Monthly Archives: June, 2012
It’s all about the accessories
Looking at the photo of a pint-sized me, I cannot escape a clear realization: My appreciation for accessories and coordination goes WAY back. I recognize that my mom may have had more to do with the outfit in the picture than I did, but I like to imagine otherwise. I prefer to think I’m the …
Peace Love Libertyville
Sometimes the greatest love affairs are not with people, but with places. Maybe a place you can only dream of visiting, maybe a place you visited and fell in love with…or maybe a place you lived that never left your heart. From ages nine to fifteen, I lived in Libertyville, Illinois; for me it was …
Oh, I guess I am one of those…
I guess I am one of those… little-dog people. Being on my fourth Shih Tzu (see photo proof of Jin-Jin, the Wonder Dog), I think I should have come to this realization earlier, but until now I have always said that I am a dog person. It’s actually much more specific than that. I cannot contain …
Take Your Passion and Make it Happen
That line from the theme song of the movie “Flashdance” keeps popping up in my mind lately when I think of my younger daughter, Maddi. That movie came out when I was twenty, the same age Maddi is currently. I’m happy to say the reason it makes me think of Maddi is NOT that she …
That’s What I Get For Multi-tasking!
My apologies to those who have signed up to receive notification when a new blog post goes up. In the last hour you were sent just such a notification. However, what you received was a few sentences for a piece that I had started and saved last month to flesh out at some point in …
So this is how it begins…
For me it began two days ago with a simple act of kindness by my office manager, ReGina. Knowing I was under the weather this week with a sinus infection, she generously brought me a Chai Latte from Starbucks. She said they always help her when she is congested, and I eagerly took a sip. …
The Awful Truth
Besides being the name of my favorite Cary Grant movie, the awful truth is something I often have to admit to my friends in St. Louis: I am a Cubs fan. Having resided in Cardinals territory since 1995, I have learned that this news is akin to confessing one has leprosy–at least a social leprosy. …
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