Chicago List: Out of Hibernation
It’s been a while since I drafted a new list of things to do around the city. With summer ramping up, it seemed a perfect time to build out something fresh, a brand new list of what I’m looking forward to doing and seeing and experiencing as the city comes out of hibernation.
Open House Chicago Adventure
A few months ago, as I was in the throes of processing a move back to the midwest, I did a bit of free association writing therapy. It totally helped process some heavy shit, which got my head on a bit straighter and led to some writing I actually published: my Chicago lists. The whole point of the lists is to keep me present in the life I’m leading today, rather than pine for the adventures I’d had in New York. And for the most part, it’s working. Just by being aware of the options, I’m more likely to take advantage of one or more on any given weekend. Like…
My NYC To Do List
Last weekend, I was in a funk. It was ugly. Like, laden-with-guilt ugly. You see, I have to make an effort every single day to keep moving, to do the next thing, to check items off a To Do list, big or small. I make lists in my head, on paper, in my phone – they’re how I know what to do next with my time. It’s not uncommon for me to write out my own schedule for a Saturday or Sunday, just to keep myself beholden to something, to keep me from exactly the kind of day I sank into on that Sunday. And I don’t think it’s like…
