This was my third trip to Chicago, but the first where I felt like I really got to wander and get the vibe of the city so many people love. And I get it, Chi-lovers: the city is sporty, authentic, energetic without being frenetic, outdoorsy, inventive, and just nice. We stayed in the Gold Coast…
As I sit down to think about what I want from the coming birthday year, I’m struck by how happy I am right now. How much growth I’ve been through personally in the past year-and-a-half and how much I’ve owned who I am and who I want to be. One of the ways I’ve been…
The FGF post for last week and the week before that, that I missed, was originally titled ‘Colombia’, so retitling this one is easy … my week in Colombia was fantastic, gorgeous, hilarious, and unexpectedly a catalyst for many things. Alongside incredible views, friendly people, and (not enough) delicious food, I discovered more about what…
I hit a breaking point today and thank god for yin yoga at BFree. I’m ambitious and a high performer, a leader and someone who can thrive under pressure. But those characteristics are when I am in a state of on. I am truly, deeply an introvert. I need time by myself, I need time…
Y’all there’s too much gratitude for one post! For one week. For one helluva week. It all began with setting up for the baby shower, which honestly was almost as fun as the shower itself as my mom, aunt, and I, with some help from my dad, decorated and tied favors and hung diapers and…
From a colleague meetup to making margaritas to a sun-drenched backyard hang with one of my closest friends, loving seeing her life with her two sons, to a glass of wine on the porch with some parents and allll the deep dish pizza, from Wrigley Field and awesome seats to walking and wandering to incredible…
Per usual as is my brain’s great irony, the title of this post was written BEFORE I forgot to publish it all weekend … it’s a lot to keep up with a weekly gratitude list for almost a decade. But I love it, and it’s important to me, and it’s definitely made my life better…
What a freakin’ week. So many super awesome things happened. Last weekend was a million years ago. July flew by. This weekend is going to be awesome. Grateful for a Friday night “one drink” with new friends until 2am Grateful for pickup flag football, even on no sleep still makes me incredibly happy Grateful for…
Last Friday night, it felt like I saved up my fun for Saturday… and boy did I have it! I’m doing the same tonight, albeit with added yard work and furniture assembly and possibly pizza-making. Here’s the fun stuff I saved up for across this weekend and into this week… PICKUP FLAG FOOTBALL! Who knew…
Epic fun. The 3rd of July Beer Olympics was a smashing success, beyond my wildest dreams. It was so smooth—setup crew with Jersey boo made it happen. Slip flip cup was the favorite event, beer (easter) hunt was hilarious, my tutu made its eighth(?!) annual appearance, the underdogs won, there were influencers and painting and…