Chicago
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Hanging out at the Beach
It was Tuesday evening and I was on my way home from work when Devang asked if we should go to the beach and indulge in some Volleyball. It’s July so the obvious answer was “oooo yeaa”. We packed the essentials, sun-blocked the munchkin, and looked forward to seeing if she would enjoy her first…
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The Art Institute of Chicago
This weekend, Asha and I ventured out to the Chicago Art Institute to check out their latest exhibit called Impressionism, Fashion, and Modernity. I carried her in a baby carrier which makes it much easier to travel on the CTA trains. This was Asha’s second trip to the institute, the first being when she was…
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Logan Square Farmers Market
I get a rash every time I hear the word “suburbs”. But what I do fantasize about is living in the country on a ranch with goats and chickens. There I would ride my bike on the dirt roads and not worry about locking it when I have to run in a store. And of…
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Apple and Nut Tarts
The city has been getting a steady flow of snow since Friday evening and it finally feels like winter – the storybook kind; not the wet-bone-chilling-tundra kind. I went out for a short walk to the library and the grocery store mostly because it was a chance to bust out my snow shoes which saw no action last season. …
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Have a Super Weekend!
This week I biked in high heels, listened to Jazz at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Watched Frozen Planet while the orchestra performed at Grant Park (can’t believe such a terrific event was free!!), found another addictive snack at Trader Joe’s, and went to the tapping of Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me with Dottie and…
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Glass half full.
I am sure there are a hundred reasons out there to get you angry, frustrated, tired, anxious, and sad. The humidity, the traffic, the heat, the burnt coffee, the piling laundry, the dirty dishes, the dust bunnies under the bed, the growing love handles…Don’t let any of it get to you. It’s an order! I am having so…
The Antibland Chronicles 