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while you’re telling me stories, you actually believe that they are real.

It’s an early morning in the Second City for me. My list keeps getting longer. But my time keeps getting shorter. That’s a thing, right? In any case, it’s back to the office today, where my plans include answering all … Continue reading

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storming into this one.

Chickens, Monday’s showed up again. I’m trying not to take it personally. I woke up last night to my alarm clock crashing to the ground, since the Windy City’s kicked up its heels once again. The windy conditions convinced me … Continue reading

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forget the lives we used to live

All right, we’ve arrived at Wednesday. This week seems to be moving pretty slow, if you ask me. Also, the rapidly decreasing temperature is causing my nose to run and my mental toughness waver. It’s no fun to run when … Continue reading

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dropping the bell

Morning, chickens, and welcome to the weekend. On this, my last day of 27, I headed to bells to get in a workout before a long day of activities. “Happy Birthday!” Gene shouted, as he shook me. He likes to … Continue reading

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among the trees and other things.

Yesterday was a lovely day for a wedding. It was unseasonably warm, and JW and I hugged our friends B+A and spent the evening mingling and dancing. Also, I got my hands on some delicious wedding cake. A good way … Continue reading

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back on solid ground.

And that’s what we did on our vacation. It was beautiful, and relaxing, and I absolutely cannot believe that I have to finally trek back to the office tomorrow. But first a day of grocery shopping, football watching, and back-to-reality … Continue reading

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Home Sweet Home

Okay, chickens, I’m back. And while I had an a-mmmaazzzing week and a half, I must say, I’m feeling pretty home-sweet-home-y. And, in case you’re not friends with me on Facebook, my blog readers, you might not know that JW … Continue reading

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sigh of gratitude

Friday. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I’m feeling lots of gratitude for a quick day, a fun weekend, and a couple of days of getting.down.to.business in Michigan. There is so much business to get down to- as we’re at … Continue reading

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lessons learned.

Over the past couple of days, things have started to get a little rough around here. And by rough, I mean that I keep running into things. Sunday morning, JW and I headed to church (not a common occurrence, but … Continue reading

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well that was fast.

Just a quick one this morning, chickens, since I’m trying to get back into my morning routine after three lovely days off. Read: I’m always running late. I spent the weekend engaged in activities like kettlebelling, rugby watching, festival eating, … Continue reading

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