Mixing perfection with reality-Listen to Your Mother is reality now

Listen to Your Mother (LTYM) can only be described, for me, as perfection. I came home at the end of a blessed ten hour day carrying two bouquets of flowers, a swag bag, a tote bag filled with makeup and hair products, my high heeled shoes and a bottle of wine. More significantly, though, I … Continue reading Mixing perfection with reality-Listen to Your Mother is reality now

Prince’s death tears at my adolescent heart

Prince is dead at 57 years old. My husband texted me, I didn't believe him. I texted back in all caps: THERE IS A DEATH AT HIS ESTATE - DOESN'T MEAN IT'S HIM." Meanwhile, my Facebook newsfeed flooded with the info, I kept checking AP News while simultaneously texting Andrea. One of my dearest high … Continue reading Prince’s death tears at my adolescent heart

Finding Beauty in the Breakdown

It's Blogapalooza tonight at ChicagoNow! Bloggers are given the challenge to write a blog post in one hour. The topic given to us tonight isĀ "Write about something you find beautiful that you feel others may not understand." Hmm. Here is my take.... Since I've heard the phrase "There's beauty in the breakdown," I've loved it. … Continue reading Finding Beauty in the Breakdown