This past week I had the great pleasure of joining Helene Henderson, founder and chef at Malibu Farm for a cooking lesson and lunch. Malibu Farm is off of Pacific Coast Highway, in a rural surprise called Point Dume. Helene tends to the farm and its habitants: goats, chickens, and a sweet little pig. When she’s...
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Vaya Ver Al Pato (“Go Look At The Duck”) Written by Marcy Guevara
As an only child, I was often surrounded by adults, entertained myself and listened intently to any adult conversations I was within earshot to. This clearly led to my early development, extensive vocabulary, and desire to converse about mature topics. However, there were times that my mother would say, “Vaya ver al pato…” which means...
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No Halloween Costume, No Problem! Written by Michelle Rivera
It’s not too late to shop for your or your child’s Halloween costume and you can get it today anywhere between 50% to 85% off! You can literally step into any local costume shop in your neighborhood and find great deals on both Halloween costumes and decorations. Now of course there will be less inventory...
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Too “Rated-R” For The Pumpkin Patch?!? Parents What Do You Think and What Would You do? Written by Michelle Rivera
You gather up your little ones for your traditional family outing to the pumpkin patch during the Halloween/Fall season. They’re all dressed up in their cute Fall attire, Halloween shirts, or costumes and you look forward to a day of hayrides or tractor rides, corn mazes, petting zoos, and pumpkin picking. You’ve arrived...
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Casi Densmore-Koon Interview: Founder & Editor-In-Chief of cupcakeMag! By: Michelle Rivera
1. Casi you are most definitely a “Fashionista,” when you decided to start writing about fashion in your cupcakeMAG Blog did you ever imagine that it would become the successful online magazine that it is today? Aw! Thank you so much Michelle! You are just tooo incredibly sweet! I have to say — no, I...
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What Is Infant Massage? Written by Jade Lee
I have been teaching Infant Massage for a while now and I still get so many people who come to me and ask, what exactly is Infant Massage? My favorite term for Infant Massage is that it is “The Art of Touch.” It is a beautiful form of bonding between a parent and their child...
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Style Fashion Week L.A. (At Downtown’s Vibiana) Written by Abigail Herman
This season’s shows were uh-may-zing! So much so that I’m actually sad writing this– it’s over? Style Fashion Week LA has come a long way since it’s inception (and then re-inception) just four years ago. After the kickoff at LA hotspot Salvage, the real show began Monday night with a hot (think sizzling hot) presentation...
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“Little Bookworm Project” Holiday Book Drive For Underprivileged Children. Written by Michelle Rivera
Mommyhood to Hollywood is launching the “Little Bookworm Project,” its first annual holiday book drive for underprivileged children. This Fall I was the Co-Chair person for my daughter’s preschool Scholastic Book Fair and I discovered two things while I was coordinating and working the event and here is what they were: The first thing I...
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“The Tooth Fairy” Teeth Dilemma…What Do You Do With Them? Written by Elissa R. Lerma
There are some aspects of parenting that you are just not prepared for. Those things that other parents fail to mention and lately I have had a question about one of those things that has been troubling me. See my oldest is 6 years old and you know what 6 year old’s have a tendency...
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Giuliana Rancic Reveals She Has Breast Cancer. Written by Michelle Rivera
I have noticed a spike of searches on Mommyhood to Hollywood of people still trying to find out if Giuliana Rancic’s third IVF attempt to become pregnant was successful. Giuliana made an announcement 5 days ago on The Today Show that while she was going through the process of trying to get pregnant again, she...