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That’s my mom on a beautiful morning last August on the quiet shores of Lake Michigan. I was happy she got to see Lake Michigan in my favorite state; so calm the water is like glass, and so blue you can’t tell when the lake meets the sky. She hates getting her picture taken, but I was able to snap a few when she was off enjoying the water or climbing sand dunes like she’d done it every day of her life. It’s hard for me to put into words how much my mom means to me. When she was still in her thirties, she suddenly became a single mama to my older siblings and I. When I was a child, I couldn’t begin to understand how stressful and challenging it all was. But she did it. She moved us to the house on Jackson street and carried on with strength, grace, and enough love to not only spill into us, but also to the community. She spoiled us every Christmas (her love language is giving, it’s where I get it from), drove my fourth grade giggling besties and I to a movie followed by a very blue Aladdin cake for my 10th birthday, she was cool enough to let my brother and I watch Beavis and Butt Head (and she often laughed along with us, though she may deny that), and showed up to ALL of my things to quietly support me (theater, band concerts, football games to watch me cheer, etc). This is just a fraction of a fraction of my fond childhood memories that she created with her resilience in a situation she never imagined she would be in. I can’t even begin to even say “thank you” because it’s not enough. My siblings and I are all well adjusted adults, and I think her love and support are why that’s the case. I hope to take my mom on more trips with me, a little bit further than Michigan. It’s fun to see her light up and enjoy herself and do something just for her (she’s always putting everyone ahead of herself). I always said I must have gotten my sense of adventure from my Dad, but seeing my mom discovering new things makes me know I got some of it from her; she just never had the chance because she had three kiddos to take care of. I love you so much, mom! Happy Mother’s Day! Swipe through for more photos of mom and my grandmas, who also filled us up to the brim with love!
That’s my mom on a beautiful morning last August on the quiet shores of Lake Michigan. I was happy she got to see Lake Michigan in my favorite state; so calm the water is like glass, and so blue you can’t tell when the lake meets the sky. She hates getting her picture taken, but I was able to snap a few when she was off enjoying the water or climbing sand dunes like she’d done it every day of her life. It’s hard for me to put into words how much my mom means to me. When she was still in her thirties, she suddenly became a single mama to my older siblings and I. When I was a child, I couldn’t begin to understand how stressful and challenging it all was. But she did it. She moved us to the house on Jackson street and carried on with strength, grace, and enough love to not only spill into us, but also to the community. She spoiled us every Christmas (her love language is giving, it’s where I get it from), drove my fourth grade giggling besties and I to a movie followed by a very blue Aladdin cake for my 10th birthday, she was cool enough to let my brother and I watch Beavis and Butt Head (and she often laughed along with us, though she may deny that), and showed up to ALL of my things to quietly support me (theater, band concerts, football games to watch me cheer, etc). This is just a fraction of a fraction of my fond childhood memories that she created with her resilience in a situation she never imagined she would be in. I can’t even begin to even say “thank you” because it’s not enough. My siblings and I are all well adjusted adults, and I think her love and support are why that’s the case. I hope to take my mom on more trips with me, a little bit further than Michigan. It’s fun to see her light up and enjoy herself and do something just for her (she’s always putting everyone ahead of herself). I always said I must have gotten my sense of adventure from my Dad, but seeing my mom discovering new things makes me know I got some of it from her; she just never had the chance because she had three kiddos to take care of. I love you so much, mom! Happy Mother’s Day! Swipe through for more photos of mom and my grandmas, who also filled us up to the brim with love!
That’s my mom on a beautiful morning last August on the quiet shores of Lake Michigan. I was happy she got to see Lake Michigan in my favorite state; so calm the water is like glass, and so blue you can’t tell when the lake meets the sky. She hates getting her picture taken, but I was able to snap a few when she was off enjoying the water or climbing sand dunes like she’d done it every day of her life. It’s hard for me to put into words how much my mom means to me. When she was still in her thirties, she suddenly became a single mama to my older siblings and I. When I was a child, I couldn’t begin to understand how stressful and challenging it all was. But she did it. She moved us to the house on Jackson street and carried on with strength, grace, and enough love to not only spill into us, but also to the community. She spoiled us every Christmas (her love language is giving, it’s where I get it from), drove my fourth grade giggling besties and I to a movie followed by a very blue Aladdin cake for my 10th birthday, she was cool enough to let my brother and I watch Beavis and Butt Head (and she often laughed along with us, though she may deny that), and showed up to ALL of my things to quietly support me (theater, band concerts, football games to watch me cheer, etc). This is just a fraction of a fraction of my fond childhood memories that she created with her resilience in a situation she never imagined she would be in. I can’t even begin to even say “thank you” because it’s not enough. My siblings and I are all well adjusted adults, and I think her love and support are why that’s the case. I hope to take my mom on more trips with me, a little bit further than Michigan. It’s fun to see her light up and enjoy herself and do something just for her (she’s always putting everyone ahead of herself). I always said I must have gotten my sense of adventure from my Dad, but seeing my mom discovering new things makes me know I got some of it from her; she just never had the chance because she had three kiddos to take care of. I love you so much, mom! Happy Mother’s Day! Swipe through for more photos of mom and my grandmas, who also filled us up to the brim with love!
