We captured more of that true Christmas spirit this year by skipping gifts and reflecting on ways we could each pay good deeds forward.…
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On my birthday this year, a friend observed that every new age in her twenties has seemed like a significantly “older” age than the year before. I immediately understood what she meant. I will be…
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Perhaps this is a sign that I need to live in a new part of town - maybe the "busy bus" part of town where people don't need to hail busses to get home.…
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As a child, it perplexed me when my parents could not remember what year they took a certain vacation, lived in a particular apartment, or had to pause for a moment to remember exactly how old their siblings are. Their…
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After frantically and unsuccessfully searching my apartment for an umbrella this morning, I decided to keep my fingers crossed and make a break for it under the questionable gray skies. Not five minutes into my walk to…
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Friday evening, I walked down the main road of a Chicago neighborhood. Within one block, I passed a group of rowdy smokers standing outside a dive bar, two parents contentedly walking their children past…
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One great thing about working in the Chicago Loop is I can walk to a bank, Starbucks or Walgreens in a matter of minutes.…
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I guess that is what girlfriends are for - to remind us that we are always justified, never fat and that buying those cute new shoes is ALWAYS a good idea.…
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Perhaps next time we will not give strangers the benefit of the doubt. However, I do hope we all continue to trust one another, even if it is only with one eye open.…
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I only hoped my stench wouldn't waft too far off my body to the passengers sitting near the aisles. I moved slowly, as to not create a draft as I walked by, then found…