For those of you who aren’t going to BlogHer, just close your eyes and skip to the next post. I apologize in advance for the Public Service Announcement. However, if you are attending BlogHer and you were planning to come to the SocialLuxe Lounge but you didn’t get on the guest list in time? Guess what? We moved to a bigger space so more of you can come! So many people wanted in for the hottest party of the year…
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The title sponsor for the party I’m co-hostessing at BlogHer this week is Swiffer. Which is perfect because Swiffer helps make my house look sparkling, and this week they’re going to help a lot of bloggers get gorgeous at the SocialLuxe Lounge. It’s all about primping right? As a hostess, Swiffer wanted us to get the low-down on their new WetJet, so they sent me a new one to try out. I already have one in the closet because I…
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Los Angeles is one of those places where you can spend a lifetime, and yet fail to see it all. Having been invited as guests of the Beverly Garland Holiday Inn, we were excited to have an opportunity to spend time in an area of Los Angeles that I have not been to in probably twenty years. The Beverly Garland Holiday Inn located in Studio City and the Hollywood buzz can be felt in the air. So close were we…
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I’m a big believer in teaching babies sign language. I saw it work with my nephew and knew that I’d like to do the same with Little O. The idea that he can actually let me know what he wants and why he’s upset before he can use words sounds great to me! But I’m also attached to the “no screen time before 2 years” idea. (I’ve made it 6 months so far. Ask me in a year how I’m…
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As we drove down from Monterey to Pismo Beach, through Big Sur and Morrow Bay, it suddenly dawned on us how desolate and far removed we really were from the rest of the world. With ocean on the right and massive mountains on the left, we were destined to remain on the one small, skinny, and very windy right-of-way that civilization carved out and paved over; altogether noticing how with every slide and rock chute nature fought hard to reclaim…
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one of the highlights of my recent little trip was meeting up with fellow co-editors Allison and Alma. Yes, they really are that pretty, and they really are that cool and they really are that nice. Yes, I really am squinting because of the sunlight. And yes, Alma and I really are wearing the same shirt. She was rocking it a little better than me in her cute denim skirt and with her darling squeezable baby in tow. So glad…
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We took a quick jaunt down to Salt Lake City recently. We didn’t have lots of time, but we did squeeze in visit to the Discovery Gateway and I’m so glad. Everything is hands-on and ultra kid-friendly. It’s a great way to get some relief from the heat with plenty to keep your little ones (toddlers and grade-schoolers) occupied. There are several exhibits in the museum ranging from waterworks to film-making, but even the lobby is engaging, with wheels and…
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I’m not exaggerating in any way, shape, or form when I say that the Monterey Bay Aquarium is one of my favorite places on the planet. Seriously. I mentioned before that as a kid we spend time in Pacific Grove {right next to Monterey} in a little cabin across the street from the ocean, and that it feels like home to me as much as anywhere else in the world. We used to have annual passes to the aquarium and…
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I think I may have mentioned a thing or two about this little party I’m co-hostessing at BlogHer this year, the Social Luxe Lounge. It’s going to be so much fun, I can’t wait for next Thursday to come! One of the hostesses is an obscenely talented woman named Jennifer Sbranti aka Hostess with the Mostess aka graphic design goddess. Not only is she amazing at styling parties, she’s also someone you’d want in your inner sanctum of girlfriends. Here’s…
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