Books, Chicago, Favorite Things, Garden, Life, Nonsense, Tater Tots, Writing

Screw It, I’m Eating Tater Tots- Episode 41

If you’re new to my blog, welcome! Here is an explanation of the tater tot post. ZINNIASSSSS Excuse me while I share alllllll the zinnia photos. I cultivated them from seed I purchased at Meijer in April. It was incredibly satisfying to see these flowers unfold. I will never again purchase a flat of flowers from a… Continue reading Screw It, I’m Eating Tater Tots- Episode 41

Chicago, Favorite Things, Music, Nonsense

Favorite Musicians from The Midwest

The whole reason I wrote this post was that I discovered, in 2022, that The Violent Femmes are from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which completely blew my mind. For some reason, I assumed they were from England. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com As a result, I decided to spend an evening going through my playlists to see… Continue reading Favorite Musicians from The Midwest

Chicago, Family, Favorite Things, Friends, Life, Soul Homework, Travel, Universe, Writing

What’s Made Me Smile This Month- December 2021

I was looking through all the images on my phone last week while in the waiting room of my headache doctor, and I noticed my face smiling to all of the pictures in front of me. I've decided to share them with you all. I hope these can make you smile as well. Buddy and… Continue reading What’s Made Me Smile This Month- December 2021

Chicago, Humor, John Hughes, Music

Screenplays and Books and Regrets

This has been sitting in the bottom drawer of my desk since 2018 I was thrilled to learn that someone connected to the late John Hughes was reading my screenplay. But here's the thing about my screenplay: it's terrible. I've fallen madly in love with Kate, Regina, and Val over the last five years. I… Continue reading Screenplays and Books and Regrets

Family, Favorite Things, Humor, Life, Travel

California

A few years ago, Anna and I began discussing the idea of a girls' trip after she graduated from high school. Over the last two years, those conversations turned into action, especially since her request to vacation alone with me felt significant. Plus, we had free airfare thanks to my husband's airline miles, making the… Continue reading California

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Chicago, Humor, John Hughes, Menopause, Nonsense

I Got Inside The Breakfast Club High School and Lived to Tell

Last week, I did something completely out of character for me, thanks to my husband, the risk taker that he is. So, on the first day of my birthday week, last Monday, Mike and I took the day off to have a date day because he was departing the next day for a business trip… Continue reading I Got Inside The Breakfast Club High School and Lived to Tell