This morning I went to the gym. It was the first time in a month. I run around the block a few times a week but after having our third child the gym just sort of got crossed off the list. But this morning, with two of the three in school, I managed a visit. …

For those of you who are urbanites like I am, which I know is most of you since statistics say something like 80% of the nation lives on roughly 20% of the land in the US, spending time in the downtown area of your closest big city is often something we take for granted. I …

One week ago Friday it was one of the first gorgeous days of the spring. Almost 75 degrees, sunshine, and lots of flowers in bloom. So I packed my kids up and headed to the zoo. So did the rest of the city of Chicago. We got a late start, sat on the Eisenhower for …

Last night my boys were playing with their beloved Geo-Trax. For those of you not in the throes of parenting preschoolers, Geo-Trax are big Fisher-Price plastic trains. Lots of stations and gates and little windmills. Every train set needs a windmill. I was in the kitchen, my husband was playing Geo-Trax with the boys and …

So this week we have Amnesty Days in our town. Actually, I’m not sure we call it that but that’s what I’ve heard it called. It’s the week when you can haul anything you want out to the curb and the garbage people will haul it all away for free. Normally it’s the one can …

Welcome to the next step on this little green journey. If you’ve checked in on my blog over the past few months, wow. I launched this little techno-adventure in mid-January and since that time there have been over 3,000 happy hits to my little green pages. Which is fun in some ways and completely horrifying …

On Easter Sunday we hosted dinner for our family. It was a fabulous day with a lot of food and extravagant overeating. Typical American holiday stuff. After a day where my caloric intake was likely off the charts, and included everything from chocolate eggs to hummus, I was a bit overstuffed and bloated. Again, typical …

Have you ever cooked with kale? Until this past week I was largely unsure of what kale even was. Some random green leafy plant that was probably off the charts good for me but I had yet to discover it. This was my experience with kale until this week. I am proud to say that …

My Dad had hip replacement surgery last week. He’s considered young as far as these sorts of things go. 62 years old to be exact. There were a few hiccups and unexpected moments for him that others with the surgery do not normally face, but after 4 hours and a 22 inch scar, he was …

I am a raving fan of my mother-in-law. So much so that I actually prefer to call her “my husband’s mom,” because people always sort of sneer when they say “mother-in-law.” She’s smart and funny and gracious and simply a wonderful woman to be around. And she has no idea that I was going to …