District Wine Bar in Long Beach: Gluten Free, Great Staff, Wine…Whats Not to Love?

On a warm day last week, & wanting to hit the streets with Hammond, I decided to head to The East Village Arts District in Downtown Long Beach. The gorgeous city that combines with skyscrapers with the ocean at your fingertips, was clearly recovering from […]

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Meet Hammond…..

Life is working in funny ways for me. I have been searching for what seems like an eternity for the perfect new place to call home. I have some requirements for my next apartment, one being that they’re pet friendly as I have desperately wanted […]

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Meet Me at Bubblegum Alley!

Some think its an eyesore. Local shop keepers steam clean it once a month. Kids love it. Men ask for dates on it. Couples leave wrapper souvenirs to show off their, er, ‘protected’ night of fun, The city has tried to wash it all away, […]

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Eight Things I Took Away from The Gluten-Free Expo….

You read right my flour-less friends. Yesterday I was a guest at the National Education Conference & Gluten-Free Expo held by The Celiac Foundation based out of Woodland Hills, CA. The weekend event was held in my hometown of Pasadena & it was an overwhelming, […]

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Lifestyle Blogger Conference….Part 2. #LALLBlog13

Continuing on from my part 1 entry of the amazing Lifestyle Blogger Conference….which was already a week ago today (Really?!). I hope you’re enjoying this small glimpse into the terrific 2 days 🙂 Sara & Maria came to discuss Mitu. An on-line channel I was […]

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Artist Ray Ferrer in San Diego This Friday….

(Old School) One of my first followers for ACM was the very talented, nationally recognized spray paint artist, Ray Ferrer of the blog, Urban Wallet. While he is based on the East Coast, SoCal & San Diego residents will have the rare opportunity (& hopefully […]

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90’s Disneyland Kid!

The time is nearly here. This Friday will be my dinner party at Disneyland’s Club 33. While some people are unfamiliar with how exclusive & magical (or so I hear!) it is in there, most have been really envious & excited for me & this […]

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A Mother’s Day You AND the Kids will Enjoy, & Enter to Win a Spa Day Valued at over $300! #MomsPlayToo

*This giveaway is now closed. Congrats to winner,  Austin Baroudi! You can still practically win yourself by treating Mom, someone else special or YOU to this fabulous steal of a deal by clicking HERE. Go have fun 😉 I don’t know about you, but I have […]

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My Inspiring Days at The Lifestyle Blogger Conference: Part 1… #LALLBlog13

This past weekend the 3rd Annual Lifestyle Blogger Conference & Blogger Junket went down. If you’re a blogger or in social media/PR, this was the event to be at to get straight forward tips, secrets & advice from some of the top Social Media Strategists […]

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Main Street USA at Disneyland….

Happy Wednesday! In a little over a week, my evening at Club 33 at Disneyland will be here. YAY! For this weeks Wordless Wednesday, I have chosen afew photos I took in the fall on Main Street, USA. Enjoy! xo (This photo is bittersweet. The […]

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The LA Times Festival of Books…and New Poem for Poetry Monday!

It’s Monday already?! I had a really great weekend….photographing a dress rehearsal, hanging out a bit in Downtown Long Beach for the Toyota Grand Prix, the Bloggy Boot Camp and of course…one of my favorite events in SoCal went down for its 18th time, The […]

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10 Things I Learned at The SITS Girls Bloggy Boot Camp in LA!

The SITS Girls, aka Tiffany & Francesca, have hit the road with their bloggy boot camp! These girls offer amazing tips & words of wisdom to women like myself trying to make it as a Professional Blogger. I wrote my first sponsored post last year […]

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