Having a birthday falling anywhere within a month of a holiday, most men will try and co-opt it so they can buy one gift, one dinner out etc. rather than having to keep track of multiple dates and events. For me, this meant generally celebrating Valentine’s Day and my birthday together. Not having close friends to celebrate with, we would often travel to other areas of Southern California with acquaintances from work or neighbor friends. On this particular year, we decided to

Favorite Find: Fashionphile I love nice things! Purses, Shoes, Jewelry, anything pretty.   Whether you can afford to pay full price or not, why would you? It really makes no sense when there are sites that can save you a ton of money. One of my favorite sites is Fashionphile. This online site will buy a bag or a pair of shoes from you that you no longer use or you can buy a new favorite at huge savings! I have never sold anything, but I have purchased a couple of bags over th

When I was a little girl, I just thought that life was just the way it was! My memories of my father are few, but nothing good and all under the age of 5! My first memory was my dad dragging my mother across the lawn of our apartment building by her hair and my mom screaming for me to “Call south 30338!”, I was only 4 or 5 but I can vividly recall how helpless and stupid I felt that I couldn’t figure out what south meant! I later learned that south was the letters S & O, whic

Love these! Ok, I admit it... my clothing of choice is workout clothes these days and with so many cute options, I am not alone! My new favorite workout-clothing find is the new 7/8th length workout legging from the Gap. I am complimented on them regularly. The 7/8th length is perfect for my 5’4” height, regular is too long and bunches at my knees. They are good quality and Gap seems to always be running a promotion often 40%-50% off, so waiting it out is worth it. I always h