Life

My heart was so full on Saturday.  Erica and I had a meet up at Fox Valley Mall in Aurora in their My Perks room.  It was so cute!! You can tell in this picture that Erica and I can barely stand to be around each other. 😀  We get along like peas and carrots. 😀 We had a “presale” of the free tickets to...

City Mouse is located in the Fulton Market District in the West Loop in Chicago. Excellent service and food - can't wait to go back!

Guys – I made Vegan waffles yesterday.  I know!  My new friend Justin of Crow Moon Kitchen is vegan, and I figured I would try one of his recipes.  You can find his original recipe here – he used something called “aquafaba” which apparently is the liquid in a can of chick peas that can be used in place of eggs.  Huh.  I decided to...

Good morning and happy Thursday!    First up – I am hosting a Step Bet!  If you have an iPhone, did you know you have a pedometer already on your phone – it’s under the health button!  So what is Step Bet?  You bet $40 that you will get all the steps allocated to you (based on your walking already – you can sync the...

It’s true that I have more internet friends than I have in real life.  But that’s what I love about the online community – you are never alone because there is always someone to talk to. When my late husband was sick and I would be spending day after day in the hospital with him while he slept, having my internet friends kept my sanity...

 I follow a lot of people on Instagram.  I love the social interaction, and you do truly form friendships on there believe it or not. Marlena is one woman I follow (20 years younger than me) but she makes me laugh – she always starts her stories pouring a proffee (protein coffee) and saying “what’s up bitches.”   But as with life, sometimes I don’t catch...

I had the best afternoon yesterday!   My friends Erica, Dan and I got a behind the scenes at Naf Naf Grill, a fast casual restaurant chain in the Midwest.  Right now they have four locations in Chicago and I think 17 locations in the suburbs. Meet Chef Pat!  He’s the Executive Chef at Naf Naf Grill.  He is so nice – last month we learned...

Get out of your comfort zone. Try something new. You can't change if you don't change what you are doing.

Home from a lovely vacation - love having that time to just rest and let the creative juices flow to my next projects - stay tuned!

Happy Friday! I meant to do a recap on my lunch with Certified Angus Beef, but the day just got away from me! I leave for my family vacation in Virginia today. My Aunt’s house doesn’t have wifi, so we will see if I am able to blog while I am away, otherwise, I’ll see you guys next week sometime. Hugs! Biz