of cute high end current clothing that is not inexpensively priced, but affordable, compared to shopping new. Also, the photos give you ideas of how to put outfits together with the clothing each person is selling. And you can sell, too! Or try to before you hold your own Bitch and Swap, which, let's face it, is probably still a lot more fun...Leenya Rideouthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727276266816622965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939006100400774783.post-75026099196849341422012-04-28T18:57:00.002-07:002012-04-28T19:03:50.433-07:00Oat Monkey<div>
I remember standing near the fountain at Lincoln Center on one of my first visits to New York City and thinking, I'm going to sing there. I'm going to perform at the Metropolitan Opera. <br />
Well, sometimes fate surprises you and you end up performing next door to the Metropolitan Opera. As a puppeteer. Playing a baby horse. And it can still be pretty amazing.<br />
One of the directors of War Horse, Tom Morris, helped us to find the small animal's perspective by making sure that we never sentimentalized his motives. Yes, we had to bond with Albert, the other main character, but at first, let's face it: Albert was feeding Joey oats. But really, he was only just another monkey. So we affectionately referred to Seth Numrich, the actor playing Albert, as "Oat Monkey". <br />
As it turns out, like Joey, I love oats. I love them in the morning, in the form of granola. But at $6 a pound or so, plus 8 grams of fat, who's wallet or waistline can afford to eat it every day? Plus I hate buying boxes of cereal with all the unnecessary packaging. <br />
Renaissance Girl's answer? I buy a large round tub of old fashioned oats for around $3 and then pick up a bag of my favorite granola (Trader Joe's sells Granola and the Three Berries which is about $3 a package or there's always bulk at Whole Foods). Every morning I pour 2/3rds oats to 1/3 granola and then milk or rice milk on top, maybe with a few raw almonds or cashews sprinkled on top and voila! The perfect bowl of cereal, more for less money and fat! Oats area much better source of wheat to get your carbohydrates in the morning and with the added protein in the nuts, you're set until lunchtime. <br />
I always find something I have in common with the characters I portray on stage. Even the four legged kind.<br />
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Pictured below: Me with David Pegram and Stephen James Anthony as Baby Joey in War Horse at Lincoln Center 2011<br />
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0WSM1JWW-ls/T5XhZEi3oSI/AAAAAAAAASY/SZ7aWbZKk64/s1600/Baby%2BJoey%2B3.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5734737521359167778" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0WSM1JWW-ls/T5XhZEi3oSI/AAAAAAAAASY/SZ7aWbZKk64/s320/Baby%2BJoey%2B3.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 239px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a></div>Leenya Rideouthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727276266816622965noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939006100400774783.post-18670512485546550872012-04-18T05:28:00.004-07:002012-04-18T05:32:23.309-07:00RE-FashionMy cousin Kim sent me this amazing <a href="http://faircompanies.com/news/view/fashion-iii-redesigned-clothing/">article</a> that has pretty much everything you need to know about one of my favorite subjects: Re-fashion! It even has a link to a woman who made a dress out of a table cloth! Sound familiar? <div>Thank you, <a href="http://faircompanies.com/news/view/fashion-iii-redesigned-clothing/">Fair Companies.com!</a></div>Leenya Rideouthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727276266816622965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939006100400774783.post-22729072841441900292011-01-15T01:05:00.000-08:002011-01-15T05:37:42.057-08:00Housing Works in Hell's Kitchen<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Shop for bargains and donate to a good cause on 9th Ave. in Midtown (730-732 9th Ave. between 49th and 50th). Today I walked past in a hurry, even though was a sign reading %50 off all clothing! Quel damage!<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>If you've never been to one of the many locations all over the city, <a href="http://www.housingworks.org/">Housing Works</a> comprise seven upscale resale stores that not only provide steady funding<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(60, 56, 56); line-height: 19px; font-family:'Fedra Serif Screen Regular 2', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:13px;"> </span>to address the needs of people living with AIDS, but they also ensure a supply of clothing and essentials to people that other organizations have deemed too difficult to serve.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>It's a wonderful place for the novice thrifter because of it's large selection of upscale clothing and furniture and often sells new items that stores have donated from overstock. </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="http://whatwouldleenyado.blogspot.com/2009/06/get-your-feet-wet.html">On a previous visit</a> to the Chelsea location, I found an amazing fragrance pour homme that I gave to Ted for a birthday gift. $15 instead of $45. And all going to a good cause.</div><div><br /></div>Leenya Rideouthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727276266816622965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939006100400774783.post-61534283592000547042011-01-08T01:01:00.000-08:002011-01-08T01:30:45.597-08:00Eight Dollar Coats!