About Me

September 11, 2001

September 10, 2011

This post is for people who happen to stop by La Jolla Mom today. My experience is trivial compared those who lost loved ones and have stories really worth tweeting about. It was supposed to be a fairly normal day. I woke up early to hit the gym before work. I was in finance so the normal ritual was to turn on CNBC while I got ready and shook out the cobwebs. This morning it [...]

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My 7 Links: Posts Worth Reading Again

September 6, 2011

The 7 links meme was started by Tripbase, a travel website, as a way to resurface blog posts that deserve to see the light of day again. I was tagged in the same week by my friends at Trekaroo and Travel Mamas so it’s my turn to share.  There are 7 categories of blog posts and since I’m not exclusively a travel blogger, mine cover a range of lifestyle topics. 1. Most Popular:  My First [...]

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A Little Bit About Me…

June 15, 2011
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I‘ve been meaning to write about what it was like to give birth and live overseas with a new baby.  I finally did.  I am forever grateful that I spent those years in a beautiful hotel with staff members that truly made up for the absence of family. So, I wrote it for the Four Seasons Hotel Have Family Will Travel blog.  My home for 4 years was the Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong. This [...]

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Add This Home & Garden Resource to Your Daily Routine

May 14, 2011
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I have a new role as the Channel Leader for Tree.com’s Home and Garden Channel.  While the site is new and working out some final kinks, I would love it if you’d add it to your reader.  We’ll talk about laundry, kids and chores, organizing, gardening, design, cleaning, DIY and various “how to” topics.  The goal is for you to walk away with some helpful advice that you’ll actually use.  Let’s face it, we’re all [...]

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Travel Tuesday: Taking You to Asia (Kind of)

April 5, 2011
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In two weeks from today, La Jolla Girl and I will land in Hong Kong for three weeks, with a side trip to Singapore. For those of you who don’t know, we lived in Hong Kong for 5 years and La Jolla Girl was born there in the Year of the Golden Pig. I’m going to chronicle our adventure hopefully in a style that will be interesting to you, even if you never go. Here’s [...]

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Recap: A Good Week in SD Blog Land

March 25, 2011
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This was a good week to be a blogger in San Diego. It started off last Saturday with Bloggy Boot Camp put on by The SITS Girls. If I take away one thing from a conference that I can apply, it’s worth it. This was a day well spent with impressive speakers and good company. The photo above is from the Mirassou cocktail party. Wednesday, we had an awesome SDBloggers event hosted by RA Sushi [...]

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