I am honored to have received this award from one of my very favorite bloggers, Nicolle from Culture Jaunt. She’s extraordinary and her blog is full of great photos, insightful book reviews, and yummy recipes. So, in accordance with accepting this award ~ these are the guidelines: * Thank the person who nominated you and [...]
May 29, 2012
(Not so) Wordless Wednesday- The view
Though I hate having to schlep the many flights of stairs to my third floor (feels like fourth) apartment, I’m thankful for my city view of trees. Especially on a breezy, late spring/early summer day.
April 17, 2012
Sunset over Chicago
Almost home and I am greeted by a beautiful sunset over the Chicago sky…
April 15, 2012
Scratching “Flash Mob” off my bucket list [video]
Remember the show Fame? It was one of my favorite shows and I wanted sooo bad to be in it or at least go to a high school for the performing arts where dancing and singing were part of the curriculum. But the that I loved the most though wasn’t, at least to my knowledge, [...]
April 3, 2012
Spinach and Goat Cheese Vinaigrette Salad
I don’t cook very often, but I wish I were more motivated to do so because when I do get in the kitchen, what I make is of the healthy variety. One of my favorite meals, though it admittedly requires no cooking, is my Spinach and Goat Cheese Vinaigrette Salad creation: Ingredients: Baby Spinach Dried [...]
April 2, 2012
Nothing like a little sibling rivalry
“We found you in the alley and felt so bad for you, we decided to adopt you,” was the line my siblings and I used on each other regularly as we were growing up. No one actually believed it, yet the person who was being told they had been adopted always responded, “Shut up, no [...]
April 1, 2012
Amélie and living a life of wonder
I just watched Amélie for what may be the fifth time. A rarity for me, since I rarely watch movies at all. Maybe this movie is an exception because it’s from the its first moment, I felt a kinship with the title character. Her more than quirky personality makes her seem as if she’s oblivious to the [...]
March 31, 2012
How a 3rd grader changed my life
Although I spent my teenage years participating in volunteer projects at church and school, the story of how I became a passionate advocate for volunteer work didn’t begin until I was a young adult. In 1995, at the age of 24 my place of employment offered any interested employee the opportunity to spend three hours [...]
March 31, 2012
Life lessons with a Salsa beat [video]
Camilo Sesto and Roberto Carlos, both balladeers that were as much a part of my childhood as my Wonder Woman doll. My Puerto Rican parents preferred ballads over Salsa and Merengue, and those songs defined my early years. In fact, Roberto Carlos’ Yo Quiero Apenas was somehow to me the Spanish version of Coke’s I’d like [...]
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May 30, 2012
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