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Tuesday, November 20, 2007
I just happened to be in NYC when the Muji
SoHo store opened. I had
been reading about it everywhere online, so I was thrilled to
be there the weekend it opened. I have been to the ones in London so I
knew what I was in for.
I have a sad habit, however, of purchasing items when traveling that
will be a challenge to carry home on the plane. Check out the size of
this bag.
I just had to have this recycling sorter. Fortunately it
folded flat and actually fit in the plane's overhead compartment. I
LOVE it. It holds three plastic grocery bags (which despite my numerous
reusable bags still find their way into my house). We use one for
plastic, one for glass and one for aluminum. It was so worth carrying
it home.
I have been excitedly sitting on this news for weeks. My
friend Sarah has opened a yarn shop! She and her mom bought the Village
Yarn Shop and moved it from Midtown to East Rochester. It is now called
The Village Yarn
and Fiber Shop!
Aaron and I helped out a couple nights before the
store opened... inventorying the enormous amount of yarn and stocking
shelves. It was all fun and I am so proud of them! It is the cutest,
coziest knitters haven. The Sit & Knitters have a new home!
We stopped by on their opening day to pet the yarn and buy a
few skeins. It really is fabulous and if you are a Rochester knitter,
you gotta go check it out!
Our mall got a Forever 21, but I had never gone in it. Then I read this article in the NY Times and was more interested. Tina and I stopped in and I found a cupcake tank top I went crazy for. After Aprille got me a cupcake t-shirt for my birthday I want cupcake everything.
I love the new reusable
grocery bags they have at Wegmans. At
only $1 a bag we were able to get three for each of our cars so we
always have them when we stop for groceries. (that is three for my bug and three for Aaron's truck... oooh.. maybe I should get some for Aaron's scooter)
When Tina and I were in San Francisco we each bought these reusable ChicoBags. They
aren't as cute as the ones featured on delight.com
(found via NotMartha),
but I like how small they roll up. The ChicoBags are perfect
for shopping trips... I just need to get better at remembering to carry
them with me.
After reading sites like No Impact Man
and Sew Green,
I am glad I got these... a person uses an average of 500 plastic bags
a year!
When one is traveling and one goes to visit an Ikea one really must remember that they flew there on a plane and really mustn't buy large items or furniture... no matter how cute it is.
After reading over some of the "must visit" recommendations, this evening we went to Japantown. Joel stopped at every sushi window to look at the fake pieces of sushi. I nearly passed out when we went to the Kinokuniya Bookstore. I had time to pick out three books before it closed. I hardly got a chance to see everything, so we will have to go back again. There were some books that were so cute my head nearly popped.
When I travel there are certain establishments that are on my "must visit" list. They are as follows...
1. Jamba Juice
2. In -n- Out Burger
3. Sephora
4. Pomme Frites (NYC only)
5. Cheesecake Factory
6. Ikea
7. Urban Outfitters
8. Anthropologie
9. Baja Fresh
10.
Crate and Barrel
Well, two of the places on my list are opening in Rochester. Sephora and Cheesecake Factory. I am thrilled that I will now have unlimited access to expensive makeup and chicken madiera, but a little part of me realizes that the excitement of getting to go there when I travel will be gone. I guess I just need to find more places for my list.
