Adventures

The first snow – from a little dog’s point of view

Hey - it's me Copper here. Woof, woof, it snowed.  What's the big deal about snow?  I'm not a fan of it. Being of short stature, snow is a little more than chilly to me.  Have you ever tried peeing and pooping in the snow?  It takes a lot of skill to do so.  I… Continue reading The first snow – from a little dog’s point of view

Emptying the nest

Empty nest – decorating for the holidays

I did it.  I decorated our Christmas tree all alone this year.  Well, almost.  I only needed my husband to carry in the big boxes, but after that, I did it all alone. Normally Christmas tree decorating gives me the blues.  This year, for some reason, it was weird.  Decorating the tree was almost therapeutic.… Continue reading Empty nest – decorating for the holidays

Adventures · Going Gray

Review – faux silk pillow protectors by Sharper Image

Come on, fess up, you've been there.  You know you've done it too.  While harboring a delirious state of mind, in midst of the Black Friday shopping crowds, you broke down and bought something you didn't have on your shopping list.  After pondering, and of course a little rationalizing, you said to yourself, "Why not?… Continue reading Review – faux silk pillow protectors by Sharper Image

Going Gray

Going gray – 12 weeks – 7 lessons learned

Here I am at 12 weeks.  Yippee ~ 3 cheers for 3 full months of commitment!  Depending on your perspective and what you're going through 3 months is a long or short time.  For me, some days I wish it was going by a bit faster.  Just getting through this growing out stage seems like… Continue reading Going gray – 12 weeks – 7 lessons learned

Adventures

A blog in 10 minutes – I still don’t think so

This is crazy...here I sit at my computer wondering if I should push the launch your website button or not?  Getting ready for launch mode has been quite the learning experience.  In full confession mode, I'm thinking to myself: What the heck, why is this taking so long? Why the fear of launching and being okay with learning… Continue reading A blog in 10 minutes – I still don’t think so

Adventures · Cheers

A trip to Chicago – Logan Square restaurant reviews

I recently made a whirlwind trip alone to Chicago to visit some dear friends.  Unfortunately, my husband came down with a nasty flu bug the day before we were to leave so he couldn't join me. In an effort to help him feel not so sad about missing out on the trip, I made him… Continue reading A trip to Chicago – Logan Square restaurant reviews