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MONICA TORRES
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About the writer and Hollywood mom…..
What can I say about myself. It’s terribly uncomfortable. I was an actress for 15 years before I gave it up to become a full time corporate professional. After 6 years of cramming a square peg into a round hole, I decided to pick up a pencil and I wrote my first play…
The Bearable Un-Lightness of Being.
I love Spring Break. Spring is the gateway to summer with beautiful weather and my daughter gets a nice long break to re-group before the end of the school year. However, before this Spring Break, I had some stress. Last November, I planned a family vacation in...
La La Land vs Los Angeles and can we sustain the dream?
La La Land. I know I know. This is the blogger subject of the moment. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wrote a great piece on his take on the film. Satirical show Saturday Night Live did a pretty spot on skit on the consequences if you don't like the movie. I tiptoe very carefully...
An upLYFTing Hollywood. And it ain’t no Ryan Gosling movie…
I Lyft in Los Angeles. I do, I admit it. I have grown to dislike driving greatly due to the fact I've commuted most of my entire driving life up until a couple years ago. I Lyft to parties where there is no parking, to movies, events, and to work. The catch is, I work...
An LA Guide to Friendship or How to Avoid Bad Blood
When I talk to people that have recently relocated to Los Angeles, I often hear how hard it is to meet people and develop friendships. My response has always been, “It’s not the LA natives, it’s the transient population this city attracts.” Don't judge LA by it's...
Menopause Paradise
Despite the “cool” trend of having kids in one’s twenties, I waited until the very last second to have my daughter. I was frightened out of my mind to have a kid, to have to think about anyone else but myself and to worry about shaping and guiding a human being that...
Tips for a Hollywood Marriage from a Real Hollywood Mom
Since I am at the age where I log into Facebook to find my daily news, I can’t help noticing all the headlines of the “surprise” break-up’s of some well-liked celebrities. This summer was a particular maelstrom of beauty and brawn colliding. One was particularly...
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