you are my celebrity

Author: Lyssa

Happy National Dog Day!

Look, any excuse to post Denali pics is a great day in my book! She spends most of her time very happy, kinda scared, or sleeping. Denali comes to work with me almost every day, but she’s not super effective as an assistant. She mainly keeps people away from my office by barking (which is…

Graced By Football

It’s fall football season. Fantasy teams have been drafted. Preseason games are almost done being played. And beach flag football season (Beach City Sports) commences in two weeks. Football has brought immeasurable friends, fun, love, and family into my life. I am Graced by Football (in Graced by Grit’s Delicious Tank in royal, which is…

Gettin’ GLAM | Feel Good Friday 082115

Here’s the faux-celeb part of my life—glitz and glam at OC Look 2015, hosted by Orange Coast magazine at a private residence in Newport Coast (where the real celebs live). The glam started with my gorgeous girldate and blowouts at Drybar, where they no longer serve champagne much to our chagrin, so we had to pop…

Dry Skin Readers, This is For You [GIVEAWAY]

About three months ago, I posted on Manuka Secrets, a skincare linerange I was very excited about—and charmed by the founder, of course. Click here to read that post. I mentioned a giveaway, but … never did it. Today is the day! Comment below with you best honey joke, or worst skincare story, or really…

High West Distillery’s Barreled Manhattan

Just yesterday, after recommending this whiskey to the umpteenth person (and after giving it as a gift, and, ahem, enjoying it myself), I realized I need to share it here. Go buy High West Distillery’s Barreled Manhattan. It’s delicious, hand-labeled, special, and perfect for any occasion. In O.C., you can find it at Costa Mesa’s…

Amazing Plant-Based Supps: Ora

I am a red-meat-eatin’ Texan (grass-fed only, duh), but I’m also a good dirty hippie who loves her some clean, plant-based products like these beauties. This brand-new line of supplements—protein, probiotics, and Omega-3 spray—being produced right here in Southern California (LA) is called Ora: ora.organic. I love these products. Ora claims to be the first…