In 2015 I left a full-time event planning job working for a graduate medical school. I had been working there just shy of six years and come to really love my colleagues. It was by far the best position I've had and I truly enjoyed working for the organization. Things on a personal level were changing for my family and I was needed at home. My work schedule was no longer conducive to being a working mother. A Lively Affair was conceived based on my need to continue working in a career in which ... View Post
Archives for December 2017
Pancakes & Pajamas, An Annual Kid’s Christmas Party
On our sweet little street, filled with rough and tumble boys, it's become a tradition to celebrate Christmas with an annual Pancakes & Pajamas breakfast. As I, and nearly everyone else with children has said, there is something quite magical about experiencing the delights of the holiday through the eyes of a child who BELIEVES. To keep the breakfast-themed affair fresh year after year, I decide on a new concept, color palette and peek online to see what Oriental Trading, one of my ... View Post