Question: Who is ready for my bestie Barbara King to write a book on navigating the madness of the Los Angeles school system?!? The multi-hyphenate actor//writer//blogger//mama is back with the latest in her series on motherhood in this strange City of Angels of ours, this time detailing some of the bizarre schools one might come across in the public school system...View Article
Yearly Archives: 2016
Whenever people learn I work from home, they always tell me how lucky I am. And it's true: My kitchen table is usually my desk, unless I decide to make our deck my office for the day. My dogs are my co-workers and my husband is, technically, my unpaid intern who shoots the photos for this blog and makes me coffee. And most days, I would agree that I am the luckiest. But, because I am my own boss, I also have to hold myself accountable - not only to get work done, but also to take a shower, get dressed and generally look like a presentable human. Like a lot of writers, I have some hermit-like tendencies that my job allows me to indulge in, sometimes too much. If I'm being completely honest, many days my work uniform consists of whatever I wore to bed the night before, or whatever I worked out in (or put on in hopes of working out before getting distracted by a sale on Gilt, a never-ending To Do list and a pile of emails) because I am a gross garbage person...View Article
Happy Monday, guys! Today I'm sharing a post from my dear friend Jon DeWalt, who also happens to be a brilliant comedian and writer for NBC's "Undateable" (I think if you asked him what he does, though, he would probably say "Be a friend to Annie" first, which is why I ranked his titles in this order.) This piece originally appeared on his blog several months ago, but I wanted to share it as a follow-up to his wife and writing partner Allison Bosma's hilarious post on her audition from hell that appeared on Heels in the Hills last week. Jon's story is equally inspiring for all of us dreamers...View Article
Tomorrow, Runyon Canyon closes for 4 months. If you live outside of L.A., that means nothing to you. If you live in L.A., it means EVERYTHING. (Okay, maybe EVERYTHING only if you live in L.A. and are trying to become an actor/writer/director/producer/social media star... Which is everyone.) On any given day, you are guaranteed to see girls with zero body fat speed walking in crop tops and wedge sneakers, shredded shirtless dudes running lines for an audition while they sprint the hills, childless people with their dogs strapped onto them in Baby Bjorns, professional dog walkers with 10+ dogs and, if you're lucky, the lady who pushes her cat in a stroller. It's also pretty likely you will run into a celeb. In the decade I've lived in L.A., I've seen...View Article
Yesterday, I had an audition to play a teenager in a horror film. THE CASTING DIRECTOR ASKED ME IF I WAS OVER 18 and I discovered that sometimes, words can be better than antidepressants! I will ride this high until I grow another face wrinkle!!!!!! That's really all that's happening in my life right now. Happy hump day! Here's the clickbait I'm trolling on the internet these days...View Article
This swimsuit was MADE FOR ME: It's UPF 50. One-piece. Long-sleeve. Chic (Jaime King recently wore it, to shut down all ya haterrrs!) (I don't know if I have haters. It very likely might just be my mom reading this blog.) (And sometimes her book club.) I recently celebrated my 30th birthday in Mexico, and was looking for a swimsuit that would keep my skin porcelain doll-like and cancer-free, as well as hold in all of the tacos and margaritas I intended to consume. I followed through on that plan hard, and this suit did its job - I returned to Los Angeles without a tan or sunburn, carrying about 10-lbs+ of tacos and tequila on my belly and hips. Melanoma is no joke (especially for people with a family history of skin cancer, like me), and I never leave the house without SPF on. I love that swimsuits like this are not only being made, but celebs like Jaime are making them cool. If you'd told 13-year-old me that I'd be willingly posting pictures of myself in a swimsuit on the internet, I probably would've jumped off a cliff right then to prevent it. But now, this attention-whore is using her soapbox to say this: Summer is coming! Wear your sunscreen! Get a long-sleeve UPF-rich suit! Eat tacos and live your life! K, happy Tuesday, bye.View Article