Girls Guides

This is such a cool idea I wish I'd thought of it myself. My darling friend CM in London recently introduced me to The Girl's Guide to City Life and I've had a ball checking out hot spots in various cities and planning my future (dream) vacations to all of these great locations!

Resort Wear Must Haves

It's been a drizzly Easter weekend in SoCal and since I've been dreaming of warm weather, I've also been fantasizing about my would-be resort wardrobe. I found some darling clutches and flip flops at Sara Langley Designs and it just makes me think Hawaii-bound! Might have to talk to hubby as I have reason to believe he's not quite on the same page :)

Calling all Parents

My sweet friend SM introduced me to Lila Guide
and I'm hooked. It's an online (they have book versions too) resource for parents and parents to be with over 100,000 reviews from real moms on the best baby shops, activities and products! Talk about a great way to get the scoop on things to do at home or when traveling.

Real Simple Travel Magazine

It's no secret that I love magazines and I find Real Simple particularly great for all of it's wonderful tips and ideas. It looks like they have a new Travel magazine out on newstands and with this coupon you can get $1 off your purchase. Might have to check it out...would love your thoughts if you've already seen it!

Polka Dot Challenge

Perfectly Pink did a fabulous post today on 10 fun polka dot finds under $50! She found some wonderful items and challenged anyone else who wanted to add to the list. So who am I to pass up a shopping challenge that involves polka dots no less?!! So here's my list and be sure to check out hers too! Anyone else feel free to join in on the fun!

1. Classic Bikini Top from Boden $34 (yes, I do realize that you'll probably need the bottoms too but that puts me over the $50 limit so humor me!)

2. Chocolate Brown Dotted Notepad from Lemon Tree Paperie. 2 pads for $32

3. Signature Dot Reversible Bucket Hat from Toss Designs for $19.95


4. Dotty Striped Chester Gift Labels from Expressionery. 80 Labels for $16


5. Preppy Polka Dot Calling Cards from A Touch of Whimsy. $12 for 30 cards.


6. Polka Dotted Apron from Sally Russell $44

7. Pink and Green Dots File Folders from See Jane Work. 6 for $11.95



8. Printed Jelly Flip Flops from JCrew $19.50



9. Dot to Dot Towels from Garnet Hill. From $8



10. Hot Spots Tinware Canisters from Kate's Paperie $4-$24

Flip Flops, Wellies and More!

While I do know that April Showers bring May Flowers I don't often have a chance to wear wellies in Southern Cal. However, if I did, I would certainly want these from Toss Designs. Luckily they have tons of other cute things from totes to bucket hats and darling makeup bags as well as these darling flip flops which for $14 a pair you simply can't pass up. They have some sweet pet things too!

Free Fun

Free Fun Guides show you how to enjoy California coastal cities like Orange County, LA and San Francisco without breaking the bank. They include a great list of museums, concerts, films and festivals that are all free so you can save your money for fun restaurants and shopping! There is also a New York guide for my East Coast friends!

Surf Divas

With all of our rain and yucky weather as of late I've been dreaming of warm weather vacations. My dear friend KG just took off for Parrot Cay and it made me think of one of my all time favorite Girls Vacations - our Surf Diva weekend in La Jolla. The idea for this came during our annual Girls Weekend three years ago when the ever organized TB pulled her "list of things she wants to do before she dies" out of her wallet at dinner (for those who don't have such a list, I highly recommend starting one). Then and there we decided that there wasn't going to be a better time to try our surfing skills so off to San Diego we went. Surf Diva is the perfect girls weekend...we laughed, we sunned and we got some great pictures of us with surf boards! Most of all we were able to cross something off the list of things we wanted to try and now have actually done. Next up Oprah tickets and writing a book! www.surfdiva.com