I tried to fill my commute with podcasts. I really tried. I found a couple I like. Literally, a couple: West Wing Weekly and The British History Podcast. Don’t worry! I can, in fact, hear you groaning about what I nerd am! I’ve tried audiobooks off and on. Usually, it’s been a result of being … Continue reading Audiobooks Worth Turning Up
Don't Skip Cork Sometimes when you plan a longer trip and everything you see is amazing, you forget how great the first part of your trip was. I saw some comments online about Cork, Ireland, with people essentially saying you can skip it. I did a double-take, and got really upset! Don't skip Cork! I … Continue reading Cork Ireland: What to see
I have trouble watching some TV shows without binge-watching. It’s become common for shows to end every episode on what used to be a season-ending cliffhanger. Here are a few options to get you through withdrawal or the waiting game until the show returns. Still missing/traumatized by the Game of Thrones finale? Check out the … Continue reading Books to fill your binge-watching needs
I’ve been visiting Charleston on a regular basis for longer than I’d really care to share. Over that time the city has become a serious foodie haven. I have my long time stand-bys and must visits. But with every visit, I find a new place to try. Here’s a little run down of where to … Continue reading Where to Eat: Charleston
I used to eat cereal every morning. And I would be starving by about 10am. On weekends I can easily go on two meals - turns out because I was eating a much better breakfast. One giant lesson I learned from my very first meeting with a nutritionist was you need at least 20g of … Continue reading Grain-free breakfasts
If you're not into history, these books may change your mind. While this may sound odd, this probably my favorite, or at least most frequently read time period. I'd blame it on my history degree, but this started well before college. This is a mix of fiction and non-fiction, with something for everyone. 1. Life … Continue reading 8 Books Set During World War II
Hyde Park is out of the way for the average trip to Chicago. There are a few reasons to make the trek (I’m a Northsider – it’s a trek!). My number one reason to encourage visitors to make of day it is to get you out of downtown and into a real Chicago neighborhood. Hyde … Continue reading Hyde Park
Well, it took me a little while, but I finally read Becoming. As expected, it was excellent. Since I live in Chicago there's always someone on my commute reading it, but I still had that feeling you get when you see someone in public reading the same book as you, and you think how you … Continue reading Becoming
Over the last few years, there have been several books I've started and not finished. Or kept coming back to, but would read in other books in between. One of my reading resolutions this year was to actually finish those books. So far...I am not doing well. Here's a rundown of what I have bookmarks … Continue reading Unfinished Books
I've been working with a nutritionist, which has brought a lot of questions from friends. It's also meant a serious change in diet. Some of it was things I should not have been eating in the first place. Some of the questions I've heard: What do you do in your appointments? You have to track … Continue reading Take my grains but not my hummus
