Category: Lifestyle
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Three Fun Things
It’s Pride Month! I’m so delighted by the ways in which I’m seeing inclusion promoted and celebrated, particularly this delightful balloon installation at one of my favorite local spots, The Flower Shop in Glencoe. To those who identify as LGBTQ+: Hello, I love you, and I’m thankful for you. A friend asked what I’ve been…
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Three Simple Things
I’m meeting my mom at the Chicago Botanic Gardens for our annual Mother’s Day stroll and lunch. Despite the fact that it’s 40 degrees (cringe), I’m hoping to bask in the tulip bunches. We put in the order for our kitchen cabinets to go into production and DANG, it’s starting to get very real that…
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Throwback Thursday: Le Woof Edition
#TBT That sweet boy is now 7 and that pup is 10(!). But their friendship is still loving and precious after all these years.
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Happy Birthday Theo: My Best Pal Turns 10
I’m a mess for words. Yesterday our sweet dog turned 10. That feels enormous. I know it’s enormous in an emotional kind of way. Everything got better when Theo came into our lives (we adopted him from Midwest Boston Terrier Rescue in 2010 with the recommendation from a friend/cousin). When you have to let out…
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City Girl Confessions: So Much More Than A Candy Store
City Girl Confessions is my recurring column via The Glencoe Anchor. A few years ago I covered the grand opening of The Sweet Buddha in Glencoe. I shot photos, interviewed owner Sarah Miller, and had a sugar-filled day at her cheery candy store. But here’s the thing: I just walked into The Sweet Buddha this…
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Ode to The Riviera
The last time I went to a concert at The Riviera was a lifetime ago. Truly. I think it was 2004. I hadn’t even met my husband at that point. The concert I attended? The Killers…who were baby famous at the time (remember Mr. Brightside?). The music was great but what stuck with me most…
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St. Patrick’s Day, Somewhat
7am Coffee and a protein bar Leprechaun hijinks M&M pancakes for the kids Research for kitchen lighting Church and high heels Squash soup and a muffin Editing for 3 hours 575 words for a ‘How to’ freelance pitch A half-assed dinner with a little bit of everything thrown in Kids Baking Championship Homemade chocolate chip…
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Happy Friday, Happy March
Green doughnuts just seemed like the ideal breakfast option this morning (I get them right as the store opens so they’re piping hot). I’m working on some inclusion projects with my church and within my hometown so I was delighted to swing by Youth Services of GlenBrook. They had the most cheerful conference room, complete…
Kelly Q. Anderson 