Life

I miss seeing the sun.  I am not one of those people who suffers from winter depression, in fact I love a cold and rainy day – when I don’t have to go anywhere.  Even though it was 45 degrees yesterday, with the wind on the train platform, it felt like 35 degrees and I didn’t have gloves or a winter coat on. I was...

I had such a fun weekend!  It was good for my soul after a busy work week.  Saturday morning I was up bright and early to head to Soldier Field.  Um, that’s 50 miles from where I live.  I thought about doing an AIRbnb or getting a hotel room closer on Friday night, but in the end, I decided I could just wake up early...

I get asked all the time if I am sick of taking the train to work because its so long.  Nope!  I write my blog on the way to work, listen to my music, and the hour train ride goes by really fast.  On the way home, I respond to emails, direct messages on Instagram, comments on the blog, and not gonna lie, usually spend...

It was the perfect day.  The weather was gorgeous.  Hannah and I did a Panera run in the morning and picked up the girl who was doing her makeup.  We were able to sit outside, sip on coffee and scones and I watched my daughter getting her makeup done on her wedding day. Jacob and his Mom spent the morning together running errands – yes,...

A Letter to My Daughter on Her Wedding Day Dear Hannah: It seems like just yesterday that you were 2 1/2 and waking me up at 6:00 a.m. on a Saturday to watch a movie.  We must have had twenty movies to choose from (thanks to Poppy!) yet for nearly two years all you wanted to watch was The Little Mermaid. I blinked my eyes...

I am having technical difficulty on the train this morning so this will be a quick post. And I am tired and will nap for 30 minutes after I hit publish. Yesterday was bagel Wednesday – I always think of my blog friend Lori when I have bagel Wednesday ? I can’t remember the brand of bagels I bought, but they are 6 points, making...

I was envy the hanging baskets that are in my towns downtown area.  They are all different and gorgeous.  If I bought one of those from a store I am confident I would kill it in a week.  God gives and he takes – I can cook, but I can’t take care of plants to save my life.  I am not really good at math...

A couple weeks ago I got a loot bag from Weight Watchers for their annual Project L.I.F.T. program – Live  Inspired, Fight Together for National Breast Cancer awareness.  It’s a callaboration between the American Cancer Society and Weight Watchers to help breast cancer survivors who may be tackling unexpected weight gain that can occur post-treatment.  Fellow Weight Watcher Ambassador Liz and I (who just ran...

Hannah and Jacob’s shower couldn’t have gone better if I tried.  At first I was a bit hesitant about having an open house type event.  Because the shower was between 3-6 p.m. on Saturday, I thought maybe no one would show up right at three and everyone would come at the same time, but the flow was fantastic.  When guests arrived and left, the way...

Cooking Club – cannot believe its the first one of our THIRD year doing it! Oh my Lerd, I wasn’t sure I’d get through yesterday it was so busy.  I needed to leave by 4:30 to get to Cooking Club close to the 6:00 start time.  I worked through lunch and finished everything I needed to get done with three minutes to spare!  #miracle.  I...