Olivia celebrated her 11th Birthday in Quarantine

Hello Everyone,

Our new normal is staying home to flatten the curve from the virus (COVID19), we are staying within our family. We have all been home since March 12, 2020. Working from home, kids are remote learning through their school. Surprisingly the kids have never complained about their new normal, we have been honest with them about what is going on (PG version) and our family are closer through these unknown days.

Olivia turned 11 on March 27, once she got over that her party with her friends would be cancelled. She was still so excited about her birthday in quarantine. I asked her what gifts she wanted and it was a simple request of ‘Cellular data’ and LED Lights for my room. Olivia said would love if I baked her a cake (gulp) and instead of restaurant takeout she would love her favorite dish of Spinach & Pasta! I thought this was so adorable and loved her requests so much. Me being me I wanted everything to be super special for her.

Cake: Flour Shop Kit from Williams Sonoma, this was idiots proof to create an amazing cake! You will also need a 2” round cookie cutter and piping for frosting extra ingredients eggs, butter and cream cheese!

Gifts ideas for an 11yr old, this is exactly what I got Olivia and she was so surprised and loved everything!

Nike Air Force 1 Sneakers also Vans are great option too

LED Lights for her bedroom, apparently its a Tik Tok Thing! They are so easy to install

Lululemon Sports Bra and Shorts. Yes she is now in love with Lululemon they have a girls line too!

Then I ordered a bunch of cute things from Urban Outfitters…..

New Apple Watch Strap and Fjallraven Kanken Backpack

Champion Crop T Shirt and Champion Tie Dye Shorts. Champion was big winner, she was so surprised and loved, I order XS in both and they fit great!

Hello Kitty cleansing brush she uses this once a week on her face!

Petite N Pretty Make-up for kids and teens free of all the nasties!

Olivia loved her birthday and goes to show, celebrating with just your family is super special.

Stay safe and healthy.

Love
Genny xx

Beauty Advent Calendar (better than Chocolate)

Hi Darlings,

The holidays are coming up and the common theme is to overeat and drink! So a great solution is 24 less chocolates, instead have beautiful skin & new make up to be ready for the holidays with a Beauty Advent Calendar! Here are my favs plus they make great early Holiday Gifts also a great Hostess Gift!

5 Beauty Advent Calendars

1.  Charlotte Tilbury - Magic Moon Advent Calendar Vault

2. Elemis Holiday 2019 Advent Calendar: 24 Days of Beauty

3. L'occitane Luxury Advent Calendar

4. Target Beauty Advent Calendar

5. Molton Brown 2019 Christmas Gifts Advent Calendar

I’m excited for the Thanksgiving and Christmas

Genny xo

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Obé Fitness - Changed my workout & wallet

If you follow me in on Instagram Stories you might of seen a snippet of my daily OBÉ Fitness. I lived in NYC for 10yrs and watched the workout world evolve from a gym membership to amazing boutique workouts eg: Soul Cycle, Tracey Anderson, AKT in Motion, The Class - I love them all!

I moved to Orlando a year ago and was very sad to say goodbye to all my favorite workouts! I dabbled in a monthly membership at Club Pilates, 9 Rounds, Personal Training but I am very instructor based, if I find an incredible instructor with an amazing workout, music and changes it up - I am so loyal! Plus I hate Burpees, so you make me do more than 5 burpees, my eye rolling begins!

After 9 months of not loving any of my workout options in Orlando, my good friend Jenn Falik in CT introduced me to OBÉ Fitness an APP & Website with Live & On-Demand Fitness classes with amazing NYC instructors! I have never worked out on my own at home, I am generally not motivated so was apprehensive. I purchsed my ankle weights, 3ilb hand weights plus resistance bands and signed up for their 7-day trial. I use my phone to watch the workout and AirPods to listen! I was hooked, I love the choice of amazing NYC instructor plus the effectiveness of the fun workout, obé’s signature 28 minute classes fits into my busy schedule! Their music is amazing, they are so nice and motivating and a challenging workout! If I have a chubby eating day I would double up a class back to back! The best is my body started changing for the better!

If I do a LIVE class the instructor will see my name and call me out and motivate me. OBÉ Fitness has a talented team of instructors that will keep you inspired to reach your personal best and keep you coming back for more. All their Live classes are available On-Demand so you can workout with your fav instructor anytime. This is the most effective & convenient way of working out!

My favorite Obé instructors are Michelle, Walter, Mary, Meghan, Madelaine & Tiffany R.

My workout has never been so fun and reasonable. My husband is so proud of me, I used to be so dependent on boutique training. Now I have an assortments of workouts direct through their app, I workout at least 5 times a week with Obé, best is when I travel I can do it anywhere in the world!

Here is the spending Math:

Cost of Obé’ $27 per month or $199 for the Year

Cost of my previous monthly NYC workout schedule before Obe $530:

Soul Cycle x 6 = $200

Dance & strength workout = $140

Strength workout x 8 = $200

OBE TOTAL COST per month $27

Savings and still the same body $503

I highly recommend OBE Fitness, I don’t get paid by them! I only share what I’ve tried & love!

