[Image Credit (left to right, top to bottom): @bonjourfete | @candid.home | @alchemyworks | @whimsyandrow | @shopyolk | @foliacollective] There are two things I know to be true: retail therapy can in fact improve your mood, and shopping locally can improve it even more. Shop for goodies and feel extra justified doing it? Yes...
Author: Caroline @ Love & Loathing LA (Caroline @ Love & Loathing LA )
POSITIVES AND NEGATIVES OF LIVING IN LOS ANGELES
POSITIVES AND NEGATIVES OF LIVING IN LOS ANGELES I have been sharing, snapping, and writing about life in Los Angeles for almost 7 years, but I’ve never sat down and mapped out what the pros and cons of living here might look like – or in this case, what truly makes one...
HOW TO VISIT LA – VIRTUALLY
Whether you live here in the city or far far away in another land, we ALL have the fortunate ability to experience the city’s most redeeming qualities and best assets from the comforts of our couches. “But how?!”, you say. Well, 2020 might be a real shit year so far, but technology never ceases to...
VIDEO | 7 OUTFIT IDEAS FOR SPRING
Girl, I couldn’t fucking take it anymore. I’ve gone 5 weeks wearing elastic, comfy, stretchy (and mostly sad) clothes, it was time to finally set the sweatpants aside and do something with myself. So I played dress up. The weather is warming up, and even if I can only wear these looks from one...
HOW TO MAKE THE BEST “LA CARE PACKAGES” – AND SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES DOING IT
LA’s small businesses and the community of employees that rely on them for income need our help now more than ever. After facing storefront closures, many have begun offering curbside pickup or delivery options in order to stay afloat during this difficult time. HOW TO SUPPORT LOCAL LA BUSINESSES If you CAN, utilizing...
THE ANGELENO’S GUIDE TO STREAMING
Let’s face it folks! We got nothin’ but time and one of the best – and only – place we can truly escape to is through televised programing. TV has always been a favorite hobby of mine, but now more than ever have I truly, and sadly, become an expert – as you...
VIDEO | 4 EASY COCKTAILS TO MAKE AT HOME
Desperate times friends call for easy cocktails to make at home! If you recall, I recently posted a list of “20 Things To Do At Home If You’re Bored” where one of the suggestions was to make up a cocktail! I still want you to do that but if you’re having a hard time...
LA RESTAURANTS WITH NEW OR SPECIAL DELIVERY OPTIONS
It’s no new news at this point that bars and dining rooms in restaurants are closed for the next few weeks, but thankfully at this point restaurants are still able to offer meal pickup and delivery options. PRAISE FREAKIN BE. Because if there’s one *super simple* way all of us Angelenos can support our...
20 THINGS TO DO AT HOME WHEN YOU’RE BORED
HOLY SELF QUARANTINE FAMILY! We’re a few days in and I am already feeling like, “ok, I can’t take it anymore.” So what do we do when we’re so bored we want to bang our heads against a wall? We get fucking creative and we unbored ourselves. I have put a lot of...
MEXICO CITY GUIDE: 48 HOURS
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again. Mexico City is in my top 3 favorite cities to visit in the entire world. It’s nearly impossible to tire of this beautiful, historic, and vibrant city, and whether you have 2 days or 10 you will inevitably find it hard to leave. Whether you’re...