Tag Archives: shopping

Road to Audition: A Shot At Hosting A Show on WTTW

Posted on by March 26, 2013

You know how they say it’s all about the journey? Well, today I agree. Though I’m usually more of a destination-oriented kind of girl. I want results. Give me something to work toward. I want to know the end game and I’ll visualize and focus on the victory.

Today, though, I arrived at a destination and did enjoy the journey. Let me back up. A TV producer at WTTW, the main Chicago PBS station, recently reached out to me to audition to host a local … Read more ...

A Chicago Boutique’s Latest Pick For Mom Of The Week

Posted on by August 8, 2012

It’s crazy to get a glimpse of what someone else thinks of you. I had that chance this week when I read the story written about me in Bellē Up’s Mom of the Week feature.

Bellē Up is a maternity boutique in Chicago, but you can order all of its wonderfulness online. Actually it’s more than a store, it’s a community touchstone for moms. It hosts workshops for moms and story times for children, has an active blog and routinely stocks items made by local … Read more ...

I WONDER! What Happened? Kids Retailer Closes After Only 3 Months

Posted on by February 20, 2012

You know, I kinda hate it when this happens. I go to a new store and fall in love, vow to frequent it because it’s local and then I fail to return. Next thing I know, it’s closing.

That’s what happened to the big-box styled children’s store WONDER! in suburban Chicago. Except instead of it closing a year or two after opening its doors, it was a mere three months.

I was invited to a pre-opening of WONDER! and was awed by every square inch … Read more ...

WONDER! A Big Store For Our Little People

Posted on by October 31, 2011

I’m not the kind of blogger who gets invited to the super-cool events. But I was stoked to get an invite to the pre-opening of WONDER!

First, I WONDERed what WONDER! was. I knew it was a children’s store and that I was allowed to bring my kids to the blogger event. What more did I need to know beforehand? It’s not like when I was out covering a story for AP and I had to do some reporting before going to a press conference.… Read more ...