A Halloween Love Story

Happy Halloween! While today is one of my favorite holidays (Dressing up AND free candy?!), little did I know that I would meet my best friend, a soul mate, the love of my life, a year ago, on this day. If you’ve been reading Along […]

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A San Diego Wednesday

Happy Wednesday! These past few weeks have proven to be the craziest, most stressful, yet exciting times for me. We’ve moved into our new home yet are STILL packing up my apartment, & making it up as we go along. More coffee, please 😉 I […]

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Current State of Mind: Happy.

“Well, Judge Sotomayor didn’t get where she is being disabled.” This is what a so-called “top” Endocrinologist, specializing in treating Type 1 Diabetics exclusively, like myself, said to me back in 2012. His ignorant comment made me feel horrible, like I shouldn’t ask for help, […]

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Wordy Wednesday: My Time in New York…

3 years ago today, I left for a trip all on my own to New York City! I cannot believe, really, it has been that long, or that the opportunity to go east happened. I love to tell the story of how it came about, […]

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Make the Pledge to LOVE Yourself with Miss Representation.

Ever since I was little, I have always had that unrealistic image of what I should look like; since puberty hit, I will admit that probably at-least 40% of the time, I have been unhappy with my physical appearance. I grew up reading Seventeen, Allure […]

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Staying at The Cosmopolitan Hotel!

  October is shaping up to be the busiest month of the year for Michael and me. Any day now, we will be moving into our new townhouse, yet, its been a bit of CHAOS since we agreed we found our new home sweet home. […]

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My Friends Place in Hollywood…

I have felt so inspired since an eye-opening Sunday afternoon last week beginning at The Hard Rock Cafe on Hollywood Boulevard to learn about My Friends Place, a youth homeless resources center that’s been helping countless children on the streets in Hollywood since 1987. While most probably […]

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The Judge in Theatres Today!

Psst, you know what? I think I’ve caught the bug. Yeah, that one that’s been going around for quite a while that mostly women seem to be catching. It comes on quick for some, like after seeing The Iron Man Trilogy or Sherlock Holmes. For […]

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Halloween Fun in LA & Eek! Giveaway ends 10-17

With Halloween time upon us, I have been having a ball watching horror films with Michael. Anyone who knows me is probably shocked to be reading this. “Mary? WATCHING a horror film?? And saying its FUN?!” While I still refuse to try out The Silence […]

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Gluten Free Pumpkin Spice Survival Guide at Trader Joes!

We have officially entered the well-awaited time of the year: Pumpkin Spice Everything. In just a few weeks, October will be upon us. I’ll have another candle on my birthday cake and we’ll be planning our Halloween costumes. One thing is certain in the fall: […]

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The Importance of Seeing ‘Earnest’ at A Noise Within!

While it’s no secret I love anything to do with the theatre, I actually have kept it a bit under wraps how much I adore Oscar Wilde, & my most favorite work of his is definitely The Importance of being Earnest. I suppose its been […]

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