I wanted our family to take part in some of the Trayvon Martin rallies in downtown Chicago. I thought it would be a good chance to be a part of combating an issue that some in America aren’t brave enough to admit exists.
But with rain clouds above and a small one with the sniffles, I scrapped our plans and decided to honor the slain 17-year-old suburban style: We had a Hoodie March to the park. And I use the term “march” loosely, as it … Read more ...
I looked at the clock. It was 6:55 p.m. and I still hadn’t voted today. Not because I was turned off by the candidates, the barrage of abusive political ads and empty promises.
I simply lost track of time.
I got up this morning, whirred around the house to get everyone ready for school. The family headed out the door and I made a mental note to vote on the way home. I was pretty aware of the issues and who I wanted for what … Read more ...
I’m a suburban U.S. mom of two boys with a (admittedly) gas-guzzling SUV. We make a decent living and my stresses amount to whether my house is clean enough for visitors, if my kids are meeting all their milestones or lamenting over my muffin top, my career or whether my husband will be home before the kids go to bed.
Trivial? Yes.
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Still, I’m a newshound and starting a year ago, I sporadically followed the popular uprising in Syria. Then word started … Read more ...
I’m a Cover Girl! That’s the first, and probably the last time I’ve ever written that. But it’s true! I’ll even say it again: I’m a Cover Girl!
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Not the easy, breezy, beautiful kind. I’m the Rebellious kind. My good friend Karen launched her new publication, Rebellious Magazine for Women. It’s a pretty awesome Chicago-based online lifestyle mag that’s “smart, funny, inspiring, empowering, smart-ass and yes, Rebellious!”
I’m so proud of Karen and her endeavor, which has all the … Read more ...
It’s the day that I spend time looking back on the year that’s passed and today I’m visiting old blog posts to guide me down memory lane. Here are my top 10 posts of the year. Thank you for taking time out of your busy lives to read about mine, I wish you a wonderful 2012.
10) We came, we saw, we shuffled. This was about Hubby and I’s Shamrock Shuffle Race. I still smile when I think how he carried me across the … Read more ...