If you could only buy ten things for your Spring Look, what would they be? And where would you buy them?

Our fashion genie says start at the Livingston Town Center.

Hit Atrium, the airy 'burbs version of a trendy New York City clothing store. Get in the trenches with a great Nicholas K coat for $385. Our model (seen here) has shorter sleeves and a buttoned-up style. Finish your spy-to-die-for look with Tom Ford sunglasses at $460 (www.tomford.com).

Buy Atrium's cap sleeve black and white polka dot dress by Beauty Mark, for $255. Consider pairing it with a WBB (Wide Black Belt) like the one Diane Keaton wore in every scene in our new favorite movie Because I Said So. Follow the links to Daphne's clothing on www.starstyle.com and check out the Yves Saint Laurent gut grabber for $379.89.

Go straight to Elle… Elle Squared, that is. The little boutique is stashed in the corner of the Shoe Inn store. You'll need a clunky gold and black statement ring, $170. Grab a pastel Color Time sport watch for $75—cloned from the manufacturer of the pricier Toy Watch (www.toywatchusa.com)

Don't leave without shoes…comfy Ugg flip flops for $68. Perfect to show off your spring pedi.

Stash your goodies in a brand new Tory Burch (www.toryburch.com) patent leather tote. Bright orange, $295. Make sure you select one of the large clutch bags too. So many to choose from, you'll want a few.

Your last item comes from the Internet. Order a great hoodie or running jacket from Portland-based www.lucy.com. Remember, always look like you are on the way to the gym. We'll never tell anyone where you've really been.

They say March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. What's in the middle? We say: Lots of stuff.

Like:

Tapping

Vermonters know that the classic time to tap maple syrup is now. New Jerseyans can follow their advice Sunday, 2 p.m., at the Tenafly Nature Center (www.tenaflynaturecenter.org). Learn about the history of maple syrup, then boil down sap to make a fresh batch. Members free, $5 non-members.

Running

Join the Morristown St. Paddy's Day 5-K, beginning Saturday morning at 10 a.m., at Ginty Field in Morris Township. Or, start your beach season early with the Sixth Annual Keith McHeffey 3-Mile Fun Run at Donovan's Reef, Sea Bright. It's an 11 a.m. start Sunday. On-line registration for both is at www.raceforum.com.

Parading

Get down the Shore the day before the McHeffey race, to Seaside Heights for the Ocean County St. Patrick's Day Parade, starting at noon (and a week early). Call (732) 830-1847. For a list of St. Pat's parades in New Jersey, go to www.saintpatricksdayparade.com.

Planting

Or at least planning your garden, at the Springfest Flower & Garden Show. Floral beds, landscaping displays, gardening workshops, more than 50 vendors. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. all weekend at the Sussex County Fairgrounds in Augusta. Call (973) 948-9448 or visit www.springfestgardenshow.org.

Peeping

One of the first signs of spring is the loud chorus of Spring Peeper frogs as they emerge from hibernation and get ready to breed. Take a walk along wooded ponds to hear and (maybe) see, with a guide from the New Jersey Audubon Society, 10:30-noon, at the Essex County Environmental Center in Roseland. Call (973) 268-3500 ext. 270 or go to www.njaudubon.org.

Rockin'

The guitar player's guitar player, rock-jazz fusion demigod Allan Holdsworth, (www.therealallanholdsworth.com) is in concert with his trio at the School of Rock (www.schoolofrockeast.com ) in South Hackensack, Sunday at 8 p.m. $25 a ticket, call (201) 342-8314.

Shoppin'

For your guy's spring wardrobe… tie one on at the Vineyard Vines (www.vineyardvines.com) trunk show Sunday afternoon at Nordstrom (www.nordstrom.com ) in Short Hills Mall . Treat him to one of their signature silk ties—pick up a free gift, sail off to your shore house in style!

Here's an interesting wrinkle fix that doesn't involve plastic surgery or lasers, or little needles under your skin. It's a zap of electricity that stimulates your skin like acupuncture.