That’s my mom on a beautiful morning last August on the quiet shores of Lake Michigan. I was happy she got to see Lake Michigan in my favorite state; so calm the water is like glass, and so blue you can’t tell when the lake meets the sky. She hates getting her picture taken, but I was able to snap a few when she was off enjoying the water or climbing sand dunes like she’d done it every day of her life. It’s hard for me to put into words how much my mom means to me. When she was still in her thirties, she suddenly became a single mama to my older siblings and I. When I was a child, I couldn’t begin to understand how stressful and challenging it all was. But she did it. She moved us to the house on Jackson street and carried on with strength, grace, and enough love to not only spill into us, but also to the community. She spoiled us every Christmas (her love language is giving, it’s where I get it from), drove my fourth grade giggling besties and I to a movie followed by a very blue Aladdin cake for my 10th birthday, she was cool enough to let my brother and I watch Beavis and Butt Head (and she often laughed along with us, though she may deny that), and showed up to ALL of my things to quietly support me (theater, band concerts, football games to watch me cheer, etc). This is just a fraction of a fraction of my fond childhood memories that she created with her resilience in a situation she never imagined she would be in. I can’t even begin to even say “thank you” because it’s not enough. My siblings and I are all well adjusted adults, and I think her love and support are why that’s the case. I hope to take my mom on more trips with me, a little bit further than Michigan. It’s fun to see her light up and enjoy herself and do something just for her (she’s always putting everyone ahead of herself). I always said I must have gotten my sense of adventure from my Dad, but seeing my mom discovering new things makes me know I got some of it from her; she just never had the chance because she had three kiddos to take care of. I love you so much, mom! Happy Mother’s Day! Swipe through for more photos of mom and my grandmas, who also filled us up to the brim with love!
That’s my mom on a beautiful morning last August on the quiet shores of Lake Michigan. I was happy she got to see Lake Michigan in my favorite state; so calm the water is like glass, and so blue you can’t tell when the lake meets the sky. She hates getting her picture taken, but I was able to snap a few when she was off enjoying the water or climbing sand dunes like she’d done it every day of her life. It’s hard for me to put into words how much my mom means to me. When she was still in her thirties, she suddenly became a single mama to my older siblings and I. When I was a child, I couldn’t begin to understand how stressful and challenging it all was. But she did it. She moved us to the house on Jackson street and carried on with strength, grace, and enough love to not only spill into us, but also to the community. She spoiled us every Christmas (her love language is giving, it’s where I get it from), drove my fourth grade giggling besties and I to a movie followed by a very blue Aladdin cake for my 10th birthday, she was cool enough to let my brother and I watch Beavis and Butt Head (and she often laughed along with us, though she may deny that), and showed up to ALL of my things to quietly support me (theater, band concerts, football games to watch me cheer, etc). This is just a fraction of a fraction of my fond childhood memories that she created with her resilience in a situation she never imagined she would be in. I can’t even begin to even say “thank you” because it’s not enough. My siblings and I are all well adjusted adults, and I think her love and support are why that’s the case. I hope to take my mom on more trips with me, a little bit further than Michigan. It’s fun to see her light up and enjoy herself and do something just for her (she’s always putting everyone ahead of herself). I always said I must have gotten my sense of adventure from my Dad, but seeing my mom discovering new things makes me know I got some of it from her; she just never had the chance because she had three kiddos to take care of. I love you so much, mom! Happy Mother’s Day! Swipe through for more photos of mom and my grandmas, who also filled us up to the brim with love!
That’s my mom on a beautiful morning last August on the quiet shores of Lake Michigan. I was happy she got to see Lake Michigan in my favorite state; so calm the water is like glass, and so blue you can’t tell when the lake meets the sky. She hates getting her picture taken, but I was able to snap a few when she was off enjoying the water or climbing sand dunes like she’d done it every day of her life. It’s hard for me to put into words how much my mom means to me. When she was still in her thirties, she suddenly became a single mama to my older siblings and I. When I was a child, I couldn’t begin to understand how stressful and challenging it all was. But she did it. She moved us to the house on Jackson street and carried on with strength, grace, and enough love to not only spill into us, but also to the community. She spoiled us every Christmas (her love language is giving, it’s where I get it from), drove my fourth grade giggling besties and I to a movie followed by a very blue Aladdin cake for my 10th birthday, she was cool enough to let my brother and I watch Beavis and Butt Head (and she often laughed along with us, though she may deny that), and showed up to ALL of my things to quietly support me (theater, band concerts, football games to watch me cheer, etc). This is just a fraction of a fraction of my fond childhood memories that she created with her resilience in a situation she never imagined she would be in. I can’t even begin to even say “thank you” because it’s not enough. My siblings and I are all well adjusted adults, and I think her love and support are why that’s the case. I hope to take my mom on more trips with me, a little bit further than Michigan. It’s fun to see her light up and enjoy herself and do something just for her (she’s always putting everyone ahead of herself). I always said I must have gotten my sense of adventure from my Dad, but seeing my mom discovering new things makes me know I got some of it from her; she just never had the chance because she had three kiddos to take care of. I love you so much, mom! Happy Mother’s Day! Swipe through for more photos of mom and my grandmas, who also filled us up to the brim with love!
That’s my mom on a beautiful morning last August on the quiet shores of Lake Michigan. I was happy she got to see Lake Michigan in my favorite state; so calm the water is like glass, and so blue you can’t tell when the lake meets the sky. She hates getting her picture taken, but I was able to snap a few when she was off enjoying the water or climbing sand dunes like she’d done it every day of her life. It’s hard for me to put into words how much my mom means to me. When she was still in her thirties, she suddenly became a single mama to my older siblings and I. When I was a child, I couldn’t begin to understand how stressful and challenging it all was. But she did it. She moved us to the house on Jackson street and carried on with strength, grace, and enough love to not only spill into us, but also to the community. She spoiled us every Christmas (her love language is giving, it’s where I get it from), drove my fourth grade giggling besties and I to a movie followed by a very blue Aladdin cake for my 10th birthday, she was cool enough to let my brother and I watch Beavis and Butt Head (and she often laughed along with us, though she may deny that), and showed up to ALL of my things to quietly support me (theater, band concerts, football games to watch me cheer, etc). This is just a fraction of a fraction of my fond childhood memories that she created with her resilience in a situation she never imagined she would be in. I can’t even begin to even say “thank you” because it’s not enough. My siblings and I are all well adjusted adults, and I think her love and support are why that’s the case. I hope to take my mom on more trips with me, a little bit further than Michigan. It’s fun to see her light up and enjoy herself and do something just for her (she’s always putting everyone ahead of herself). I always said I must have gotten my sense of adventure from my Dad, but seeing my mom discovering new things makes me know I got some of it from her; she just never had the chance because she had three kiddos to take care of. I love you so much, mom! Happy Mother’s Day! Swipe through for more photos of mom and my grandmas, who also filled us up to the brim with love!

