News

As a mom myself, I have to say that my two favorite types of Mother's Day gifts fall firmly into one of two categories: 1. Luxurious non-necessities that I would never buy for myself 2. Cute hand-print art covered in macaroni and glitter and with breathless declarations of love written all over it. So, since Lively can't help you with the 2nd category (we do love you! But we have a firm "NO Glitter" rule for the store), we will focus on the best things to buy from that 1st category.  1. The card. Now that my kids are older,...

GOvember: An Overview There are two important components to GOvember: a map and a pair of good shoes. Luckily you can get both of those at Lively! Come on in and grab a paper map or two, or download them here.  Get yourself a comfortable pair of shoes while you're at it! Pick a challenge from the three options below and track your progress on the map provided. After each run, use a marker or pen to trace your route. This is totally on the honor system, which hasn't failed us yet! Once you’re done, bring the map in to...

We are back! Looking for a location turned out to be a bit more time-consuming and secret than we thought (we looked at some spaces that aren't quite on the market yet, so we had to be quiet about it). But we picked our space, we signed a lease, and we're ready for next steps!! Here's our exciting updates: 1. We finally settled on a name: Lively in Guyville. We like that it sounds friendly and small-town-ish (Welcome to Guyville!) and we like that there's a nod to one of Kate's favorite albums, Exile in Guyville, and Liz Phair originally...