Sunday Funday!

I had such a great week!  It was one of those weeks which everything just fell in place.  Even the weather cooled down a bit lol.  Although still 80s in late October.  =(  I'm so sick of summer!  But anyway... my workouts this week were on point too.  I only got in 2 workouts last week, so this week I went 5 times and made up for the prior week a little bit.  I will do so again next week and completely catch up!  

Monday 10/19

What I did:  Strength #3 (since I did #1 and #2 only last week, I started this week at #3).

What I wore:  

Top: Lululemon Cool Racerback in savasana camo

Bra: Lululemon Free To Be in faded zap

Bottom:  Lululemon If You're Lucky Pant

Shoes:  Nike Free 5.0 TR Fit 4 in ash

To and From:  Splits59 Viper Dismount Pullover

Tuesday 10/20

What I did:  Strength #4, followed by spin class.

What I wore:

Top:  Lululemon Flow and Go Tank in faded zap

Bottom:  Lululemon Wunder Under crop in pretty palm cadet blue

Shoes:  Nike Free 3.0 in gray/crimson

To and from:  Lorna Jane Willow Mesh Sweater

Wednesday 10/21

What I did:  Strength #1, followed by 30 minutes on the treadmill

What I wore:

Top:  Nike Elastika Graphic tank

Bra:  Titika Inferno bra

Bottom:  Splits59 Nova Viper Capri

Shoes:  Nike Free 3.0

To and From:  Lorna Jane Emille Seamless Jacket

Thursday 10/22

What I did:  Strength #2.

What I wore:

Top:  Nike Burnout Tee

Bottom:  Nike Forevergradient Tight

Shoes:  Nike Free 5.0 TR Fit 4 in ash

To and From:  Vince Camuto Mix Stitch Mesh Sweater

Friday 10/23

What I did:  Strength #3 for the second time this week!  Followed by 30 minutes on the gauntlet.

What I wore:

Top:  Splits59 Sabrina tank

Bottom:  Splits59 Ginger crop in marianna blue

Shoes:  Nike Free 5.0 TR Fit 4 in hyper cobalt/bright mango

To and From:  Beyond Yoga top

I am taking both days of this weekend as rest days!  So that's my week.  =)  Hope you all had a great one!  

Helmut Lang Sample Sale

I went to the Helmut Lang sample sale today, held by Prive which is the same company that held the Vince sample sale last month.  It was in the same place too and had the exact same set up haha.  Here's a Racked LA article which has more pictures as well as the address.  It will last all the way until Sunday.

So it started at 10 am today and I arrived somewhere around 11.  There was a long line to check out as well as to the fitting room.  But by the time I left around 12:30, the lines had died down almost completely.  I asked one of the sales girls whether they were going to get any restocks tomorrow and on the weekend, to which she answered no, so I think in this case you are better off going as early as you can.

Here are some photos I took at the sale:

The sale was very organized, same as the Vince one.  I found the prices to be still on the high end though.  Definitely not as good as the Vince sale prices.  For example, the Helmut Lang leather jackets were $499, whereas the Vince jackets were $250.  Though Helmut Lang retails for higher prices than Vince, but the discount % is still a bit smaller.  Of course you can expect ~70% off retail prices which is a large discount!  However, $499 is still a lot to spend on a jacket!  I really wanted 2 leather jackets, which would have set me back $1000+ after tax.  So I just couldn't bite the bullet... hahaha.  Not gonna lie, it hurt my heart a little to have to put them back and see them get snatched up by other shoppers.

Aside from the 2 beautiful leather jackets I put back, I also managed to put back a dress.  It was actually this Lateral Drape dress that's on 6pm for $169.  But it was $220 at the sample sale today!  It fits really well and flatters the figure.  But in the end I didn't really need a dress this style (seriously, when will I ever wear it?) so I put it back too.

So, I did buy one thing and one thing only!  But I love it SO much!  It's the Sonar Wool Twist Knot dress.  It was $129 at the sample sale, and retails for $290.  I found it on amazon for $110-290, and on 6pm for $175.  Here it is in black on me.  I like it with my new Louboutins!

Slightly different looking from each side due to the asymmetrical top:

Here's some close up pics of the twist on the shoulder:

And then it drapes to the rest of the body:

I really can't tell you how much I love this dress.  It's the perfect little black dress that is simple yet classy.  I think it can be dressed up or down.  The material is wool, so it's on the thicker side.  But it's stretchy and comfortable.

