Maker of Beautiful, Colorful Things
“Oh look, another GLORIOUS morning. Makes me sick.” I remember the first time I ever watched Hocus Pocus, 25 years ago (side note, how is that POSSIBLE?). I was TERRIFIED. Took me another 5 years to watch it (in the dark, in a room full of my sorority sisters…not recommended), and I spent the next month…
I was provided with tickets to see Volta in exchange for my review. I received no other compensation. I have been obsessed with Cirque du Soleil since seeing Alegría in 2004, (then Quidam in 2005, Kurios in 2013 and now Volta in 2018). Completely obsessed. I watch videos on YouTube of shows and stunts and…
DISCLAIMER: As an Amazon Associate as well as a member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases made through links on this site. I have a special place in my heart for the Nutcracker story. Every Christmas for as far back as I can remember until I got pregnant with Wolfgang, my grandmother…
We used to have our “color charts” done when I was younger, so we would know which colors to wear and which makeup would flatter our skin tones. I was ALWAYS an “Autumn”. Truth be told, I loved being in the fall category, but I really hate wearing yellow and orange and brown. SO MUCH….
I do spend a lot of time with my Netflix and Hulu subscriptions (that’s a referral link for Hulu, JFYI). I put it on for background noise quite a bit, as sometimes it’s the only other human voice in my house (with both of my kids off on adventures, it gets quiet). Uh…that sounded a lot…
Once upon a time, a long long time ago, I lived that sorority life. I’ll pause here so that can sink in for some of you, who are equally baffled and horrified at this revelation that I was a member of a college sorority house. (I wish I had photographic evidence for you, but I…
It’s that time of year again, when my timeline is full of kids with fresh haircuts and brand spanking clean clothes, holding up signs that say “First Day of XXX Grade!” There are some moms for whom this return to school is quite bittersweet. It’s their baby’s last first day of high school. They bought…
Teenagers are notoriously hard to pin down. When Wolfgang was in high school, sometimes I only knew where he was because I tracked his phone. (sorry, not sorry) If you make enough snacks though, they will come! Once the teenagers discover your house is a source of good snacks (and also maybe if you have…
This post was brought to you by my generous friends at Kia Motors of America and their loan of a 2018 #kianiro PHEV. I would be wandering the halls of my house, making sad noises, if they had not given me a bit of respite from my car-less existence with this loan. I have been…
