Back At It & Hello November!

My little man and emoji pumpkin!

Hello! I've taken a break from the blog and feel like I owe you an apology and explanation on my hiatus. As I've said in a previous post, I was unemployed when I started this blog and really created it out of boredom from my situation. A girl can only handle so much day time television and Netflix reruns!

I'm so happy to say that I've found a job that I really love and I'm able to be creative everyday. I work in the Digital Marketing and Social Media department of a new online boutique, Always Me Clothing. This is my first job where I'm actually enjoying what I do and not getting berated by customers and or managers for silly things. As a former food&bev and customer service employee, I'm feeling inspired every day in my new career. I've put my job and the content I'm creating for my company as a priority to my own blog, but I'm really having a blast doing it. I'm able to collaborate with my coworkers on new content and bounce ideas with people who are working for the same goal, something that was missing from working alone on my blog. So that's what's been taking up my time for the past month and a half, I've just been creatively drained from work to really put much effort into my blog, and I'm sorry for neglecting it. But this blog helped me get the job that I love so much. I was able to show my writing and creativity in a way that was accessible and relevant to what I'm getting paid to do now. So without my blog, I really don't know what type of work I'd be doing now.

Now that I feel like I somewhat have a handle on my new job, I want to get back in to blogging. But first, I want to share a few things that I've been doing for my new company!

Here's a DIY post I worked on: Mason Jar Terrariums!

Another DIY post: Emoji Pumpkins!

I also got my styling hands dirty for the first time at a few photo shoots!

I hope you enjoyed this little life update and let me know what you think of the links that I posted from my work life. Hopefully this inspires someone who's feeling a little down in their own work life and shows that even a former Pinkberry employee can find her dream job! Be sure to check back again soon, we'll be back for regularly scheduled programming! Thank you so much for visiting and supporting my slice of the interwebs. I really do appreciate it!

The Sunday Local: Halloween

Spraaang break forevuhh!

Happy Halloween from me and Alien! Gabe and I decided to dress up the thug crew from Spring Breakers. We celebrated our friend's birthday at a local bar here in LA, and thankfully a few people recognized our costumes. Hope you all had a fun and safe Halloween!

Lemme see yo grillz

Let's talk Gabe into growing out his hair for some real cornrows! Thanks again for stopping by!

The Sunday Local: Malibu

kimono - TJ Maxx | t-shirt - AA | jeans - topshop | heels - dolce vita

I was lucky enough to spend time with my very good friend Claudette in Malibu this week. I've known her since kindergarten and she's been living in New York for the past year so I cherish any time I get to spend with her. We played in Malibu for two days straight! Hitting up Zuma Beach to get out of the Valley heat and having drinks at Duke's with some awesome hula girls (cue Maui withdrawals!!) Enjoy the results of our impromptu photo shoot!

♫ the waves keep on crashin' on me for some reason ♪ 

sunset at Duke's 

the cahleesi

Check out Claudette's amazing blog about her traveling adventures through Europe and all around North America! How did you spend your Labor Day Weekend, I'd love to know in the comments! Thank you for visiting!

The Sunday Local: Cheat Week

I have a confession to make, I cheated...

....on my diet and it never felt so good! As of last week, my boyfriend and I finished our Whole30, a very strict no grain no dairy no sugar diet consisting of only veggies, meat, fruits and nuts. We needed a jump start to a healthier lifestyle after our trip to Hawaii and having done Whole30 and Paleo before, we decided it'd be a good idea to build better eating habits again. Though I felt amazing during my month of healthy eating exclusively at home, it was absolute torture for the little foodie fiend living inside me. But she finally saw the light of day this week when I went H.A.M. on some of my favorite dishes.

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I'll have me one of those! No, this beauty is literally called "One of Those", the lovechild of a croissant & donut filled with yummy pastry cream from Lulu's Bread and Breakfast in Las Vegas, NV. While visiting some family in Sin City, we decided to end our Whole30 by having our fill of sugary goodness over breakfast. I probably have the biggest sweet tooth out of everyone I know, so this baby had to find it's way into my mouth after a month of sugar free torture. 

The Sunday Local: Studio City Farmer's Market

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