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My Brain is still in Hawaii

May 17, 2012

I need to go back right now. Thank you to the Westin Maui for sending us to paradise. I’ll be posting about our trip at Babble starting this week.

I’m drowning in laundry (and my kids’ snotty noses), but I wanted to say a quick hello and thank you for all your well wishes for my travels! The past week was…well, I can’t accurately put it into words, but I loved every single minute of it. Dude. The Sarah James Show. Speaking at Mom [...]

Au Revoir!

April 27, 2012

Monday morning, I’m leaving California on a little adventure. First stop, New Jersey, where I will get the chance to film my very own talk show at CafeMom Studios. Totally crazy, but super exciting crazy. We’re filming ten episodes devoted to all the things I love to chat about – beauty, style, parenting, travel, fitness, [...]

Easter Weekend at Mammoth

April 16, 2012

The lovely folks at Hotels.com provided us with two nights lodging during our trip to Mammoth Lakes, California. Hotels.com has a fantastic loyalty program called Welcome Rewards which rewards you with free hotel nights for your accumulated purchases. For every 10 nights, get 1 free. Just think of it as one of those buy 10 [...]

Odds and Ends

April 13, 2012

1. We had such a fun weekend in Mammoth – plenty of snow, temps in the 50s…we couldn’t have asked for more. (We even got a family self portrait on the gondola. Miraculous, I say!) I’m sorting through the photos this weekend, and hope to have a post up Monday. 2. This week’s Beauty and [...]

We’re Off to the Mountains!

April 6, 2012

March kicked my butt. It was one of the busiest months I’ve ever experienced (new opportunities -yay! nonstop hamster wheel in my brain – BOO), so I’m beyond excited that we’re leaving the beach (and my laptop) this morning for a little change of scenery and lots of family time. Be back next week – [...]

New York

January 26, 2012

The one nice thing about flying to New York and back for one day of work is that I can recap every detail of my trip in 13 photos. Proceed! Sunday morning. The family drops me off at the airport. Wita starts crying. Wito starts crying. I start crying. While completely heart-wrenching at first, I [...]

House Hunters International

January 5, 2012

You guys, I’m so behind on this whole television thing…don’t get me started, really, BUT I just started watching House Hunters International last month and am a total addict junkie. Every night, I can’t wait until the kids are sleeping so D and I can hop in bed and watch several episodes back-to-back. Addict junkie, [...]

Camp Mighty

November 28, 2011

It seems Maggie and Laura have perfected the 3-day inspira-thon. Camp Mighty was such a great time. In a nutshell, I caught up with old friends, met new ones, listened to incredibly inspiring speakers, sipped a Tang martini while wearing an astronaut helmet and sequin miniskirt, honed in on the goals I’d like to achieve [...]

How to Apply Cream, Liquid, and Powder Blush

November 22, 2011

I’m leaving for Palm Springs in a couple of hours. How did this happen? I feel like I just got back from my last trip to the desert yesterday! Super excited to see my family and celebrate Thanksgiving by the pool. I’ve also packed my video camera in hopes that my sister will film with [...]

Back to the Desert

November 10, 2011

I’m not exactly sure how this all came about, but I’ll be spending nearly two weeks of this month in the desert. Not too shabby! The first trip starts today, as I’m leaving for Camp Mighty. I am sooooo jazzed. I haven’t seen a lot of these lovely ladies since the first Mighty (Broad) Summit [...]

BlogHer Dancing Tips from a Pro(fessed Idiot)

August 2, 2011

Blogging about blogging is truly not my forte, so although I’m a 3-year veteran of BlogHer (2007, 2008, 2009, holla!), I won’t attempt dispensing much advice in regards to attending this week’s conference. (If you want to read a fantastic post on what to expect, though, please read Kristen’s recent one.) However, for all you [...]

Beach Bag Winners, Summer Colds, Oklahoma and a Drunk Candy Man

June 22, 2011

1. The two winners of the Clava Wellie Tote are Lacey and Kate! Congratulations, ladies. I’ll be in touch shortly. 2. Wita has caught a very untimely cold which has turned her into a very rude person. In fact, I almost caught myself calling her an asshole yesterday. Take the cold, throw in a dash [...]

My Beach Bag (+ Clava Giveaway!)

June 13, 2011

Allow me to introduce my beach bag. I guess I should really call it my beach/pool/park/outdoor activity bag since it’s used all the time in all of those places. Roomy enough to fit everything you need, but not too bulky to schlep around, this bad boy is my warm weather fave, and I’ve used it [...]