a king among men.

grateful to have such a strong, kind, beautiful example

of what a real man is in my life.

his confidence in and love for me makes me a better woman

everyday.

happy father's day, popsicle!

LAdventures: birthday (lawn)bowling.

lawn bowling. 

who knew? 

miss tiffany had a birthday

and we planned a most excellent celebration, 

which involved the lawn bowling club of los angeles. 

we rallied the peeps, dressed all in white and turned

holmby park on it's head!

the sport itself is pretty fun but the real 

treat is the lawn bowling enthusiasts

that are more than willing to share a few pointers

on their beloved past time.

the lawn bowling club offers free lessons every 

saturday morning. check it out.

we continued the celebration at soul burger in inglewood

(which deserves a post of it's own), let it suffice to say: 

DELURSH! just...go. eat. fall in love. 

and the LAdventures continue...

duets.

kelly clarkson.
john legend.
ROBIN THICKE?!!

yes, please.

duets on abc. i'm obsessed.
did you watch last night?

women need men.

my friend sent me this article.

such an interesting commentary on the current disconnect 

between men and women. 

there are some real gems in this piece

(some of which verge on the scandalous side - sorry mom!). 

"The [men] characters were uncompromising and focused when it came to their female lovers. Yet with infinite power at their fingertips the only thing that made them weak were the women they loved and lusted over."

what woman DOESN'T want to make her man weak? 

to be loved and lusted over?

it gets better...

"The lesson here is that some women (a lot of women), on a certain level, want to relinquish control. But they won’t cede that control to just anybody. They want someone strong enough to handle the privilege of their submission. The mistake men make is trying to illustrate this strength in ways that have nothing to do with the woman or what she wants."

and the writer's parting words.

"Take her number (and USE it) .Take her out. Take her word. Take her temperature. Take her picture. Take her seriously. Take her home… Then just take her."

so much deliciousness. 

there's so much i could say about this article, 

but instead i'll just say: AMEN!

your thoughts?

DIY: 3.1 phillip lim studded sweatshirt

spotted this 3.1 phillip lim studded sweatshirt awhile ago, 
and it's been sitting on my desktop ever since. 
i'm OBSESSED.


at $350, this top is way out of my budget
but i'm pretty sure i can make this. 


anyone got a bedazzler i can borrow? 

life update, instagram style.

life over the past month or so has been crazy. 

lots of work. good thing. spread too thin. not so good.

just...crazy. here's what i've been up to:

in an effort to regain a sense of control, 

i decided to refocus and create a dream board.

i'm leaning heavily on the law of attraction. 

for now, i'm focusing on love, my career, getting heathy

and just developing balance in my crazy, work-heavy life

(which isn't a bad thing, i love what i do...just sayin)

the week i created my dream board, i got booked for a shoot

with zooey magazine. we shot up and coming actress, abigail klein.

she was so lovely and the final images are GORG!

can't wait to share them with you.

even though i moved to LA and driving to OC is such a nightmare, 
i'm still singing in OCMCO. it's such an uplifting and worthwhile
hobby, i can't let it go. plus, it keeps me singing, which i love. 
we had our spring concert: from beethoven to broadway. 
my darling friends brought me flowers and chocolate. 
they're the best. 

i'm still assisting the fabulous and talented lucie doughty. 
that woman's work never ceases to amaze me. 
we road tripped to palm springs to shoot trina turk's holiday look book. 
salt flats. crazy wind. hot hot hot weather. 
it was SO great. 

while shooting, base camp was the 29 palms inn. 
it was so rustic and delightful. i loved it so much. 
who wants to go back with me? birthday trip?

i bought these sunglasses the other day. inspired by this girl. 
i'm obsessed. so fresh!

since a substantial part of my dream board is dedicated to getting healthy, 
i've started to eat way more veggies. it's been an adventure for sure. 
i feel great (!) and i've lost around 20 lbs so far. yay!

rocked these pleated, polka dot pants. 
super 80s. super awesome. 

shot paul mitchell's holiday looks with lucie. 
this model, jade, is PERFECTION. it's ridiculous. 
lucie really is a master hairstylist. 
i'm lucky to have her as a mentor.

i made this delicious cauliflower crust pizza the other day. 
no carbs, people. pretty amazing, right? 
all things considered, it was pretty tasty.


how's life going for you? whatcha been up to?

a queen among women.

