Prepping for Bloggers in Sin City 2012!

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

So I’m going to Bloggers in Sin City again- also known as Blogger Spring Break in my mind- and as part of the….actually, no. Let’s just get this over with. Hold please…. SQUEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Okay. I’m done being giddy. For now. Sorry I’m not sorry. ….so as part of the registration process, you’re asked to list 5 things about [...]

Resolving 2011

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012

As anyone can imagine who knows me or this blog, I have mixed emotions about what the past year brought to my life. I certainly couldn’t have foreseen how different the close of the year would be from its opening. But, I will admit, that difference was not altogether unwelcome. In fact, it proved- and [...]

Post @20SB Summit Blues?

Thursday, August 25th, 2011

I’ve been feeling a bit blue the last few days. I’ve been quiet, solitary, keeping a low profile, hiding out on the couch in my pajama pants…when I’m not working or sleeping that is. It has been A WEEK. And, I only just now realized why I’ve been so down. I had a great time at [...]

When Bloggers Meet & Tweet

Friday, August 19th, 2011

Last weekend, I threw together a little meet up for some local bloggers, many of whom I’ve been reading for years and had yet to meet in person! With everyone’s busy schedules- especially over the summer months, there just never seems to be an opportunity to get together! So, I created one. Our own unofficial version of [...]

Shorely Funny

Tuesday, August 16th, 2011

After a post like yesterday’s, the only thing to do is find something exponentially more cheerful. Something that makes me laugh Every. Single. Time. Something just flat out funny. Namely, the hilarity that is this video clip. I just replayed it eight times in a row and have actual tears in my eyes right now [...]

Girlfriend, Roommate, Boarder, or Squatter?

Monday, August 15th, 2011

Well then, let’s get to the topic at hand. There are perhaps no “right” words to write about what the last three months have brought to both of our lives. With or without meaning to, my boyfriend and I both placed expectations upon what living together would be- me, naïvely but in good faith, and he, apparently [...]

Next Stop, @20SB Summit!

Wednesday, August 10th, 2011

The word on the street is there’s a bit of a gathering headed my way in another week or so. The first ever @20SB Summit is coming to Chicago August 19-21 and bringing with it a number of my favorite people and many more whom I’ve been wanting to meet for years. (Ben, please don’t be [...]