I set out to lose weight last year and have succeeded by losing 55 pounds since October of 2011. Eating better was how I started things off, the usual lower carb/ higher protein diet worked wonders. I cut out all junk and processed foods and quit my habit of daily soda consumption. Once I joined [...]

I have always loved garage sales. Picking through a stranger’s junk is always a bizarre experience, but knowing you might find some amazing treasure there you simply can’t live without is just too tempting. I think there is something in my blood I got from my mother that I not only enjoy the good deals, [...]

Every morning I wake up and make sure my son has a little treat before he starts his day. Kids can be so exhausting and mornings usually mean he is jumping on the bed to rouse his daddies from their slumber. Parenting means responsibility, so I drag myself up and start the day when the [...]

In the year 2000 I was living in Seattle Washington and attending Cornish College of the Arts, living in my own little bohemian world and enjoying the rainy emerald city. Every Summer right before school started back up, the music festival Bumbershoot would take place during Labor Day Weekend and I would make sure I [...]

I promise I’ll stop talking about my trip to Rio after this week! If you are ever inclined to visit Brazil let me guide you through a few things you might want to know before hopping on that jet plane. 1. The Coxinha There is a little piece of heaven named the coxinha and you [...]

Let’s talk this week about a few things I have come across while scanning the world of Brazilian TV here in Rio. First thing I saw when I turned on the boob tube was literally just that, I saw a woman dancing the samba in nothing more than some strappy heels and some glittery body [...]

By the time you read this, I will be midway into my first trip abroad in years… Yes dear readers, Zack is finally getting his gringo butt to Rio De Janeiro! With my future husband leading the way, I am off to see Carnaval, meet the family, lay on some beaches and probably get a [...]

Somewhere in the past few years television has become jam packed with reality shows featuring the richest of the rich. These shows give us a glimpse into the “hard” lives of the upper class and paint an exhausting picture of shopping in excess, living in excess, and bitching in excess. With the economy what it [...]

So anyone who has seen the first two episodes of Project Runway All Stars on Lifetime has finally seen just how boring and contrived it can get. The contestants, all hailing from former seasons of the hit show, are for the most part very talented but a bit of a bore. The drama of fierce [...]

Ernessa says: It feels so weird to not be making any resolutions this year. Some people love this time of the year because of the gift exchanges, time spent with family, goodwill toward man, blah, blah, blah — but I’ve always been a resolution girl myself. I love making the list and mustering up my [...]