Java Cat
3918 Monona Drive Madison
High atop rich red raspberry gelato sits a ganache filled chocolate Buddha. Java Cat café offers what seems to be an unending array of in house made gelato flavors ($6.00 a pint). Pair it up with the Gail Ambrose chocolates (ranging from $1.75-2.25 each) in flavors like orange liquor, jasmine or rose. Java Cat also offers coffee, soup, sandwiches, and bakery items.

A Room Of One’s Own
315 W. Gorham St. Madison
Mary McCarthy said, “We are the hero of our own story.” Unleash the hidden poet. Because, if you don’t tell your story, no one else will. Just make sure you do it in a journal ($10.95 each) that has a true sense of style.

The Soap Opera
319 State Street Madison
Sunscreen! Burt’s Bees ($14.99 for 3.46 oz.) offers this all natural SPF 15 which features hemp seed oil, a natural moisturizer. For dry skin High Density Face & Body Lotion ($21.95 for 16 oz.) will do the trick. Body wash by Roger & Gallet ($14.00 for 6.7 oz.) comes in amazingly fresh, crisp scents such as lettuce, carrot, cherry tomato, and grape.