Racing through Ridgewood on a Style Mission

I did not partake here, though I have sampled
these wares @ Bergdorf's chic little Bar 5F.
The bakery was also selling icing shots for a true sugar rush.

The well-heeled village of Ridgewood, NJ is about 25 minutes north of here. It has excellent schools, restaurants and shops, and beautiful homes.

Between stressful appointments, health insurance calls and phone interviews today, I had a chance to walk around the town. Yes, it was the world's worst hair day--and I mean that sincerely, I checked in a dressing room--but I overcame it.

Fun stops:

• Leapin' Lizards. The Lilly Pulitzer store I've mentioned. Loved looking. Pink, green, lacy, bright, feminine, happy. Think blonde and beautiful, polar opposite of me on hell-hair day.
• Crumbs. Guilty as charged--peanut-butter-cup cupcake. Pricey, too: $3.75, I think? Does not help for fitting into XL at Leapin' [see above].
• Cupcakes by Carousel. Another outrageous cupcake place; saw a mom ordering a 12-pack. The kids have higher cupcake stakes here! Favorite fact: The worker at chic Bar 5F @ Bergdorf's told me their cupcakes come from here.
• Savvy Chic Consignment Boutique. Emilio Pucci, Tory Burch, Tiffany & Co., tons more--Figgy found a great dress for five bucks.
• Eileen's Consignment Boutique. Kind of amazing. Not nearly as organized as Savvy Chic, but I scored nearly brand-new Tahari pink and black pumps for $15 and a pair of Gap jeans for $5. [While there, a fashionable woman dropped off Tory shoes for consignment. Not my size.]
• Town & Country Pharmacy. Nice Deborah Lippmann nail polish in chic colors, plus Bond No. 9 fragrances!
  

I have to go to bed now. Good night.

TCOY

1. Dressed for boot camp, schlepped ball, weights, water and mat in car, but got stymied by damn insurance authorizations and a zillion phone calls and wait times. So I walked around tony Ridgewood in my workout clothes. Got in at least 30 minutes of walking.
2. Stared down big sack of Fritos Scoops at supermarket. Yay!
3. Spinach salad with roasted, salted sunflower seeds @ dinner [seeds were Patsy's idea to add--yum].
4. Walked to soggy Iris Gardens this evening with H. and Sug.
5. Polished my nails [see Deborah Lippman, above]. Felt good to sit still and do this.