Running for Boston
Posted on April 24, 2013 No Comments
“I will run tonight with sadness. I will run tonight with hope. I will run to honor those who no longer can. I will run quietly through my streets. I will run and reflect. I will run without fear. I will run.”
That was my Facebook status on April 16, as I digested the news from Boston.
I have been a runner for more than 15 years. This awful tragedy touched me deeply. Not only because I’m currently training for the 2013 Chicago Marathon, but because, like many runners, I felt personally that MY community was attacked. I just kept thinking about all the finish lines that people I love have stood near, waiting with open arms for me, no matter how good or how poorly I performed. I’ll never be fast enough for Boston, no, but on another day, in another city… The thought is too horrible to bear.
How identity thieves drained my bank accounts
Posted on April 19, 2013 6 Comments
An imposter drained my bank accounts
By late December 2012, my holiday countdown had begun. Ten minutes before the office Christmas party, my thoughts turned to a seemingly endless list of festive preparations I had yet to finish before a string of family gatherings kicked off: gifts to buy, cookies to bake, cards to deliver…
… BUZZ …
My phone interrupted my thoughts with a text message: “You have $0.30 remaining in your bank account.”
“That’s not right,” I thought.
Sitting at my desk, I checked my online bank account.
$0.30
…What? Read more
I’m Back.
Posted on April 14, 2013 3 Comments
Hello again.
Thanks to everyone for emailing, tweeting, and getting in touch with me while my site was in maintenance mode. Now that I’m done with the back-end work, I’ll be writing new posts. And I’ll definitely explain why the hell I was gone so long.
Ahh.. it feels good to be back.
Category: Administration
70 in December
Posted on December 4, 2012 4 Comments
It was 70 degrees in Chicago yesterday. IN DECEMBER. That is ridiculous.
The old me (circa 2005-ish) would have used the nice weather as an occasion to call up everyone I know after work, drop like $80 on dinner and drinks, pose for a bunch of photos like the one below, come home super late on the train, and then question my life the next day.
Partying in the good old days. In Old Town, coincidentally, 2008.
Instead, yesterday I came home, threw all my windows open, cooked a super yummy dinner, got in a great workout, and worked on a few holiday projects. How responsible of me.
Boring for blogging, yes. But that’s what all the old pictures are for. What did you guys do with your crazy nice day?
Category: Life
Holidazed
Posted on December 3, 2012 No Comments
One gift down, so so many to go!
I don’t know how people get through the holidays. I’m fairly certain I need to take a day off to accomplish all of the following: decorate my apartment, sign & send holiday cards, shop for gifts, bake cookies, and prep for parties. We have — wait for it — eight parties to attend in the month of December alone, plus one day devoted entirely to baking with my family, so nine if you count that. I’m starting to hyperventilate a little just thinking about it.
Baking day - a sampling of our products
Batches and batches of cookies will be baked!
ManFriend is encouraging me to slow down, because I’m basically the Tazmanian Devil of Christmas at the moment, especially since I lost the week after Thanksgiving due to my wallet being gone. I could always cast a few things off, such as decorating, but I’ve ditched decorating the last several years and I really want a tree this year. Maybe I’ll just get a little one?
How do the holidays always sneak up on me and why am I always so unprepared for them!?
