One of the great things about living in this area is that there are no shortage of reasons to get dressed up. Personally I love a costume, sequins and glitter so most things to do with Mardi Gras are right up my alley! The greatest unknown with the entire carnival season…
I love to celebrate. I love a party. I love a theme. I LOVE my birthday. . . and other people’s birthdays too. I love an excuse to highlight someone and let it be all about them. Most of all, I love to decorate, so it’s no surprise that I…
A lot of parents have anxiety before Christmas and birthdays about where they are going to put all the new things. Science has even shown that more things in a house directly correlates to more stress for the woman of the house. There are ways to negotiate the giant pile…
A few weeks ago we were looking for a place to eat dinner on a Sunday night. I didn’t feel like venturing to Covington and all the typical places we eat close to our house just weren’t appealing to me that night. I was looking around on Facebook and saw…
A few months ago I posted on my Facebook page about an interaction I had with someone and the context of my post was largely misunderstood. I ended up removing the post, but it has stayed on my mind. One of the questions adoptive families get from time to time,…
In my first post I wanted to cover some of the things that I wanted you to know about the foster and adoption process. In this post I want to cover things I want you to know about what happens after the adoption is finalized. Being Settled More than likely…
Most women own makeup, but how many of us actually know what we’re doing? I felt pretty confident in my abilities, but when my long-time hair dresser and makeup artist Johanna Frigola approached me about a makeup class I was immediately intrigued. I told her sure but only if I could…
As the events in Baton Rouge, Lafayette, and surrounding areas unfolded, it got me thinking about disaster preparedness. The last 11 years I have been through a few emergency situations. . . most of them hurricane related. Although I handled some better than others, with each situation I have gained…
This blog is lovingly dedicated to Leslie Begin who loves the first day of school more than anyone I know. So the summer has come to an end…finally! Now don’t get me wrong. I loved having the uninterrupted time with my kids this summer, but let’s be real: some of…
The summer is drawing to an end and everyone is setting their sights on the end of the heat, football and fall leaves in the trees…and the start of a new school year! When I start working with an organizing client in our initial meeting I talk to them about…