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1HwB-gm6EHE/TSgpOep0nlI/AAAAAAAAASI/fM_UU0kFI6U/s1600/Ice%2BSkating.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1HwB-gm6EHE/TSgpOep0nlI/AAAAAAAAASI/fM_UU0kFI6U/s320/Ice%2BSkating.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559739068712263250" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Better late than never. <div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Some of you know that I have just started rehearsals for a new play at Lincoln Center called War Horse so blogging time is scarce, but I woke up in the middle of the night tonight realizing that I had neglected to post about the <a href="http://whatwouldleenyado.blogspot.com/2008/10/coat-sale.html">Salvation Army Coat Sale</a> that is tomorrow, or actually, later this morning! </div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>46th Street between 10th and 11th in Manhattan</li><li><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>9am to 5pm (Get there at 8:45am to get a cart to shop with and the best selection!)</li></ul></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I wasn't going to attend the last one in December because it fell on my husband's birthday, but to my surprise, we woke up in the morning and he actually said (and I almost fainted), "Shouldn't we go and see what we can find for my birthday at the coat sale?" </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>What? My HUSBAND wanted to go THRIFTING? On his BIRTHDAY?</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Well, I didn't need convincing so of course we were out the door and in less than 2 hours, we came home with 2 large bags of new (used) clothes for his wardrobe (we HAD to go upstairs to shop for other things, too!) including a black toasty warm down coat (pictured above) that he has been wearing almost every day since.</div><div> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>And the best news of all is that their prices for coats this year are even lower: Eight dollars for non-leather, non-fur regular length coats. EIGHT DOLLARS ! Can't beat that.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Later that evening, at his Birthday Party, our friend Todd (who is a fellow reader of What Would Leenya Do) showed up in his new/used coat, almost identical to Ted's and he had bought it... (wait for it) FROM THE SALVATION ARMY COAT SALE! Eight dollars!</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> Now I'm going back to sleep to rest up for another eight hour day of puppetry</span>, but go! Shop! Be warm! And let me know what you find...</div>Leenya Rideouthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727276266816622965noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939006100400774783.post-17538114699788873492010-12-29T16:00:00.000-08:002010-12-29T16:03:30.010-08:00Happy Holidays!<div>Here's my Holiday Gift to all you Renaissance People out there!</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_6497231">"Comfort and Joy"</a><div><br /></div><div>Arrangement and instruments by yours trully, all on Garage Band...</div>Leenya Rideouthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727276266816622965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939006100400774783.post-71109049854508523852010-12-29T15:44:00.000-08:002010-12-29T15:56:10.847-08:00I Played My Drum For Him<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs738.snc4/65850_480297314650_674164650_5619314_7397762_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 321px; height: 591px;" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs738.snc4/65850_480297314650_674164650_5619314_7397762_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Ask the Little Drummer Boy. He gave of what he had, and never gave up when he couldn't afford to go to the mall and spend hundreds of dollars for brand new gifts for the baby Jesus. <div> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> Ted and I looked around to see what we had this fall and saw things we've collected: Champagne and wine corks (no surprise there), leather scraps, and feathers from the birds in our neighborhood: wild turkeys, bluejays, Canadian geese, and tufted titmouse. After experimenting with a few different prototypes, little Christmas Tree ornaments emerged from our combinations and the Pocono Angel was born. <div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The next challenge was sending them in the mail without ruining the feathers and by using only recycled brown paper bags and cardboard.</div></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Soon, we had over 30 made and our family and friends now had little personalized ornaments to hang on their tree. </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Pa rum pa pum pum!</div>Leenya Rideouthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727276266816622965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939006100400774783.post-13974622783357920292010-12-29T10:19:00.000-08:002010-12-29T10:26:25.329-08:00Reuse your T'sHappy Holidays, readers! <div>For your gift this year, I'm linking you to <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/27/reuse-tshirts-homemade-qu_n_796609.html#slide_image">Huffington Post's list of reuse ideas</a>, mostly for t-shirts. I want the book called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Generation-108-Ways-Transform-T-Shirt/dp/0761137858">108 Ways to Transform a T-Shirt by Megan Nicolay</a>!