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San Diego Career Consulting Services Available for Holiday Gift Giving

SAN DIEGO – Monday, December 14, 2020 – Leo & Loy, a full-service career consulting firm based in San Diego, announced their new eGift card program just in time for the holidays. San Diego Career Consulting Services can be purchased for friends and family, including resume rewrites, LinkedIn rebranding and career coaching. Founded by Katie […]

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A San Diego Thanksgiving – Do’s and Don’ts for the Home

November 26, 2019 No Comment

A San Diego Thanksgiving “Do’s” and “Dont’s” – A Carmel Valley Homeowners Survival Guide. Clogged drains are not what most people think about when they make Thanksgiving plans, but countless thousands of Americans will be adding a plumber to their guest lists sometime during the long weekend. Did you know Black Friday is the busiest day […]

Fall Harvest Dinner at Amici’s Ristobar

November 13, 2018 No Comment

Amici’s Ristobar is celebrating the peak of autumn with a Fall Harvest Dinner to honor the bounty of fall produce yielded this year. The dinner, which will be held at the Carmel Valley restaurant on Sunday, November 18 will run through the dinner service and will focus on seasonal ingredients, as well as fall favorites, aiming […]

San Diego Holiday Activities Close to Home

November 23, 2017 No Comment

Happy Holidays from Your Neighbors! If you are looking for some San Diego Holiday Activities close to home, Encinitas has events that offer the friendliness of Carmel Valley and the charm of the beach. Plus, its just up the freeway from the Carmel Valley San Diego community. On December 8th, 15th, and 22nd, participating shops located […]

Carmel Valley Cranberry Relish

November 16, 2017 No Comment

CV CRANBERRY RELISH Here’s a terrific recipe for cranberry relish that I found on the Food Network. Why is it so terrific…all the ingredients are readily available at any Carmel Valley San Diego community grocery store, its VERY simple and quick to prepare and most important it tastes great. It’s a wonderful alternative to the […]

Step By Step Guide to a Guilt Free Thanksgiving

November 2, 2017 No Comment

During this Thanksgiving season, its important for the community of Carmel Valley San Diego to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Here are just some quick and simple suggestions to having a Guilt Free Thanksgiving! Water Before the eating frenzy even gets started, down 2 glasses of water. Regulate hunger Speed up metabolism Turkey Oven baked NOT […]

Holiday Gift Giving

October 31, 2017 1 Comment

With the holidays just around the corner, children and adults alike are struggling to find that “right” gift for a loved one and become concerned with issues such as quantity, quality, degree of personal appreciation, and amount of money available for gift buying in an economy that is tight for many. The giving of a […]

Carmel Valley Holiday Dinner Appetizers

October 26, 2017 No Comment

I hope all the Carmel Valley cooks are painstakingly planning their Christmas dinners… or I should say, Holiday Dinners, to be politically correct…and if you’re not, shame on you because you should be. If your family is like mine you, you probably have a traditional menu for the meal that you’ve come to love and […]

Keeping Kids Busy with Holidays Activities

October 24, 2017 No Comment

Listen up parents, if your kids get bored over the upcoming Holiday vacation, things could get rough. However, some simple things you can do will not only make the Holiday time for enjoyable for them, but also for you with Holiday activities. Although many children complain about school work, the social benefits of the school […]

Staying on Track for Healthy Holidays

October 19, 2017 No Comment

Healthy Holidays I can’t believe I ate the whole thing! 3 key components to healthy weight management are setting short and long term goals, a structured schedule, and discipline. Yet when it comes to the holidays, all of those factors are put to the test. Here are 5 reasons why people tend to gain weight […]

A San Diego Thanksgiving & the “O” Word

October 10, 2017 No Comment

A San Diego Thanksgiving and the “O” Word Large family, house not big enough, everybody for Thanksgiving dinner…YIKES!!! But not to worry, no problema, it’s a snap. And not everybody needs to be a gourmet cook to contribute. If your Carmel Valley San Diego community family is like ours, once we hit California we stayed regardless of […]

Timken Museum of Art Partners with SDSU to Showcase Annual Holiday Display of Hord & Schlappi Ornaments

November 15, 2016 No Comment

Glittering gems, swirls of colors, elaborate filigree, whimsical designs – it’s the JEWELS of the SEASON: Holidays at the Timken with the Schlappi Collection of Hord and Schlappi ornaments that have adorned the Timken Museum of Art holiday tree since 1988, and this season the display will be greatly expanded. This year the Timken partnered […]