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I am the HMC (Hip-Mama-in-Chief ) at Polka Dot Whale.com, an online baby boutique for fun and funky baby fashion. I am proud to be a WAHM with my one-year-old baby girl, Emme, always at my side. Prior to launching Polka Dot Whale in 2005, I was a Child Abuse Investigator and hold a Master's in Social Welfare from UCLA. I'm passionate about children & families and have found a way to translate that passion into my current "mompreneur" endeavor with Polka Dot Whale!

I specialize in covenient shopping for unique and affordable baby gift items with awesome signature giftwrap and personalized customer service! I have owned and operated Polka Dot Whale.com for 3 years. I love items that are unique and handcrafted. I love glorious fabric prints from graphic stripes to fanciful florals to whimsical prints for children.

My Bobbi Brown Make-Up, My Long & Lean Gap Jeans & My Bumbleride Indie Baby Stroller!

I'm Mommy to Emme (age 1), Wife to Elton, whipping up cupcakes, planning parties, shopping for handmade goodies on Etsy, lunching with the ladies, drooling over fabulous fabric prints, taking photos of my daughter and creating custom digital, photo collages....

I am LOVING BodenUSA.com for myself and my baby girl! I appreciate the classic styles in updated prints, modern cuts and vintage details, too. Great fit and great quality. Superb value overall. Oompa.com for fun & funky European toys for my daughter. They are earth friendly, look great, feel great and my daughter has a ball with anything from Oompa Toys. TeaCollection.com for clothing for my daughter. Euro & Asian aesthetic. Truly unique and interesting clothing for infants up to big kids

Favorite recent restaurant and city (i.e. Nopa/San Francisco)
Starling DIner/Long Beach, CA Neighborhood feel; actually located in a neighborhood; comfort food; they get my table ready and set up the high chair if I call ahead, then they know its me when I get there; not too noisy to chat without getting hoarse; better Strawberry Shortcake made with scones!!!!!!!

I can't leave the house without
My Bobbi Brown Make-up...I spent my first 8 years of make-up wearing searching for a foundation that matched and agonizing over it. I'm pretty "booty white" as my sister calls it and the day I found Bobbi Brown my make-up woes were over. I carry my little clear zippy case of make-up almost everywhere (you know, just in case I actually decide to put some on in my new Mommy haze...)

What cell phone do you rock?
Pink Motorolla Razor...my Baby LOVES & drools over my phone;) My brother-in-law gave me a pink crystal phone charm for Christmas last year, knowing it would perfectly match my phone. The charm just broke off, so maybe that is a sign its time for a new phone...I'm thinking RED this time around!

If you could travel anywhere, where would you go?
Back to St. Martin....great for relaxation and fun in the sun! You cannot beat the opportunity to be in the Carribean, all while enjoying the French restaurants and shopping in Marigot & Grand Case. I cannot get enough of the French Pharmacies for deals on fancy French cosmetics and skin & hair care products and the little french bakery with the best St. Tropezienne pastry I have ever tasted! And, it is sooo much fun to drool over the handbags at boutiques like Longchamp and Hermes!

My drink of choice
Izze soda in any flavor....LOVE the clementine, grapefruit and pear....Mmmmmmm Mmmmmmmm Mmm!

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