I got this dress in petite size.  I think Helmut Lang generally runs on the large side.  If I were to get a size S, it probably would look looser like it does on the model.  But I don't like it that loose in this style.  I like the way the petite fits better.

I actually like this dress so much that I almost got the charcoal one at the sale as well.  But I held out until I got home, and found it on amazon for even cheaper!  So I bought from amazon right away.  I do really need both colors!!

Anyway, based on my limited research on the items I tried on and what price they were charging at the sample sale, I would say the sample sale prices were comparable to discounted prices you can get at Nordstrom Rack or these sites like amazon and 6pm.  It probably makes the sample sale less appealing, but if you have time, I think you should stop by and try some things on.  I would never have bought this dress if I only saw it online on the model.  So it's worth going through stuff in person if possible.

Since I live so close to Santa Monica, I may go back on Sunday and see if they've dropped prices on the leather jackets lol.  But I'm pretty sure the style I liked will be sold out before then, since they only had a few in each size when I was there.  If they are still available though, maybe I'll consider that a sign!  =P

Munchery!

This is somewhat of a different post.  I wanted to share something I've been using for quite a while and really really like - Munchery!  It's a website which has an app that you can download on your phone as well, and they deliver you food that you have to heat up yourself.  It sounds terrible lol, but it's actually really really good!  I've had them deliver to me probably 10 times or so already, and every single time I've had really great food created by top notch chefs, and the portion size is very generous!  Their menu changes weekly so you can always try new things.  The downside is of course if you really like a dish, you may have to wait for a while before it comes back onto the menu.  Yes you do have to spend about 10 -15 minutes to heat the food up, but the ingredients are fresh, and there are clear instructions on what you should do.  That's also how they can keep the prices at such reasonable levels.  Most of the time you can just heat using the container that the food comes, which are also recyclable.

Their app is pretty cool.  It has pictures of each dish, the chef that created them, cooking instructions, list of ingredients, nutritional breakdown, and user reviews for each dish.  You can also order up till a week in advance, for multiple days as well!  Once you place your order, the app shows the route that the delivery car takes, so you can track it all the way till it gets to your door.

So, they currently only service certain parts of LA, in addition to San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle and New York, but they are expanding.  If you live in their service area, I highly recommend that you give it a try!  You can use my promo code for $10 off your first order:  D2344YTC.

This is one of my first orders from Munchery (all for 2 people lol).  All their dishes come in packaging like this:

On the back of each box, there are instructions on how to heat it up:

This is what each dish looked like after taking off the outer sleeve:

So as you can see, they have appetizers, soups, entries, kids meals, and even desserts and drinks.  For my first order, they threw in a free lemon cupcake dessert:

For kids meal, which I've ordered a couple times as appetizers, they come with gifts.  I've gotten fun glasses and this ring with moving eyes... haha:

Ok so for some other orders that I've placed throughout the past few months, I've taken screen shots of the dish on their app.  Now I'm going to put them next to how dishes turned out in real life.  They may not look as pretty as the official pictures, but they do taste great!

Vegetable Tortilla Soup - one of my favorites that I've ordered multiple times!

App screen shot

Pre-heat

After

Hatch Green Chile & Corn Chowder:

Thai Style Spicy Mint Cauliflower:

Cheese Tortellini & Pork Sausage - not very healthy but really yummy lol

 Next to the tortellini in the pre-heated picture above is the Alaskan Cod with Summer Corn:

Lastly, the Pulled Pork & Roast Corn Bread

Funny I didn't realize until now, but apparently I was having a lot of corn in the above pictures lol.  So, the dishes I've shown are kind of their heartier meals that my bf tends to order more often.  But they also have a lot of great salads that I've tried.  All in all, as far as taste goes, I'd give what I've tried an average score of at least 9 out of 10.  That's the main thing that keeps me going back over and over again!  

I think I happen to live really close to one of their offices or wherever they store the food.  But each time after I place my order, they usually arrive within 20 minutes.  I've never tried the order ahead thing.  I just order on the spot.  I think only one time it took them 30 minutes, but on average it's pretty reasonable especially given how crazy LA traffic gets around dinner time.  I learned to read the cooking instructions on what I order before they get delivered, so I can time it and turn on the oven to preheat before my food gets here!  It's kind of a fun experience if you are a couple, or if you have kids.  You can all spend a few minutes together to "cook", and pretend like you are amazing chefs!  =)