Whenever I go and visit my friend Nicole and her husband, Fred, in Burbank, I always have to stop at my favorite restaurant: La Bamba. I swear, it's addicting and you will always want to come back for more. I feel like this restaurant doesn't get enough talk and it's worth the drive if you [...]
It's time for another contest! This time I am giving away my favorite body scrub and lip balm from Salt Cave Santa Barbara! I first wrote about Salt Cave when I worked as a columnist for the Santa Barbara Sentinel. You can read the full story here. It is 1 of 20 salt caves in the U.S. [...]
I wrote this essay as a pitch for Khloe Kardashian's "Fan Sound Off" awhile back, which allows her followers to write about something that they have gone through in their personal lives or a cultural aspect they are passionate about. I am still waiting to see if it gets published or not, but it explains [...]
When I first moved to SoCal, I had my high moments but my low moments. There were some days where I wondered if I was going to go through my savings, have no money and go back to Minnesota broke. As I stated in previous posts, it took me 9 months to find a full [...]
I adore Valentine's Day and all of the love and mushiness that comes with it. In honor of this special day and since I am so in love with my new SoCal Shuffle design, I am giving away a 6-piece chocolate gift box from my favorite chocolate shop in Santa Barbara (well all of SoCal [...]
When it came time to register my out-of-state vehicle and get my new California driver's license, I was beyond prepared. I had to go through the California DMV website a few times to make sure I wasn't missing any steps and boy, I am glad I reviewed it a few times! The California DMV in [...]