</div><div>Here's to a creative and eco-friendly 2011!</div>Leenya Rideouthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727276266816622965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939006100400774783.post-77373274757587685442010-11-24T16:11:00.000-08:002010-11-24T16:23:02.347-08:00Thankful for Coats<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1HwB-gm6EHE/TO2p7bUOYmI/AAAAAAAAAR8/zWMZNGyfz18/s1600/Soho%2BHouse.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 276px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1HwB-gm6EHE/TO2p7bUOYmI/AAAAAAAAAR8/zWMZNGyfz18/s320/Soho%2BHouse.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543273554772910690" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>This Thanksgiving I'm thankful for you, my faithful readers.</div><div> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>AND for my faux leopard swing coat and Ted's charcoal wool dress coat that I bought at last year's <a href="http://whatwouldleenyado.blogspot.com/2008/10/coat-sale.html">Salvation Army Coat Sale</a>, both worn to the recent opening of the play Elling (starring Denis O'Hare and Brandan Fraser) on Broadway at the Soho House! (paired here with a winter white lace mini dress that I found for $15 at H & M and a long gold chain and pendant I bought at a flea market for $8) </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>AND for our friend Kelly (pictured here) who accompanied us to the opening. </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>AND for the coat sale that is coming up at 9:30am on Saturday, December 4th at the Salvation Army between 10th and 11th.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>It's good to be Ren!</div>Leenya Rideouthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727276266816622965noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939006100400774783.post-78083407853280562842010-11-15T05:29:00.000-08:002010-11-15T05:51:48.977-08:00Dulcinea Beauty Tip #4: An Apple a Day<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" 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Big surprise, right? <div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>But then, eating a large apple plus a handful of raw almonds made a fabulous start to a lunch. Or was a wonderful way to curb hunger between meals. </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>And eventually, old snack standards like tortilla or potato chips and candy didn't seem like food anymore. In fact, I finally believed that excessive salt and sugar shut off my ability to notice I'm full and actually cause me to overeat. </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Now, I start off each meal by filling up on the good stuff: Green vegetables, whole grains, fruit, and water so by the time I get to meat and dessert, I'm too full to ask for seconds. </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Reward? Shopping spree (at thrift stores, of course) for a whole new smaller wardrobe!</div><div><br /></div><div>Pictured right:</div><div> Leenya as Dulcinea in Man of La Mancha, Arts Center of Coastal Carolina 2010</div><div><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1HwB-gm6EHE/TOE6lKPd4eI/AAAAAAAAAR0/uU2b05a6gcI/s320/Dulcinea.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539773426721219042" /></div>Leenya Rideouthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727276266816622965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939006100400774783.post-25037161956297211982010-11-12T09:05:00.000-08:002010-11-12T09:47:10.655-08:00Dulcinea Beauty Tip #3: Fall in Love<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>In the final scene of Man of La Mancha, Aldonza assumes Don Quixote's name for her, Dulcinea, partly because he is the first man to ever fall in love with her, but also because after his death, she learns that it is up to her to love herself.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>In Hilton Head, I got in the best shape of my life partly because of the intense fight choreography, partly because of 4 hour volleyball matches on the beach, but mostly because I fell in love... with running.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The best way to get in shape and then stay in shape is to find a physical activity that you will do every other day not only because you know it's good for you, but that you can't stand to NOT do it, that when you have to skip a day you miss it. And even better, is to fall in love with an activity that is FREE and that you can do anywhere you are, summer or winter.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Every other day, I would run out of the girl's cast housing and down the street, over the white sand dunes sprouting with tall grasses, and out onto the beach. With Dixie Chicks (Taking the Long Way Home) or Melissa Etheridge playing in my iPod, I'd challenge myself to go farther and farther each day, finding the perfect strip of sand that wasn't too hard packed by the receding tide nor too dry and loose to get my footing. Even with inclement weather threatening, the beach was the best setting for inspiring intervals of jogging and full out sprints. <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">I raced dolphins and watched pelicans and ospreys hunt in the waves. </span>A number of times, I even ran barefoot (inspired by an interview on NPR about running shoes being uncessary) and found it even more exhilerating (though my toes ended up with blisters between them from the sand).