Holidays That Make Us Smile: 4th of July
The 4th of July, my favorite holiday next to Halloween. Gone are the days of gathering with my friends on our beach cruisers in Newport Beach in the most ridiculous chaos one has ever witnessed. Yep, those days are a faint memory now that holidays are no longer about me but rather for building lasting…
Behind the Scenes: Video Shoot
Happy July 1st! The Infinite Smile Project brought together kids of all ages last Friday to film a special video that we can’t wait to launch! In the meantime, because we are SO excited about this project, we want to share some behind the scene shots of the kids speaking about what kindness means to…
Kids On Marriage & Relationships
Having daughters I decided a long time ago that I wanted to do a photo shoot of them in my wedding dress as little girls for their wedding day someday. It was like the ultimate dress-up party and I honestly had never seen them so happy. It was probably my most favorite thing I have…
It’s summer so here’s a great twist on a workout OC style: Aerial Fitness
Am I the only one that has gone to every Cirque du Soleil show in Vegas and thought, “Dang those girls hanging from the fabric and flying across the room are fit”? Didn’t think so. And after only 1.5 hours of working on silks at Aerial Fitness Orange County I now know why. As…
What’s On Your Bucket List?
They’re heeeeerrrreeeee…….all our kids at home that is. So what to do, what to do? Of course if I ask my 3 year old twins what they want to do the answer is always in unison, “Disneyland!”. Every. Single. Day. Nope, no thanks. Not with a two hour wait for a 60 second ride on…
Hit the Lab Before School’s Out: the Coffee Lab that is……..
One of the important things to me in starting this program and blog was to highlight people and places that have a wonderful philanthropic back story, amazing people that run amazing establishments or just places and spaces that you just ought to know. Portola Coffee Lab and Seventh Tea Bar encompasses all three for…
Dads, Please Date Your Daughters
Father’s Day, a wonderful day to honor Dads everywhere but also a great day to remember the important role they play. Of course we all know how great Dads are as role models to their sons whether it be emulating what a good provider and hard worker looks like or coaching their soccer…
