If you follow my Instagram, then you may recall that last month I attended the Shape Meet & Tweet event in Santa Monica. It was held at the beautiful Annenberg Community Beach House! The event was awesome & I just knew that it would be since I had attended a similar event two years ago. There was SO much content & fabulousness happening in the 2015 event that I have to break down my recap into sections. This first one will be about … [Read more...]
Getting the Scoop on Katy Lynch – CEO of Techweek
Techweek LA takes place November 9-15. It's a conference where the hosts bring together entrepreneurs, thought leaders & tech partners for a week-long festival celebrating the unique entrepreneurial identity of really exciting communities. There are Techweek conferences in multiple cities throughout the world but the one next week is taking place in a part of Los Angeles that many are now referring to as Silicon Beach. I've been … [Read more...]
Journey to Space: Exhibition and 3D Film at CA Science Center
There was a time when my parents were younger & space travel was very new. Then in July 1969, Neil Armstrong landed on the moon! Fast forward to present day & the recent discovery of water on Mars. Even ordinary civilians are contemplating traveling to Mars so it is no wonder that the journey to space is more of a common occurrence then it was back in my parents day! The California Science Center, located in downtown Los Angeles, … [Read more...]
#MixedMe Book Signing and #MultiCultiMixer Recap
Last week I attended the MultiCulti Mixer in Brentwood that was hosted by my friend Sonia Smith-Kang. She is the owner of Mixed Up Clothing. I have always been interested in the topic of multiculturalism. You see, while growing up in Simi Valley in the late 70’s & 80’s, my cultural heritage has (and continues to) always come into question. I look Asian, but people were always confused by my last (maiden) name of “Valdez.” Simi Valley did not … [Read more...]
The Art of Creating Sweets at Cake – The Sweets & Party Expo
This post was written by guest contributor Ruchel Freibrun. I have never been to Cake - The Sweets & Party Expo because baking is not my thing. But my friend, blogger Jen Miyagishima, could not go and asked me if I would like to take my family since I live in OC and I readily said “Yes.” Do you know why I said “yes” - because I wanted to see what all of the hype was about! With all of the cake TV shows such as Cupcake Wars on The Food … [Read more...]
Why You Should Join Me at the Inaugural #PearlxChange Event in LA!
On Sunday, November 8th the inaugural Pearl xChange event will be taking place in Los Angeles. It will be hosted by Nicole Richie of House of Harlow 1960 and reality shows, Candidly Nicole & The Simple Life. Now I know you may be thinking to yourself, Nicole Richie is hosting an event where women will be talking about topics such as empowerment, social media branding, health and wellness, as well as lifestyle branding? Well I say, what … [Read more...]