</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Before long, my clothes were looser and I felt stronger and stronger and then my days between runs I found myself missing the beach.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Back in New York, 80 degree days are in the past, but I've held to my regimen and pretend that the New York sidewalks are the packed down sand of the beach. On cold or rainy days, I walk stairs, taking the elevator down and repeating the climb until I've climbed at least as high as the Empire State Building. </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> And it's wonderful to be back to my first true love: my husband.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span>What have you fallen in love with?</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1HwB-gm6EHE/TN1271DjyXI/AAAAAAAAARk/2mE1L93YIFc/s320/beach.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538713886961944946" /><div><br /></div>Leenya Rideouthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727276266816622965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939006100400774783.post-89637477474991292262010-11-10T11:41:00.000-08:002010-11-12T09:42:11.757-08:00Fall Bitch and Swap<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1HwB-gm6EHE/TNr1Z8CMh7I/AAAAAAAAARc/NtyNAUgKHJg/s1600/Bitch%2Band%2BSwap.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 233px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1HwB-gm6EHE/TNr1Z8CMh7I/AAAAAAAAARc/NtyNAUgKHJg/s400/Bitch%2Band%2BSwap.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538008517766318002" /></a>Have you thrown your <a href="http://whatwouldleenyado.blogspot.com/2009/04/maya-and-leenya.html">Bitch and Swap</a> yet? What did you get?Leenya Rideouthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727276266816622965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939006100400774783.post-32689395785972486172010-11-10T11:25:00.001-08:002010-11-10T11:36:52.863-08:00Dulcinea Beauty Tip #2: Once a Week<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1126.snc4/148880_454513384650_674164650_5254309_4508927_n.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 377px;" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1126.snc4/148880_454513384650_674164650_5254309_4508927_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>This is a photo of me with dirty hair. <div>And it's so much more manageable than just-washed hair!</div><div>I've been told not to wash my hair more than once a week before, but I never believed. I mean, what's a girl to do if she sweats when she works out? And what about product buildup? </div><div>As Aldonza, I didn't wear a wig and I wanted it to look like it hadn't been brushed or washed in years. DJ, our director, even suggested that I clip pieces of straw into the back of it, as if I had been dragged through the stables, but in the end, sometimes more is not, well... So I began to wash it once a week, on my day off. </div><div>And I liked my hair better! Even with sweat from running, salt from swimming in the ocean, gel and mousse that I put in it every day, my hair had better texture and felt thicker and smoother and healther and much more manageable. So why go back to washing every day? </div><div>The secret is I do get it wet as if I'm going to wash it in the shower but then I add conditioner and leave that on for the remainder of my shower, rinsing before I turn the water off. </div><div>Then, whether I leave it wavy or blow it straight, it feels as though I have twice the hair than I would if I had just shampooed it. </div><div>Fewer washes=fewer dollars spent on shampoo, not to mention fewer dollars spent on hair color, if that should apply to you...</div><div>Thanks, Aldonza! </div>Leenya Rideouthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727276266816622965noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939006100400774783.post-4600309489135942072010-11-06T10:36:00.001-07:002010-11-06T11:01:50.166-07:00Dulcinea Beauty Tip #1: The Aldonza Manicure<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1HwB-gm6EHE/TNWTisvmroI/AAAAAAAAARM/o5gSsZXIgMM/s1600/backstage+cork.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1HwB-gm6EHE/TNWTisvmroI/AAAAAAAAARM/o5gSsZXIgMM/s200/backstage+cork.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536493541257555586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1HwB-gm6EHE/TNWSQN0zI_I/AAAAAAAAARE/qFCbtt3HBdQ/s1600/Aldonza+Feet.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1HwB-gm6EHE/TNWSQN0zI_I/AAAAAAAAARE/qFCbtt3HBdQ/s320/Aldonza+Feet.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536492124208571378" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Okay, this is not really a "beauty tip" and this post would have been better timed before Halloween, but I came up with this idea when I was looking for details to make myself really dirty at the beginning of the show, Man of La Mancha. To become "a creature who'll never do better than crawl", I wanted to be covered in years of gutter grime so my transformation would be more dramatic. I knew we would be "getting dirty" by covering ourselves with burned cork before each show (see upper right photo with Lauren Ford, "Antonia"), but would it stay in the cracks of fingernails and toenails?