I cannot believe what a whirlwind 2016 was for me and that the New Year is upon us! In terms of the blog, the BlogHer Conference in LA last year was probably the highlight of my year. I learned so many important tips and tricks on how to make the blog more successful and how [...]
Okay, I'll admit it: I am not a brownie fan, but these Bourbon Brownie Bars that my mom makes are to die for. I request them each time I go home to Florida for a holiday visit. My mom usually makes these around Christmas time, but they can also be a hit at New Year's Eve [...]
Christmas is a very special time in my family because we get to come together and celebrate the holiday with our homemade, authentic Ukrainian dishes and make memories. These recipes have been in my dad's family for centuries and I wanted to share a few of them with you. They definitely are the best tasting [...]
Creating my blog and sharing content about SoCal was one of my biggest accomplishments this year and one of my top 3 goals in life. I wanted to share a blog article I wrote awhile back for GoDaddy, the world's largest domain name registrar, that discusses tips for designing your own business cards. I made [...]
I was recently summoned for jury duty. Again. This is my 4th year I have received a summons since I registered in the state in 2012. Yup, I am one of the lucky ones. After a 1 year period from the date you are summoned, you can possibly get called again. However, I have never served on [...]
So I have a confession to make, 6 years later: Once I left Minnesota and moved the LA, the first 3 years of being here I loathed my hometown of Minneapolis. I felt like my friends and family were stuck and didn't know how move on. I was being exposed to such a different culture in [...]
I cannot believe Thanksgiving week is already here! Where has the time gone? :) I usually spend Thanksgiving with friends, I don't go home to visit with my parents. Christmas is usually the more dominant holiday in my family. The first year I was in the LA area , I started feeling a bit overwhelmed [...]
I wanted to send a quick message to Americans that I can't encourage everyone enough - especially those in my home state of California - to get out and vote today. As someone who works in news on a now freelance basis, this election, in my opinion, has become the most "media sensationalized" election I [...]
In the continuation of my "Kanye West rant" on dating, I am actually going to stand in the man's corner for a second, look at all of the females and say this: Is your man happy in your relationship? Are you really treating your man right? Are you really self aware of it? If there are [...]
Fall is my favorite season of the year! If you check out my Pinterest page and click on the "Fall" category, you'll see how much I adore it. I love the crisp, cool air and changing colors. It's also a great time to break out the squash, pumpkin and apples for cooking and baking! I [...]
