Marilyn Meets Blog

I came across a Disney Family article that shared free printable Disney bookmarks. It had 8 adorable designs and I thought, hey, maybe I could do something like that. During quarantine, a friend of mine started a virtual book club and we just finished our second book, "Stillness is the Key" by Ryan Holiday. (HIGHLY recommend it!) During our meetings we all share our thoughts, quotes, and what resonates with us. It was interesting to see when we all wrote down the same quotes we enjoyed. Now, pause. In this book club, I started it only knowing one person. There has been around 10 of us that have attended every meeting or so and we all live around the country. I know back in the day our parents told us to not talk to strangers on the internet, but this crew feels like anything but strangers. We have all connected and shared a lot, which has been perfect for this situation of isolation we have all found ourselves in for the past two months. So, if any of my book clu...

We are on day who knows what of quarantine, and there may or may not be a light at the end of the tunnel at the end of this month! Honestly, I have had no problem being home. It has given me more time for my creativity and enjoying the little things in life. But I do miss making magic and seeing friends and family in person. In the meantime, I have put together a playlist on Spotify called "Quarantunes," which has  50 songs  that go with the situation of we are all in! From, "Party of One" to "U Can't Touch This" to "Into the Unknown," I have you covered. Some of the titles alone just work so well (ex. "Never Gonna Leave This Bed"). You know if I make a playlist, I have to also create the perfect album cover! What better way to represent my quarantine "Quarantunes" than with my very own Lizzie McGuire inspired cartoon, and now debuting, my Brownie cartoon, in our masks! 2020 may not be the year we all had imagin...