Five Reasons Why I Love Taking Yoga …

…with my mom! 1. We always end up looking at each other and bursting into laugher…normally when everyone else is really quiet, focusing on serenity! 2. Girl Time is always a fun time. 3. Mom is a strong believer in the principle that an important part of working out is the pre-class ritual of shopping for cute yoga clothes. 4. …

Online Travel Talk Show

Ride away with me? I suppose the first step would be learning how to ride a motorcycle. 😉 This one belongs to my friend. He let me borrow it for the shoot! Speaking of riding off on an adventure, Travel Talk, my live, online travel show, runs today, Monday, through Friday at 3:30pm PST (6:30pm EST) on the new interactive …

The Beauty of Off-Broadway

Since I started my NYC travel kick with my last blog post…where I chatted about my love for M&M World…I decided to continue the New York travel theme. There’s a reason why Broadway shows are such a draw, and I love them just as much as anyone. But today, I want to take a trip to Off-Broadway. Kirk Theatre, where …

Tourist in New York

On my last business trip to New York, I decided to slip in adventures that were the epitome of touristy. Don’t get me wrong… I’m all for experiencing a city just like a local, but there’s a reason why tourists do, in fact, love going to tourist attractions. They’re fun, interesting, filled with people who are traveling and, therefore, often …

Live-Streaming Interactive Lifestyle Shows

If you love lifestyle shows, then you’ll really love VS1. For those of you who haven’t heard me chatting about it yet, this is a new app that broadcasts shows in real time, and lets the audience participate. I’m one of the first hosts, and if you tune in, you can help the engineers perfect the app just by participating. …

Event Alert: Live-Streaming Dance Tutorials & More

Do you ever wish that you could take a free dance class in the comfort and privacy of your own home? And then be ready to rock those moves the next time you’re at a party, or out on the town? Well, now you can! I’m very excited to announce that I’m one of the first US live-streaming hosts for …

Too Faced Love Tutorial

In this video, I’m showing how you can use the Love palette by Too Faced to create a causal, everyday look. Normally, when I create makeup tutorials, I like to edit them with lots of cuts to jazz up the experience. But today, since today I’m creating more of a natural look, I went for a laidback approach. This was …

The Price of Fashion

Don’t be deceived by those sunbeams. It was FREEZEing out there! I really wanted to do a fashion post featuring this little number…aka The Perfect Dancing Dress. It’s by Rebecca Taylor, and was made to dance in. Here’s the way I look at it: This dress is ideal whether you’re the kind of dancer who can do all sorts of …

New Maybelline Product Unveiling/Tutorial

This box of newly-minted Maybelline goodies arrived on my doorstep Christmas Eve day. Maybelline didn’t even wait to send Santa down the chimney with it. With these treats, my holiday excitement reached fever pitch early, and ran late…because, naturally, I’ve been experimenting with them ever since. Here’s a video of my Maybelline package unveiling, and a tutorial showing how to …

Seattle’s “Six Seven”

The first time I went to this restaurant was on a first date during the summer a few years back. When I was asked if I wanted to have dinner at “Six Seven in Seattle,” I though he meant at 6:07 pm. I really wanted to make a good impression, so I played it cool and said, “That’s an interesting …

Inspiring Video

If you’ve ever been bullied or felt that your life was unbearable, this interview will bring you hope. I am so thankful to have known this man and received his permission to share this incredible story.

The Holidays Are Here!

There are so many fun activities packed into the magic season…parties, shopping, caroling, baking, decorating, attending special church services…it all can blitz by before you know it. That is why one of my favorite traditions is taking some time to relax and enjoy family. My mom and I had a special outing. We stayed at a hotel, got massages, lounged …

Braid Tutorial

These pictures were taken when I was in Manhattan on business. While my friend, Kylee, and I rode into the city, we watched ads on a screen in our cab. The hottest NYC hair trend was obvious…braids, braids, and more braids. The style I’m wearing in these pictures was everywhere. Kylee said, “I bet I can recreate that look on …

Holiday Dress Tip

The search for the perfect holiday gown can be endless since every designer has shimmering, tantalizing options this time of year. Anthropologie is where I found this one. The embellishments on it even match my tree. I’d call that Christmas magic! When shopping for such an item, I like to make it a special excursion. I found this dress at …

Bachata Bliss

When I decided to get courageous and take my first Bachata lesson in a Boot Camp, I never dreamt that it would be taught by the famous Salsa and Bachata World Champion, Grizzly Hidriago. Afterwards, we filmed this video dancing the routine together. Grizzly isn’t just a champion, he is the owner/director of a renowned dance company that regularly racks …