First Look For Charity 2019 Preview

I know it’s a new year when the preview for First Look For Charity rolls around. One of the first and my favorite media events happens the second week of January to give people like me a chance to whet our readers appetites for all the goodies that will be available at the Chicago Auto […]

Fuel Up During The First Look For Charity 2018

Preview First Look For Charity Through all the crazy weather, there is one event we look forward to this time of year.  The Chicago Auto Show and of course the Chicago Auto Show’s First Look For Charity on Friday, February 9th.  This year we didn’t miss out on the preview for the delicious food.  Just like […]

My Neighbor Isn’t A Lumberjack

But he might have been, or so he tells us if he hadn’t you know been a CPA.  His collection of saws certainly come in handy more than you would expect.  There is a lot that we do around our house.  We grew up in the middle of nowhere so our first instinct is to […]

World Market Invaded By The Rehab Addict

I’m about to tell you about 2 things I love.  World Market and Nicole Curtis best known as the Rehab Addict on HGTV.  World Market has a diverse mix of products from edibles to wrapables to decor; there is something to catch your eye in their store.  Nicole Curtis is someone that I wish would […]

Famous Dave’s FIGHT2FEED

We’re lucky enough to have the time to volunteer with FIGHT2FEED. A few weekends ago we headed into the city to help package up 1005 meals. The best part was that Famous Dave’s donated all the food! They were extremely generous. They helped us not only to unload the food but also delivered batches to […]

SFU: Sears Grilling Photography Final Portfolio

I can’t believe this is the last week of my SFU Sears Grilling Photography Class.  The past seven weeks have just flown past.  It was more challenging than I thought it would be to plan ahead and grill so many meals that needed to be photographed in a week.  Probably more so because I tend […]

SFU: Sears Grilling Photography Final Portfolio

I can’t believe this is the last week of my SFU Sears Grilling Photography Class.  The past seven weeks have just flown past.  It was more challenging than I thought it would be to plan ahead and grill so many meals that needed to be photographed in a week.  Probably more so because I tend […]

SoFabU: Sears Grilling Week 6 Party Time! #SoFabU #grillingishappiness

This week’s assignment was to utilize all the skills we’ve learned in our SoFabU Sears Grilling photography class.  I was strapped for time all week as I had to head out of town the end of the week.  I didn’t get to actually grill anything till Sunday night.  We didn’t have a huge party just […]

SoFabU: Sears Grilling Week 6 Party Time! #SoFabU #grillingishappiness

This week’s assignment was to utilize all the skills we’ve learned in our SoFabU Sears Grilling photography class.  I was strapped for time all week as I had to head out of town the end of the week.  I didn’t get to actually grill anything till Sunday night.  We didn’t have a huge party just […]

SoFabU: Sears Grilling Week 5 Lighting and Staging #grillingishappiness #SoFabU

If you’ve been following my blog you know I’m currently enrolled in a Social Fabric University class hosted by Sears to learn how to better photograph food.  The first week I talked about what I hoped to learn in this class.  The second week I shopped for a grill at Sears.  The third week I actually bought my grill and brought […]

SoFabU: Sears Grilling Week 5 Lighting and Staging #grillingishappiness #SoFabU

If you’ve been following my blog you know I’m currently enrolled in a Social Fabric University class hosted by Sears to learn how to better photograph food.  The first week I talked about what I hoped to learn in this class.  The second week I shopped for a grill at Sears.  The third week I actually bought my grill and brought […]

New Chapter Organics

We have two kinds of New Chapter Vitamins, Perfect Energy and Perfect Calm.  Al would have tried them except that they contain fermented soy.  She has a soy allergy, so I got to be the guinea pig. I started out taking the Perfect Energy.  They are a typical size vitamin only instead of one you […]