It’s my favorite weekend of the year. Not because the Cubs are the champions though that is GREAT. It’s because it’s the end of Daylight Savings--that extra hour is the best present of all. I’m here to suggest you, especially Cubs fans who have stayed up late watching the games and then celebrating, put that hour to productive use: Take a nap. Crawl under the covers and think of yourself for once. You deserve it! I know I’ll be celebrating that way. I don’t have too … [Read more...]
Glimpse of solace: look up
I did something stupid today, and though, after considerable time, I worked my way around the problem, I was mad at myself. Flustered. Frustrated. Then I sat at my desk and gazed out the window. How glad I was to have looked up. Maybe the view will do the same for you. … [Read more...]
Drop down and give me 40 (winks)
It's my favorite weekend of the year. It’s not because of Halloween. Nor Day of the Dead. It’s because it is the end of Daylight Savings--that extra hour we get when we set our clocks back is the best present of all. I’m here to suggest you put it to productive use: Take a nap. Crawl under the covers and think of yourself for once. You deserve it! I know I’ll be celebrating that way. I don’t have too many worries in the napping department. On the contrary, I could … [Read more...]
Sky in winter, #2
Chi Clouds
This image was taken by Victoria Dekoker who I met when there was a Solace in So Many Words reading event at the bookstore where she is the events planner and marketing director, Barbara's Bookstore at UIC. Then one day LinkedIn, that more biz-oriented social networking site that I hardly pay attention to, connected us. I visited her website and found this picture and asked if I could share it. Make sure you look at the other photographs on her website and her … [Read more...]