Breast Health with Violet Iodine! #HugsShouldntHurt

(This post is sponsored by Violet iodine, but all opinions expressed in this post are entirely my own.) Ladies! Today is all about a dirty 3 letter word that most of us know all too well about: PMS. Or, if you want to give it […]

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What Not to Miss at Claremont Restaurant Week!

Have you ever been to Claremont, California? Nestled in the foothills of The San Gabriel Mountains, just east of Downtown LA & whistling distance from Pasadena, Claremont has become a best kept secret to Southern California with world-class cuisine, entertainment & FUN to be had. […]

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Feeling ‘Joy’ & ‘Sad’ with Pixar’s Inside Out.

Oh, Pixar…how I always try to poo-poo the power of your movies. Between the rave reviews, clever-ness and everyone’s heart skipping a beat when you release your animated flicks like the Toy Story trilogy, Ratatouille or, oh how can we forget…UP, I always reprise my role as […]

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American Idiot Rocks DOMA Theatre!

While I am a casual fan of Green Day, when Los Angeles’ DOMA Theatre Company invited me out to see their current production of the band’s 2004 hit album, American Idiot, I didn’t know quite what to expect when we arrived at the very intimate, […]

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Save the Date for The #LAFoodWine Fest!

Imagine Comic Con, yet, in Downtown Los Angeles, where the streets are flooded for 4 packed filled days & nights of hob nobbing, sipping endless amounts of bubbly, wine, noshing on plates created by your favorite Chefs like Wolfgang Puck & Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto & […]

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#MusicMonday: Tori Amos’ From the Choirgirl Hotel

I was driving home on the 405 last night, blasting Tori Amos’ From the Choirgirl Hotel on Spotify & found myself struck at what a legend of an album this is. While The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, even Joni Mitchell, continue to make the best-of […]

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To Kill A Mockingbird at Theatricum Botanicum

The Theatricum Botanicum’s Summer season has begun & they’re off to one of their most powerful & meaningful years thus far. Thanks, in part, to their production of Christopher Sergel’s adaptation of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, which opened to a sold out crowd […]

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Weekend Getaway: Solvang. #TravelTuesday

As some of you might know, I semi-grew up in Solvang, California; I say ‘semi’ since I consider myself more of a Los Angeles native, yet spent a good ten years in The Santa Ynez Valley. While it’s a great place to visit, I can’t […]

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Weekend Getaway: San Diego

Happy Summer! In this mini series of posts, I thought it would be fun to tell you about some California destinations that are especially perfect for those like myself who reside in Los Angeles. Kicking this series off will be at the border of our […]

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thinkThin Oatmeal Giveaway through 6/20!

Mornings can be rough at our house. Especially when you have a couple who one loves rising early (my boyfriend) & me (I hate waking up, am grumpy & sometimes will beg my dogs to get the coffee pot on for me to no avail). […]

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The Live Smart Series in New York.

While I am unfortunately un-able to head out to New York & attend, Smart Girls Group is proud to present its second annual conference, The Live Smart Series, to be held in New York City on July 10 & ­11, followed by the Live Smart […]

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DOMA Brings American Idiot to The Met Theatre!

Since 1994, punk rockers Green Day have had many triumphs, ups & downs with their music career. With their debut album in 1990, they were just a group of rebels from Berkeley, California, & by the release of 1995’s Insomniac & their 1997 4th album, […]

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