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Author: Lyssa

I AM THAT GIRL Necklace!

I LOVE this necklace. And I could have sworn I’d written about I AM THAT GIRL before, but it looks like I haven’t. The organization is all about educating and empowering the next generation of women. They say: We are shifting girl culture. By building a community for girls to be seen, be heard, and…

Nike x Pendleton

Last Christmas it was Pendeleton x Ugg and now this?! As if I wasn’t already obsessed. Customizable Pendleton Nikes?! Are you kidding me?! You can even put all the Pendleton patterns on one shoe! (But, don’t. That would look terrible.) Available in Air Max 90s (pictured), Air Force 1s high, mid, and low, and some sort of Roshe…

Basketball | Feel Good Friday 111315

From about eighth grade on, my life revolved around basketball—pickup, practice, drills, rec league, school teams, AAU, open gyms, the sport court we built just for me on the side of our house. My high school and early college experiences centered around basketball, and I loved it. I love sports, teams, camraderie, physicality, training, playing,…

Secret Pasta Recipe from a Famous French Guy

One of the scene-iest scenes in Orange County is Fig & Olive, so when I found out FIG & OLIVE’s founder/owner Laurent Halasz was releasing a cookbook AND throwing a party to celebrate it, obviously I was in. The party was fabulous and the food obviously divine, but the highlight of the evening was Laurent stopping…

Half a Burrito!

LOOK AT THIS HALF OF A BURRITO! I know you’re thinking why do I want to see a half-eaten burrito? BECAUSE I ate half the burrito and it didn’t fall apart! Because it’s like a real burrito! But without gluten! It’s not grainy like Ezekial and it’s not corn like corn tortillas and it doesn’t break…

Riding that Riding Train … what? On spinning.

Why is it that when lifters want to get lean or even just skinny, they start spinning? Cardio? But what specifically about spinning makes it better cardio than anything else? I don’t know. But will tell you that I. Hate. Spin. But I have been going consistently, and, well, it works. If you wanna be…