Journey

It’s the eve of my Listen to Your Mother (LTYM) Chicago audition. I feel excited and nervous. I imagine that I am not the only one in the Chicago area feeling this way tonight, as I know there are a lot of us preparing to put our words, our hearts and our souls out there for […]

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This Friday Bob and I will be attending the Media Preview Day at the 2013 Chicago Auto Show. Though I just found out today from my Chicagonista friend/Editor MJ Tam that, as a blogger, I could have applied for a media pass, we actually got our tickets through a Groupon deal. Our visit will be timely, as last […]

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It’s (almost) the last Monday of the month which means its time to share our Perfect Moments from December with Lori from Write Mind Open Heart. I look forward to participating in this blog hop/writing exercise hosted by my friend, and soon to be published author, every month and this month is no exception! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On October 6th […]

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Two and a half months ago I wrote a post here asking you to “Life Up Your Hearts for Ray.” It is with much joy that I get to share with you tonight, RAY IS HOME! About an hour ago Ray’s wife/my friend Amanda posted one of the most simple and unbelievably awesome status updates on […]

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It’s been ten months since the last time I read and reviewed a book for the BlogHer Book Club (BHBC). There were many reasons this year that I passed on opportunities to participate and in a few cases I didn’t respond quickly enough to get the chance. However, I am glad to be sharing this […]

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A friend who lost one of her twins one year ago today (the day after she was born) introduced me to this awesome quote about loss and what remains: “The tide recedes but leaves behind bright seashells on the sand, The sun goes down, but gentle warmth still lingers on the land, The music stops, […]

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