Giving Back to My Community with #OrgullosaProject and MAOF

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Disclosure: This is a compensated campaign. There are some things that come by my email that cause me to jump up and say, YES... sign me up. This is one of them. I was asked to be the Los Angeles Ambassador for the Orgullosa Project to help bring awareness not only to the project but to one of the organizations based here in Los Angeles. The Orgullosa Project is an initiative intended to help … [Read more...]

Los Angeles, Are You Ready For The #BarbieIsMoving Tour?

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Disclosure: This is a sponsored post from One2One Network and Mattel. All thoughts and opinions are 100% my own. I can still picture my childhood bedroom. I shared with my sister til I was 14 yrs old, but you could clearly see which side was mine. I had been collecting Barbie's since I was, well, born probably since I can't remember a time when I didn't have Barbie dolls. One year, I got it... … [Read more...]

Join Me For A Neutrogena #NTGDERM Healthy Summer Skin Twitter Party On 5/29

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Disclosure: This is a compensated campaign with The Motherhood for Neutrogena. All thoughts and opinions are 100% my own. Memorial day has just passed and soon the kids will be out of school and the days of lounging by a pool or beach will begin. But it's also a time to keep your skin healthy. On May 29th, please join me for a very informative and fun Twitter party from Neutrogena! Neutrogena … [Read more...]

My Day as a Duck Ambassador #FiOSSoCal

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This is a sponsored campaign with Verizon. All thoughts, opinions and photographs are completely my own. Photos may not be reused, reposted or repurposed without written permission of site owner. Any violation will be pursued to the furthest extent of the law. QUACK. Sorry, had to do that! When Verizon FiOS asked me to be their Duck Ambassador for the day at the Huntington Beach Annual … [Read more...]

A Chance to Meet Rosie Pope and Learn About 529 College Savings in Los Angeles

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Living in Los Angeles, I get to do some pretty awesome stuff. This time, I get to give five of my lucky readers an exclusive event invite that will surely wow you! If you are like me, then you probably watch Bravo like it's your job (I'm kinda hooked). Last season, you met and fell in love with the adorable Rosie Pope in Pregnant in Heels. I kinda wish she was my BFF when I was pregnant...or like, … [Read more...]

How We Rock A BBQ #FritoLayFreeForAll [$50 Visa GC Giveaway]

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This is sponsored post with Frito Lay.   My family and I have been eagerly awaiting summer to begin. My husband is an avid griller and we love grilled food! This past weekend Los Angeles hit some record highs (um...103!!!) but since it was both his birthday and mother's day, we invited some of the family over for a cook out. Of course, we had to do it our way and our way is not … [Read more...]

How Reading in Spanish Changed My Life #LéaLA2013

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This is a sponsored post via Latina Bloggers Connect. Back when I lived in Philadelphia, I had been part of round one of lay offs for a company where the recession was just hitting. It sucked. I was young and completely lost on what I was going to do. When I finally decided to pursue being a Paralegal as a career, I had my first interview at a non-profit Immigration Law Office. I didn't have … [Read more...]

Strawberry Shortcake: Follow Your Berry Own Beat

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Last weekend, my daughter and I headed out to have our own little mommy/daughter day. This day outing was a tad extra special because we were heading to see Strawberry Shortcake and her friends. Now Strawberry and I have been friends since I was a little girl, and now, my daughter is a a huge fan as well. So we sat (or well, I sat, she danced non stop...kids and energy!) and listened … [Read more...]

A Date With Friends and a Manicure #CVSNuance

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I have some pretty fabulous friends...but getting time to spend together in between kids, work and just life, well, is almost impossible. But lucky for me, CVS made sure we had an excuse to get together and I got to host 9 of my friends at the trendy Bellacures in Beverly Hills for an amazing moisturizing manicure with Salma Hayek's Nuance. I also got a chance to show off some of Nuance's … [Read more...]

Join Us for the Crest Piropos Twitter Party #PiroposTraducidos

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Is it the sun burning my eyes or is it your smile? In anticipation of el Día del amor y la Amistad, we thought it would be fun and quirky to turn the tables and get a laugh out of looking at translated piropos (pick-up-lines). Join P&G’s Crest + Scope and Latina Mom Bloggers on Wednesday, February 13th for an audacious Twitter party where we’ll share commonly used piropos, translate … [Read more...]