Jonathan Holasek, Mountain Lakes acupuncturist and practitioner of holistic health (973-331-0200), aims his wattage at your face and in seven sessions you may see a new you. Fewer lines, and for those of us who are sleep deprived (who isn't?) less baggage and circles under the eyes.

First, you lie on a waterbed in a spa-like room, restful music in the background. Jonathan tests your muscle strength using a colored light. Which color do your muscles react favorably to, red or blue? He adjusts your electrical current accordingly. He calls it Holistic Facial Rejuvenation. You can read more at (www.vibrationalbeauty.com).

After a hot towel and some skin-enhancing nutriceuticals are applied, your face is ready to be zapped. Jonathan holds two pulsing wands and traces the outline of your eyes, mouth, the furrows on your forehead. You feel nothing except the tiniest tingle.

Circulation stimulated, muscles tightened. Blotches banished. The process has also been used to treat Bell's Palsy, a neurological disorder characterized by sharply sagging facial muscles.

It takes six or seven sessions at Jonathan's office to find the younger you. The cost is $225 a 90-minute session, or $175 for an hour.

You may want to try it before you go under the knife or the needle. It's also a nice place to take a nap, after a long day.

The Scarlet Knights' season reminded us that it is good to be from Jersey. In the spirit of our home state, we offer you some retail cheerleaders…

Do you love wearing the Rutgers logo? We do. Check out the collection of women's tee shirts (cap sleeve, spandex, pink, grey and red) at the University Bookstore in downtown New Brunswick. The website www.collegefootballstore.com has some, but not all of the shirts. It might be worth a drive to the banks of the Old Rar-i-tan.

www.jerseygood.com is beating the drum with funny tee shirts about our produce, our diners, and our jughandle exits. The state-deprecating clothing ("New Jersey—at least it's not Staten Island") will immediately elevate your status from Turnpike transient to Garden State insider. You can use the code "DES148" to get $10 off orders of $50 or more.

www.jerseypride.com sells clothing with the LOGS (Lovers Of The Garden State) logo. There's a laundry list of everyone famous who was ever from New Jersey, or lived here for a period of time. Check out the pictures of tattoos in the shape of the state map.

After you outfit yourself, head to the website for the New Jersey Hall of Fame (www.njhalloffame.com) and cast your ballot for the inductees. The Hall of Fame backers are determined to build a museum, change perceptions, and educate us on our history. Besides, these folks promise a blast of an induction ceremony—televised, with first class entertainment.

Congratulations, you are officially a Jersey Girl. Now about that tattoo…

Should you let someone from one of the state's hottest clothing shops re-organize your closet?

If your wardrobe is in pain, but your bank account is healthy, consider CoCo-to-Go, the new roadshow from the CoCo Pari Boutique (www.cocopari.com).

Sara Beth, the Red Bank boutique's traveling consultant, arrives at your home and eyeballs your closet. Assuming she believes the patient is worth saving, she will return with armloads of goodies for you to peruse.

She brings Valentino to Moschino, Louboutin to Laurent. It all depends on you—your look, and your needs.

As a special incentive to NJ My Way subscribers… the store will reduce its requirement of a $1,000 retainer to $500. That's the amount you need to put down to set up your first visit. The money—all of it—goes towards your new wardrobe. We know you will find something to buy!

Coco Pari's Red Bank flagship (there is also a smaller store in Deal) is 10,000 square feet, and three stories of every designer label you can name. Even some you won't find in Neiman Marcus. Open late (11 p.m.) on Fridays and Saturdays, it attracts some of the town's trendy club hoppers.

If you order CoCo-to-Go, you'll get the individual services of Sara the stylist. A designer wardrobe that fits your image. It's all sans the trip down the Parkway to this cabaret of couture.

Sara won't discuss individual clients, she says it's all hush hush confidential. But she told us business is booming. Call her at (732) 212-8111 and don't forget to mention NJ My Way, so you get the discount. Join this club, and you may never go near a mall again!

By the way, we apologize to our friends at the Salt Creek Grille in Rumson, for mistakenly referring to them as the Salt City Grille, in last Wednesday's Rooms With A View. Help make it up to them, by reserving your table there soon!