Spa Week is somehow little-known, but it’s amazing! Spas present several of their (normally very expensive services) for just $50! It’s to promote awareness and hopefully hook you on spa visits, but for me, it’s going to be my first facial. Four Austin spas are participating: milk + honey (2 locations: downtown & hill country…
Author: Lyssa
Free yoga class! at lululemon
When I was a wee intern at Shape magazine, I was in charge of organizing the fashion samples that came in. It was there I learned to love lululemon athletica, this super-soft, super-stylish brand of yoga gear. Apparently it’s more than just yoga gear, but that’s the styling it has. Literally, they use the softest…
artsy stuff is going on this week/end
Starting tonight, there’s tons of artsy stuff to do in Austin. There always is, but from Thursday night on, the city is focusing on it with Art City Austin. Tonight there’s a reception in the Second Street District to mark the opening of Art City Austin, with champagne and shopping. Doesn’t sound all that different…
mercury design studio
LOVED this store. I went by mercury design studio on Second Street today to do some research for an article I’m working on and I just loved it. If I had the money to buy hand-selected vintage chairs in perfect condition, I would. These are the things out of magazines. I mean, in the window…
Track Tuesdays
Tonight I will be coaching a middle school track meet at St. Andrew’s. So don’t expect a wild what-to-do-list. But if I weren’t coaching tonight, I’d playing some pickup volleyball at Zilker! Normally I don’t know anyone that goes out on Tuesday afternoons, but my friends are, so if you have any desire to play…
Monday March Madness
Except that it’s actually April. Tonight is still the championship game in college basketball, and with a Big 12 team in the final–Kansas–against a southern team–Memphis–and the game being played locally–San Antonio–I’m guessing tonight will be a busy night in the sports bars. Strangely enough, downtown/warehouse district sports bar Ringers abruptly closed its doors last…
Thursday: Fashion Fashion Fashion
As many Thursdays go in Austin, there plenty of happy hour events to stop by for free food and drinks. It’s easy to eat/drink freely here! Here are my top two happy hour events … Both feature free food; one features free drinks; both are see-and-be-seen affairs. Fashion Lounge at Pangaea: if you ever wanted…
Bikram – The Hot – Yoga
So I skipped run club in favor of Bikram Yoga with my girls. Of course, I was late, so it’s not like we hung out, but still, it’s a cute idea. Sweating together. 🙂 I did not think Bikram sounded good at all when I first heard about it. The room is 108 degress, you…
New Direction
Rather than being a ramble on my life, which no doubt my mom finds very interesting, I’m changing the scope of this blog back to my original intention: This is Life in Austin. What I do, what I see, what trends I identify, what I think everyone else should do, visitor and local alike. So…
DrumJam
Went to see a friend, Greg Vendetti, play last night at Stubb’s. His set was good–he has a deep, powerful voice that really wraps itself around the crowd. He’s also just a charismatic showman: he is amazingly at ease on stage, talking up the audience and hyping the bands that play before and after him.…