I felt it was high time I took my son to a rave. A little techno didn’t hurt anyone, right? This time I decided I’d leave the Wonder Woman cape and lunchbox at home though, you know. I kid, I kid. This is actually a super cool art show at MOCA curated by Mr Beastie himself Mike D. The exhibit explores the relationship between music and imagery – and how one inspires the other. Tons of electronica and break beats to boot – pretty much my car playlist. I have no idea what kids are listening to these days, which was a dreamy concept when Peanut Wolf spun a bit of Din Daa Daa, Paper Thin and of course Paul Revere. The show and festivities end this weekend. I say you officially have Cinco de Mayo plans! Want to know more? Check out my write-up for CBS Best of LA.

I’ve talked about Artistry before (HERE and HERE). I have tons of their products and cannot get enough of their Creme LuXury. Last week, Artistry invited me to attend a roundtable discussion at the Roosevelt – an evening of apple martinis, sushi and girl talk. It was a great time to say the least, and it’s always fun hanging out with Monique and Yolanda. Artistry has a new product that I’m sure you will love – A Retinol treatment that’s super gentle with lasting results. As you know, I’m a champion for Vitamin A. I’ve been using it on my skin for 10 years and swear it’s why my face has very few lines. I have one between my brow, but that comes from years of furling at people who say odd things coupled with the infamous tween mom “what are you doing” face. Vitamin A to the rescue!

I talk more about the evening and Artistry’s new products over at Latina Bloggers Connect. Stop on by.

Do you have a skincare treatment you can’t live without?

Back in January I wrote post about my new venture in homeschooling. I was nervous, excited and anxious to see what it was all about. I started a color-coded calendar and had all the days “figured” out. That lasted, oh, about two weeks. I quickly learned that we had to take it day by day. My son had gone to a public school his whole life. I was very happy with the school, the teacher, the sense of community and the strong parent/teacher body. But – that quickly ended at 5th grade graduation. In the fall, we entered (drum roll) middle school – a huge place where all three elementary schools joined forces under one roof. Again, I was very happy with the district and felt my son was in excellent hands. However, the classroom size proved to be too overwhelming for my son. Some kids just do better in smaller settings. I know. I was one of them. But that’s just one factor that led to my decision to homeschool – way too many to list here. I work from home and decided I could give my son the one on one time he needed. Homeschooling is not for everyone, and if you work from home, it certainly means lots of long nights playing catch up. But, it’s so worth it to me. Recently, I helped launch our LATISM LA party in conjunction with the White House summit. It was an extraordinary evening and we were so excited to meet leaders in Education, who are working hard to create change. At the summit, my son got to ask Ken Salazar about the future of classrooms. Have a look! I’m so proud of this little dude right here.