Got Passport?

Well I just returned home from an outstanding trip!!! I spent two and a half weeks in Europe - Italy, Greece and Turkey and it was off the charts... Why? My faboo birthday, of course! It's my favorite holiday...remember? :)

I decided it was time to do something I have awaited so long to do...travel with a passport. Can anyone say ADDICTION AT ITS BEST?! Sure, I've lived on both coasts of the USA (Cali and NY), and sure I've been to Hawaii, Canada and Mexico several times, but come on! Live a little!!! And so I did. Actually...I lived a LOT!

So let's review my itinerary of a lifetime:
Italy: Rome, Sicily, Naples, Capri, Vatican City
Greece: Rhodes, Lindos, Athens
Turkey: Kusadafi, Ephesus, Istanbul

ITALY

Rome...so much history, so much traffic, the best cappuccino in all the land.
Sicily...where I drank my first bottle of wine in Europe (I kept the bottle...don't judge!), faboo shopping, delicious food and wine, brilliant city.
Naples...dirty little city that creates the best Margherita Pizza!
Capri...shopping for the rich and famous, views forever, steps and steps and steps...this gorgeous place is what tears are made of. Stunning.......
Vatican City...peaceful, cleansing, a feeling that you're being watched over. Beauty.

GREECE

Rhodes...saw very little.
Lindos...so gorgeous, Acropolis, Caesar's restaurant... Bossa n' Stones music (the sexiest lunch I've ever had.....).
Athens...WOW!!! My feeling is that car hood ornaments are to men today what steps to the Acropolis were to men back then. "My steps are bigger than your steps!" Apparently size mattered...even then. **sigh** Considering people were what, 5' tall???...steps proposed some sort of statement!!! They were a flippin' foot and a half tall for crying out loud!

TURKEY

Kusadafi...shopping! Hustle and bustle...yummy food! This place is 'genuine fake' and it's AWESOME!
Ephesus...groovy city...once.
Istanbul...cosmopolitan, shopping galore, the sound of prayer calling out to the entire city. This place is truly extraordinary.

My life...so amazing. The people in my life...so amazing. The future...so grateful!

xoxo, Maggie (now considered...world travelah!)

Happy New Year!

And so it begins....a time to renew. As an advocate for change, I love it! Although I must say...my 2010 just rocked!

Saw a fabulous show last night in San Diego. Gotta love the theater, right? RIGHT! I do believe it has inspired me to pursue once again. And so THAT will be my New Year's resolution... hey, we all need something to look forward to!

So Happy New Year one and all...... may it rock completely!!!

xoxo, Mags

Ode to a Flat Iron...

Then God said, "Maggie...this is a flat iron." ...and I was saved!

I thought I'd share this picture from days gone by... it may be an older picture, but the hair is still MY HAIR!!! Yes, I get out of the shower... this is my hair. I get caught in a storm... this is my hair. I visit Manhattan in August... THIS IS MY HAIR!!! (the humidity is a killer!)

So for you casting directors who need a '1980's Valley Girl' or an 'East Coast Italian Girl'... then I'M YOUR GIRL. Trust me, with this hair comes attitude... (hey one has to 'own' it if one is to 'wear' it!)... and I do! Meanwhile, please enjoy!

Ode to a Flat Iron

Flat Iron, oh Flat Iron...

With you, I am free!

Free from frizz and being curly.

Free from the 'Medusa Hair' that I fear,

Free from the birds who want to nest here.

Free from the mist that makes it all static,

With you, oh Flat Iron, I am ecstatic!

Gone is the huge 3-foot wide 'doo,

And all of the doorways I couldn't get through.

I cursed my mother about it for years,

Who knew my own daughter would cry her own tears?

Together we face the storm we call 'hair',

Flat Iron don't break... oh don't you dare!

So Flat Iron, I thank you from the bottom of my curls...

Another day with that hair...and I would've hurled.

xo, Mags

My Dream Team

My head shots shoot went great and I can't say THANK YOU enough to my fabulous 'Dream Team'!!! My photographer, Sandy Spear is OUTSTANDING!!! Susan Duttenhofer, my Stylist (pictured)... I just couldn't do it without her! Thanks to both of them for being so amazing every time... the professionalism, sincerity and ability to put me at ease is appreciated!

Are you close to San Diego and need a 'Dream Team' of your own? They are yours... to borrow! :P

xo, Mags

Ready to ROCK!

Shooting my new head shots today with my 'dream team'! I'm 30 lbs thinner and READY TO ROCK! Wish me luck in getting 'the shot'...it's gorgeous in San Diego today and I'm shooting outdoors. I prefer natural lighting over studio lighting, so I'm thrilled the sun came out today!

Peace, love and hippy beads!

xo, Mags

SEEING... is believing!

There is something to be said for 'seeing'... seriously! My vision has been diminishing for the last decade. So what do I do? I just go buy heavier prescription over-the-counter glasses, of course! Ya... don't do that, just sayin'.

My sight is CRAP now and I have recently been researching Lasik surgery. Ironically, a San Diego radio station started a contest for free Lasik surgery with a very reputable doctor and I jumped on it. The jist was you posted your picture and people had to vote, the picture with the most votes wins. Easy Peezy Lemon Squeezy!

Lo' and behold... one week later... I WON!!! Just too awesome, right?! Of course THIS is the picture that I posted... I figured the goofier, the better. What?! Think I'm afraid to be 'silly'? Think I'm afraid to be 'fugly'?! THINK AGAIN! I'm as goofy as that picture and guess what... soon I'll be a goofy girl who can SEE!!! Woo-hooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!

So a special shout out to Jagger and Kristi of Magic 92.5 FM for running the contest and to Clearview Eye and Laser Medical Center for offering the free procedure!

Reading scripts... an important part of the success process in Hollywood... just FYI. ;)

Be back soon with the whole experience... for those of you thinking about Lasik!

xo, Mags

Birthday Girl!

Birthday Wishes from the Universe:

"Maggie, you are so AWESOME! For your birthday, friends and angels from every corner of the Universe, including buddies you didn't know you had, will be with you to wish you the HAPPIEST of days and an exciting new year in time and space. You won't be alone!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Maggie! --The Universe

P.S. - Maggie, this is going to be YOUR year!!"

What can I say... I believe that 'P.S.' to my core. An awesome birthday indeed...it's my favorite holiday, after all! ;)

xo, Mags