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1.23 Join Me for National Tomorrow’s Leaders Day!

Tomorrow’s Leaders is the young professionals group that supports Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and puts on events like Backyard Ball, where I was honored this year. I’ve joined the leadership council of the group and am taking on the responsibility of bringing on new members! Why join? It’s $65 for a full year of events, free…

The Things You Can Buy Locally

IN the vein of all the things I would have bought, there are two local Austin shopping events this weekend that I’m pretty excited about, and you should check out if you’re in town. Shaybazaar is a new site for ethically-sourced, handmade items. Kitty Cohen’s, if you’ve never been, is worth the visit alone: it’s…

Nerd It Up: Bryan Stevenson

I just finished reading Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson—who has been called America’s Nelson Mandela—after learning from my library committee that he’s coming to speak at Soka University tomorrow night. Tickets are still available here if you’re in OC! Read this book. It’s called a memoir, but it’s so…

Aspen Radio Show Notes #13

Thanks for tuning in to the Life in Aspen with Lyssa radio show! Tune in every Monday at noon MST on party934.com. Click to listen: Life in Aspen December 10 / download (via party934podcasts.com) Things I talked about: The Frank weather report: it’s 9 degrees and SNOWING!! 15″ snow creates tricky avalanche conditions Highlands opening delayed … maybe opens Thursday? dailyhap hap of the…

Aspen Radio Show Notes #12

Thanks for tuning in to the Life in Aspen with Lyssa radio show! Tune in every Monday at noon MST on party934.com. Click to listen: Life in Aspen December 3 / download (via party934podcasts.com) Things I talked about: The Frank weather report: dad, it’s 38F degrees and sunny / we got “trace” amounts of snow! dailyhap hap of the day:  slow down and…

Aspen Radio Show Notes #10

Thanks for tuning in to the Life in Aspen with Lyssa radio show! Tune in every Monday at noon MST on party934.com. Click to listen: Life in Aspen November 19 / download (via party934podcasts.com) Things I talked about: DailyHap Hap of the day: Why You Need an Alter Ego All-natural deodorant: help me find one that works! Suggestions? (youtube vid about it) Jams played: Miranda…

Radio Show #5 Notes

Thanks for listening to my radio show! I was so excited to have my bestie Cait on the show with me, she was super fun and funny! Tune in every Monday at noon MST on party934.com. Click to listen: Life in Aspen October 8 (via party934podcasts.com) Things I talked about: The Aspen Boarding Kennel – with kennel cam! Aspen Democracy…

Austin: “Face the Day” Tour for a Free Mo’

It’s not quite Movember yet, but according to recent statistics, many men are embracing the mo’ and other facial hair throughout the year. A full 62 percent of guys sport facial hair sometime in a year. Lucky for guys, Wahl, the industry leader in barber tools, will dispatch its giant barbershop and team of experts to the…

Aspen: Wine and Heels

A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to attend Aspen’s latest ladies’ night craze: Wine in Heels. It’s a women-only (save for a few media men) wine and food pairing geared toward educating women about wine and food and creating networking opportunities. It works. Wine in Heels is hosted on top of the Dancing…