Today was THE day. Blue skies! Sun! Temperature comfortably in the 70s! Chirping birds and happy dogs and sprouting flowers. And…no people in sight. If the city wasn’t under lock down, the lake front would have been jammed with happy Chicagoans high-fiving all of humanity. If it was a normal day, I would have easily […]

Winter. Ugh. By mid February I am so over the cold and slushy snow and cloudy skies. Today’s projected high of 51 might sound encouraging, but one look at the forecast for next week (um, 15 degrees on Tuesday?!) and I’m quickly dragged back to reality. But perhaps the worst part about winter in the […]