So, the back deck has been more happenin’ since Marnie started interning here at the company. You know how it is, though. Interns may mean well, but they’re still learning the ropes, so they tend to make a few…boo boos. In Marnie’s case,...

If you’re looking for a fun way to spend a Saturday and learn a lot about science, you’ve gotta visit the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco in Golden Gate Park! If you drive in early like we did, you can get good parking and make...

Sheer base life I’ve been using Rose Inc Skin Enhance Luminous Tinted Serum for the last two weeks and have been getting lots of nice compliments on my base! It’s sheer and moisturizing with barely there coverage and a slight pore smoothing...

What’s an unsung makeup hero" For me, it’s an oftentimes underrated makeup morsel, a permanent collection product that scoots under the radar screen of many makeup lovers but regularly rocks my world. The long-running Unsung Heroes series...

What song do you sing when you’re washing your hands" Normally, I sing “Happy Birthday” to Keanu Reeves two or three times to keep it simple (because Keanu ?), but sometimes I veer into Prince territory (“She wore a raspberry beret, the...

Good morning, friend. If you’re struggling right now, I’m right there with you. Nothing personally devastating happened this week (knocks on wood), but the realness of the new world order is sinking in, and it’s manifesting itself in an...

What’s it like to be a cat lady who loses a beloved feline friend, then falls in love with another cat again" It’s weird. And wonderful. I lost my kitty BFF last year and wasn’t sure I’d ever find another cat to love and share my life...

I call this “the look that almost never was.” Like “the land that time forgot.” LOL. It happened on accident last week while CoyCoy was napping in her fort. You know how wet leaves seem to look greener and lusher and shinier than usual...

Now that we’re cocooned in our homes for the next few weeks (months"), chances are you’ve already participated, or will be soon, in plenty of virtual meetings. The good news" You can easily skip wearing pants that day and nobody will be the...

If you like pastel paws but don’t want to go full-on painted Easter egg, these sheer Sally Hansen polishes hit the spot. They’re from Sally’s moisturizing Color Therapy lacquer line and are $8.99 each. Fighting crabbiness one stroke at a...

Jeez, it’s almost April already… I can’t believe it. Tabs would have been so sad to miss March Madness this year. ? He was a huge basketball fan and a baller. In fact, he was Draymond Green’s son’s godcat and a basketball consultant,...

So…what is the Monday Poll" Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a list of five more or less random questions I’ve been posting on this blog every Monday morning...

I present to you Exhibit A. Above is a picture of a brand-spankin’-new tube of MAC Clear brow gel (my go-to at the moment because it reigns in stray brow hairs without a stiff crunch), and um…another picture of the exact same product, but one...

Good morning, my friend. How are you" ?? No, really…HOW ARE YOU" I hope you’re feeling well, and not just physically. This is a weird time right now, and you might be struggling to adjust to the new normal (I know I am). So, this is totally...

Unsolicited life tip: When you unknowingly grow a Machiavellian mustache on your upper lip, it’s probably time to put some makeup on again. So here we go! OK, raise your hand ???? (which I’m assuming has been vigorously washed with soap for...

Looking for something fun, educational and interactive to do with your little one" Try showing them how to use the camera on your phone to take pics of the great outdoors while you’re on a walk. See the world through their eyes! Every morning,...

Well, hello, nail polish. NICE TO SEE YOU, OLD FRIEND! Now that I have a little more time to do something other than an occasional speed mani, I’ve been busting out the accouterments from the new Nail Beautifiers collection in the Sally Hansen...

“No-makeup” makeup people, take note: This warm pink powder blush will release you from your “blahs” while summoning your cheeks back to life. I barely wore any makeup last weekend (real talk: I’ve been feeling kinda blah), but I *did*...

So…what is the Monday Poll" Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a list of five more or less random questions I’ve been posting on this blog every Monday morning for...

Spring has sprung! ? — and despite the seriousness of current events, Tabs wouldn’t have let it rain on his parade. Nope. Spring was his favorite season, and he saw it as a time of tremendous creative, mental and spiritual renewal. Times...

Good morning and happy Caturday from one cat lady’s corner of the Internet in Northern California. How YOU doing" Does the world feel topsy-turvy to you like it does to me" Is uncertainty churning in the pit of your tummy at all hours of the day...

FOR DECADES I believed that a lash curler was a non-negotiable when dealing with stick straight lashes (mine will flex the curl outta everything), but that’s totally not so, man! My opinion changed when Laura Mercier’s marvelous Caviar Volume...

Well, it’s official. I, and all of my former coworkers, have been laid off from the bakery, and I’m filing for unemployment for the first time since the dot-com bust. ? So much is changing so quickly around the world right now, and I find...

It’s weird. Even though the world around me feels like it has gone full-on BONKERS, when I go outside for walks with the Coywolf (and we’ve been going for a lot of them), the great outdoors seems unaware of the sitch in the human world....

If you’re sheltering in place over the next couple weeks and looking for things to do with someone in the house, let them unleash their inner artist by doing a makeover…ON YOU! I busted out an old LE Tarte palette I’ve had for ages but...