What I Did
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Virtual Pampered Chef Party–Fall 2020! (Party-on while being responsible adults!)
I recently attended a virtual Pampered Chef party that my college friend, Barb, hosted. I wasn’t necessarily thinking of making purchases, but I did think it would be fun to interact with others and interact again with Barb. I figured that I might get some inspiration to help me in the kitchen; I was feeling a little stagnant. When all was said and done, I did not buy anything, but I did want to host my own party. I enjoyed the experience of participating, and I really enjoyed what the PC consultant did, so we set up a party for early September. This all took place on Facebook. I did…
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Heading to University of Tennessee in Knoxville!
I have definitely entered a new stage in my life. I am now officially the mother of a college student. My husband and I recently took our first born out of state to be part of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville Class of 2024! Go, Vols! (During this “getting him to school” part of the adventure, my daughter spent the week with her best friend. She most likely enjoyed that more than she would have enjoyed travelling and doing college stuff with us.) (If you want to read about how this all really began, check out this post from last year’s college tour!) In my family, I tend to be…
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Let’s See If I Can Learn American Sign Language
Back in high school, I studied Spanish. I really enjoyed it and was actually quite good at it. (For the life of me, though, I cannot roll my R’s! It’s really frustrating!) I was the kid who went out of her way to look up and learn additional vocabulary words. In college, I took a one semester Spanish writing class. I have always wanted to be fluent in the language. I still can’t say that I am fluent, but I can still interact decently in Spanish if necessary. For approximately five years, I worked in an office in which I spoke Spanish on a regular basis, and I became…
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Learning to Juggle (Literally, not Figuratively)
January 2020: I have always been entertained by watching jugglers. It always seemed like a really cool thing to be able to do. When I was in junior high, I knew some people who could juggle, and one of my friends tried teaching me. I had the juggling balls and everything. I never progressed very far. I don’t know where those balls are today, but every so often, I will try juggling balled up socks. This doesn’t last long. I have decided to once again make a concerted effort at actually learning how to juggle and keep something in the air! Nowadays, instead of turning straight to a book, the…
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Experience Five (Virtual) Tours of National Parks in Just One Hour! (aka How to Travel while Sheltering at Home)
I am in desperate need of a vacation, and with the world’s current turn of events, I will be waiting even longer than originally hoped. Saying that, I decided that it was worth checking out one of the many sites available that allow for virtual tours, and I chose to play tourist from the comfort of a cushioned chair at home. I won’t even pretend to imply that virtual tours were anything like the real thing, but I certainly enjoyed them and have a desire to visit these sites in person someday. I recently posted about multiple websites that might be of interest while we are spending more time at…
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It’s a Sign! (aka The Birth of a Banner)
I have known Andrew for quite a while (our kids have gone to school together since they were little), but I honestly never really knew what he did for a living. Guess what. Now I know! When I posed the question on-line of who would be interested in teaching me something new, he offered to introduce me to THE WORLD OF SIGNS (my emphasis : ) )! I had a behind-the-scenes look at a business about which I knew nothing. What is the name of your company? Creative Edge Visual Solutions http://www.creativeedgechicago.com/ How did you get into this industry? Does your previous education/background tie in to your current work? After…
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Israeli Folk Dancing on a Wednesday Night
My good friend, Donna, invited me to join her at her Israeli dance class on a Wednesday night. She has been dancing with this group for years, and she knows that I love both trying new things and dancing. I marked my calendar for a Wednesday night and gladly joined her. I could quickly tell that this was a wonderful group of individuals who knew each other not just as classmates or dancers but also as people. They developed real friendships through their dancing. That feeling had a positive impact on the whole evening. Since I was a newbie with the group (I had done some Israeli dancing…
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My First DJ Lesson!
Ryan lives in my community and, in response to one of my regular requests for people to teach me something, offered to introduce me to his professional world! I knew what he did, so I was excited! I was about to have my first DJ lesson! Before getting my hands on any of his equipment, I asked lots of questions, and he was nice enough to take the time to answer them for me. What is the name of your company? 4 Sure Entertainment & Chicago’s Best DJ How did you get into this industry? Does your previous education/background tie in to your current work? Started as a little kid,…
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Furnace Fixing “FUN”!
One recent Saturday afternoon, I heard a beeping in my house and followed the sound down to my basement. Lo and behold, I realized that the beep was to inform me that a nice puddle had formed which I thought was coming from the hot water heater. Fast forward to later that day, my husband realized that the problem was the furnace, not the hot water heater. Neither is fun, but a non-functional heater in Chicagoland on a weekend in the winter, to put it gently, sucks. To add to the situation, my husband, the handy one in my house, was going to be out-of-town few that following Monday and…
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Terrain, Terrain, Pull Up, Pull Up–Our Experience at Extreme Flight Simulation
Disclaimer #1: My family received a complimentary Extreme Flight Simulation experience in exchange for sharing our adventure and opinions in my blog. Disclaimer #2: I shared several links in case you are interested in learning more about some of the airports mentioned. Some of these links are to Wikipedia or other blogs. I acknowledge that these may not be the most ideal sources of information, but, since no life or death decisions are being made here, I figured that these sites would be fine in this situation. During winter break this year, my family flew around the world! It might be more accurate to say that we “flew” around the…
