Ten years ago, I was waiting tables at an Italian restaurant and trying to figure out what to do with a Communications degree. I knew I loved film and was bound and determined to figure out a way to make a living in it. When I pictured where I'd land, I told myself I wanted to find a career that ...
Take 3
A few weeks ago, I took a couple hours to revamp this space. I poked around new themes, reworked menus and played with display colors. And I hated all of it. It just never looked right, and it even messed up some of my previous post formats. But you know, I never got around to fixing it. So instead ...
The Latch-key Blues
I'm no organizational wizard, but I know enough to put a hook up by any front door I call my own to create a home for my keys. This way, I always know where they are, and the chances of me leaving the apartment without them are slim to none. As an added layer of security (for me, not the burglars), ...
200 Posts!
Wordpress tells me I've posted 200 times to this blog! It hasn't always been consistent, but it sure has been fun. Here's to 200 more! ...
Chicago List of Lists
I had a bit of a moment a couple weeks ago, a "come to Jesus" moment with myself where I had to acknowledge the sheer enormity of the change I'd just been through. It all happened so fast and became such a whirlwind, for much of the last few months I've not been able to do much more than the next ...
Chicago List: Food & Drinks
A girl's gotta eat, amiright? Chicago, I am learning, is known in some circles for its food scene, home to a slew of Michelin-starred establishments, and a "restaurant row" in the West Loop where more than one Master Chef has set up shop. I'm not sure all that is in the budget, but there are plenty ...
Chicago List: Outdoors
As the new job and move started to come together earlier this year, I shared with anyone who'd ask that I was most excited to be moving to Chicago just as Summer would arrive. "There's nothing - nothing! - like Summer in Chicago!" I'd tell anyone who'd listen. And I meant it. Maybe it's the brutal ...
Chicago List: History and Sites
I suppose this list could be seen as an off-shoot of my Neighborhoods list - the types of historical sites to check out around the city. Or vice versa, neighborhoods to explore while I'm off on history-based adventures. Either way, I'm a sucker for a good story from the past, and Chicago has plenty ...
12 hours, 8 acts, one unforgettable experience
Lest you worry all this list writing is keeping me from exploring Chicago, I thought I'd share that in fact, I spent all day Saturday at the theater. Yes, all day. I started building my lists by researching a lot of "best of..." terms - best museums, best neighborhoods, best theater. That last one ...
Chicago List: Theater
I loved a lot of things about living New York. OK, I loved basically everything about living in New York. What I loved most (besides the bagels...good grief, I miss bagels...) was being steeped in the most impressive theater scene in the country. It happened more than once that I spent the last of ...
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