With the cooler weather this time of year in Southern California, typically we’re in the upper to mid 90s, I’ve been day dreaming about fall. I recently revisited Oscar de la Renta’s Fall 2010 ready to wear collection via New York Magazine – I love that you can view the photos of the show in [...]

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How often have you spent at least 15 minutes staring into your closet wondering what to wear for the day? I’m totally guilty of it. How about this: Could you narrow down your wardrobe to six items or less? Recently the New York Times published a feature following a group of people on a self-imposed [...]

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“Dare to dream and go for it.” – Patricia of Jasper, TN I grabbed a piece of chocolate from my sweet-tooth bowl at random, unwrapping the sweet morsel from the ruby-colored foil and began to nibble without noticing the imposed message. I’ve become immune to the messages included in each piece of Dove dark chocolate. [...]

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A couple of my college sweethearts (as we call each other since we were never in a sorority) and I went to the Orange County Fair for some heart attack-worthy eats the other night. While we were there we checked out one cool ice museum and stumbled on the all-Alaskan pig race where we squealed [...]

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With white-washed walls, Victorian detial cut-outs and vintage chandeliers this cottage tucked in a forest somewhere in the Catskills has become another source of inspiration for my dream space. The New York Times did a lovely profile on the owner who fixed up the space for $3,000, what a deal! She also happens to live [...]

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What a weekend! I ate so much good food and got some much needed relaxation while catching up with old friends. Odd to think that just a week ago I was in Vienna. {Protein scramble at Hugo’s Restaurant in Studio City} {Trek through garden at Greystone Park in Beverly Hills} {Lounging in Greystone’s front lawn} [...]

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How do you say it? Ley-chon… LAY-shon? Lech-ON. Bah-binka? BaaaaBINGka. We all sounded a little silly but as a volunteers at Six Taste’s Filipino Cuisine and Wine Tasting event Friday night, we all wanted to say it right. We ended up serving more than 80 people  adobo drumettes, lechon kawali, chicken empanadas, ube cupcakes, and [...]

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It took just one look at these cupcakes to bring back memories of singing along to Rainbow Brite while twirling around my living room clutching imaginary moon beams in my hands. Break one of these cupcakes open and it’s instant happiness. Don’t even resist smiling, it’s impossible! I was looking for an easy  yet fun [...]

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Vienna Diary is a short series about my weekend at Life Ball. Now that the big awesome online package for The Huffington Post is complete, thought I’d share with you all the extra tidbits of glamour and glitz that didn’t make it in. Wondering where to go during your trip to Vienna? Take a little [...]

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Vienna Diary is a short series about my weekend at Life Ball. Now that the big awesome online package for The Huffington Post is complete, thought I’d share with you all the extra tidbits of glamour and glitz that didn’t make it in. Life Ball was full of designers and celebrities this year, as usual. [...]

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