Ah, school has been out for what feels like centuries and the day you’ve been planning for has finally arrived. Time to hit the road for some family time! Let’s continue to be honest with each other. This is no time for sugar coating the truth. With expectations sky high, there are bound to be […]
Hope you caught the first installment of our new outdoor family travel series. Have you figured out just how far your clan was willing to go to enjoy the outdoors? Good! Now is the time to make it happen. Before you get your expectations too high, did I mention it’s simply against the law of […]
Long winter days and nights are a great time to get lost in a book or five. These five books are currently in my February rotation. Have you read any of these? I’d love to hear your thoughts. Comment Below! I’m a huge fan of audiobooks, and if you like to multi-task like me you […]
“I don’t care what they’re going to say. Let the storm rage on. The cold never bothered me anyway.” – Elsa I might have to disagree with Elsa, but the Mother Nature sure can paint a gorgeous landscape challenging the way you look at the world around you. Here is a view from the Lakefront path […]
I don’t know about you, but as much as I get excited for all that the New Year will provide, saying goodbye to my favorite holiday season is bittersweet. I did make a point to be grateful for each ornament as they were packed up this week. The beauty these trimmings provide as well as […]
This wonderful list arrived in my inbox this morning from Karl Moore. I am taping it to my mirror, as it is the perfect daily reminder for 2018. A year to love what you see in the mirror. A year to make time for creativity. A year to say yes to adventure. A year to […]
PANDORA – This photographer used to bring her son on shoots — now, he’s her favorite collaborator #ad A definite highlight of 2017 was this piece by @nowthisnews @theofficialpandora and @colinbphoto – I’m a lucky lady indeed. 💓📸 My boys make me so proud everyday!
“Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.” ― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe You were born to stand out. I recently returned from a Women on Fire retreat in Miami Beach, Florida. The theme was Time to make your magic happen. 140 of the most incredible women gathered to to […]
How does one say goodbye to your childhood home? After over forty-three years, our cream-colored brick ranch in the western suburbs of Chicago will no longer be ours. Over the last two and a half years we have spent countless hours first preparing it for my father to return after his stroke. Sadly, that wasn’t […]
The theater fan in me needs to quote, Belle from Beauty and the Beast, “I want adventure in the great wide somewhere…” My 2017 year of adventure started when I was working on my goals for the year. Shortly after Christmas, I began the journey to a bigger year ahead. I took out all my […]
