I still bite my nails, still throw my dirty laundry on the floor, still leave used dishes in the sink. I can't play the guitar, can't knit, can't paint. I never finished that novel I started writing in college. I haven't had a boyfriend in over ten years. I...
It's not that 2013 wasn't a good year for me. By any standards, it was amazing. I spent six months backpacking from Guatemala to Colombia. I spent two months traveling around Ireland, England and, briefly, Scotland. In the US I made it to Hawaii, Seattle,...
I apparently wasted my time and money by traveling the world. I could have seen all the best things from South America, Asia, Australia, etc. etc. right in my home town. Lesson. Learned....
"It's not that I don't like music," I sometimes have to explain to people, "I'm just not a music person." You see, I'm just not a music person. I'm not someone who follows bands. Or could name who sang any song. Or even someone who has...
After 6 months in Central and South America, I flew back home to Chicago. It was nice to be back for a bit, though, really, most of my days were spent doing absolutely nothing and every night was spent sleeping on a couch. But it...
On Saturday night I said goodbye to my friends (again) with arcade games, happy villages, and some much needed 2am tamales...
Heather turned 31, and she wanted a Chicago-style birthday party. The original plan was to go ice skating. But it was too cold for that. So we went to Margie's for ice cream instead. Because it is never too cold for ice cream. And then...
Y'all know how much I love birthdays. Especially when those birthdays are my own. I'm thoroughly of the mindset that you have a good two week window (one before and one after the actual day), give or take a few days, in which everything you...
When a friend reads the description of the art show she's going to and it includes "all your favorite animals will be represented" and "you enter through the Chinese restaurant," you go. No question. When it's already 9pm and you haven't eaten dinner, you still wait...
Other travelers kept telling me that when I came home from my 'round the world trip I "wouldn't relate to my friends anymore." In response I would just laugh at them and say, "I think I'm going to relate to them more...