Hey ... I'm Michele Mathews, half of The Morning Bull Pen. I'm a working mother of four kids trying to juggle everyday life without dropping any balls along the way. I'm born and raised in the Yakima Valley dirt. I started out in radio at the age of 15 at the Yakima Valley Skills Center. I've moved around the dial to various radio stations and took a few years off to raise babies before finding my home on The Bull. My one vice is drinking a mint mocha every morning. I LOVE (obsessed with) Alexandar Skarsgard, Sam Hunt and Tim McGraw. Follow me on Twitter @michelecomedy, Instagram @michelemathewscomedy and Snapchat @michelem929. Remember that I love you!
Michele Mathews
Is rue21 Closing Our Local Store?
My heart sank when I found out that one of my favorite retailers was closing 400 of its stores! Would our Valley Mall location be among the locations that teen retailer rue 21 was closing?
Judging By Weight Is No Way to Measure Anyone’s Value
Recently, someone I love dearly posted this on Facebook:
Your Next Pet? Meet the Skinny Pig
A typical trip to the pet store yesterday to purchase cat food lead to the discovery of an interesting pet that I haven't seen before.
It's called a "skinny pig." I think the little guy looks like a miniature hippo.
Upon further investigation on the internet, I found that the skinny pig is part of the guinea pig family...
Do You Believe in Assigned Prom Dates? [POLL]
It's that time of year again -- teens at high schools across the country are thinking about who'll accompany them to prom.
Given the looming fear of rejection, asking someone to prom can be a BIG deal.
What’s On Your ‘Don’t’ List?
Some of us have certain rules in life, and some of us have "don't" rules.
What's a "don't" rule, you ask?
What Will Save a Wet Laptop?
My niece Carly was studying for finals at YVCC yesterday when she decided to take a little break and grab some apple juice.
This apple juice break turned into a computer tragedy. Yes ... she spilled her glass of apple juice on her laptop, which contains all her notes for finals to study. Her mom (Kym) was at work, but luckily we live right next door. Her mom called me asking if we had any rice. Hu
What’s the Best Vacuum Cleaner? [POLL]
It's the age-old argument: Which vacuum is the best? Dyson or Shark? Hoover or Oreck?
Who’s Driving? Do You Need to Be Behind the Wheel or Would You Rather Just Ride Along? [POLL]
A simple road trip with your significant other or friends can start out in an argument before the rubber even hits the road.
Why? Because of one question: Who's driving?
Case of the Blues Closing After 24-Year Run in Yakima
After 24 years the Junior League of Yakima and the Yakima Greenway have announced the end of a Case of the Blues summer music festival.
The event -- which drew some of the Northwest's biggest artists to Sarg Hubbard Park but which required a lot of time and effort from volunteers from the Junior League and Yakima Greenway -- has seen attendance drop in recent years.
The Perfect Pairing: Coffee and Wine
FINALLY!!! Two of my favorite things -- coffee and wine -- have been fused together!
The coffee from Wild Card Roosters is infused with Napa Valley's Molinari Private Reserve, which they've spent two years perfecting.