About Me

Hello and Welcome to my blog, my little piece of cyberspace.  My name is Danielle and I live Southern California. I’ve been blogging for a little over a year but I’ve been writing since I first picked up a crayon and paper. This blog includes my goings on and experiences. It’ll include my feeling on just about every subject from A-Z and the occasional recipe. I am really open and straight to the point. You may not agree with my perception of things at times but you’ll always get my honest opinion and I guarantee you’ll be laughing after reading a lot of my posts. I grew up in Los Angeles but my family is from Louisiana. I love New Orleans and everything about it from the people to the parties, the fun to the food. I am a huge fan of the Saints and football in general. I am a Lakers fan through and through and I’ll occasionally watch a tennis match or two. I enjoy swimming and playing volleyball and softball too.

I am an amazing cook (thanks to my Granny) and when I’m not writing or hanging out with my family you can find me in the kitchen whipping up an awesome meal or dessert. I have four sisters and 1 brother and come from a very close knit family. I lost my mother when I was four years old, forcing me to learn at a very early age that life isn’t always fair and that while all things have endings those endings aren’t necessarily happy. I believe in rolling with the punches sometimes but I also believe in punching back.

I enjoy listening to music of all kinds. My iPod has just about everything you can imagine on it - Classical, rock, R&B, trance, oldies and alternative. If it’s been set to music and recorded chances are I’ve heard it. I love shopping, I’m all about bargains when I can find them but if it’s something that I really want I am willing to pay top dollar for it. I love Coach bags and cute shoes. I’m a big movie buff and love the classics, The Prince and The Showgirl with Laurence Olivier & Marilyn Monroe is my absolute favorite movie of all time. For the most part I’m a pretty laid back person with a wealth of knowledge (some of it useless but a wealth none the less).

I am an amateur - and I really mean amateur - photographer. I love taking pictures of anything. I try to find beauty in all things. I love capturing my nieces and nephews at play, their smiles can brighten up the darkest day. My dream is to have one of my photos published in National Geographic, which means I need to continue traveling and snapping :)

I am currently in a battle with the bulge. My goal is to lose some major weight by August of this year just in time for my birthday on August 26th, I’ve excelled at everything I’ve tried my hand at except losing weight, but that stops now – so pray for me…PLEASE! My life is an open book, so feel free to ask me anything you want but be prepared for an honest, sometimes (but not always) brutal answer.

Ciao