<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span>For about a year now, black has been back as the trendiest nail polish color, and not just for Emo, Goth or Alt Rockers. During rehearsals, I was wearing black on my nails and as it wore off between manicures, I wondered if I could wipe it off in a way that it looked like residual dirt. I must admit, I was inspired by the makeup in the Lord of the Rings movies (so many closeups of Frodo and the ring couldn't reveal clean hands) and was happy to know that this effect wouldn't require frequent applications of black shoe polish or something worse.</div><div><ol><li>Apply one layer of black nail polish all over nails (and toenails if feet are bare).</li><li>Allow to dry.</li><li>Soak paper towel or toilet paper in nail polish remover and wipe nails down, avoiding the cuticles, leaving polish on edges only.</li></ol></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span>Soon, other cast members wanted this "Aldonza Manicure" to add details to their dirtiness. (Pictured here are Sal Sabella, "the Padre", and me out after a show, showing off our gnarly nails)</div><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1HwB-gm6EHE/TNWWlpjieGI/AAAAAAAAARU/7nfhjT0YzKg/s320/Aldonza+Manicure.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536496890476132450" /><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> </span>Who knows? Maybe we'll start a whole new fad!</div>Leenya Rideouthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727276266816622965noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939006100400774783.post-37685876536438381262010-11-05T17:53:00.000-07:002010-11-15T05:53:20.096-08:00The Dulcinea Project<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1HwB-gm6EHE/TNSqxqCikjI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/Gq4o80YB0gE/s1600/Aldonza.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1HwB-gm6EHE/TNSqxqCikjI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/Gq4o80YB0gE/s320/Aldonza.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536237612020437554" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>It's no secret. I've been away. <div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>And I haven't been blogging.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>And I'm sorry.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>But sometimes a Renaissance Girl has to take some Me-time, some away time, and get some perspective.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>And this time, I got it while playing the filthy, lowest of the low woman-for-sale Aldonza in Man of La Mancha (pictured at right).</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I realized that for the past 6 months, though I find pleasure in the creativity and imagination it takes to live well on an artist's budget, I have grown weary of making ends meet, of making just enough to squeak by. And I admit this, knowing that a lot of you are feeling the same way. And it's okay. It's the recession, baby. </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>But I regret that I stopped writing...</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>In the next few posts, I will write some beauty tips I discovered and utilized while making my transformation, onstage and off, from cheap jack- of- all trades Aldonza to beautiful superstar Dulcinea, including a dramatic body image change. It took diving into one of the most difficult roles I've ever performed to find myself and to know I've been here all along; I just needed to figure out where to dig and what to shed.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>And it still didn't cost a cent, just a gamble.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Maybe I'll call it, The Dulcinea Project.</div>Leenya Rideouthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727276266816622965noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939006100400774783.post-70665118205741554302010-11-04T13:00:00.000-07:002010-11-04T13:10:59.959-07:00Three Coat Sales!No, I haven't posted in a while, but yes, I want you to know about the upcoming <a href="http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/www_usn_2.nsf/vw-dynamic-index/e3610fb5ddd550a1802573250030e32a?opendocument">Salvation Army</a> Coat Sales!<div><ul><li>Saturday, November 6th 9:30am to 5pm</li><li>Saturday, December 4th 9:30am to 5pm</li><li>Saturday, January 8th 9:30am to 5pm</li></ul>Check back to my first <a href="http://whatwouldleenyado.blogspot.com/2008/10/coat-sale.html">Coat Sale</a> posting for my tips to navigating these hectic and hilarious events.</div><div>And I promise to post again soon!</div>Leenya Rideouthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727276266816622965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939006100400774783.post-49258347884065666332010-08-01T17:34:00.000-07:002010-08-01T18:20:20.352-07:00The OTHER Shakespeare in the Park<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1HwB-gm6EHE/TFYTbCgOOoI/AAAAAAAAAQs/n07Ndg3tqQA/s1600/WT0304-Florizel%26Perdita.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 362px; height: 250px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1HwB-gm6EHE/TFYTbCgOOoI/AAAAAAAAAQs/n07Ndg3tqQA/s400/WT0304-Florizel%26Perdita.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500605350129056386" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span>Shakespeare in the Park, brought to you by the Public Theater, went back to a wonderful and often unattainable conquest: Rep. Most of the actors perform in both Winters Tale and A Merchant's Tale. Ted and I saw both shows at the Delacorte Theater this summer: Beautiful, ethereal, clever, starstudded...