happiness looks good on you

I'm back!!!  Finally!  Is it really Friday?  Seriously, this week is such a blur, but for a very, very, very good reason.  Now I would tell you all about my week, but this is the weekend and the first rule of the weekend is that you do not talk about work.  So I cannot talk …

well the truth, yeah it hurts to say, i’m gonna pack up my bags and i’m gonna go away

You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. You can't get there by bus, only by hard work and risk and by not quite knowing what you're doing, but what you'll discover will be wonderful.  What you'll discover will be yourself. ~Alan Alda I inherited a …

sometimes you have to get lost to find your way

Michigan.  I’m now in Michigan.  The Ohio girl in me cringes just saying that.  Anyways, my trip around the Midwest is continuing, and also not letting up anytime soon either.  It’s exhausting just thinking about the past few weeks (maybe even past two months) and the coming weeks as well- Memphis, TN and Athens, OH …

the quarter life crisis series: remember to breathe

I was honored to be asked by a fellow blogger that I've met through the 20sb group to serve as a guest blogger this week during his vacation.  Thanks so much, Patrick, for this fun opportunity.  Check out his blog! http://www.dmbosstone.com/  Here is what I wrote about, what he calls, The Quarter Life Crisis (aka. …

500 days of chicago

This is a story of girl meets city.  The city, Chicago, Illinois (aka The Windy City) is home to many hopeless dreamers and Midwestern cynics, as well as Michigan Avenue (aka The Magnificant Mile), Wrigley Field (Home of the Cubs), the former Sears Tower (now called the Willis Tower..yeah, whatever is right), the El, Lollapolooza, Navy …

three-day work week

Has anyone else ever seen these adorable cards at Target?  I'm sure they're at other stores too, but that's where I commonly see them.  Oh, Target.  How I miss thee!  Note to anyone that is even thinking about moving to Chicago (ever): Targets here are horrible.  Not only are they ALWAYS ridiculously crowded, but the …

ohio, i’ll be home again

Sadly the day has come for me to hop on Megabus and venture back to Chicago.  I just wanted to take a minute to say that it's been a truly fantastic weekend, which I'll write more about later.  Yes, I know, it deserves an official..... A.MAY.ZING. In the shower this morning I thought of this song.  …

morning walk through lincoln park

For those of you who haven't had a chance to visit (me) in Chicago, here's a quick look at my neighborhood.  Technically I live in Lincoln Park; however I find myself venturing through the streets of East Lakeview more often- which is the bordering neighborhood north of mine.  Just to give you a point of reference, if …

my morning train

I first have to say that unfortunately this is not the view during my morning commute to work.  For some it is, but I, on the other hand, travel away from the downtown Chicago- very, very far north to a land called Skokie.  Oh, the stories I could tell you about the characters I see.  I'm …

these chicago streets remind me of you

As I walked through the streets of Chicago today to my doctor's appointed, I was reminded of my many walks in Athens.  Although the last one happened almost four years ago, I had that strange feeling like it was only yesterday.  Some days I think of Chicago as a very big Athens... makes me miss it even …