Creativity
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Fashion :: Golden Globes 2014
Award season is upon us and it is a big deal in my house…for me. It is what football is to my husband. The Golden Globes are like the playoffs and the the Oscars are the Super bowl. My favorite part has to be the arrival of actors on the red carpet. I think I may even prefer it more than the actual award show. I am always so excited to see what my favorite designers have put together for the actors. The dresses they are wearing are not just any dresses. Some of them have been specifically created by the designer with that person in mind. They are usually…
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Live Music at The Gypsy Den in Santa Ana January 17th
By Molly Murphy As a musician, I’m always on the look out for down to earth, fun music venues, and I was thrilled to find The Gypsy Den in Santa Ana, California. Zagat calls it “Early attic decor and full of arty habitues,” and it is the perfect ambiance for my type of modern folk music. I just finished producing a solo album, “In This Hour” by A Million Creatures. Putting myself out into the public and performing my original songs can make me feel so vulnerable and exposed. But the owners of The Gypsy Den are so supportive of musicians and the staff has been warm and inviting…
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What’s Hot in Southern California :: The Hollywood Wax Museum
This past week I had a chance to visit the Hollywood Wax Museum that is located on Hollywood Boulevard and has been run by the same family since 1965. I grew up in Orange County but had not taken the time to visit the Hollywood Wax Museum in all my years! What a waste! My daughter, mother-in-law and I made a day out of it and really had so much fun! The drive up from Orange County was surprisingly hassle-free and we found parking easily next to the Hollywood Wax Museum. It is fun to play tourist for the day because you are exposed to sights you might…
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DIY :: Fun Decor Ideas for Children’s Rooms
Decorating your children’s room can be so much fun! Especially if they join in and contribute with artwork that you can frame and include in their room. While pregnant, I must have looked at a ton of décor magazines (life before Pinterest) looking for ideas for her nursery. Thank goodness I came across the store and website Room & Board because they were offering some more modern ideas – such as polka dots (you can purchase the decals on Amazon), simple furniture and knitted dolls. I used their catalogue for ideas and went about sourcing a cheaper way to incorporate some of the into her room. You don’t have to break the bank decorating your…
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Things to Do When the Kids are Sick
Image courtesy of Flickr About a week before Christmas, my daughter and I caught that cold that is going around and were in bed for about two days. Of course, she recovered in no time and I was feeling bad for over a week. I sure wish I had her little immune system! We literally spent the two days in bed recovering watching movies. Thank goodness for Netflix and their huge array of movie options that is for sure! If you find yourself or your family sick in bed – here are is a list of movie options that Netflix put together for families to enjoy. Plus they provided us with some…
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Getting Organized Step by Step
One of the resolutions I made for this year is to get more organized and to get my house decluttered. Our place is not that big and piles of something always make their appearance each day. Whether they be school papers and homework from my daughter, bills and mail on the kitchen countertop, or my work papers on the kitchen table, I feel it is a never ending battle. Plus throw in the equation that I am not one of those Born Organizers as the Flylady tagged as women who just know how to get and keep it all organized. You probably have some of those friends – you…