If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! I went to a blogging conference last weekend. You may have heard of it… it’s only the biggest blogging conference in the entire world,…
Mariano’s has obviously won over my heart. They are undoubtably my favorite store in Chicagoland when it comes to food. Many months ago I traveled to the Arlington Heights location and fell in love with the entire experience. Recently, I took…
Cabs are HERRREEE! Wait, no. Cocktails are here! DJ Pauly D of the hit MTV Show, The Jersey Show, was at Walmart in Long Grove Beach, IL this past weekend and he was poppin bottles! Just kidding, he was signing…
Yesterday, I went to The Taste of Chicago for the first time. Ever. For those who don’t know, The Taste of Chicago is the world’s largest food festival held in July, in Chicago’s Grant Park, annually. The Taste of Chicago…
The summertime is conference season. And conference season means I’m using a ton of my teeny weeny 2GB of data that I have with my current cell phone carrier. Last month, I shared with you how I found an awesome…
A few years ago my brother got braces so he upgraded to an awesome electric toothbrush and I was always totally envious of it. Guess what? Now I have one of my very own! It’s the Philips Sonicare PowerUp electric toothbrush and…
I recently watched This Is The End in theaters and during the usual epically long previews I saw one for a movie that actually looked pretty damn funny, Delivery Man. In case you haven’t heard of it, here’s a quick…
I have a ton of mascaras. I use anywhere between 3-5 mascaras every time I do my makeup. I’m all about switching it up though, you know if the right mascara happens to walk into my life. A few weeks…
Mariano’s is the best thing to happen to Chicagoland. Well, as far as shopping goes. I’m obviously a huge fan of the stores and was so excited to attend the Grand Opening of Mariano’s in Elmhurst on June 25. The…
I remember shopping for new household products with my boyfriend 3 years ago when we first decided to move out on our own. For the most part, I was able to choose whatever I wanted and he would give me…
It’s Father’s Day! What better way to celebrate the dad’s in our lives, than to feed them? For this Father’s Day I whipped up a delicious and flavorful sandwich sure to please the man in your life. This focaccia sandwich…
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