If I may be permitted to post about my birthday one last time (for this year, anyhow)… 34 was a hard age. In fact, it was my toughest year ever. It actually had very little to do with the number or the midthirtiness of it all, and more to do with the fact that 34 was the year which kinda shook the ground beneath my feet. The day I turned 34, I was the mother of a 4 year-old, 2 {Read More}
RoundUp: Chicago Things, Print Things & Adorable Things.
January 21, 2015 By 2 Comments
Ah, the round up. It’s actually a collection of things I’ve written, things on which I’ve collaborated, and things I dig oh-so much. So, really, it should just be called “things.” Things: One of my articles from the inaugural issue of Hey Baby Chicago got republished on Chicago Parent, and it’s pretty much the only advice you’ll need about bed rest, ever. (Ever.) There’s this great web series called Millennial Parents (seriously great, seriously short), and I had the supra-fun {Read More}
RoundUp: Outdoor Activities & Cozy Fun.
January 14, 2015 By 4 Comments
Friends! You’d think that, after such a long blogging break like I just took (you were aware that I took a blog break, right? Say yes), I wouldn’t have a heck of a lot to post for a round-up. But I do. Because= internet. Here’s what I’ve been up to: Well, first off, I went to Las Vegas. Here’s Part 1 of the wild n’ crazy, what happens in Vegas gets blogged about the following Monday. (Part 2 goes live {Read More}
A RoundUp, A #StreamTeam Giveaway & Chicago Greatness.
December 3, 2014 By 2 Comments
It’s Wednesday! Which means…pretty much the same thing it means every other weekday ’round here! (Plus a round-up!) Here’s what I’ve been up to lately, outside of this blog. (I mean, scroll down for those things afterwards, too. But these are the people who enjoy paying me, and from whom I enjoy payment.) My column for this month’s Moms in the Mix at 101.9FM is all about how to fake- um- celebrate the whole Santa visit. Looking for holiday awesomeness {Read More}
Tree-Getting. And Book-Selling.
December 1, 2014 By 2 Comments
Last night, after driving a combined 17 hours (split over two days), we decided to grab our Christmas tree. There was a bucket of evidence supporting this decision, but I will totally not go into detail here because YES, I understand how insane it looks on paper/blog (and feels in face/brain). It was Jasper’s first ever Christmas-tree-gettin’. He was thrilled. (Actually, can we get a close-up on that face?) We were all thrilled. And cold and tired and FESTIVE, DARN {Read More}
A RoundUp & A Ballet Giveaway!
November 19, 2014 By 10 Comments
Happy Wednesday! It’s freezing cold (though not as freezing cold as yesterday), and it’s about to be the holidays (though not as holidayesque as it’s gonna be a month from now). So let’s celebrate with a giveaway, yes? But first… A Random Assortment Of Things I Wrote Super Recently: My column at 101.9FM The MIX this month is all about my eating habits. AND HOW INCREDIBLE THEY ARE. Being as I’ve been married for all of five seconds, here’s all {Read More}
Stay At Home What? (Or, My Friends Are Neato.)
October 9, 2014 By 6 Comments
This week was brought to you by the letter A- for Angie, the gal who took my Little Twosome for buckets of hours the other morning so I could drop Nora off at school and then jet downtown for an interview (writing, not applying). Later on, midday was brought to us by the letters M and B- for Barbara, who cheerfully grabbed Nora from me at the park and Megan, who drove her to school so that I could make {Read More}
A RoundUp Of Chicago Fun, New Theatre, And- Ooh, Shiny!
October 1, 2014 By 3 Comments
The temps have been wonderfully summer-like this past week (which jives completely well with the past summer’s spring-like conditions), so I’ll totally understand if you haven’t caught up on your blog reading. But the time has come. I’m totally kidding. But just in case, here’s the rundown: Last week I smashed my car into my friend’s car. In the preschool pickup lane. And it totally wasn’t the awfulest thing my anxiety-ridden brain was unable to overcome at ALL. Sometimes I {Read More}