<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>...and sanitary. <div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Call me crazy, but I like my Shakespeare (and most theater, for that matter) more hands on, more about human contact and imperfection. So when I went to see <a href="http://www.newyorkclassical.org/index.php">New York Classical Theater's production of Much Ado About Nothing</a> (starring my longtime friend and onstage husband, Company, Fred Rose) Saturday night, I was, at long last, sated.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span></span>And yes, I am blogging about both because they are free to the public (with a suggested donation, of course) and they are at the top of my list of New York summer adventures, but I have to admit, when I heard that I'd have to sit on the pavement to see Much Ado and then get up and move around to various locations all around Battery Park with a hundred other various strangers, I anticipated the grumpiness that only a long time New Yorker who avoids events like the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting and Macy's Thanksgiving Parade trully knows. </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span>But at least until the word gets out, there is no standing in line starting at 6am for a New York Classical Theater Shakespeare play. Once you know where to meet for the initial scene, you just jump in with the crowd and don't get too comfortable. Which I found to be, unexpectedly, the beauty of this concept. </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span>I joined Benedick, Beatrice, Hero and their friends in Castle Clinton, along with 150 other people of all ages, shapes, colors, and species (Duffy the dog was mezmerized by the fight scenes). Each theatergoer was respectful and eager to find out what happened at the next location (kids ended up in a race), all of which served as a great background for the 1940's seafaring concept. </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>When the sun went behind the horizon (Battery Park sunsets over Jersey City and the statue of liberty are pretty spectacular) the same assistants that ushered the crowd to the next location held flashlights as spotlights. Occasionally, ambient noise competed with the dialogue, but the actor's vocal work was impressive and the audience seemed to hang on every word of the abbreviated script. The acting and directing was strong and the story prevailed. And I never had a chance to sit and tune out. We were all a part of the experience.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span>As of next week, Much Ado moves to Central Park at 103rd Street, the exact location is listed on the <a href="http://www.newyorkclassical.org/index.php">website</a>. Bring comfortable shoes, shorts/pants that you don't mind getting dirty, something to sit on that you can easily carry from place to place, and friends. </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div></div>Leenya Rideouthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727276266816622965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939006100400774783.post-8344347739554038632010-07-11T09:23:00.000-07:002010-08-01T18:21:38.716-07:00Trees Are Cool<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1HwB-gm6EHE/TDnzWn1KPoI/AAAAAAAAAQk/_Uvv_F4v8R4/s1600/O%27Neill+Tree.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1HwB-gm6EHE/TDnzWn1KPoI/AAAAAAAAAQk/_Uvv_F4v8R4/s320/O%27Neill+Tree.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492688790529654402" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Check out this The Lower East Side Ecology Center's website</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> for instructions on how to safely recycle and for a money saving tip that we should all remember:</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">"The net cooling effect of one young, healthy tree is equivalent to ten room-sized air conditioners operating 20 hours a day.<br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">How's that for free?</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">And true. I just returned from the </span></span><a href="http://www.theoneill.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">O'Neill Theater Center</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> in Connecticut where I was in a 12 day workshop reading of an amazing new musical called </span></span><a href="http://www.playbill.com/news/article/140658-ONeill-Theatre-Centers-Music-Theatre-Conference-Launches-June-26"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">"Clear"</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> written by Paul Stovall and the best place to cool off was under one of the amazing huge trees on the grounds. There are photos of famous actors and playwrights and directors (Woody Allen, August Wilson, etc.) under what was known as the Conference Tree. What an amazing creative meeting place! Holy Ground, as our musical director/cast member Brad Simmons said.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Yay trees!</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">And yay Lower East Side Ecology Center!