...beautiful on the inside and out
...so incredibly selfless
...loving
...kind
...a fantastic example of womanhood.


grateful to be able to call her mother. 
a stronger, more loving individual, i have yet to meet. 


happy mother's day, mama.

dream dream dream.

dream board #2 is up and running. 
{check out #1 here}


"The number one reason people don't get what they want is that they don't know what they want." - T. Harv Eker


creating this dream board was incredibly...
cathartic? 
restorative?
stimulating?
yes. all of those things. it felt good to refocus.


i haven't created timelines for myself,
but even just having a clear picture (literally) of what i want, 
seems to be making all the difference. 


so. at the end of this dream board cycle, 
i will have the following: 


a wonderful man in my life
a healthy, sexy body like rihanna
a house in order
a fulfilling, lucrative career
an overall positive sense of self


dream big, people. 


have you ever made a dream board?

romantical.

have you seen this google chrome commercial? 

it melted my heart and brought a tear to my eye. 

(not an exaggeration. i LITERALLY teared up.)

so tender.

happiest place on earth.

miss andria and i road tripped on down to disneyland
for a meetup with my angel and the larkins. 

and we all lived in a manner of happiness. 

highlights included dole whip AND captain eo. 
i was a first timer for the delight that was captain eo...
all these years, i didn't know what it was to live. 
'cause seriously people, you haven't lived until you've seen it. 

UH-mazing. 

i wanna live at disneyland.

metamorphosis.

hair used to look like this:

then i came across (and obsessed over) this:

thought about it for a hot minute

and did this (thanks andria!):

et voila!

currently look like this:

since then,

i've discovered this:

where do we go from here?

happy easter.

i believe + i am grateful.

go HERE for more info on easter

and why it's the greatest event in human history.

happy easter.

vintage beauties.

had an opportunity to work with my favorite power couple,

au + mau mauricio of bottega studios.

maria + pollyanna from industry models rocked it out

in vintage swimwear styled by brandon sapin.

beeeautiful.

can't get enough...

...of rihanna's blonde hair.

and her wardrobe.

but mostly her hair.

OBSESSED.

tabatha teams up.

tune into bravo tv tomorrow, march 6 at 10pm.

i'll be making my reality tv debut!

tabatha coffey teamed up with winn claybaugh

and paul mitchell the school

to set a flailing beauty school straight

on her show tabatha takes over.

i had the opportunity to speak about the

impact having trained, qualified, passionate

educators can have on students.

working with tabatha was a dream and

i'm so grateful to have been asked to participate!

be sure to tune in!

LAdventures: getty villa + santa monica pier

roommate adventure feat. special guest angel westover.

getty villa.

n'ice cream @ santa monica place.

santa monica pier.

best. day. ever.

india.

bts from last week's shoot with photographer lindsey boice.

had the incredible opportunity to work with india oxenberg,

who was recently featured in teen vogue.

spent the day in beautiful malibu at the oxenberg/van dien home.

so gorgeous! can't wait for the final images to be published.

love what i do? i'm OBSESSED!

dusty date.

m'dusty came up to visit this weekend.

father's office converts, we are.

we both got the father's office burger.

dusty's kinda picky when it come to food

and had nothing but good things to say about the foodstuffs.

success.

i take all my boys to magnolia.

they fall in love...with magnolia AND me.

see how my plan works there?

we sampled the banana pudding for the first time.

AMAZING! so so SO so delish.

after i sweetened dusty up with lots of good food,

i batted my lashes and convinced him to put together

a shelf for me.

that dusty, such a sweetie.

hey OC peeps, come visit! we'll eat good food

and have a grand ole time!

valentimes day.

matchy matchy.

heart attacks.

vday craft.

best valentimes day in a long time.

how was your lovey dovey day?