#HASHTAG: LILIA BARBA

Born and raised in Mexico, Glencoe’s LILIA BARBA is bringing fun to the North Shore. The mother of three has opened everyone’s favorite party store, Balloons & Paper. Located in Winnetka, the bountiful boutique is brimming with unique items created by female artisans. For anything from small helium bouquets to large-scale balloon installations for birthdays, summer parties, or holidays—Balloons & Paper is your party go-to. Barba takes a break from selling celebratory goods to share how she stays on trend in world full of parties.

#ON MY NIGHTSTAND

I must confess that I am not a huge reader, not because I don’t love it, but because I find it hard to set aside the time. However I didn’t want to miss out on Where the Crawdads Sing. Everyone loved it, so I decided to give it a go. I am almost done and even though it’s definitely a very sad story that will make you shed a few tears, I am appreciating Delia Owen’s magnificent writing skills and poetry. I also loved Nemesis: The True Story of Aristotle Onassis, Jackie O, and the Love Triangle That Brought Down the Kennedys by Peter Evans.

#ON MY MOBILE

I follow @sambencheghib. Sam Bencheghib is an environmental activist. He is cleaning rivers and reusing the plastic to create new products. His passion and mission is worth following.

#IN MY EARBUDS

My main band has always being MUSE, but “Space Song” from Beach house is on repeat. I love listening to entrepreneur podcast, Dear FounHer created by Lindsay Pinchuk and for the Spanish speaking readers I recommend HablamosArte. It’s all about the art world. From the business behind it to discovering new artists.