Raise your hand if you know what writer's block feels like? How about being stuck in a creative rut when the last thing you really need in life is to be stuck...anywhere. Oh, I know - what about when you're not only feeling uninspired, but you're feeling negative levels of inspiration? Yep, I just raised both of my hands and my feet. When all I want to do is create, there is … [Read more...]
My Truth On The Women’s March
As I sat down to write about my experience at the Women's March I must have seriously short-circuited because I found myself watching Tomi Lahren's final thoughts on said march. Boy, am I glad I watched that little ditty of hers. For someone who didn't go to the march, she sure had a lot to say about what happened and whoa, was she pissed off. What I found most humorous is what … [Read more...]
In It To Knit It
Has everyone else noticed that you don't see people's faces as much anymore because they're always face planting into their phones? I've run into people, people have run into me, I've seen someone almost get hit by a car, have been stuck behind someone on the highway going 35 miles an hour because, yup, you guessed it, they're looking at their phone instead of the GD road. I … [Read more...]
Minimalism – Let’s Get Rid of Sh*t
Let go. That seems to be my theme for the past couple days. And I don't mean "letting go" of baggage and emotional stuff, I mean letting go of sh*t in my house that I don't need or ever use. Oh my dear Lord, do I have a bunch of crap. Ever since New Year's Day when Anthony and I accidentally stumbled upon the incredible documentary, Minimalism - I've been purging like a mofo. I … [Read more...]
Our Story
It was early September 2007, I was 25, working as an entertainment reporter at a racetrack and I was dating a huge creep. The day I gave this guy the ol' heave ho, I made my way to Union Park Bar (sadly, it no longer exists) in the West Loop to tell my best friend, Lisa, about this bizarre, yet hilarious "break up" story. She was working as a server at the time, so I took a … [Read more...]
