Happy National Ice Cream Day

The cutest gelato from Eli’s Ark in Chicago I hope everyone had a great weekend! Did you celebrate National Ice Cream Day?

An Ideal Weekend After Quarantine

Leaving my house and having a whole weekend to do whatever I want sounds pretty crazy at this point. I have been home pretty much all of the past 2 months. I have done a couple grocery runs, but at this point I have just been getting groceries delivered through Instacart. I have gone on…

Things I Look Forward To Each Day

I am not starting my weekly post with "happy Tuesday" for the first time in forever. I feel pretty excited about that. I must be getting a little more creative haha. This week I am sharing some things I look forward to each day (and week for some of these things). Tearing off the previous…

My Favorite Coffee Shops in Chicago

One of the things I miss the most during these weird times is going to coffee shops throughout the week and on the weekends. I can make my own coffee at home, and I do, but I absolutely love trying new coffee shops to spice up the week. I love when coffee shops have signature…

Exploring Andersonville

I hope everyone had a great weekend! I was home in Chicago for the weekend. Connor and I decided to head to Andersonville on Saturday to explore a bit and get some coffee (that was our main reason for going haha). We got there around 12pm and walked around until about 3pm. We drove there…

October Recap

Once again I am typing that I haven't posted in so long, but October has been a busy month. I have been working on some future posts and perfecting others, so those will go up at some point! As mentioned, October was a crazy month. I was out of town 3 of the 4 weekends…

Another Weekend In Chicago

Happy Sunday night! I am bringing back a classic post that I always used to write. I realized that these can be fun and semi helpful. Depending on what I do on the weekend, these can provide Chicago recommendations, or even just give ideas of fun things to do on the weekend! Connor and I…

10 Things I Learned During My First Year of Work

As promised, I am posting more consistently! This is a post I was already thinking of a week after starting my first job (lol you have to plan ahead haha). It is pretty crazy to think I have been working for over a year now. My mindset has shifted so much this past year in…

Hello!!

Hello everyone! I feel like most of my recent blog posts have started with something like "it has been so long since I lasted posted" or " I am going to be posting more consistently." It is kind of funny, but I really am going to get more posts up. The schedule was working well…

Living In A City

Writing this post just popped up in my mind, so here we are. I have lived in a big city for about a year now. I really do love it, but there are definitely pros and cons. Here are some of the things I enjoy and don't enjoy about living in Chicago. PROS 1. There…

A Relaxing & Productive Weekend

It's currently almost 9pm on a Sunday night and I feel really good about the weekend. Connor and I originally planned to go on a weekend road trip, but decided last minute to stay in Chicago. I was kind of happy we decided to stay home for the weekend since I was SO tired.. more…

Favorite Spots in Logan Square

It's Sunday and I think this is the first blog that I have been "on schedule" for in a LONG time. Per usual, I am writing about Chicago. Who's surprised?! This was the first weekend where Connor and I were actually in Chicago for an entire weekend. It was actually really nice on Friday, but…