Tag Archives: autumn
running down a dream
I have been running more than I think I’ve ever run. Except maybe for when I was training for that half marathon. But I’m definitely approaching that kind of frequency with my treadmill time. Yesterday I did about five miles … Continue reading
Filed under Chicago, Running, Things that are delicious
trees in the living room.
NPR tells me it’s 28 degrees outside. Please, don’t make me get out there. Last night JW and I headed to the top of the Home Depot in Lincoln Park to do one of my favorite urban activities: Obtain a … Continue reading
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the long ride home.
So last night, my El ride took an extra, oh, 35 minutes on the way home. Aside from the usual rush hour crush, we had fugitives to contend with. Apparently there was some sort of standoff in Uptown, which led … Continue reading
Filed under Chicago, Near Disaster, Reflections
carnitasss: easy and delicious on a sunday morning.
So yesterday I decided it was time to try this carnitas recipe that I’d seen on Smitten Kitchen. Which meant my cooking schedule started at nine am with a trip to the grocery store to obtain a pork shoulder. With … Continue reading
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wine field trip.
Ok, chickadees, we’ve safely made it to Friday morning. Whew. I woke up this morning and talked myself into some Jillian Michaels yoga, which I think was probably the right decision. Nothing like stretching it all out after a week … Continue reading
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get yourself a bobtail ring
December 1st, chickens. It’s the start of the holiday month, and so, again, I’m blogging to the sounds of James Taylor’s Christmas album, which is, unpredictably, my favorite one. Other signs of December: freezing cold temperatures and decorations as far as … Continue reading
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the stare down.
All right chickens, we’re halfway to the weekend already. And in the Second City, the sun is out again. Which is a point of thankfulness, in my estimation. This morning I bundled myself up for morning workout #2 this week, … Continue reading
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pie as a food group.
Monday = finished, thank God. Everything seems to move a little faster after Monday, I think. Yesterday seemed to basically be the slowest day ever, compounded in agony by the fact that my body seems to now be used to … Continue reading
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one more day off.
Chickens, explain to me how it’s Sunday already? Yeah, I don’t get it either. Yesterday, JW + I picked up Aus and KD and headed to an afternoon of Muppets (laugh out loud funny- go see it now), popcorn, candy, … Continue reading
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and still there’s more…
Yesterday was a fantastic day of football (although no win for the Lions or the Dolphins), eating, and general hanging out. Also, a day of racing, in which JW, Mags, Michaela and I all crossed the finish line in under … Continue reading
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