I’m a foodie at heart and one of my passions is gourmet and high quality ingredients especially oils and vinegars. I have an entire cabinet in my kitchen dedicated to just oils and vinegars. And I’m passionate about supporting locally grown and produced food. I recently visited Queen Creek Olive Mill and loved experience both learning […]

I love searching for unique home decor items and there has been such an explosion of these types of merchants in Arizona. Have you heard about Junk N Love? They provide a central resource for home decor shops and indie artisan markets. The site was launched in April 2015 and provides a great calendar resource […]

 Have you visited Sea Life Aquarium in Tempe? My son and I have visited several times over the years and  I was very excited to receive an invitation to preview the new Octopus Hideout exhibit. The traveling exhibit opened March 20th and will be on display for the rest of 2015. The new exhibit includes […]

Disclaimer: I was provided the opportunity to visit the Arizona Science Center and Gridiron Glory exhibit through a campaign with Blended Extended. All opinions are my own. We love the Arizona Science Center and recently visited their new special exhibit Gridiron Glory which is showing now through May 3, 2015. Gridiron Glory features over 200 items […]

Earlier this month I attended the Out West Balloon Fest at the University of Phoenix stadium in Glendale, AZ. I was blown away by the beauty of the sky being filled with so many gorgeous hot air balloons. Living in Phoenix, I see hot air balloons often daily taking off in the landscape but never have I been […]

I was recently invited to Preview Party for the Grand Opening of the new Container Store in Glendale, Arizona. And if you have a love for organizing products like I do, you can understand just how excited I was for this opportunity. What a party – valet parking, delicious food creatively displayed, drinks and live […]

As a blogger I’ve had some some interesting opportunities to visit local businesses. Recently I was invited to our Kerry Fairy Farm in Buckeye, Arizona. Now many of you know I follow dairy-free due to food allergies. But as a mom to a milk loving boy (and ice cream, and cheese,..) we have a fridge […]

Ever heard of a Zombie Walk? ever participated in one?   This past weekend my son and I did the Zombie Walk in downtown Phoenix. He loved it! It was fun and quite a people watching experience. Over 10,000 zombies walking along a two mile path in downtown Phoenix. After reading Stink and the Midnight […]

Recently I noticed a the new John C. Lincoln Sonoran Health and Emergency Center just off the I-17 freeway in North Phoenix and was curious since it’s close to where I live.  I was excited when the kind folks at John C. Lincoln invited a group of local bloggers to tour their new health center. […]

Disclaimer: I was provided the opportunity to visit the Arizona Science Center and Lost Egypt exhibit through a campaign with Blended Extended. All opinions are my own. My son loves science (and since I used to be a scientist before I opened a cake business that makes me a very proud mom!) so one of […]