Happy Chinese New Year!

Happy Chinese New Year! Celebrate the year of the Ox! If you happen to be in Los Angeles, here are 10 great places to be for festivities! 1.) Bring in 2009 at the ultra-hip Red Pearl Kitchen. The modern decor…

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24 hours in sin city

10am. Wake up. Jump out of bed. 12pm. Head over to Ceasar’s Palace for shopping and a little lunch.  Stop by world famous Joe’s Crab Shack and order crab in conveniently sized small, medium, and large. Debate as to whether…

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quote of the day

The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it. — Chinese proverb

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the bucket list

I was surfing around online the other day searching for material for my Vision Book, and came across several sites for “Bucket Lists”. After the release of the movie in 2007, it seems that people are more open to the…

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keeping it la!

Busy day! Started off with a 10am tour of Paramount Studios for an upcoming article I am writing about Los Angeles travel…the tour guide, Abbey, was a doll and really knows her stuff. Afterwards, took a 2 minute drive to…

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shoes and underwear!

Yep folks, it’s that time of year again. All the shoe addicts, buyers, and sellers are gathered in Sin City for the annual WSA Shoe Show. I will be flaunting some rather soccer-mom designs by Brown Shoe. Hey, at least…

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seoul, korea

Just returned from a very fun 72 hours in Seoul, Korea. The people, friendly. The food, fabulous. Here’s a brief outline: Wednesday: Arrive late and find my way to the Skype rent-a-phone station and catch a shuttle to Itaewon.  After…

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european highlights

Where exactly did July go? It’s been an amazing month, and I have been all over the world…literally! Here are some of the highlights: ***Having an authentic ham and cheese crepe on the Champs Elysees at 1am with a handful…

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quote of the day (thanks shantelle!)

“I just do not hang around anybody that I don’t want to be with. Period. For me, that’s been a blessing, and I can stay positive. I hang around people who are happy, who are growing, who want to learn,…

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late night amazon.com

I have a habit of mass-ordering late night from amazon.com. My last shipment included “Smart Girls Like Me”, “Secrets of 6 Figure Women”,”Celebutanes”, “Target Underwear and a Vera Wang Gown”, “Hollywood Girls Club”, “Better Than Beauty; A Guide to Charm”,…

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happy friday!

Friday’s should always be set aside for shoe shopping and ethnic food night. Well, at least this Friday the 13th was. Started off the day running errands, and happened to find myself at one of my favorite shoe stores in…

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