Anxiety, Blogging, Family, Favorite Things, Grief, Humor, Life, Music, Nonsense, Photography, Soul Homework, Universe, What I Kept, Writing

What I Kept | End of March 2023

I will never again publish my What I Kept posts so early in the month because there was so much more that happened in the last 11 days that I wanted to share with all of you. This is what I saved on my phone for the end of March 2023. First day of spring… Continue reading What I Kept | End of March 2023

Birds, Blogging, Books, Favorite Things, Grief, Humor, Life, Music, Nonsense, Pets, Photography, Soul Homework, Universe, What I Kept, Writing

What I Kept | March 2023

These are things I kept on my phone in the month of March. Click here to read previous posts. This one is being published earlier in the month than usual. I am concerned that TikTok may be banned, and I want to share all of them before they are removed. Also, my intuition told me to… Continue reading What I Kept | March 2023

Birds, Favorite Things, John Hughes, Life, Marriage, Music, Photography

100 Things I Love

I stumbled found a blog article about 100 things I love the day before Thanksgiving. It inspired me to create my own 100 Things I Love list in my phone, adding items as I thought of them. It’s been a lot of fun to thinking about things that tickle my fancy, and it made me think that… Continue reading 100 Things I Love

humor, pic monkey, canva, graphics
Blogging, Humor, Nonsense, Photography

Creating Idiotic Canva and Pic Monkey Graphics

So here I am, writing posts and articles for my other job on a lazy Saturday afternoon, when suddenly I get the stupidest brainstorm known to man. Backstory: I was creating graphics for my blog on Canva (a site full of free DIY graphics) when I started noticing all these nonsensical situations playing out in… Continue reading Creating Idiotic Canva and Pic Monkey Graphics

Chicago, John Hughes, Photography, Travel

Making John Hughes Proud at the Skydeck Chicago (Sears Tower)

  Yes, I said Sears Tower.Yes, I realize it’s not called the Sears Tower anymore.No, you won’t ever hear me calling it anything else. Even in a sponsored post. When the fine people over at the Skydeck Chicago at the “Sears Tower” asked if I wanted to hang, I was all, “Sure! Be right over… Continue reading Making John Hughes Proud at the Skydeck Chicago (Sears Tower)

Chicago, Family, Friends, Humor, Life, Menopause, Photography, Travel

The Day I Ran Away From Home

My husband works long hours. With my perimenopause symptoms, headaches, and the kids' schedules, this year has been difficult. Especially in the last few weeks. Lots of tears, frustration, temper tantrums, and storms from the morning until the lights went out at night. I literally turned off my phone after my youngest got off the… Continue reading The Day I Ran Away From Home