I’m realizing more and more that sometimes, I just have to let go. For the past 3 years, I’ve stressed over Jayden’s birthday parties. Family parties. With no kids. I always wanted them to be special though. I always wanted to bake some fancy cake and provide a unique party spread. Last year, I stayed…
Greg: You’re sleeping kind of long, can I get you something? Me: New legs. That was the conversation had as I rolled out of bed Wednesday afternoon. We had taken a trip to Lincoln Park Zoo Tuesday morning*. I covered the Seeds of Change event, and then, we explored the rest of the zoo. The…
Last Wednesday, I woke up with an overwhelming sense of new. The weather was lovely, somewhere around 60 degrees. I could see my future in my now, almost within arms reach. I don’t know what it is about the sweet smell of Spring that makes me feel as though I could conquer the entire world….
Hearing the high winds and snow as it dusts the windows like so and opening the door in the morning and finding that it will only open halfway and stepping outside in your favorite around-the-house sweater and slippers to capture the aftermath Gazing at holiday lights at night and the fluffy snow that complement them…
As I head out to visit family this week for a celebration, I think about past Christmases we had together… when I was a little girl. I remember Christmas dinners at my grandmother’s house and my mother’s house. House full of people. Local family and family from out of town. One of my uncle’s would…
