I must admit, one of the things I was most worried about when I made the decision to work from home was staying on a normal work schedule and committing myself to working during normal work hours. So far the transition has proved pretty smooth! I haven’t been tempted to take advantage of my new-found…
Blogkeeping
No, not housekeeping… Blogkeeping! Today has been dedicated to more email organization and updating blog pages I’ve severely neglected. Smoothie Recipe Page Work Out Page Blogroll I want to update those pages further, but first I think I’ll tackle some of the other pages… like my Q&A and Favs pages. Now those bad boys are…
In Corn, Out Corn
Guess what? Organizing a severely neglected email inbox is very time consuming. I devised a method of organizing everything by color and category: Blog Reader Emails Company Emails Personal Emails Travel/Conference Emails Freelance Emails Web-Related Emails I still have to sift through a bunch of emails and sort them into their applicable categories, but at…
It’s Out!

First things first, I was blown away (BLOWN AWAY!) by all of your amazing comments, emails, tweets and Facebook messages today. When I published my post this morning, I had a knot in my stomach – one caused by nerves and sheer excitement. Reading your words of support, encouragement, excitement and optimism deeply affected me…
Bachelorette Discussions

What’s a girl to do when her weekend diet was dominated by cookies, cupcakes and sangria? Eat a butt-ton of vegetables for lunch of course! I fashioned myself a veggie-packed salad that included butter lettuce, carrots, turkey, cauliflower, broccoli, red pepper and parmesan asiago dressing. I feel like I have vitamins and nutrients running through…
Cupcake Bridal Shower
After a night of craziness on Saturday, my girlfriends and I put on our mature bridesmaid faces for Leah’s beautiful bridal shower. The Chicago weather was perfectly appropriate for the shower – it was thunderstorming – but that didn’t damper the mood one bit. Leah’s sister and maid of honor Rachel planned an adorably classy…