#MondayListicles Got the Look

Hey! It’s Monday and I’m actually doing a Listicle! *does happy dance* This week’s Monday Listicle prompt is from Julia who writes the blog Mom on the Run x2 and she wants to know what beauty products we cannot live without. 1. Lipstick despite my plain, dry lips. There is nothing like a little color which inevitably slides off by 10AM or…

Happy Birthday Maurice Sendak!

Today would have been Maurice Sendak’s 85th birthday and the Google Doodle for today shows a wonderful interpretation of Where the Wild Things Are. As an adult, I love and appreciate Where the Wild Things Are, although there are other favorite Sendak books that get top billing in my house. Pierre: A Cautionary Tale in Five Chapters and a Prologue…

World Knit and Crochet in Public Day

World Knit and Crochet in public day is actually a week long celebration of needle arts. Crocheting, and now knitting, can be such a solitary activity but this week one is encouraged to join a group of like minded crafters and get hooked.     Want to get started but not sure where to begin? I share some of my favorite…

Reasons Why #MondayListicles Rock

  Last week I missed the link up for the 100th Listicle and decided c’est la vie and link up anyway. Ten reasons Monday Listicles rock   1. It’s a list. Duh 2. It’s cathartic. Cheaper than therapy 3. I love reading everyone’s interpretation of the list. Secretly I’m hatin’ that so many people are funnier than me.  4. It’s a great way to…

Get Ready to Rock at the @KimmelCenter. #ad

Kimmel Broadway Series ROCK OF AGES hits the Merriam Theatre and I happy to share that five time Tony nominee Rock of Ages is coming! In 1987 on the Sunset Strip, a small town girl met a big city rocker and in LA’s most famous rock club, they fell in love to the greatest songs of the 80’s. It’s five…