This week marked the 30th anniversary of the release of the film “Sixteen Candles, ” and it’s a good reminder of all the lessons learned from the classic movie. On May 4th, 1984 I was there for this very “special…
For the Love of Mad Men…
Louella {akaTerri} is back today! She was at a super exclusive, super cool Hollywood event last week and she has the photos to prove it! Thanks Terri for sharing your experience with us! We can all live vicariously through you……
Raising Girls with Healthy Self-Esteem
Self-esteem. It’s a tricky thing, even for adults to navigate at times, so I’m determined to help my daughter navigate and stay afloat in these waters. As someone who has at times had very low self-esteem, especially during the teenage years,…
How to be Glamorous {With Kids}
I love Rachel Zoe. I idolize her style {we both love Halston} and commend her for turning a love of fashion into what is now a mini empire. I think she’s an awesome mommy and she truly loves her children….
Tori Spelling is “sTORI telling”
“sTORI telling” has been on my “to read” list for about five years. Crazy, right? I finally got my hands on a copy and was so excited to read about Tori and her amazing childhood, but more importantly I was…
Carrot Cupcakes
A few weeks ago, my neighbor Kim came up with an amazing idea to do a neighborhood progressive dinner with an Olympics theme. Each husband and wife team dressed in sports attire {I use that term loosely}, and each house…
My Happiness Project
When your neighbor drops a book off at your front door with a cute orange ribbon tied around it, then you have no choice but to read it. Such is the case with “The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent…
Dear Denver Broncos
Dear Denver Broncos, I blame myself for Sunday’s debacle. Can we call it a debacle? It’s my fault and that dude from the Bud Light commercials. I got caught up in the hype. And he probably did, too. He clearly…
If you Were Here {In the City, Swinging with a Mad Man} You Would Believe
Enjoy today’s guest post by Louella (aka)Terri! Just a little trip down memory lane. And what good memories they are! Jake Ryan. If you don’t get my first sentence, you probably never will. Those two words are a complete, complex,…
Du-Par’s Chicken Pot Pie
When I graduated from college I high tailed it to Los Angeles, it was and still is my favorite city. I lived down the street from the Farmer’s Market off of 3rd Street. My good friend Sara and I used…
My Daughter is Addicted to Hand Sanitizer
I’m not sure how it happened because we’re not a “hand sanitizer” family. I don’t carry the stuff and in fact, never really did. I had one bottle in the diaper bag when my daughter was a baby and it…
My Spooktacular Festive Family Fun Part II
One of my favorite Halloween traditions growing up was my older sister and I making our younger sister’s costume. She must have been a willing participant because I don’t remember her complaining or saying she wasn’t interested in the ideas…