Local Love: OC Restaurant Week

OC Restaurant Week 2015

 The 2015 Orange County Restaurant Week is happening all week through Saturday, March 7th with more than 100 restaurants participating in the countywide event.

During the weeklong event, participating restaurants will offer special three-course menus, many with a cocktail or signature item at no additional charge.

Each restaurant will have the freedom and flexibility to showcase its best offerings by talented chefs who will, no doubt, personalize each menu to reflect their individual culinary style. Participating restaurants will offer prix-fixe menus within the following price categories: lunch for $10, $15 or $20, and dinner for $20, $30, $40 or $50.

Following is a list of the restaurants participating in this year’s OC Restaurant Week 2015 (each name is linked to its menu!)

Local Love: Fun For You and Your Little Ones!

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Today, I’m excited to share all about Toddler Camp OC with you – a weekly outing designed specifically for toddlers that provides a themed “adventure” for parents (or caregivers) and their child to experience all the best local spots, entertainment and kid programs.

Toddler Camp OC is a fantastic way to get out with your little ones and enjoy your local community, while meeting new friends (both parents and kids!).

Because as we moms know, it takes a village (right?!), and there is nothing better than meeting other moms who are going through the same stages and phases you are, while letting your kiddos meet other kiddos their own age.  Plus, at Toddler Camp OC, you’ll probably learn about places and programs you didn’t even realize existed……….

How to Learn to Love Running

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I used to be a person who HATED running. Loathed it. Then about 8 months after I had my second baby, in my postpartum delirium, I decided I was going to start running and I signed up for a half marathon. 13.1 miles for someone who had never even ran one. Crazy. But I did it.

And you know what happened in the course of training for that? Over time I went from hating running to loving it. Something I never thought possible, never dreamed possible! In some ways changed my life.  Because if a person like me could learn how to love running? Well, then the sky is the limit!

How to learn to love running in 10 easy steps (pun intended)

Fun Ways to Announce Your Pregnancy

Hi all, from pregnancy-land!  

As promised, I’m going to have a handful of upcoming posts that address all things pregnancy, starting with a post on fun ways to announce your pregnancy. fun-ways-to-announce-your-pregnancy

There is nothing in the world like seeing a positive pregnancy test – your life changes in that moment, in that instant.

Whether your pregnancy was planned or whether it is an unexpected blessing, there comes a time when you are ready to announce your special news.

Telling your partner

My husband has always wanted to be with me as we wait for the test to turn negative or positive…but I have always wanted to have that moment where I catch him off guard with our news.  This being our third pregnancy, I was determined to surprise him….

Go Ahead. Make Someone’s Day.

acts of kindness

I get a gazillion emails, not to sound ‘oh so important!‘ because I am not, it’s simply due to the fact that bloggers can get added to numerous PR and pitch lists so over time the volume of emails can get a tad overwhelming.

Many of them I have to skim and move on, because there often are not enough hours in the day, but this one email caught my eye. Well, actually it was the follow-up email that caught my eye…