Sign up for for 7 day trial and enter code JENN30 if you decide to join your will get 30% off your monthly or yearly membership bringing it down to $19 per month or $140 for the year! 

Genny x

Below is everything I need to do Obe, if I travel I only take my band as most hotel gyms have weights!

NYC Restaurant Guide

I was recently in NYC and enjoyed some new fabulous restaurants, all tried & tested with friends.

Cathédrale
New restaurant opened by Tao Group based out of Moxy Hotel, East Village. Inspired French-Mediterranean Food. The main dining room has 26-foot ceilings and there is a garden terrace with retractable roof. Great atmosphere for dinner with a friends. Highly recommend Hamachi Crudo, Salmon & Chicken.

The Crosby Hotel BarA tranquil gem in Soho. Host a meeting over afternoon tea (best they serve gluten free afternoon tea) or cocktails with friends at the bar, with gorgeous decor and loft like windows! The Crosby Hotel is part of The Firmdale Group, they gorgeous hotels in London & NYC. Open all day for breakfast, brunch, lunch & dinner or coffee, cocktails and afternoon tea.

Le JardinierDecor, food, service & atmosphere was superb. I had dinner with girlfriends and we were drooling over the amazing decor & furniture. Highly recommend Hickory Salad & Salmon.They have a small bar great to host a meeting. They are open for lunch & dinner. Great place for dinner with friends & date night.

The Fulton Jean-Georges seafood restaurant overlooking the Brooklyn Bridge located South Seaport. Windows spanning floor to ceiling to admire the beautiful view while dining. Open for Lunch, Dinner & Brunch

Pastis Meatpacking District. This New York staple, one of my favorites has re-opened round the corner from the old locaition with all the same decor & tables from the old location. Great place for Breakfast, Brunch & Dinner.

I will add more to my list soon

Genny xo

ReforMation

Hi Darlings

Sorry for lacks of posts we have been in full on summer mode! I was in need of some easy summer tops so popped into Reformation in Soho, NY and picked up these great summer tops that have served me so well. All I have worn daytime & evening.

Click image for links x

https://shopstyle.it/l/6CZV

I see a rainbow

Rainbow is such a hot trend right now. You can go either full on rainbow or experience it with accessories.

Here are some of our favorites.

xx

Brinker & Eliza rainbow necklace $168, Soludos rainbow detail sneakers $139, Zara multi color cami $29, Free People Hocus Pocus Maxi dress $198, Alice and Olive godet dress $350, Le Nine basket rainbow bag $595

Disney guide

Hi Darlings,

Our family relocated to Orlando August 2018, to get our kids excited about our move we went all out and took advantage of the Florida Resident Annual Disney Pass. We have had so many visitors so through trial & error we have our Disneyworld highlights:

I highly recommend you download My Disney Experience app You can purchase tickets and book your fast passes (to avoid queues) through the app. Once you purchase your tickets you can book 3 fast passes per park a month advance, which I highly recommend during the school vacation dates & weekends. Queue times without a fast pass can be approx 90 minutes + queue time! All the rides my kids enjoy I book a fast pass for!

Magic Kingdom - Your Dreams Come True. You can’t beat the walk up to famous Princess Castle. This park brings back childhood memories, while creating new ones with your kids! We had a cute character dinner with Winnie Pooh & Friends at The Crystal Palace. My kids favorite rides are: Splash Mountain, Space Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain Rail Road & Speedway

Animal Kingdom - My favorite park with my kids, so easy. My kids love Boneyard - Open-air Dinosaur play space. There is shade and no queue or fast pass needed. Boneyard is a great place for parents to take a rest while kids roam & play! Reserve Tusker House Restaurant for lunch, enjoy dining with Donald Duck & his friends. My kids favorite rides at Animal Kingdom are: Kali River Rapids, Kilimanjaro Safari & Festival of the Lion King (Stage Show).

Epcot - Love this park. There is a whole loop of different countries, each serving their traditional food & drink. There are street entertainers in each country and we always visit England (my Motherland) Fish & Chips and Wine…..best combo! Each country has restaurant which will need a reservation but they all have a take-out option too. My kids favorite Epcot Rides are: Mission Space, Soarin Around the World & Test Track.

Hollywood Studios Jedi Training, my kids & their friends loved! You must register before the show, there are times all day but pre-registration early on in the day is highly recommended. My kids enjoy: Stage Indiana Jones (stage show), Slinky Dog Dash, Twilight Zone House of Terror. Highly recommend Fantasmic, night performance with Mickey.

I highly recommend to eat out of the parks, click here for our Orlando Restaurant Guide

Disney Guide - Dave Drumheller 

If you do not feel like booking fast passes, many of my good friends highly recommend Disney Guide Dave Drumheller. Dave can take you & your family to age-appropriate attractions with minimal waiting in line. Has Disney Trivia, takes family photos. He will start at park opening time, and the tours typically end between 3:30 and 4:30. His rate is $850 per day or $950 during peak season! Friends call him Disney Heaven! info@wdwguidedtours.com

We will continue to add to this post when we discover something new.

We hope you found our guide useful.

Genny xo