So I thought I would take my DIY (do-it-yourself for my readers that live under rocks) beyond just scrapbooks. I just hit my two year anniversary at my job (here is where you clap) and though my desk is actually a really nice space I wanted to spruce it up. We have an “open concept” […]
Passports and Papers Guide to Disneyland
By Mercedes Santana on March 24, 2019How am I barely writing about Disneyland? If you know me personally, you know I am a huge Disney fan! I was a Disney annual passholder nearly all my life! I had my quinceañera (the Hispanic equivalent to a sweet sixteen) at Disneyland Hotel. I even worked for The Walt Disney Company as an intern […]
I can’t believe a year has flown by so quickly! It feels like yesterday that I was toying with the idea of finally taking the leap to blogging. Now I’m about to humble brag because I am really freakin proud of this site. I built this entire site myself. Customized the modules, wrote the content, […]
Past Papers: Real Simple Magazine Feature Scrapbook
By Mercedes Santana on February 10, 2019I have a degree in journalism and always thought I would be a magazine writer, but times have changed. I still love magazine and maybe one day I will work full-time for a publication, but now I can write when and what I want and freelance when I can. As my blog is coming up […]
Past Papers: HWY 1 Road Trip Scrapbook
By Mercedes Santana on February 2, 2019I finally picked some photos from our summer road trip up Pacific Coast Highway to highlight in this California scrapbook page. The drive up was slightly gloomy, but still breathtaking. Though the sky looked slightly dull in my photos the colors from the ocean and hills were still bright. So I knew that the paper […]
New York City Scrapbook
By Mercedes Santana on January 7, 2019Every trip inspires a page or two in my scrapbooks. There’s nothing more I love then crafting on a cold winter day. Which I’ve been doing a lot of the past few weekends. Yes, it does get chilly in Southern California. I also have to shout out my best friend Abby who helped me decide […]
New York City in 85 Hours
By Mercedes Santana on December 25, 2018Here’s how we did The Big Apple in a New York minute.
A city with great architecture, food, comedy, and shopping…count me in.
Day Trip: Malibu Pier and Malibu Farms Cafe
By Mercedes Santana on October 5, 2018After a long week at work I consider myself lucky that going to the beach on the weekend is an option. We are totally beach bums in my house. I love getting up and going straight to the beach, getting a coffee, or brunch and then reading on the sand. It’s one of my easy […]
DIY Project: Patio Upgrades for an Outdoor Oasis
By Mercedes Santana on September 16, 2018What I loved about our apartment from the day I saw it on Zillow was the yard. In Los Angeles a yard in an apartment is unheard of, but lucky for us we found this one bedroom condo that was just what we needed. We especially need some outdoor room for our golden retriever Havana. […]