Spa Montage, a Sanctuary on Santa Maria Bay The word spa can be very misleading. It can simply mean a room where you get a massage or a 43,000 sq foot masterpiece. As you can probably guess, when I go to a spa, I want more than a massage room. So when we…

The Best Spots for a Romantic Getaway in Southern California When it’s not possible to hop on a plane somewhere tropical, even one night in a nice hotel in a new neighborhood can feel rejuvenating. And let’s face it—this pandemic has meant so many cancelled vacations and so many disappointments. But there are still ways…

Setting Personal SMART Goals will Help You Live Your Best Year Yet This may come as a shock, but it has only been in the last few years that I have given serious thought to goal-setting. Of course I have always had goals, but until I joined a goal-setting organization called The New…

“Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before! What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. What if Christmas…perhaps…means a little bit more!” –Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! This is the first year that I’ve been ready for the holidays to start a little earlier. Tinsel and twinkling lights…

 How SEO Affects Your Interior Design Business The importance of rank and discoverability are becoming increasingly noticeable as clients and customers continue to “shop” and “discover” interior designers online. If you are new to the term “SEO” or, more formally, “Search Engine Optimization,” it simply means how well your website ranks when potential…

Farmhouse Inn, A Boutique Hotel in Sonoma, is an Easy Road Trip from Los Angeles On a recent road trip to Mendocino, a ten hour drive from LA, we stopped for one night in wine country to break up the trip. Farmhouse Inn, a luxury boutique hotel in Sonoma, had been on my…