i'm wondering if this whole "yearning for self-discovery" mode is unique just to 20-somethings or if this will be a phase that will resurface several times over the course of my adult life? okay, it's less of self-discovery as a paranoia that i am not being more assertive with navigating through my career and personal life in an effort to find ( Read more... )

i spent most of last night melting in a little puddle of goo as i watched michael buble sing all of his hits (and the hits of other famous crooners that i am gaga for) up in milwaukee. seriously, that concert shot right up to the top of my all-time favorites. it was such a stylish and energetic show. even though it was obvious that the tour was ( Read more... )

i awoke at 6:30 this morning to the sun blanketing the bed and the birds twittering in the blossoming cherry trees that seem to have come alive overnight. the breeze coming in through my open window was so perfect that instead of rolling out of bed, i hit snooze and basked in the glow of spring for about 30 extra minutes. i also noted that allman ( Read more... )

 my throat hurts. i think it's allergies and i just don't care for it. that's really it. no, just kidding...there's got to be more. ummm ( Read more... )

 serenity now! i now have (temporary) serenity here at work for an entire four days!!! a-ma-zing. all of my bosses are now in LA for that giant promotions meeting and the other half of the office is in orlando for the mcdonald's convention i was supposed to attend but am now happy to be missing. so essentially only a quarter of the chicago office ( Read more... )

so our brand account team was to have a meeting with our CEO this morning to go over options for a promotional program we are running for our biggest client early 2009. typically i get here at 8:30 (okay, 8:45) but as the meeting was scheduled to start at 8, we had to get here a quarter after 7 to ensure that all the material was prepared and the ( Read more... )

so it has been an interesting week. i have been caught up in the most dreadful kind of illness that my doctor has not been able to completely diagnose. i completely lost my appetite last week and everything that i forced myself to consume only ended up coming back up a few hours later. this caused me to become severely dehydrated and weak to the ( Read more... )

 the weekend is descending upon us all. get excited. i'm actually indifferent towards the whole thing because i have zero plans the next two days but maybe i should just savor the calm and lack of structure. or at least thats how i'll look at it. i'll try not to focus on the fact that payday isn't until monday so i'm literally stretching a dollar. ( Read more... )

lists lists lists. my life is consumed with lists. the only way i can make it through the day are bulleted and categorized lists that sort out my manic brain and keep my "priorities" in line. sad things is that my personal life should take priority but all the things i need to do (eg file tax return, change oil, update my tags, water plants) just ( Read more... )

i was not able to sport any one of my cute spring dresses or my canvas wedges for easter because it was 28 degrees when i headed out of the house yesterday. so wrong. we actually had a fire going! chicago is so nutty. warmer weather is just around the corner but it just can't get here fast enough! i've pulled out my summer beauty products - such as ( Read more... )