As we already know, Halloween just passed on October 31st and maybe you did or did not know that Dia De Los Muertos which is the Mexican holiday that focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died was on November 1st…Well my grandma’s birthday…
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Champagne Taste: How to Treat Yourself Without Going For Broke
Do you often experience Dom Perignon taste on a Martini & Rossi budget? Hey I get it, it pays to save, have balance, afford what you really want and ignore what you can do without in order to live life in style, right? Right. I have this article from Glamour magazine’s March 2012 issue still…
Read MoreHere’s The Skinny
Here are the skinny versus fat controversial thoughts of a fashionista blogger… I admit it I’ve gained some extra pounds of love recently. So being a blogger and wanting to explore my passion for fashion and styling as a new career and life path, the weight gain is daunting, no haunting me. So I guess…
Read MoreSociety Rules Or More Like…Society Rules?
U don’t have to be one half of a couple to be living your best life. Tweet that! I find that society has made being single into being slightly weird. Especially if single after a certain age. I almost feel protected from that stigma because I was in fact married for 11 years and make…
Read MoreIs Your Glass Half Empty Today? You Are One Inspiration Away From Filling It Up!
“Fashion is about dressing according to what’s fashionable. Style is more about being yourself.” -Oscar de la Renta I want to write something that inspires today… Inspirational and motivational quotes and sayings are always so inspirational and fun to me. With just a few simple words they quickly provide aha moments, turn my frown upside…
Read MoreYou Thought You Knew! 10 Things You Probably Don’t Know About Me
Quiet people have the loudest minds. Blogging Challenge Day 4! 10 things about me that I would like to share… 1. My favorite fruit is pineapple. Love it! Could eat it every day all day. 2. I adore my alone time…to think, not think, regenerate and just be. Ideas can spur from being at…
Read MoreNeed a Vacation From Vacation Planning? Get Travel Inspired
I am on day 3 of Alex Headon’s Feel Good Blogging Challenge and we are instructed to blog about a tutorial giving step by step guidance, instruction or provide tips on how to do something. Ugghh! I feel like a jack of all trades and master of none right about now BUT I do love to…
Read MoreA Passionate Post
Why do I do what I do…one word, one person comes to my mind, Grandma. I will never forget it was maybe a month before she passed away and I went to visit her in the last hazy days of her fight against lung cancer (after having survived breast cancer years previous) and I asked…
Read MoreFeel Good Blogging Challenge #1 – A Simple Introduction
Hello and Happy Friday!! It seems I have accepted the 7 day Feel Good Blogging Challenge hosted by Alex Beadon. She has provided topics to up and coming bloggers and we are to write about each topic daily for 7 days in a row on our personal blog.I think I am about a day behind…
Read MoreA Shopping Gem in Carlsbad Suburbia
I do not know if it is exactly a hidden gem to anyone else in San Diego County, but it was to me…The Forum in Carlsbad, Ca. A small, inviting, chic little shopping center in the beautiful city of Carlsbad, Ca. It is equipped with a few of my favorite (and popular) stores. There is…
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