i’ve decided to move to a more friendly www dot com after talking with a few blogger peers about companies not wanting to associate with a blog that has “drivebys” in the name. i t...
i absolutely ADORE imagine toys! i love how they are picky about the toys they carry because we’re definitely picky about the toys our sons are allowed to have. my sons duke and damien have g...
noche de altares (a night of altars) is a community based event celebrating dia de los muertos (day of the dead) in santa ana, california on november 5th. i’m very excited to announce that we&...
from sharpie! you can’t even imagine how excited i was that i qualified for this perk – i’ve been a fan of sharpie since i was in jr. high. what is klout? when you recommend, shar...
C & i aren’t the type of parents to research a toy when one of the kids asks us to buy – if the price is right and it doesn’t promote violence, we’re usually game. i recei...
duke is wearing a paul frank hoodie ($12.99 from tj maxx), lego batman t-shirt ($7 from walmart), H & M denim shorts ($9.99 from H&M) & vans ($23.99 from WSS) – the only thing new a...
one of my favorite artists 64 colors did the design for cherry bomb paper lantern by blueq – only $9.99 this is a must have!!! in keeping with the japanese/kawaii theme of this post, i came acr...
true story. a couple thousand of you were there. it was amazing. i asked a couple questions on twitter. i made a new friend. i think i cried. now i’m sitting here, a month pregnant, inspi...
A is for Apartment living the 24 unit complex we live in is in the ‘hood but wasn’t bad. until last year. and then it just got worse. i blame management choices. the building w...
i’m sitting here going through pictures from our trip to georgia & alabama in may for my cousin’s wedding… it was such a good visit & very special trip full of a number of r...
i created my own personal splash page on about.me a couple months ago and received 50 FREE cards from moo.com – now about.me is having another promotion and i want to be the face of about.me! y...
chris and i have been discussing having another child for a couple years but because of our busy life already – kids, school and work… we kept putting it off. and then i was looking at tu...
BEST BlogHer SURPRISE: the best thing that happened to me at BlogHer was when i opened my composition book and saw the cutest note from my husband reaffirming his support for me. BEST BlogHer SURPRIS...
BlogHer brought out the social networker in me. when you attend a conference like BlogHer, you really can’t just hide out in your hotel room. you have to make appearances and you have to ming...
when i refer to BlogHer swag, i’m not talking about how all these lame kids carry themselves. i’m talking about this swag – as borrowed from urbandictionary.com (when in doubt, alwa...
i woke up in our comfy hotel bed, reached over and dismissed my droid alarm. i laid there and just relished about the day before. i had another tight schedule but i was feeling rebellious and decid...
it’s been a week since BlogHer. i had a fabulous time… it’s just that i have been having a hard time putting my adventure into words. it’s one of those things you have to expe...
style a night out on the town using my mini editor from polyvore! i’ve chosen items for the curvy girl (like me) – let’s see what you can put together for me and you might win a seb...
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Kool Aid. All opinions are 100% mine. i remember kool-aid man when i was a kid and i’m sure because of him i’ll always have f...
i’ll be in san diego for BlogHer this weekend so if you see me, say hi and tell me the secret password, “drivebys” – i’ll have a little goodie bag for you! 7 of these ar...
dear ex-best friend, i’m writing this letter to you because you asked me to, years ago. i never did, because i wasn’t ready. i’ve never been good at ending friendships and maybe you...
i’m giving away 4 tickets to the oc fair in costa mesa, california – southern california residents or tourists: tell me your best orange county memory! the best comment wins ‘em! gi...
I HATE WORKING THE CIRCUS. i can’t help but wonder if there is anyone who really loves working the circus? maybe. but i doubt it. shooting the shit with some of the circus workers and watch...
we have a tween and a teen. tween is starting jr. high in a couple months and the teen starts high school. c and i are great at back to school shopping – i’ll admit, he’s great at s...
one of the best things i’ve ever purchased is this original oil painting from the 80s. it’s hard to make out the signature and year but we think it’s dated 1983. i’m not a big...
the best way to explain din din a go go is by the tagline on their site, “bringing the best food trucks to the best cities every week! ” – C and i usually don’t chase food tru...
today was my appointment time for class registration for the fall semester. of course i was crazy all morning. it also didn’t help that karmaloop did this promo where they randomly tweeted (5) ...
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