My friend Payal lives in Westwood and I live in Oxnard. We hadn't seen each other in awhile, so we decided to meet halfway and stop at Malibu Farm Restaurant for a good meal. The food source comes from local and organic farmers markets and suppliers throughout SoCal. Trust me, the food tastes really fresh! The [...]
For my Sunday Funday, I decided to trek to Ojai and get my drink on at the 32nd annual Ojai Wine Festival with my friends Lena, Nicole and Fred. All proceeds supported the Rotary Club of Ojai-West Foundation. So I am not going to lie to you guys: wine festivals are expensive. I have seen them go [...]
As far back as I can remember, the very first thing I ever baked with my mom was chocolate chip cookies. This is by far the ultimate, most classic dessert of all time that I love baking. Unfortunately, when I moved out of my parents house to come to LA 8 years ago, I hadn't [...]
On my Sunday Funday, I decided to check out the Fillmore and Western Railway's Steam Rail Festival. I had always heard and seen photos of the railway, and after browsing upcoming events in the SoCal area through Facebook, it was the perfect time to go and check it out! According to the festival website, the festival is [...]
I have been so busy lately it is not even funny, so I decided to get some relaxation and fun in and spend a Sunday Funday at Malibu Wine Safari. It is part of the Malibu Family Wines group and has been operational since 1978 by owner Ron Semler and his wife, Lisa. I had [...]
I read in the local newspaper I write for, VC Reporter, that The Ojai Raptor Center was hosting their annual Spring Open House to view the raptors and learn about how they have been healing since the Thomas Fire. According to the Raptor Center website, every year the center takes in 500 - 1,000 sick, injured [...]
Last month, I was diagnosed with eczema. I cannot begin to tell you guys how itchy, dry and at times flaky it is. It usually gets worse if it gets a bit hotter outside, if I feel stressed or if I do vigorous exercise. It's controllable, but annoying. It started out as red bumps that [...]
I became a huge fan of dry shampoo a year ago and have been using Amika's Perk Up Dry Shampoo. I was running low, so just as I was about to purchase more from Sephora online, I saw that they were offering a Extend Your Style Dry Shampoo Collection. It cost $32 for 5 mini dry [...]
My friend Nicole is a cheese fanatic and keeps raving about a cheese shop in Sherman Oaks called Cheesemongers. The shop offers 4 cheese classes, so when I got an alert in their newsletter that they were offering their beginners class, Cheese 101, I immediately jumped on it and bought a ticket. These classes are [...]
Everyone in town has been talking about this place called The Annex at The Collection in Riverpark, so I decided to go and see what the hype has been all about! According to the website, The Annex is a "16,000 square foot collection of 12 microshops, artisan boutiques and epicurean discovery that showcases unique local retailers and [...]
