The Night Only My Mom Was Watching I hit “go live” and the little number in the corner said 1. One viewer. It was my mom. That was the whole audience. My mother, sitting somewhere with her phone, being nice to me the way mothers are. I talked anyway. I...
I was in the deep end of the pool at the YMCA. Swim aerobics. Me and my mother in law, twice a week, because her knees were giving her trouble and this was easy on them. I love water. I am a self proclaimed mermaid. So I was in. I was the youngest one in that class by...
Some of your guests will sign up with a group of friends. That’s easy. They already have people. But some of your guests will sign up alone. She books a seat, then spends the day thinking about backing out, doesn’t know anyone who will be there, she almost...
Six questions come up more than any others when people search for how to run a paint party. How much to charge. How long it lasts. What to bring. How to teach a mixed group. Where to host. Whether to let people eat and drink. If you have Googled even one of these,...
You have probably said it out loud at least once. Maybe you said it to a friend, or to your spouse, or just to yourself in the quiet of your car. The words go something like this: “I think I missed my window. I’m too old to be starting something brand...
Let me guess how your week is going. You open your phone. You see another paint party host posting a photo of a packed room. The caption says something like “Best weekend ever, sold out again!” You see the smiling faces, the wine glasses, the finished...
