San Diegan Spotlight

Get to Know Sam the Cooking Guy at “Sam LIVE!” (Giveaway)

January 27, 2011
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While his millions of fans know him as “just a regular cook,” Sam “the Cooking Guy” Zien is a Today Show regular with 12 Emmys, two television series and two cookbooks to his name.  A special, one-night event, “Sam LIVE!” is a rare opportunity to get up close and personal with Sam the Cooking Guy.  The event is taking place February 18, 2011 at 7:00 pm at the Joan B. Kroc Theatre in San Diego, [...]

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Honor a Fallen Soldier

September 6, 2010
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My friend, Christine of Everyday Mama, received the phone call that every military family dreads. A few days ago, she lost her brother in law, who was serving our country in Afghanistan.  Staff Sgt. Casey Grochowiak was from San Diego, married with kids and only 34 years old. He is a hero and our thoughts and prayers are with the entire Grochowiak family. I’m really proud of Christine for putting together this WitKids event during [...]

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A Little San Diego Girl With Neuroblastoma Needs Your Help

March 12, 2010

Get the pennies4penny.org ? widget and many other great free widgets at Widgetbox! Not seeing a widget? (More info) A family member of a fellow San Diego mom blogger, Rhea of Mommy to Three Monkeys, needs your help.  Rhea’s cousin, Penny, is 11 months old and has stage 4 Neuroblastoma cancer. Her prognosis is undecided. She was born at Scripps La Jolla and is now at Children’s Hospital. Penny had bumped her head, like most [...]

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Zoe’s Meow Greeting Cards Benefit a Sweet Little Girl (Please Read)

February 26, 2010
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Most of you probably haven’t heard of Cri du Chat or “Cry of the Cat”, a rare genetic disorder.  I hadn’t, until shortly after Zoe Budwick was born on this day, February 26, of 2007.  Zoe is about 6 weeks older than La Jolla Girl.  Her parents are close family friends of ours. Cri du Chat Syndrome affects only 50-60 babies born each year in the US. Many of the Twitter/San Diego blogger/social media crowd [...]

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Eco Friendly Shopping With The Tote Buddy – A San Diego Company

November 19, 2009
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Are you tired of disorganized reusable shopping bags?  Do you forget to bring reusable shopping bags to the store? The Tote Buddy is your solution. It’s the world’s first reusable bag organizer!  One thing we did religiously when living in Hong Kong, was bring our own reusable shopping bags everywhere we went.  I kept them in the stroller basket since we didn’t have a car there. You can see the environmental effects of pollution and [...]

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Hip Mamas Can B.Y.O.G. (Bring Your Own Gown) To Labor And Delivery!

November 2, 2009
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B.Y.O.G. is another product that I wish I had known about before La Jolla Girl was born.   Wow.   Unfortunately, a lot of photos were taken of me in a drab, standard hospital gown.  YOU can avoid this (or help someone else to). Read on…… The idea for B.Y.O.G. was born after realizing the need for a labor and delivery gown for hip mamas who don’t want to abandon their personal style or modesty in the delivery [...]

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