On 4/20, I read a New York Times article “Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Roll Me a Joint.”  It got me thinking, have we gone from ‘Roll out the barrel’ to ‘Roll up the joint?’  As a Matchmaker who represents successful entrepreneurs with a median age of 48, I don’t think so.  While most people are open to dating someone who occasionally enjoys marijuana, more frequent use is a “Deal-breaker”.

Summertime is one of the best times to date. The South Coast is alive with summertime dating activities ranging from hiking, biking, dancing, dining, sailing or just walking on the beach. How romantic!

Santa Barbara Matchmaking is a new member of the nonprofit 1% for the Planet and is launching a new program called “Purpose and Passion.”

1% for the Planet is a global organization, which leads a network of businesses, nonprofits and individuals working together for a healthy planet.

In Noozhawk’s Health article: Here’s Why Long-Term Relationships Can Improve Your Overall Health, Lisa Amador’s professional opinion is offered to local Santa Barbara readers. She states that having that significant other to support and care for you melts the stress away and makes life, overall, happy. Take a look at the article for more on health and love!

Watch Lisa Amador on TVSB to get the 411 on the development and the workings of Santa Barbara Matchmaking. Hear her talk about online dating, self branding and profiling, and of course matchmaking. She also discusses the bases for finding the perfect committed and monogamous relationship. After watching this segment you will know how to present your best self and how to communicate what you want and deserve in a relationship.

Valentine’s Day is a day that brings about mixed feelings. For me. I choose to focus on love, whether for a friend, family member, significant other or (most important) oneself. It’s a special day to show appreciation for others and bring love into your life.

Do you hear it? That’s opportunity pouring down out there. It’s time to put on your raincoat, rain boots and hat, and go venture outside and play! If you’re single, you might just discover someone as daring as you.

The New Year is right around the corner and yes, there still is time to meet someone special before year’s end. Really, you can do it! Stop making excuses. It’s time to get focused, design yourself a plan of action and get going on it now, not next year but N-O-W!

Santa Barbara Matchmaking founder Lisa Darsonval-Amador has been named to the 2016 board of directors of the local chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners. As a NAWBO-Santa Barbara board member, Darsonval-Amador, who founded her matchmaking business nearly four years ago, will serve as the corporate partners chair.

Catch Lisa Amador’s business Santa Barbara Matchmaking and the featuring of her very fun and unique dating event: Western HoeDown Party on News Channel 3, along with other popularized Santa Barbara local businesses!