Guilty Pleasures: Just a few of my favorite things

Hi lovelies,

Today I wanted to quickly share with you guys a few of my favorite guilty pleasures. I'll leave Murder, She Wrote and cheese off of this list, because I tweet and post about them so much it's pretty obvious I'm obsessed with them both.

GUILTY PLEASURE: Candles

Photo credit: Joseph Francis at Delirium Candles

If you have ever been over to my place, then you know that I have a sweet spot for candles. Long candles, scented candles, tea candles, and floating candles, you name it, I've got them in my apartment.

There's nothing like the comfort of having a candle burning during the cool Fall and Winter months. My latest obsession is the Suede & Smoke candle from Delirium Candles.

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GUILTY PLEASURE: Live-tweeting during FOX's Empire

Can I get a #TeamCookie? Taraji is a force every single episode and Lee Daniels is a genius. If the music, brilliant and shady 'reads,' Cookie's outfits, Marisa Tomei swimming in the girl pond, and the escalating sibling rivalry between the sons, weren't enough to get you to tune in every Wednesday night, the engaged and almost equally hilarious Twitter audience should.

I have so much fun connecting with the online community that watches Empire. We laugh together, make plot predictions, share in the delight of every twist and shady turn, and squeal over the inevitable celebrity cameos and special guests appearance throughout each and every episode. 

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GUILTY PLEASURE: All things Bravo. Mazel Andy Cohen!

If they ever cast The Real Housewives of West Hollywood, I definitely would be queen bee, holding up my rainbow flag with a frozen strawberry margarita, hold the salt.

Not only do I watch and DVR all of the franchises and live-tweet during them when I can, I also love Blood, Sweat, and Heals, Watch What Happens Live, Married to Medicine, and all things Bravo. 

Andy Cohen is definitely my spirit animal and it's one of my secret life goals to be a guest in the WWHL Clubhouse. 

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GUILTY PLEASURE: When I'm feeling sad, I turn to this...

Please excuse the profanity on the image, but this picture just tickles me to no end. Whenever I'm feeling sad or down, I turn to this photo and then I inexplicably burst into laughter. 

Sometimes I read it aloud and change my voice as if I were each character. I urge you to try it and let me know if you it brings you as much joy, laughter, and relief as it does to me. Just go ahead, just eff my stuff up.

Let me know - what are some of your guilty pleasures?

Tweetable quotes of inspiration from Minnie Driver

Hi lovelies,

I first fell in love with Minnie Driver when she played Benny in Circle of Friends, and then the love affair as a riveting actress to watch was solidified with her portrayal of Skylar in Good Will Hunting. With an impressive resume that spans nearly 20 years, I was lucky enough to sit-in on our her career retrospective talk this past weekend.

I knew she was very smart, grounded, and witty. If you haven’t seen her on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, then I highly recommend that you YouTube it. True to form, she was open, warm, and shared some very “quote and tweet worthy” gems throughout the discussion and I’ve compiled my favorite below for you to be inspired by and tweet. Be sure to attribute “@DriverMinnie” and with a link to this article if you feel so inclined along with @CandyWashington.

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You can watch Minnie on NBC’s About A Boy and Peter Pan Live!

“You can storytell… for money.” @DriverMinnie

“There is always an abundance, even if there is no money.” @DriverMinnie

“There’s never been a better time to be on television as a woman.” @DriverMinnie

“The truth is much easier to remember… and maintain.” @DriverMinnie

“I’d rather stand in the storm with my underbelly than be someone who I am not.” @DriverMinnie

“If you’re an artist, you work within a lot of mediums. You don’t judge the medium, you do your thing within the space.” @DriverMinnie

“The whole point of acting is transformation.” @DriverMinnie

“I may not look right necessarily. But I could be right. I just need to get in the room.” @DriverMinnie

“You don’t have to write stuff. You can create it.” @DriverMinnie

“What happened if I actually fit in L.A.?” @DriverMinnie

“It’s about showing up and doing your thing.” @DriverMinnie

“You can be economic without being withholding.” @DriverMinnie

“I had no filter. It got me in trouble with the press.” @DriverMinnie

“Being young and celebrated can lead to a type of hubris that keeps you in a haze.” @DriverMinnie

“My family just asked me, ‘Who are you?’” @DriverMinnie

“Sometimes you just have to stop and recalibrate.” @DriverMinnie

“For all of the parts that I desperately wanted, I still believe that the right person got them.” @DriverMinnie

“I do believe that there is a recreational plan for all of us.” @DriverMinnie

“The dividend is that you really feel your life. I don’t care if it hurts.” @DriverMinnie

“To be big and broad is like painting with a bigger paint brush.” @DriverMinnie

“I like the power of television. The reach it has and its intimacy.” @DriverMinnie

“Philip Seymour Hoffmann was the best teacher. Not by design, but by being in his presence. He was a master craftsman.” @DriverMinnie

“Being a mother took all of the sharp edges off of me.” @DriverMinnie

“It’s very good to be challenged. It’s very good to push yourself.” @DriverMinnie

“You have to have counterpoints. Who wants to look back and just have done the same ole thing?” @DriverMinnie

“Dancing is outward. I dance everyday, with acting, you have to first go inward in order to go out.” @DriverMinnie