Tag: Chicago
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City Girl Confessions: Desperately Seeking Spring
City Girl Confessions is my recurring column published via The Glencoe Anchor. There’s something really disheartening about checking the weather forecast and seeing single digits…again. I get that we live in the Midwest, but c’mon! The first day of Spring is slated for March 20th. How may I rejoice in the switching off of seasons…
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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…
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City Girl Confessions: A Local Shop In Full Bloom
City Girl Confessions is my recurring column published via The Glencoe Anchor. It’s challenging to shop local. There, I said it. We live in an era of quick convenience. We can order things straight from an App or smartphone. With just a few quick taps, I can track a pizza delivery, queue up a latte…
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Weekend: Busy Fun
Galentines & Valentines A 7th birthday at Dave & Buster’s Chocolate piñata (!!!) Meetings for LGBTQ+ advocacy Tulips, roses, and hydrangeas Norman Love chocolates A baby shower (rare these days) Elton John’s Farewell tour Drinking champagne three days in a row A brief trip to a casino; always fascinating New Member Ceremony at my church…
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“Pink is the only true rock ‘n roll colour”
I took Paul Simonon’s words to heart. Happy love day, I’m a literal valentine this year!
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City Girl Confessions: All The Ways to Warm Up
City Girl Confessions is my recurring column published via The Glencoe Anchor I still haven’t fully defrosted from the Polar Vortex. Perhaps I won’t until the first flower of Spring blooms. That would be fine because the way I see it, if we are stuck in the thick of winter, we simply must adapt. We must…
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Convos with Writers: 11 Questions with Wendy Altschuler
Imagine surfing in El Salvador Kayaking in Big Sky, Montana Strolling atop the Burj Khalifa in Dubai Wandering the markets of Hong Kong Traversing a glacier in Iceland Practicing yoga in Mexico Now imagine that you’re paid to do this. More specifically, paid to write about it. Such is the life of travel writer and…
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Convos With Writers: 11 Questions With Sari Wilson
When I first heard of the novel Girl Through Glass, I remembered the sheen of my dance tights. I recalled the tight bun coiled on top of my head, the sweat dripping down my spine, and the dinners scarfed in the car as my mother shuffled me from one class to the next. “A young girl’s…
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Convos With Writers: 11 Questions with Jen A. Miller
Running is the biggest pain in the ass and the most incredible endorphin rush. Kind of like writing. I often thought running and writing sweetly held hands because both require daily, consistent devotion to translate into long distance/page count goals. Today’s feature, Jen A. Miller, is so effortlessly cool that I want to dash outside…
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Convos With Writers: 11 Questions With Susan Blumberg-Kason
Susan Blumberg-Kason is fascinating. There, I said it. She’s the kind of woman who has worldly dreams, a zest for adventure, and a degree in Mandarin. In her early twenties, she headed to Hong Kong for grad school. Just one month into the program, she met a tall, dashing student from central China, and six…
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