The 2021 IFWTWA Conference: 5 Reasons to Attend

(Editor’s Note: Due to the ongoing risk factors of COVID-19, IFWTWA has decided to post pone the 2021 conference. Please visit their website to stay up to date for news on the 2022 conference. -Mary) Who remembers my trips with the IFWTWA Conference? Since joining […]

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Wine Women Wednesday: Meet Michele Padberg of Vivac Winery

Happy Wine Wednesday! This is an exciting (and long time coming) day for Along Comes Mary as we welcome back our Wine Women Wednesday series. Last year after an incredible visit to several wine countries in Oregon, I was inspired by the number of women I met […]

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Fall 2019 for Along Comes Mary

Fall is coming! While I do love the light nights and warmer days (sometimes) of summer, there’s something about the arrival of pumpkin spice everything and those fall colors. Another reason I’m looking forward to the season are all of the amazing opportunities that are […]

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A Getaway to Palm Springs Part 1: Staying at ARRIVE Hotel

When I launched Along Comes Mary I knew there were places I’d love to write articles about. One of those spots has always been the iconic Palm Springs. I visited for my first time last summer for a day and it sealed the deal that […]

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Happiness Highlights of 2018

As the year comes to a close, that usually means one thing for me: my word of the year. While I’ve chosen my word for 2019, I’ve been reflecting quite a bit on my 2018, which was happiness.  As I’ve had numerous ups and downs […]

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5 California Getaways from The LA Travel Show.

This past weekend I was thrilled to head out to The LA Travel and Adventure Show and in between representing IFWTWA at our booth, got to connect and learn about some great sights to discover and the ones I hope to get to again soon. […]

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5 Goals to Help Launch Your Blog (And #CyberMonday Offer!) #SocialMediaMonday

Happy Cyber Monday meets Social Media Monday! November has been filled with some very fortunate opportunities that have come my way. Earlier in the month, I headed down to Coronado, California to host a beginner’s workshop to social media at The IFWTWA Conference (The International […]

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Join Me at The IFWTWA Conference in Coronado!

  Being a blogger, you can get a lot of emails from networks vying for you to join them as they are surely THE place to be if you want to be successful. While several of these organizations and groups are worth your time, it […]

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Planning a Trip with the Help of Groupon! #Groupon #ad

(This is a sponsored post. All opinions are my own.) While I live in LA and therefore, a lot of my stories are about adventures and sights to see in SoCal, I definitely have “left my heart” in San Francisco. Growing up, I wanted to […]

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