As a kid, I loved attacking anything I could with markers, paint and colored pencils. Still today, it’s an easy way to lift my spirits. That’s why I get excited this time each year for Jump Back Ball Shop Nights. I realize, though, I’m a little very weird. So if harnessing your inner Michelangelo isn’t your…
Although I’ve lived in Avon Lake for three years, until recently I had only one or two suggestions for where to take people to eat. I was more likely to drive downtown or even the far Eastside to dine out. It was easy to see the chain and fast food restaurants and overlook my suburb’s local gems.…
Accessorizing. It’s the best part of Jump Back Ball prep. The upside to last year’s dress debacle and scrambling for a last minute replacement is that I learned how much I love Etsy. A few accessories can take any dress and tie it into the theme. Another lesson I learned from…
This weekend was spent loading new furniture into our house. After more than a few speedbumps (like half our couch arriving in the wrong shape and color), I was clamoring to escape for a couple hours. SPANK! The Fifty Shades Parody at PlayhouseSquare was to the rescue. I’ll be honest. Before the curtain went up on Sunday’s performance,…
It was early August 2004. As I drove through my hometown in Virginia one last time, I was overwhelmed with mixed emotions. Warm sunlight was streaming in through the sunroof. I was moving back to Philly to start my first “real” job. Part of me was ecstatic. But I was wistful. I…
Giveaway Blogkeeping: Congratulations, entry #11 – Ali Lukacsy, for winning my SPANK! Fifty Shades giveaway. Email me at clueintocleveland (at) gmail (dot) com to redeem your 2 tickets for Sunday. I’ve been looking forward to diving into this month’s CLE Read ever since it was recommended by @bonnjill after my first book review:…
Bummed that Jump Back Ball is still over a month away? Unable to go this year? Fortunately, there are a few things going on in Cleveland between now and February 23 to wet your Jump Back whistle. Get a Clue! Trivia Night Jump Back Ball is hosted each year by PlayhouseSquare Partners, the…
Each year when October rolls around, I marvel at the number of birthdays that fall during the month. And then I do a little math, count back 9 months, and it all makes sense to what people were doing a lot of the previous February. The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo understands that couples like…
UPDATE: In addition to entering my giveaway below for SPANK! at PlayhouseSquare, you can increase your chances of winning by checking out Smitten in Cleveland’s, WhyCLE’s and Life in the CLE’s giveaways going on now. *** I find that when I need to blow off steam, a Girls’ Night (or Day) Out is the…
As I mentioned in yesterday’s blog post, I’m taking a head-to-toe approach in getting ready for this year’s Jump Back Ball. That means getting the most difficult part — what the heck I’m going to do with my hair — out of the way before moving on to fun things like the dress and accessories.…