</span></span></span></div></div></div>Leenya Rideouthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727276266816622965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939006100400774783.post-54719938549886261512010-06-09T16:22:00.000-07:002010-06-09T16:39:50.654-07:00More Divawear...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1HwB-gm6EHE/TBAibu5DoPI/AAAAAAAAAQc/BCOuRWq8xOw/s1600/Scarf+Divawear.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 147px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1HwB-gm6EHE/TBAibu5DoPI/AAAAAAAAAQc/BCOuRWq8xOw/s400/Scarf+Divawear.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480918606349050098" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Another performance at <a href="http://www.symphonyspace.org/event/6298-isaiah-fest-an-all-star-salute-to-isaiah-sheffer?source=calendar">Symphony Space</a> with some amazing celebrities (I performed between a video of Stephen Colbert and Leonard Nimoy!), another reason to create another "Divawear" design. <div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>This was a top I made from 2 identical silk scarves that I found in a ten cent bin at a thrift store in California (I bought 10 of them, stay tuned for the gown...) and then sewed together. I added a draw string and my Divawear tag... et voila! "Wow" comments from Jane Curtin, Carmen de Vavallade, and Eugenia Zukerman! </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> p.s. Strappy sandals from <a href="http://www.payless.com/store/?cid=ps_Google_Brand_payless%20shoes%20source">Payless</a>, dark wash skinny jeans from <a href="http://www.modernights.com/shop/hm/">H & M</a>...</span></div>Leenya Rideouthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727276266816622965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939006100400774783.post-25483801952473089132010-06-01T18:49:00.000-07:002010-06-01T19:04:38.510-07:00All because of a Blog<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.broadwayworld.com/upload2/87104/415_cover_9a.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 415px; height: 415px;" src="http://images.broadwayworld.com/upload2/87104/415_cover_9a.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.broadwayworld.com/upload2/87104/3AA_0449_1.jpg"><br /></a><br /><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Donna <a href="http://donnalynnechamplinsfirstsolocd.blogspot.com/">Lynn Champlin</a> is my newest Ren Girl Hero.<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>For under $1,000 she recorded and released her debut album, Old Friends.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Mine, with the amazing discounted and free help of dozens of musician friends cost $10,000. <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>In this <a href="http://www.broadwayworld.com/printcolumn.php?id=87104">Broadway World</a> article, Champlin relates her story of how simply blogging about her adventure, she assembled her team and emerged with a record winning album! </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Guess what my next project is?</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Leenya Rideouthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727276266816622965noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939006100400774783.post-60642043357092746342010-06-01T18:46:00.000-07:002010-06-01T18:49:35.209-07:00Target WomenWatching <a href="http://current.com/shows/infomania/target-women/">Target Women</a> will definitely save you money. <div>I ran across this hilarious off-hand cable TV show between Tosh.O and the Daily Show and recommend it for a healthy dose of perspective. </div><div><br /></div>Leenya Rideouthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727276266816622965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939006100400774783.post-65583358680420793282010-05-13T10:59:00.000-07:002010-05-13T11:13:47.959-07:00Second Annual Bitch and Swap<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>It's a small world in this big city.<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I was doing a reading of a new musical and met two marvelous new actors who had just come from a hike upstate: first clue that we probably had tons in common... But then I found out that Anna (who has a <a href="http://touchstonetherapy.blogspot.com/">blog</a>, too!) is also from Missoula Montana! Next (drumroll ladies and gentlemen) I invited her to my Bitch and Swap.... and she couldn't come because she was already having one that week! What? </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>But we did compare notes afterwards on Facebook. Seems more people are into purging than acquiring and we both had huge piles to bring to <a href="http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/www_usn_2.nsf/vw-dynamic-index/e3610fb5ddd550a1802573250030e32a?opendocument">Sally's</a> (thank you Renee for filling up your car the next morning!) and varying sizes of donated clothes are inevitable and everyone has more fun if none of that matters. </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>How was your Bitch and Swap Potluck?</div>Leenya Rideouthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727276266816622965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939006100400774783.post-4675503258552034682010-05-13T10:31:00.000-07:002010-05-13T11:15:01.797-07:00$99 Headshots!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1HwB-gm6EHE/S-w3fUntDUI/AAAAAAAAAQU/Tt4dzghbho8/s1600/2010+Small.jpg"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1HwB-gm6EHE/S-w3fUntDUI/AAAAAAAAAQU/Tt4dzghbho8/s320/2010+Small.