My Nana and Papa on their wedding day, July 10, 1949. Lots of love. Lots of passion. And one very skeptical looking father (my great grandfather) watching from the sidelines… This is one of my favorite, and certainly most cherished black and white photos… #ThrowbackThursday
It shouldn’t take tragedies and disasters like Hurricane Sandy to remind us about helping others, but sometimes it does… I often think about how lucky I am… How much I have to be thankful for… Especially around the holidays, I tend to feel sentimental about this blessing… I’m surrounded by friends, family, and full of health. Lately I’ve been thinking about ways that I can give back to my world and my community and it is my goal to put my thoughts and efforts in to action over the next few months… Even if it’s something small like bringing my boyfriends’ clothes to GoodWill, I want and need to do ...Read More
If there’s one thing I’ve discovered since I started selling on eBay just 9 short months ago, it’s that there really is no one right way. There’s no science. There’s no secret. Some things just sell and some things just don’t. It seems that the real key is timing. Like everything in life: timing is everything. And selling on eBay is certainly no exception to that rule. For whatever reason, my timing was right on the money (no pun intended) this past month. I don’t know what came over me, but I realized I was sitting on an electronic gold mine. Old computers, old camcorders and even old iPhones, I had ...Read More
Every woman has them. One amazingly perfect pair of boots. The kind of boots that zip right up… The kind of boots that fit your leg just right…. The kind of boots that go with everything and everyone… You can wear them up, you can wear them down… Comfortable, chic, they are your “go tos” from Fall to Spring. (Or in Los Angeles, whenever the eff the gods of weather decide to drop below 70).  I had these boots. Er… I still have them. But they are gone, really. Something happened between last May and now and I don’t even know who they are anymore. And frankly, without them, I’m a ...Read More
The intensity begins…
You know what’s fun? Drinking with friends. You know what’s even more fun? Drinking with friends and eating ridiculously oooey, gooey grilled cheese sandwiches … and ultimately having your friends tease you about  the cheese that inevitably ends up on your black blazer…. See exhibit A —>. I’ve been amidst a crazy surge of work and life, but believe me, I haven’t forgotten about the event I hosted in partnership with Motorola.  The event brought together some of my favorite LA pals and bloggers. Equipped with more wine than Bordeaux and Napa vineyards combined, we got together at LA’s Corkbar to sample said wine, eat yummy apps, and play with Motorola’s ...Read More
I realized sometime last year that even at age 4, there was already a language barrier between my son and me. Simply put: He is a boy. I am a girl. He speaks sports and Star Wars. I speak sensitivity and style. (And other things, too… I’m just trying to make a point though. So go with it). At some point, in the last year or two, he was introduced to Luke Skywalker and all things Jedi and his world changed. Instead of grilling me about how a light bulb works or a vacuum sucks up dirt, at breakfast I am challenged to a discussion of how Darth Vader got his ...Read More
As a woman who loves some vino, and loves vino with friends, I was DELIGHTED when Motorola approached me to host a night of wine tasting. Um, okaaaay!  On Thursday, September 27th, I will be hosting a small gathering with some of my favorite friends, Los Angeles bloggers, and digital influencers to sample some delicious wines and appetizers at a very cool and hip wine bar in LA and take a look at Motorola’s Photon Q,  a 4G LTE QUERTY smartphone with scratch resistant glass (perfect for busy and clutsy, wine drinking moms like me). I’ll be tweeting from the event with #flirtywithqwerty so please check in on September 27, 7-10pm PST. (You ...Read More
All in favor of extra cash, say “Aye!” (AYE!)  Since becoming a member of the eBay Parent Panel, I’ve started to consider how much extra cash I’m sitting on and doing nothing about. What I’ve learned in the past 9 months is that almost anything can be sold on eBay– like ANYTHING. However, with the exception of a few items, when it comes to clothing and fashion, for me the question has always been: SHOULD I sell it? Should I sell my favorite Parker animal print dress that I bought for $253, buuuuuuut my boyfriend thinks I look like a pirate in….?  Should I sell my Manolo Blahniks that I ...Read More
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Yesterday morning, J pulled out his baby book from his book shelf.  “Why is it empty, mommy?” Speechless, I shrugged. I had no good reason for the barren pages in the baby book (aka. the requisite memory book carefully crafted by only good mothers).  It appeared that I started to fill everything out… His birthdate, weight, family statistics… even details on his first words and foods. But at 15 months, I stopped. No pictures, and no hand or foot prints. “Can we do it now, Mommy? Can I do a footprint now?” Luckily, he caught me in a moment of pure frazzle. School was out. I had a ton of work to ...Read More