It’s happening again… Puppet-making at the Palace!

It's happening again!  After the amazing success of the first puppet-making workshop, the Palace Theatre is hosting a second workshop!  On Saturday April 13 from 10-4, for only $75, you will learn how to create your own monster-style puppet, and lunch is included too.  I'm excited to be assisting with this workshop, which will be …

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100 Things: Have a giant birthday party!

So apparently my 100 Things list has become popular with my friends and family, because now they are helping me to achieve the items on the list!  On Saturday, March 30, thanks to my insanely talented mother and my amazing friends and family, number 60 on my list was achieved -- have a giant birthday …

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My kind of town… (Chicago is!)

30 is a big birthday, and I think it's perfectly understandable to want to celebrate in style.  My colleague Jeff spent his 30th birthday in New York City earlier this month, so not to be outdone, I jetted off to Chicago to spend my 30th birthday with my wonderful fiancé Shawn. Well, jetted isn't exactly the word... we drove to …

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Holiday How-To: How to host a holiday party in your small apartment

Source Note:  I'm mixing it up a bit around here and trying a new topic!  I originally wrote this article way back at Christmas time, but procrastinated on posting it (bad blogger!) and then it was too late and out of date.  However, it's Easter weekend here in Canada, and that means four days of …

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The Artist’s Way: Week 4

Hard to believe an entire month has nearly gone by!  Week 4 already... phew! The theme of Week 4 is "Recovering a Sense of Integrity." Morning pages: 7/7 I don't really know what to say about the morning pages.  I love doing them, I haven't missed a day yet, I find them useful, and I have …

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