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 [...]

How I Met My Soul Mate

Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

Last year around this time, around this very day in fact, I made a decision that has changed my life each day since. I adopted Wendy. I’d been wanting a dog for nearly a decade, but finally decided to make my lifestyle fit dog ownership rather than wait for it to happen as if by [...]

Bittersweet

Friday, October 28th, 2011

Everyone always says that change is a good thing. That it’s inevitable. Happens whether we like it, whether we want it, or not. Change is an opportunity. Maybe. But what about when you force change? What about when you really want change to happen, so much so that you make it happen? What then? No [...]

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 [...]

Toolbag Wednesday #30: Poopy People Who Are Mean to Dogs

Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

I’m irked. Irked, I tell you. IRKED. Why? Well. I am irked because TOO MANY HATERS seem apt to treat dogs like sub-humans. Yes, I said “sub-humans.” I say this, despite dogs obviously not being human, because animals should in general be treated with respect (and this is said by someone who was recently bitten [...]

Commuting To Work Is In The Bag, Courtesy of Samsonite

Thursday, August 11th, 2011

Wendy, modeling the versatility of Samsonite’s comfy, padded interior. I’ve been commuting to my job for six years next month (umm, wow…really? Where have the years GONE?!), during which time I’ve put a number of bags to the test. I’ve tried the two-fer: the purse and work bag double whammy (too much to carry). I’ve [...]