RETRO POST! this was one of my first posts back in 2011. Oldie but a goodie… ************** so i can’t sleep or i guess i should say i woke up too early – like 4am too early. is this what happens when you get on the wrong side…
the other day i was cleaning out my office closet and came across all the journals i wrote in my 20’s. there are tons of them. all funky colors, dog-eared and written in different color inks. i love these books. i can transport myself back to my 20’s…
read this if you believe it’s great to be alive. or if you don’t. my favorite radio station in the whole world is 93.1 or 93XRT in chicago, as everyone calls it. i’ve been listening since i was in high school living the burbs of chicago. i continued…
ROF and i are embracing the michigan lifestyle and this includes going “up north”. if you don’t know what that is, check out this video: we’re slightly crazy about it and are thinking of renting a cabin for the summer next year. if you’re not familiar with michigan…
if you read my “bio” or whatever you call it in the upper right hand corner, you will see that i’m the appreciator because i wasn’t sure what to focus my blog on. i started writing this for background info as part of my job – so that…
the best day and time of the week is 7am on saturday morning. now that i’m old, i am actually awake to hear the first bird churp the morning song. it means it’s time soon to stream – via apple tv – chicago’s 93xrt radio station and listen…
i’ve thought all night about what i wanted to say about my fascination with trees. no, it didn’t keep me up at night, i just couldn’t sleep. think it has something to do with the flannel sheets we sleep in. i woke up at 1:30 feeling as if…
i can credit magazines for heavily influencing the direction of my life. both for good and bad. but more for good. i became obsessed with magazines when I was 15 and discovered “SEVENTEEN” magazine. one of the best parts of the month was when it arrived in…
today is all about etsy. i have to admit. i’m slow to the etsy game. some of you are reading this and what you’re thinking falls into two camps: 1. no duh, amy. etsy has been around forever. get with the program. or 2. what the hell is…
good day! if you’re joining in the “the story” for the first time today, then, please read part 1 and then part 2 and you’ll be all caught up and ready for part 3. which is right here. won’t take long. so where does this find you on…
i could be woody allen’s #1 fan. wait wait. i know what you’re thinking. and before you judge me and say “how could you, he is sic, he married his wife’s adopted daughter etc…” i understand. but hear my story first. long before all that drama… it was…