Originally published on April 18, 2024 Over the weekend I started reading Rise Above the Story by Karena Kilcoyne and shared an Instagram reel I filmed on Saturday when I was only about 60 pages in. I was excited to start this journey and while I didn’t have huge expectations, I WAS hoping it would …
Something Old & Something New & Original Artwork FOR SALE!
As many of you know, I’ve been writing and sharing pretty consistently at Substack since February 1st of this year… After about a year and a half of wondering what was next, waiting for my next BIG IDEA and coming up short, I set a goal for myself to write every day at Substack, which …
Happy Valentine’s Day Lovecats! / My Self-Love Experiment
In the fall of 2022 I embarked on a self-love experiment. I didn’t really realize it at the time, but when I rented my own townhouse on the lake and started living by my own rules, everything changed. But also, nothing changed… at first. But eventually, over time, little by little, I let go of …
White Noise by Don DeLillo 1985 vs White Noise Movie on Netflix
When I saw the movie White Noise pop up on Netflix a few months ago and realized it had been developed from a book written in 1985 by author Don DeLillo, I put off watching the movie in order to read the book first and immediately went to my online library portal, searched and found …
5 Videos I Watched on YouTube this Weekend… and more
Happy Monday Lovecats! I don’t know about you, but I watch a lot of YouTube. I mean, what is A LOT though? I guess it’s all relative (and it’s been raining/snowing all weekend so factor that in)… but I definitely have my morning with coffee videos category and my early evening videos category that are …
Books I Read in 2022… and Reading Recommendations
My goal at the beginning of 2022 was to read at least ONE book a month… which in theory, seems like a pretty easy goal to accomplish. However, prioritizing reading was not high on my list, so I had to figure out a way to make it a priority in order to reach my goal. …
Books // Reading, Accountability and The Quantified Self
At the beginning of the year (2022) I decided I was going to keep track of all the books I read, physical books and audio books, in list form on a simple NOTE on my phone, month by month. I wanted to not only see how many books I actually read (vs how many I …
Book Review & Thoughts on Rules For Being a Girl
* Rules For Being a Girl by Candace Bushnell & Katie Cotugno This might seem a little bit silly to say considering I’m 45 years old and referring to YA (young adult) literature, complete with teen angst and problems I left behind almost 30 years ago… BUT OMG THIS BOOK WAS INCREDIBLE! Okay, incredible might …
Art + Interiors / Decor + Photography // These Fine Walls Art Gallery
What began as a simple click through from an art gallery email quickly turned into a deep dive down a rabbit hole of gorgeous interiors styled with incredible photography. Originally I thought I’d share the art I was drooling over – since my art gallery days, art features have been a regular thing here – …
Artist Spotlight // Joe Mortell & His Dreamscapes …I Want to Live in
I spotted these incredibly awe-inspiring spaces on Instagram and immediately wanted to move in! Upon doing a little more research I found that rather than actual living quarters, these images are works of art by New York Times senior designer, 3D animation and illustration artist, Joe Mortell and I just had to share! In a …
Bridgerton Costumes and the Return of the Empire Waist
As I mentioned in a previous post, I have a small, or maybe not so small obsession with the new Netflix show, Bridgerton… and I am to bet that you might be in the midst of the same obsession at the moment because well, we’re still locked down with nowhere to go and nothing to …
Great Artists Steal // You’ve Got Mail & The Shop Around the Corner
A few nights ago while I was flipping through one of my TV apps, an old black and white movie called The Shop Around the Corner made way back in 1940 popped up and I scrolled past it without thinking. Moments later it occurred to me that The Shop Around the Corner was the name …
Pretty Chess Sets // Gift Idea Inspired by The Queen’s Gambit
If you’ve been watching The Queen’s Gambit on Netflix then you most certainly want to play chess or learn how to play chess or maybe even just look at a pretty chess set sitting as decor in your home or office… or is it just me? I’m watching the show for the second time now …
I think that I am kinda done, Can we just get to 2021? PLEASE
Hello Lovecats! After an accidental but oddly refreshing blogging hiatus, I am here just to say hi and chat a little. I am however, not making any claims about blogging regularly, as lately it just feels inauthentic, though as much as I’ve thought about it, I can’t seem to figure out why. Maybe it’s the …
The Crystal Workshop Book & The Healing Powers of Crystals
Confession: I buy crystals because they’re pretty. But as I am drawn to trees to connect with nature, I am compelled by crystals to ground me to the earth. I’d like to say that I know what each and every crystal and stone that I have does and what their healing powers are, but truthfully …