MCA (Museum of Contemporary Art) Family Days are Back!

Their baaack! The free second Saturday's at MCA (Museum of Contemporary Art) located off Chicago Avenue one block East of Michigan Avenue. From 11am to 2pm each 2nd Saturday your child with be educated and entertained with free arts and crafts, a museum scavenger hunt for prizes and free museum viewings. There is also the snack area located in the bottom level with healthy beverages and light snacks to sit back and regroup, all compliments of Target (a favorite of moms!). Perfect on days when it's cold outside or rainy/snowy. The series runs through May 2011.

Can't buy new designer clothes but you can afford this Burberry!

Betcha didn't know that the London designer Burberry had come out with a complete makeup line! It's not carried at the exclusive boutique on Michigan Avenue either, but rather at the all affordable Nordstrom North Bridge downtown Chicago. I have to tell you, makeup is kind of makeup in the department store category, however, Burberry is different. Why spend $30 on mascara when you can go to Walgreen's and get it for $9? How about NEVER a clump, always glides on perfectly each and every time! You got it! Everytime, no clumps, no problems, notta. You will love the product and the hematite plaid packaging. So chic, so amazing and soooo affordable! Their shadows are lovely as well in square magnetic, hematite packing emblazoned with the signature shadow Burberry plaid. They glide on with the greatest of ease and are less than $30 each! The foundation has to be one of the best on the market, seriously. It has silicone in it and sits beautifully on your skin and looks just as good at 8pm as it did when you put it on at 8am. Again, a price you can afford in a huge, chic bottle, under $50. I got Ralph for my makeup artist and he was fabulous, knowledgeable and NOT a pushy sale. But this stuff is so wonderful he didn't have to suggest anything, I wanted it anyway. The lip and eye pencils are extra long and a unique square shape. You can now own Burberry without spending a fortune (by the way you can have lunch in the cafe afterwards, a real mom treat!).