August was another busy month. Now that I live in Chicago, I try to squeeze as much productivity (fun) out of my summer as possible! I didn...

It's been another delicious month and especially so since I got to celebrate my birthday last week. I had a great time celebrating with ...

  If you've been following this blog for a while (or know me in person), you know how old I'm turning today. I try not to freak ab...

I'm a little late to the game, but I finally joined the fascinating, eye-catching world of Instagram earlier this year. I am a visual pe...

A few years ago, I discovered how wonderful strawberries, lemon, and thyme are together. I've thought about that dessert often, but a...

Each year that my blog's birthday comes and goes, I think to myself, I can't believe I've made it another year . This site cer...

I recently started swimming laps again. Back in high school, I was on the swim team and kept in shape by doing endless laps in the pool, m...

Spring is in the air! Well...sort of. Technically it's spring, but the last few days (and months, really) have me wishing for warmer t...

In the last few weeks, I have been getting reacquainted with my kitchen. Most of the recipes, I make these days are old favorites or roa...

In the last few weeks, I have gone from sunning myself on a beach in Africa, to bundling up in a polar vortex . I've been to Ghana five ...