When it comes to updating my Facebook status, I almost always try to use it in the most professional way : informing my various networks about of-the-moment happenings as they pertain to Vivanista, my friends’ businesses, etc., etc. However, every once in a blue moon, I get a hankering to express my feelings on a … Continue Reading
Life, Love & Laughter 0 CommentsWe asked Vivanista member and jewelry designer Pamela Tuohy-Novinsky what her five favorite blogs are that she absolutely, positively, unequivocally MUST visit every morning and here are her top faves: 1. Hollister Hovey (for the wild western woman) 2. The Selby (for a peek inside private spaces) 3. This is Glamorous (for the fashion-obsessed) 4. … Continue Reading
Fashion/Shopping, Health/Beauty, Life, Love & Laughter, Travel 1 CommentI confess – I was eavesdropping, but I’m oh so glad I did. Shary was celebrating her anniversary. As a divorced, single mom, I am always inspired when I hear about someone who has made it to “the other side”. So, watching her toast with her friends and gush about her anniversary, I couldn’t help … Continue Reading
Life, Love & Laughter 0 CommentsOkay, we admit it, we like to monkey around. So we thought it only appropriate to share our favorite clips of animals doing the darndest things. 1. Aha-choo! 2. Monkey See, Monkey Doo-Doo 3. A Reel Head-Turner 4. A Leg Up 5. What a Gas *BONUS* This one is just too funny we had to … Continue Reading
Life, Love & Laughter, Lifestyle 0 CommentsSo you think you know Vivanista forwards, backwards, left to right, and north to south, eh? Well we’ve got a quiz to see if you are, indeed, a Viva smarty pants. Match the number to the corresponding letter and we’ll reveal the answers on Wednesday. If you get all of them correct, you will receive … Continue Reading
Life, Love & Laughter 8 CommentsBy Sandra Foster Lovas Like instinctual animals in annual migration, the Hagan clan descended near the small Texas town of Mineral Wells each Thanksgiving. Among the assembled thankful were my four sisters, two parents, and I. Beginning in Dallas, we’d pile ourselves–plus canisters of cranberry and marshmallow-smeared sweet potatoes–into the trusty family auto. Then off … Continue Reading
Life, Love & Laughter, Lifestyle 0 CommentsIf it takes an act of Congress to get a particular day named, Washington does really have its eye on the ball. Here are five of our favorite named holidays, whether a month, week or day: National Boost Your Self-Esteem Month – Feburary. Procrastination Week –originally planned for January it was, unfortunately, put off … Continue Reading
Life, Love & Laughter 0 CommentsWhat should you know about planning a dinner party for the savvy California dinner guest?
The Ten Commandments of being the mother of a teenage girl 1. Thou shalt not disturb thine offspring whilst text-messaging unknown gods 2. Thou shant covet dry towels whilst wet ones mold in the spot they were dropped 3. Thee shall resign thy self that the rolling of one’s eyeballs is a mere form of … Continue Reading
Life, Love & Laughter 0 CommentsObject of My Confection: See’s Candies Preferred Morsel: the Butterscotch Square Year and Location of Discovery: 1999 (estimated), downtown Santa Barbara with great friend (Maya). We loved taking long walks from our apartment, especially ending with a little, sweet destination. One day the See’s Candies store attendant handed us this sample…. the taste mesmerized me. … Continue Reading
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