Create & Cultivate LA: The Instagram Party Conference

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What was Create & Cultivate LA like? Was it really worth the price? Did Kim Kardashian have anything insightful to say? Since returning from the LA conference, I’ve been asked these questions and then some. Well, I’m here to break down Create & Cultivate LA and tell you everything – what it is, who it’s for, how it’s set up, what it excels at, and what it lacks. That way you can decide whether you’d like to attend a Create & Cultivate event in the future.

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The Best Brunch Spots in San Diego

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Brunch is not a meal, it’s an event. Eggs benedicts, avocado toasts, stacks of fluffy pancakes, and flights of mimosas are what I live for. So when I brunch in San Diego, I don’t mess around. I’ve got a list of top brunch picks, for each type of group and occasion, that I’m sharing with you so you can maximize your San Diego brunch game.

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The Top 10 Pumpkin Spice Lattes in San Diego

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pumpkin spice everything

Fall is a magical season. The air is crisp, the leaves change colors, and big knit scarves make their appearance once again. Except in San Diego, where we reached the 100 degree mark in late October. I know, Ugh. So how do I chase that fall feeling in San Diego? With pumpkin spice lattes (on ice) of course. And I’m not talking about syrupy sweet Starbucks PSLs. I’m talking a perfect balance of coffee, pumpkin, and the right mix of spices. I hit the streets to hunt down the top 10 San Diego Pumpkin Spice Lattes and ranked them for your autumnal drinking pleasure. Read on to find out where to find the best pumpkin spice latte in San Diego.

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Marseille Day Trip

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Marseilles Calanques

The allure of the Cote d’Azur can be found along Marseille’s vieux port and out within its crystal blue sea. In the morning, listen for the echoes of fishmongers and follow their voices out to the notorious Chateau d’If and far beyond past choppy waves to the white-cliffed Calanques. Listen and explore all that you can in a week or a simple Marseille day trip like ours and discover how connected the town and its history is to the sea.

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  • I’ve observed #transmundanetuesdays from afar for awhile now and finally had the courage to jump in and draw today’s prompt #glowinginragswithabraid 🎨 I had a great time experimenting with markers in a realm of creativity I rarely explore.
  • Mele Kalikimaka from this Christmas loving elf 🤙🏼 🎄
  • When your BFF @itbekpg goes to Japan and hooks you up with a care package full of different flavored Kit Kats you return the favor by filming daily #kitkat taste testing videos for #halloween because haul videos are life. Stay tuned for videos of @gerred_olona and me trying all 20 flavors throughout the month in my stories. If you missed my first taste test of the Rum Raisin Kit Kat, I’ve added the highlight to my feed for you to catch up on!
  • S E V E N | Genevieve is seven months old! Her new skill is sitting up unassisted. She’s transitioned from 3 to 2 naps a day and has started teething. Tooth watch is in full effect 🦷 🚨 All she wants is to snuggle and be held by mama and I’m here for it 🙌🏼
  • Just playing with balloons 🎈
  • Shave ice tastes better with Mickey ears!
  • SIX | Genevieve is six months old! She smiles all the time and loves to dance around the house with us for what we call “dance o’clock”. She lets out big laughs (guffaws really) and shrieks of joy. Genevieve started eating solids at four months old and has so far enjoyed everything we’ve fed her. She started rolling over from her back to her tummy at five months in an attempt to catch our cat, Fergus, while he walked by her. She’s practicing sitting up on her own and can support herself with her hands out in front of her. She has a little tooth coming in on the bottom so she’s chewing on her favorite toy Sophie the Giraffe all the time (drool included). She’s very curious and loves figuring out how all the toys work on her new activity table.
  • My life’s goal was to join a book club and now I have and everything is good👌🏼📚🍷 . And just like the Count in the Metropol, I’ve found that surrounding yourself with a supportive and vibrant community will not only help you survive, but thrive too! . “Dutifully, the Count put the spoon in his mouth. In an instant, there was the familiar sweetness of fresh honey — sunlit, golden, and gay. Given the time of year, the Count was expecting this first impression to be followed by a hint of lilacs from the Alexander Gardens or cherry blossoms from the Garden Ring. But as the elixir dissolved on his tongue, the Count became aware of something else entirely. Rather than the flowering trees of Central Moscow, the honey had a hint of a grassy riverbank...the trace of a summer breeze...a suggestion of a pergola...But most of all there was the unmistakable essence of a thousand apple trees in bloom. ‘Nizhny Novgorod’, he said. And it was.” — Amor Towles, “A Gentleman in Moscow”

 

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