Have you ever been so busy that you find yourself stopped in the middle of doing something but you can’t for the life of you remember what it is you were doing? And you start turning yourself in circles because you can’t even remember which direction you were headed? That…
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So, this morning I had a knock-down, drag-out fight with my coffee maker. I guess you could say I provoked it: forgot to take out the filter from yesterday…tried to grind coffee…..overflowing grounds everywhere….baaaaaad coffee…you get the picture. At first I didn’t think it would be so bad. Empty the…
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It’s always been this way….mostly. I have always had a fascination with shopping–I love perusing the racks for hours, seeking out the perfect new top, trying on outfits for kicks or just determining whether a purchase is right for me. And now, this little bad habit has extended to the…
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Things That Make Winter Bearable…
A CHICAGO WINTER is not so different from a Michigan winter, but both are very different from a Georgia winter. Growing up with hopes for a mite of snow (flurries, even) around Christmas time is a far cry from braving the buckets of white mush that the heavens dump…
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Diet = Fun
Who knew diet food could be so tasty? Despite some less-than-approving comments from various folks (you know who you are…), I am on a diet. Not because I want to lose gobs of weight (although a little less belly fat wouldn’t hurt), but because I want to re-acclimate myself to…
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It’s a strange thing to get used to: working from home after so many years (well, maybe just months) of envisioning myself as a glamorous “working gal” in the city–sauntering down the sidewalks of Chicago in my 4″ heels, masterfully evading the patches of snow and ice that might otherwise…