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 [...]

Sixth Annual Turkey Day Craft Hour

Friday, December 2nd, 2011

I know, I know. You’ve all been waiting with bated breath, wondering when I’d be hitting “publish” on my Annual Turkey Day Craft post. It’s been a week and still nothing. You thought I’d forgotten, didn’t you? Well, to you I say in no uncertain hyperbolic terms, what is life without a turkey craft?!? And [...]

The Dream is Dead

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011

I’d been saving the bottle. It was special. Something I’d hoped to drink for a special occasion. A celebration. Nothing poignant, nothing bittersweet. Just simply, happy. But the months passed and there it sat, nearly forgotten. And, life went on and nothing much, nothing good anyway, happened. The bottle became a fixture of the crisper [...]

On Sabbatical

Thursday, October 6th, 2011

If it is possible to take a sabbatical from one’s life, that’s precisely what I’ve done. I’ve stepped aside, packed my bags, taken some time to be…elsewhere. After Wendy and I raised $1153 for PAWS Chicago (AMAZING- thank you so much, guys!) and walked in a very rainy and muddy 4K, we didn’t return home. [...]

4K of Gratitude for PAWS Chicago

Monday, September 12th, 2011

Okay, so maybe I’m not the most athletic of persons (I may have misspelled athletic before spell checking this post). And okay, sure, neither is my dog, Wendy. But, what better way can she and I support the local animal shelter than to participate in their 8K run/ 4K walk later this month? Yes, you [...]

State of the State of Thirty Something-dom

Monday, August 29th, 2011

Thirty….as in 30!…did not shape up to be my parent’s “30.” Unsurprisingly, so far neither has 31. Not that I’m complaining. Because I’m not. I mean, just check out the majestic 30 Something life I lead… The other day, someone asked me what I did over the weekend. After thinking long and hard (TWSS), I [...]

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 [...]