Enter your kid in the ‘Matchbox Heroes Wanted’ contest!
Have you heard about this really fun contest that wants parents to celebrate the heroic attributes of their children? All you need to do is to submit a photo of your child dressed as their favorite real-life icon along with a caption explaining why they are a true Matchbox Hero. Any parent or guardian with a child between … [Read More...]
The ‘Awesome 80s Run’ Las Vegas: My thoughts and a recap
So I just completed the Awesome 80s Run Las Vegas edition. What a fun and "interesting" race. If you are not familiar with this particular race, the basic theme is that it celebrates everything from the 1980s: the music, the fashion... basically, anything from the 80s that you can think of. As far as … [Read More...]
Interview with celebrity chef Robert Irvine
In a recent video interview with celebrity chef Robert Irvine, from the Food Network hit show Restaurant Impossible, he discussed the importance of eating foods that contribute to good eye health. If you're anything like me, then you probably rarely, if ever, specifically think about eating anything that is supposed to keep … [Read More...]
My favorite Super Bowl commercial… what’s yours?
So even though I'm not a huge football fan, I still enjoyed watching yesterday's big game with friends. Of course, the highlight for me during any SuperBowl game is always the half-time show (nice work, Beyonce) and the commercials. This year, one particular commercial really stood out to me as the overall winner in … [Read More...]
Did Gain really mean to make their ‘black bloggers’ list public?
Today I discovered I was on a list. That is nothing all that surprising really considering I'm a blogger, social media mom, news reporter, etc. But when I ultimately learned what list I was on, it kind of made me think... and then it felt weird. Here's my video showing you what I found: Let me start by saying that I … [Read More...]
My interview with Ali Vincent
While I was at the Disneyland Tinker Bell Half Marathon Expo last week, I had the chance to meet and chat with Ali Vincent. If you are a fan of the show "Biggest Loser" than you know who she is. Ali won the show's fifth season finale where she lost an amazing 112 pounds! She was also the first female winner of the … [Read More...]
UBC Day 22: The Tinker Bell Half Marathon–Mission complete!
Ok, ok, I'll start off by saying, yes I know I'm a few days behind on the Ultimate Blog Challenge. I don't have any excuse or reasoning for that other than I've been busy traveling, getting ready for a race, running a race, and then recovering from the race. So I'm just gonna go with it, forget about trying to get caught up … [Read More...]
