Tag: shop local

• The New Normal: #MaskingForAFriend

  Wow, masks are uncomfortable. The first time I put one on, I had to resist the urge to rip it off my face. It was stifling, itchy, and awkward. Is it possible for a nose to sweat?! All of this and yet I only wore it for a brief few minutes, to pick up a […]

  KellyQAnderson

  May 7, 2020

  Chicago, Health, Parenting

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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 […]

  KellyQAnderson

  February 22, 2019

  Columns

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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 […]

  KellyQAnderson

  February 8, 2019

  Columns

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