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Just got an email for 20% off any Benefit Cosmetics with code MAKEUP20 at checkout!

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Northridge Greek Festival is Free! Opa!

This weekend is the Valley Greek Festival!! Yummy!! I’m going for lunch to feast on some dolmathes and maybe, maybe just a teenytinylikethismuch  bit of baklavah. Check out this website for menu, performance and activity schedule. It sounds like a great escape and keeping things cheap/local.

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Apple Camp 4 Kids Summer 2009 – FREE!!!!

This could be the best summer yet.

It’s not easy to keep your kids entertained this summer, especially for those old enough to put the ‘I’m SO bored” mantra into their (and your) every day auto repeat verbal comments. Trust me, I completely remember. One thing that I have found that helps out with managing stress and keeping the summer cool despite the heat, is to stay BUSY. With social media being an absolute must in our society today, why not get some time out of the house and introducing your kid to the power of navigating the new media that is for sure to be a mandatory and essential skill in their lifetime?

This summer, your kid could make a movie, create a photo slideshow, write and record a song, put on a show for everyone, and have a blast doing it all. At Apple Camp, kids learn how to do cool stuff on a Mac and discover their hidden talents along the way. Apple Camp occurs at every Apple Retail Store, and each free workshop lasts three hours. Sign up your kid today and get ready for an adventure. Recommended for kids ages 8 -12.

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Sunrise Yoga with Trina

If you missed Trina’s Sunrise Yoga at the Beach this last time around, it’s your lucky day because word on the street is that she is going to do it again. We met up at the studio and carpooled to the beach.

We had SUCH an amazing time!! Being a California native AND growing up in the area, I had never been to El Matador beach area, and it was simply perfect for yoga. The waves were crashing, the weather just a bit overcast and cooling, and the movement, completely hypnotic.

Both Trina and Gretta instructed the course, Gretta leading and doing poses for the intermediate to advanced practitioner, and Trina doing the modified poses for beginners. It was truly ideal for all levels! After our Hatha yoga routine, Gretta followed it with some light Pilates to really get our abs worked out, and ended with a deep meditation and visualization exercise, while we laid on our mats and listened to the waves crash on the rocks. Bliss!!!

After class was over and we came back to the present moment, Trina had some refuel snacks of gala apples, yummy yogurt and vanilla & strawberry granola bars and a cold bottle of water. We ate, relaxed, visited and took photos…a perfect, PERFECT Sunday afternoon!

We carpooled back to Bodyworks Studio, and I was super excited to go home, shower up and watch the Laker playoff game 7. Right before halftime, while still in my robe and freshly moisturized, I fell asleep into the deepest slumber I have EVER taken. DUDE. Through the WHOLE halftime show, the ENTIRE 2nd half AND the aftergame interviews and shows. I even slept through the Locker Room interviews, which has NEVER happened. I woke up with slobber all over my face and feeling completely brand new. I never really realized how powerful getting your body balanced can be! I can’t wait for the next one – I just hope it’s not on the morning of another important Laker game haha!!

For more information on the amazing classes & fitness field trips, be sure to visit
Body Works Fitness and Dance Studio

Click here for photos from BodyWorks’ Sunrise Yoga in Malibu.

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Blaq Vixen Beauty is Giving it Up!! Clairol, that is!

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“Around this time last summer, traces of my highlights were still visible, even though my hair was reasonably damaged. However, thanks to my on-again, off-again hair regimen, my strands are noticeably healthier, minus the color. So when I heard about Clairol Professional Advanced Gray Solution with its patented SynAIRgy� technology, I almost managed to restrain myself from contemplating a new color for Summer…almost being the keyword! It’s specifically for women of color!”
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