It’s official – I’m a city commissioner! This week I was sworn into the Livonia Historical Commission and will serve a three year term to promote the events and activities at Greenmead Historical Park (and hopefully make it more profitable). With Sam’s birth only weeks away it can seem a little crazy to take on … More Stepping Up
My adoration for the Roosevelts is well known. I strive to learn from their example and live a life that is productive. My guidebook for this endeavor is Eleanor Roosevelt’s You Learn by Living. I read it often and read it again to start the year. I decided that it will be my new tradition … More Words of Wisdom
Going into 2018 with my Kate Middleton shirt and Meghan Markle hair (more on that later but spoiler alert: keratin is magic!). 2017 was a burn out year, I probably overextended myself and part of me wants to make 2018 the year of no. I’m always busy and lately I’m busier than usual. I like … More The Year Ahead
This is the picture I wanted to use for our Christmas card but Danny wanted another one. I’m just glad we got the Christmas cards out. I’m determined to be healthy in 2018 and am not waiting to start. We tried three new recipes this week that had more vegetables than any food we ate … More Happy Friday & Merry Christmas
My twenties treated me well. I don’t have a complaint in the world. I spent most of the decade with Danny. I developed a great relationship with Mom and repaired my relationship with B. I’ve had good jobs and met the best people. I have AMAZING friends/family and made great memories. And Lucas is the … More Lessons from my 20s
A weird thing happened this weekend, I felt like myself. It was like a light went on that I hadn’t even realized was off and it felt great. Life has been stressful and I’ve felt blue but I wouldn’t have really said I was depressed depressed. I suffered serious teenage angst and learned to counter … More Currently
Turns out I blogged a bit more than I thought this year. Here are some highlights: Detroit: Seldon Standard/Townhouse/Trinosophes/Central Kitchen + Bar/Huron Room/Detroit 75 Kitchen/Wintertime Fun Books: Some Luck trilogy/The Paris Wife/The Black Calhouns/Xander’s Panda Party/Liars & Saints/The Truth According to Us/ America’s First Daughter/ Dept. of Speculation/ How to be a Parisan/The Hamilton Affair Home: … More Year in Review
Trumps latest comments are keeping me up. I’m not any more outraged by these tapes than I have been about basically all of his behavior and comments to this point. What burns at my soul is the fact that it will not make a difference. That these actions that should be accepted by no one … More Dear America
My dad passed away a year ago today. It’s a weird thing. It’s hard to miss someone you didn’t really see for 5 years. At the same time it’s hard not to think about them when an inheritance allowed you buy your dream home. I called my brother the other day and got his voicemail. … More One Year Later
No, I haven’t forgotten about the blog. Life has simply been so busy that I have a hard time balancing it all (another blog post). So here a few weekend highlights (aka evidence of the activity): Friday: We celebrated Granny’s 71st birthday with a family dinner after work. Saturday: We traveled across the state to … More Weekend Update
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