About

My name is Gigi.  I figured I may as well blog about all my varied interests: travel, gadgets, doTERRA essential oils, crafts, shopping, LipSense long lasting smudge proof lip color, food, and who-knows-what-other-random-topics to share with anyone who will read, my journey to find my purpose in life – my passion.

I am blessed to work for Cisco Systems, Inc. for the past ~16 years, with the last 6 years as a  Contract Manager overseeing 30+ Public Sector State, Local and Education Government direct contracts across the U.S.   My job is considerably stressful, but it is a 100% remote position, which means I “work from home”. Only in the past couple of years, I began taking advantage of this incredible flexible situation.  I realized as long as I had good internet access, a quiet place to conduct hours upon hours of phone conferences during regular business hours and the diligence to always get my work done, I could work from anywhere.  Imagine the imaginary light bulb above my head when I fully came to the realization of all the opportunities my work situation allows me!

I am originally from the Bay Area and currently live in Houston, TX, but can often be found in Los Angeles, Las Vegas and other cities where I have friends who will let me visit.

Wherever I go, I love to shop for deals and unique items, eat unusual and good food, discover off-the-beaten-path places to visit, and many many other things which I hope to post about. My mission is to document and share information related to my life in a way that people may find useful and interesting.