I made the mistake of thinking the weather was going to cool down this past Monday and told my kid I'd take him to a playground. I settled on Oz Park in the heart of Lincoln Park, near Halsted and Webster. Thankfully it's mostly covered by huge, dense trees, and the temperature difference was noticeable. …
Afraid All of the Time
I do not consider myself a "good" person. Hence the reason I've been in therapy. A long time ago, when I was young, maybe four or five, a neighbor caught me misbehaving and said pointedly "I know who you really are." To know that my duplicity could be spotted blew my mind. So I learned …
Ten
There are different kinds of closure. Depending on how things end determines the amount the door remains open, a sliver of a crack or enough of an opening to peer through. Of course, if you're the one trying to close the door, it's easier to turn from it and not look back, regardless of whether …
A Real Mother’s Day
A mom recently asked a bunch of other moms to describe their perfect Mother's Day. All of it is funny and relatable and I nodded and thought "YESSSSSSSSSS" to their sentiments. Mother's Day, like most stupid holidays, is centered around the idea that we celebrate it ONE DAY A YEAR and herein lies the problem. …
Dumb Stuff That Has Worked
There is nowhere else to put this, so I will say it here. I've achieved my first weight loss goal. I've lost 10% of my body weight, just shy of eight weeks in to starting Noom. I wanted to see a certain number before our annual fundraiser at work and this morning I finally did. …
Make-Ummmm, What?
I've been watching makeup tutorials online. This is not the first time I've done it. But I guess I'm coming back to it in earnest? Or something. I decided to spend a long time in Ulta on Sunday. For some reason I thought it was going to be fun. I don't know why I thought …
Sweet Tooth
While I've always liked sweets, I never considered myself a sweet tooth until pregnancy and beyond. So being on a diet where I'm eating around 1,300-1,400 calories a day means there's not a lot of room for dessert. Actually, there isn't any room, so I have to decide which meal I'm going to eat a …
