Tag: christmas lights

• “It’s Christmas Time in the City…”

  Just dreaming of this…in 2011, Fitz and I went to Paris to commemorate our 30th birthdays. We stayed mere steps from the Arc de Triomphe and Champs Elysee. This photo brought me way back to that magical time. Another special part of that trip? Coming home and finding out that I was pregnant with Wells.…

  KellyQAnderson

  December 21, 2019

  Holiday, Travel

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• City Girl Confessions: In the Quiet of Morning, Preparations Begin

  City Girl Confessions is my recurring column in The Glencoe Anchor. My weekday mornings begin in the dark. Under a pitch black sky, I slowly drag myself from a warm bed, throw on some clothes, fill a water bottle, and drive to Reach, our local yoga studio. The drive is less than five minutes, but…

  KellyQAnderson

  November 11, 2019

  Holiday, Lifestyle

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• Convos With Writers: 11 Questions with Amanda Simkin

  ‘Chicago mom’ is a term synonymous with Amanda Simkin. When I was freelancing for parenting websites, our paths kept crossing in such unique ways that by the time we officially met I thought, “Wait- how have we not been friends for years?!” Good news, we are friends, and I glean inspiration from this mama-of-two everyday-…

  KellyQAnderson

  October 25, 2019

  Chicago, Convos With Writers, Parenting, Writer Life

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