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Sheila

Founder of Clever Girls Collective, Lookiloos.com and Left Coast Live, Social Media Maven, Non Profit Fundraising Hired Gun, head boo-boo fixer and finder of lost lunch boxes.

Interests: interior design, live music, local politics, dirty martinis with extra olives, sparkly nail polish, college basketball and desserts

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The imagineers at Disney's California Adventure park outdid themselves this weekend with the revamped World of Color show. It's hard not to be impressed by the show with it glorious mix of colors and sound. The Disney crew captured projected... Continue reading

Posted Jun 18, 2012 at XiaolinMama

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Summer Kicks Off with Disneyland Cars Land Opening

Summer officially kicked off last week with a trip for Northern California to sunny SoCal, specifically the Happiest Place on Earth. We had the opportunity to attend the star studded opening celebration of Disneyland's CarsLand and Grand Re-opening of California... Continue reading

Posted Jun 18, 2012 at XiaolinMama

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Silicon Valley Summer Camp Signup

With t-minus 4 days till the last day of school, my list of "to-dos" before the kids are home for the summer is long. I take things in stride most days, but last week I attempted to get it together... Continue reading

Posted Jun 5, 2012 at XiaolinMama

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Archery New Family Obsession

Watch out Katniss! The whole family had a blast today at our lovely friend Chiara's bday party at our local archery center, co-located at the California Fencing Academy. (Um, who even knew that Silicon Valley even HAS an indoor archery... Continue reading

Posted Jun 3, 2012 at XiaolinMama

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Rockin Recorders

You know you are a mom...when you find yourself chaperoning/shuttling kids to the school band performance without any kahlua in your coffee cup. You know that you're a mother when you find yourself tearing up during the performance. Why? Not... Continue reading

Posted May 31, 2012 at XiaolinMama

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Los Gatos Community + KRUSH Salon Supports Teen

The fabulous team at KRUSH salon in Los Gatos are hosting a cut-a-thon benefitting a local Los Gatos high school student, Shea Shaw. A victim of a hit and run accident, she now suffers from traumatic brain injury and is... Continue reading

Posted May 20, 2012 at XiaolinMama

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Silicon Valley Summer Camp Planning Starts Now

It is starting already...summer camp planning. No sure when it started happening, but I have a stack of flyers and brochures on my desk that have somehow magically appeared. I've got a 8 and 12 year old. As a full... Continue reading

Posted Feb 15, 2012 at XiaolinMama

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Mom taking the Gatorade Sports Pledge

I am THE soccer mom - have chair + coolerwill travel. I am constantly battling the stench of soccer cleats and dirty socks. We wake up early on Saturday, and often on Sunday to get to games. We spend the... Continue reading

Posted Nov 20, 2011 at XiaolinMama

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Project Healthy: Losing weight!

The Cambiati Cleanse has taught me that I really know nothing about good nutrition. No really- I pretty much didn't read any labels at all. I used to go to Whole Foods and and had NO idea what half the... Continue reading

Posted Oct 6, 2011 at XiaolinMama

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Life has been challenging to say the least recently. Steve Jobs' words have meant the world to me this week. Inspiring me to reprioritize, to be courageous and to stick to my guns. RIP Steve Jobs the world will never... Continue reading

Posted Oct 5, 2011 at XiaolinMama

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Project Healthy: QUINOA or otherwise known as KEEN-WAH

I am learning a whole bunch of new stuff on this cleanse, liek how to prnounce the word "QUINOA". It's KEEN-WAH! I've seen it at the grocery store, but never knew what would possess anyone to try it, especially when... Continue reading

Posted Sep 22, 2011 at XiaolinMama

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Project Healthy: Cambiati Cleanse

I turned 40 this weekend. Deep breath. I turned 40 this weekend!!! I have been looking forwrd to this decade beacuse its gonna be the decade that I kick arse! Right? Oh I've got a list of things I am... Continue reading

Posted Sep 19, 2011 at XiaolinMama

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Maui and the Blogging Angels

Yup, you guessed it - I'm on vacation! On the idyllic island of Maui, recovering from a summer of blog related travel. Sigh. Life is good. I'm practicing my Vlog - so brace yourself for short videos of me and... Continue reading

Posted Aug 15, 2011 at XiaolinMama

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Camp Galileo Inspiring the Artist Inside

Camp Galileo was one of my 8 year old's summer highlights! We have been to dozens of summer camps over the years. Some are better than others, some you can't wait for it to be over. Camp Galileo challenged my... Continue reading

Posted Aug 15, 2011 at XiaolinMama

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Galileo Summer Quest - A tween mom's review

Galileo Summer Quest is hands down one of the best summer programs in the Bay Area for tweens. My son is 11 and if you know anything about middle school boys, you know that convincing one to go to "science... Continue reading

Posted Aug 15, 2011 at XiaolinMama

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Reflections on Blogging + Turning 40

I started this blog when I was 35 as a place to figure out what to do next career wise to chronicle my life with my children and to find a community. I had no idea what I was doing.... Continue reading

Posted Jul 6, 2011 at XiaolinMama

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Reviewer's Retreat

This weekend I am off to the romantic Poconos, PA to speak at the Reviewer's Retreat - Nuts and Bolts of Review blogging. A while back I met the two powerhouse founders, Cecilia and Bridgette founders of Double Duty Divas... Continue reading

Posted May 15, 2011 at XiaolinMama

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Laundry Room Love

If you have been reading @xiaolinmama for a while, you know that I have kids who play soccer, are slobs and like to roll around in grass. You also probably know that I am horrible in the "cleaning department". So... Continue reading

Posted May 14, 2011 at XiaolinMama

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Joining the Sharks Bandwagon

Living in the Bay Area, there is no shortage of sports teams to route for - the SF Giants, the A's, the Warriors, the 49ers and of course, the San Jose Sharks. This year we have fallen in love with... Continue reading

Posted May 12, 2011 at XiaolinMama

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We're Headed to Disney World!

Since launching my company, Clever Girls Collective, I have been working like a dog. So much so that my brilliantly astute daughter felt the need to ask her daddy, "Why does mommy work harder than you?" HA! It has been... Continue reading

Posted Mar 14, 2011 at XiaolinMama

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Banana2 conference - Asian American Bloggers Gather

I had the privledge of attending the Banana2 conference. Asian Pacific Islander bloggers from all over the country gathered in Los Angeles to explore API issues, learn about blogging and just meet up face to face. There was a good... Continue reading

Posted Mar 12, 2011 at XiaolinMama

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Happy Valentines Day

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Posted Feb 15, 2011 at XiaolinMama

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Battletag: An 11 year old Slumber Party's Review

Imagine 7 eleven year old boys spending the night for a birthday party sleep over. (Crazy-I know.) My son convinced me that pizza, brownies and his XBOX 360 + Kinect was all the boys needed for a guaranteed good time.... Continue reading

Posted Dec 23, 2010 at XiaolinMama

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Xiaolinmama and the GotoMom on Mommy to Mommy TV

Some days I marvel at the fun I get to have blogging and working for myself at Clever Girls Collective. This is a recent video I made with the brilliant Kimberley Blaine aka @thegotomom for MommytoMommyTV. Sponsored by Sony, the... Continue reading

Posted Dec 23, 2010 at XiaolinMama

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LOVE LOVE LOVE This list Sarah! Kudos!

Commented Dec 16, 2010 on 10 Best Holiday Songs at Life Scoop

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