It is that time of year. Entertaining and hosting Christmas parties. Part of the fun of creating the menu is figuring ways to present your food masterpieces. Here are three different presentations for your heavy appetizer holiday party and entertaining with cheese. Everyone loves cheese and a cheese platter is typically served at most parties. […]
Christmas Party Table Looking for a few Christmas party table decoration ideas? This past weekend, we hosted a Christmas party at our home. Normally, we have it catered. I decided to make all the food myself. This might seem like a crazy decision, since this is the busiest time of the year for me, as […]
Do you wrap each of your stocking treasures individually? I love this holiday tradition in our family and yes, I wrap each gift individually. Last year I shared some of my favorite stocking stuffers for women who have everything. This year I thought I would share how I go about organizing everyone’s stocking. To organize […]
Holiday Travel Do you have some holiday travel coming up? I share a few of my tips on staying beautifully organized using my Vemayca cosmetic bag. The side pockets were designed to hold items that you must have at your finger tips, including your fabulous jewelry pieces. And remember not to check any jewelry in […]
Hello, I am Veronica Mayo. I was born in Westerly, Rhode Island (only because that is where my mother’s doctor practiced), grew up in Connecticut. My parents were Portuguese immigrants. Growing up in a strict Portuguese household taught me the value of education, hard work and the love of food. Moved to Texas for a few years for work. Ended up staying over 30 years. Had a fabulous marketing career with American Airlines. Inventor and patent holder for the system that most of you know as Gogo Inflight. Lots of stuff in between, but met my husband Dave, moved to Bellevue, WA.
After leaving the corporate world, I thought life would slow down. It has not. Love to travel, so designed a cosmetic bag that makes it super simple to keep the inside of your cosmetic bag clean. It features a snap out liner for easy cleaning or replacement. Ok, I am a neat freak and am germaphobic. Now the holder of my second patent for the unique design of my cosmetic bag.
I enjoy a good glass of Merlot, try and limit my intake of sugar, especially chocolate and experiment with converting all my recipes gluten-free (one of the downsides of aging). Flip flops are only shoes I really need, my flat iron is always packed in my bag and can’t visit Ulta without spending money. I have lots of lipsticks. My new passion is documenting my family history.
I have learned not to be so hard on myself. Give people the benefit of the doubt. Scottsdale, Arizona is my new happy place when I go to unwind and enjoy the sunshine. I write about travel, beauty and being organized on my blog called Traveling with Lipstick. I also share some of my favorite recipes. Food is in my DNA. I am so happy you stopped by. Veronica Mayo