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470808658599021890" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>How can you beat that?<div><a href="http://www.benstrothmann.com/"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Ben Strothmann</a> offers a <a href="http://www.benstrothmann.com/">20 minute "Quickie"</a> session for an affordable alternative. </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Let's face it. When you've had several headshots in your life you know how to a)do your own hair and makeup and b) choose one outfit that you know will work. This short session requires that pre-planned focus (time for only one look/background color), and it forces you to do your homework: Check out other headshots on line, see what you like and don't like in backgrounds, poses, outfits, makeup and show up with ideas. Ben is great at taking those ideas and setting up the right lighting and background. </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>He recently moved to a new studio with a great big bathroom down the hall, complete with full length mirror, and mine was the first shot taken in this new studio! His clear instructions on his website made it very easy and fast to view my proofs online. </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Thanks Ben! Now to get my new headshots to the casting directors...</div><div><br /></div><div>Check out more photos by Ben of The Chalks in a previous post:</div><div><a href="http://whatwouldleenyado.blogspot.com/2009/05/headshots-practically-free.html">Practially Free!</a></div>Leenya Rideouthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727276266816622965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939006100400774783.post-26927603621979274142010-04-12T10:27:00.001-07:002010-04-12T10:38:53.452-07:00For the Love of BootsOkay, who else has a little crush on their <a href="http://whatwouldleenyado.blogspot.com/2008/10/shoe-doctor.html">Shoe Repair Guy</a>?<div>I think my husband has accepted it and is okay with it so I'll just sing his praises a bit here.</div><div>$70 dollars just revived 6 pairs of fantastic boots, some of which I've re-heeled 3 times already! I mean, these boots have miles on them. And he not only re-heeled them, he gave them each a beautiful polish. That's love, isn't it?</div><div>And it's good for the environment. </div><div>And it's good for our pocket book.</div><div>Yay, Shoe Repair Guy!</div>Leenya Rideouthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727276266816622965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939006100400774783.post-28141598763863636392010-04-12T10:03:00.000-07:002010-04-12T10:26:07.279-07:00Window Shopping<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Am I crazy? Okay, don't answer that too quickly.<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>But I do wonder why, when I feel like I can finally afford to shop for new items, I walk into department stores and retail shops, get bored, and walk out empty handed.<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I mean, where's the hunt? Where's the creativity? </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>My friend Chad does think I'm crazy, because instead of looking at a fabulous sundress and thinking, wow, that would go great with the cute pair of slides I bought last season, I think, how can I make that out of something I already own or something that I know I can find for two dollars at a thrift store, like a tablecloth, for example? Or curtains? How do you solve a problem like Leenya?</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Take Gap and Urban Outfitters. It's gotten to where I just walk in and browse (a salesperson's nightmare, I know) and each price tag is $40 and above for items that all appear as if they're vintage or lovingly worn anyway. Instead, my brain starts to calculate: Hmmm...</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>70's peasant blouses with sleeves cut off </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Men's vests with darts sewn in the back lining to make them more fitted</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>80's print full skirts, shortened to a mini </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Early 90's cuff boots or 70's shortened cowboy booties</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Loose-fitting khaki's (even pleats can be reworked in the newest trends) to roll up to <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>capris</div><div>And I have my list! </div><div>Then I head to <a href="http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/www_usn_2.nsf/vw-dynamic-index/e3610fb5ddd550a1802573250030e32a?opendocument">Sally's</a>, <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/conway-new-york">Conway's</a>, or to my new favorite treasure chests, the <a href="http://www.hellskitchenfleamarket.com/fleamarket/index.php">Hell's Kitchen Flea Market</a> on 39th Street between 9th and 10th Ave. and<a href="http://outcaststhrift.com/1.html"> Outcasts</a>, benefitting St. Clement's Church on 10th Ave. between 46th and 47th Street and look for fabrics that I'm drawn to, colors that I need in my wardrobe. </div><div>$33 dollars later, I leave with 2 huge bags of new summer items and I know it's going to be a fun new season.</div></div>Leenya Rideouthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727276266816622965noreply@blogger.com0