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Kelsey Dundon

Workspace | Alyssa Schottland-Bauman of Nourished

The Anthology’s Workspace column takes us inside the creative spaces of some very creative people.

If you’re in Vancouver you may very well have seen Alyssa Schottland-Bauman of Nourished share her favourite healthy recipes on Breakfast Television. And if you’re not in Vancouver, well, that’s what the internet is for. Here, the health-loving New York transplant takes us inside her kitchen and her workspace, which is filled with more greens than most of us eat in a year.

1. A pitcher of lemon water. I drink one in the morning and refill after lunch. I can’t work if it’s not there — water is like my security blanket. Two things about my water: one, I only drink ionized alkaline water and two, I never, ever drink from plastic containers.

2. I can’t live without my russel+hazel metallic gold folders (cluttered space, cluttered mind). The big one holds current client health intake, the medium one holds my journal for even the smallest ideas and the small one holds my iPhone. They keep me organized for my many dash-out moments.

3. Beaded bracelets that my three girls made for me. I keep them front and centre because they inspire me to live my healthiest every moment.

4. My tiny votive ylang ylang candle warms up my space on cool winter mornings.

5. While I am not a fan of desk eating, I keep a superfood snack on hand — today it’s goji berries.

6. Cup of MOMA unsharpened pencils from my sister. Each is inscribed with a famous artist’s quote, but my favourite is Georgia O’Keeffe’s “Whether you Succeed or not is irrelevant, there is no such thing. Making your unknown known is the important thing.”

A cup of fresh flowers is such a luxury on my desk. I love having just one or two live plants around me while I work.

7. An inspiration board filled with pictures and motivational quotes.

8. I drink a huge mason jar of green juice every morning to get me going. It’s my own Nourished concoction and it changes depending on season. But its base is always kale, spinach, lemon, cucumber, apple, ginger, celery and parsley. I seriously can’t start my day without it. When I don’t, all I think about is where and when I’m getting my fix. Every single one of my clients is hooked on it. Not such a bad addiction to have!

P.S. Get a peek at Alyssa’s latest projects here.

P.P.S. Creep the creative spaces of some very creative people, like Erica Lam of The Style Spy, Niki Blasina of A Haute Mess, and Anya Georgijevic of I’m the It Girl in The Anthology’s Workspace column.

January 7, 2013 by

Pinstagram | Twigs and Twiggy

The Anthology’s Pinstagram column marries the dream (Pinterest) and the reality (Instagram).

Take a hike. Walking off holiday turkey with my beasts in a coat c/o Old Navy and boots c/o Cougar + my favourite place to get lost.

Colour wonderful. One heckuva bright book at Elliott Bay Books in Seattle + one heckuva bright door.

Purple haze. A pastel sunset in Seattle + a pastel-clad Twiggy.

Bright lights. The flying neon pig of Save On Meats + a neon kiss.

Oooooh sparkly. Baked at Home’s delicious sugar crystal-covered cookies and Olivia Wilde’s crystal-covered top.

Ring it in. My headpiece wants to wish you a very happy 2013. May it be a colourful one!

P.S. There are more photos where these came from so follow Kelsey Dundon on Instagram and add The Anthology on Facebook.

January 3, 2013 by

Beauty | Korres Yoghurt Body Butter

I’m not sure exactly when it happened, but Greek yogurt has completely dominated the dairy aisle. Turns out its creamy goodness is not only great for breakfast but works wonders for dry skin too.

I just got back from snow-covered Edmonton, Alberta where the cold left my skin terribly dry. So what did I do the moment I touched down back in Vancouver? Lather up with the very thick Korres Yoghurt Body Butter. It’s made in Greece with actual yogurt and rehydrates skin in ways lighter moisturizers can’t. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that the yogurt’s full fat, making it extra dermalicious.

Now we just need someone to invent a granola exfoliator.

January 2, 2013 by

Here’s to 2013!

And here’s to breaking all your resolutions! Except for the one about throwing more dance parties. That one’s definitely worth keeping.

[Image found here.]

December 31, 2012 by

The Anthology’s Most Ridiculous Moments of 2012

If 2011 was the year of Miss America, friendly Sasquatches and granny nighties, then 2012 was all about psychedelic wine, chest hair and grown men singing “MMMBop.” Herewith, The Anthology’s most ridiculous moments of the past year.

9. The series I hosted for Vitamin Daily and Tourism Kelowna in which we treated wine-making with the stoicism it deserves.

8. The ridiculously fun Social Feed x The Anthology event where we wined and dined in support of Dress for Success Vancouver. The event sold out ridiculously fast — faster in fact than any Social Feed before it. You guys are the best! (Photos by superstar photographer Maurice Li.)

7. A trip to New York in which my girlfriends and I discovered just how far you can walk in 5-inch heels. (All the way across the Brooklyn Bridge, apparently.)

6. Then there’s the trip to Seattle in which my ladyfriends and I ate everything but cheesecake.

5. A lifestyle segment I did for PC Home’s Terra Gear on CTV in which host Aamer Haleem camped out on set.

Which brings me to number 4. Camping on the ridiculously beautiful Oregon Coast, where I failed miserably in my attempt at lumberjacking.

3. The fleeting moment in which photographer Barry Gnyp’s dog Lola agreed to pose for the Freedman Shoes SS/12 Campaign (which I directed) and the even more fleeting moment in which she posed exactly like the made-of-newspaper dog.

2. The time I scouted some of the best dressed festival goers at Coachella. And yes, this guy made the list.

1. Though really, for me, 2012 will always be the year I met Hanson at the PNE. Grown men singing “MMMbop?” Ridiculously irresistible.

Happy New Year, friends! See you in 2013!

P.S. Make your 2013 your best yet and like The Anthology on Facebook and tweet along with @TheAnthology.

December 31, 2012 by

Wear/Where | The Bronze Age

Gold gets all the glory, but I love the warmer, richer tones of the metal that always comes in third.

From top left: the Martignac apartment by Studio Ko in Paris, a garland boa (the dollar store’s best holiday party accessory), Penguin’s new look for the 70th anniversary of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classics (I just finished reading The Great Gatsby and cannot wait for the film to be released), the most gorgeous lights $10,000 can buy, and a perfect party dress by Jonathan Saunders.

P.S. You’ll get a gold star if you add The Anthology on Facebook.

December 26, 2012 by

Home | DIY Paillette-covered Favour Boxes

My dinner guests are lucky if I don’t make them set the table themselves. But some of you are far more organized. And crafty.

So for all you hostesses with the mostesses, my friend Maxine of Tulle Box Designs shares a DIY so simple even I could D it. Inspired by paillette-adorned clutches, these favour boxes will make your guests feel loved, whether you’re hosting a holiday dinner party, New Year’s soiree or fêting a January baby.

They couldn’t be easier to make: place round gold label stickers (available at just about any office store) onto your favour box of choice, fill with something delicious, and voilà!

Now let’s see that one more time in slow motion:

Brilliant. And brilliantly simple! And you know what? They’d work wonders for a winter wedding too.

I’d still like your help setting the table though.

Want to D more Y? There are tons of ideas on Tulle Box Design’s site.

[Photos supplied by Tulle Box]

December 21, 2012 by