Closet Mouse is My Motivation

My passion has always been writing, notice I use been, indicating past tense. Lately, I have not been writing at all really. When I held a professional writing position the creative juices flowed. However, now that I my career path has ventured off course and I am not writing as I would like to, things have dried up so to speak…playing that metaphor out.

I miss being around creative journalistic ideas and peers. That cannot stop me from what I love to do though, writing. A year ago I was posting blogs daily. It was such a happy time for me. I need to, and WILL, get back to that.

Monday night I had the pleasure of attending a Beverly Hills birthday party with Elana, Managing Editor of Closet Mouse and the creator of Good Girl Gone Shopping. The party was in honor of Michael, the creative genius behind Closet Mouse. We had a fantastic time at the pad overlooking other 90210 homes!

This was my first time meeting the super-friendly Michael, who Elana openly praises for his talents, and being around the two really inspired me to start writing again. I joined Closet Mouse (need to update my profile ASAP!) and I look forward to sharing my stories in this marketplace of fashion. It’s a great outlet to get your stories out there and I am very excited to do so. I encourage all of you to get involved too, as many of you are talented members of the fashion world!

With that being said, I hope that you enjoy my upcoming posts, as I am excited to start writing them again.

Have a wonderful day!



Photo courtesy of: Closet Mouse

Great Giveaway!

I am a sucker for sparkle, and oh how does the latest giveaway from Kag over at Monograms and Martinis in Manhattan/Boston!

This cool blogger has got the cutest Grayson Saige goodies up for grabs. Check out these adorable starfish!

Head over to the post here to enter for your chance to win these darling starfish.

Good luck to all who enter...but not too much luck because I want to win, too! ; )

Photo courtesy of: Monograms and Martinis in Manhattan/Boston

Vanessa's Outfits...?

I am finally catching up with Gossip Girl. That means when season three starts, I'll actually be able to watch instead of waiting for the DVD to come out months later!

I am addicted for sure. Last week I stayed up 'til 2 a.m. to finish watching DVD 4 (the one where Chuck's dad dies, Serena and Dan find out they have a shared "dead" sibling, and so on). The next morning when I had to get up for work I certainly paid for my foolish addiction to this teen drama.

This is my question about the show--the only thing that really bothers me--if Vanessa works to survive, how does she have so many damn outfits?! I know it's a show and all, and that characters can't wear the same clothing, but really? She's a teenager living in NY, she would not have enough money for rent and an extensive wardrobe! Let's get a little more realistic stylists. 

And that is my rant for the day. =)

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I'll Be Back Soon

Hey readers! I am sorry for the absence from the blogosphere, I have been sick for the past week. I plan on visiting all of your blogs this weekend and catching up (as I watch Gossip Girl Season 2 on Netflix which I have yet to see!).

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A Wonderful, Wild Week!

This week has been crazy for me. Last Friday I went to see Funny People, Saturday was a bachelorette party, No Doubt concert Sunday, was supposed to go to a Chelsea Lately taping Monday but we got there too late, 26th birthday Wednesday, The Action Design show tonight, and finally, birthday parting Saturday. Whew!

So for now I'll give a recap of the show I caught on the No Doubt comeback tour. In a word: amazing!

As far as comebacks go, this was probably the concert of the year, with Britney a close second. So many people I know went to one of the many LA-area concerts. I believe they added five or six extra shows due to high demand. So even though our seats were far back, it was well worth it!

The band played all of the classics and the crowd went wild the entire night. It was actually my first time seeing them live, despite my admiration since the days of Tragic Kingdom. Nothing compares to the "Just a Girl" video. The day I saw that video, I was hooked.


Gwen looked amazing, but almost too amazing. Her abs are incredibly defined. A little more than I like to see on women though. Good for her for being so fit, but I like her looking more femenine. I will say though, seeing her has inspired me to start going to the gym regularly!

Her outfits were hot, but they were more Gwen Stefani than Gwen from No Doubt. As I mentioned in a post a few months back, I prefer her style circa about 1995. That said, she was rockin' some great outfits. I especially loved her main getup and a sparkly black top she wore for the encore.

Overall, the concert was unforgettable! It was one of the best I have ever been to and I am so lucky I got to experience the return of No Doubt.

Did anybody else catch one of the concerts? If so, what was your most memorable experience of the night?




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