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Oh hai! Friday!!! (Gen z, am I doing this right?!?)

Oh hai! Friday!!! (Gen z, am I doing this right?!?)

Take a breath. You made it through another day. You’re halfway Read More

Headed home! Vaxxed and relaxed! Ready for the “hugging party Read More

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Even though it was incredibly windy, I was determined to ride #francescathebianchi today. The wind wasn’t as terrible as I thought it would be, and riding north was gloriously fun. I also just love seeing people out enjoying the Lake. Swipe through for iconic Hyde Park lakeside scenes. ❤️??? #hydeparkchicago #chicago #lakemichigan #vintagebianchi #bianchi #thistagisforbikepics #bikeportrait

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Just mother natch showing off on my walk home this evening. ? 
#hydeparkchicago #chicago #rainbow

Just mother natch showing off on my walk home this evening. ? #h Read More

From just over an hour ago out on a run by the lake. I rushed home from work to run before it got dark...a run in the summer like weather ☀️. I made it to the bridge to cross  to the lakeside trail, not even a quarter of a mile into my run, when suddenly I felt a breeze that must have been 20 degrees cooler. “This feels like air conditioning,” I thought. I had hit the cold front that is bringing cooler weather tomorrow.... or more like NOW. ? It was an instant change; from summer weather back to cool spring weather, and it stayed cool the rest of my run. Lake Michigan is wild like that. It’s not the first time the weather has changed from one second to the next. And now I’m cold. ? Goodbye for now, summer! #lakemichigan #runchicago #midwestisbest #hydeparkchicago

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More Earth Week posts because I’ve got a lot to say, and a lot more photos (plus, I missed a few days!) Photo: Halong Bay, Vietnam 2017 ??

Can we talk about consumption, the “buy! Buy! Buy!” culture we live in?!

I gave up fast fashion years ago and chemicals in my cleaning products and beauty products, etc . I’m not here to talk about that. 

I’m talking about over consuming the sustainable brands, the ethical B-certified brands. Wait what?! You can over consume sustainable products?! 

Consumption is still consumption. Those sustainable products will still one day meet their end or go out of style and you’ll have to figure out a way to recycle it, or donate it (which is DEFINITELY not as sustainable as people think.) Ultimately, unless it is recycled or up cycled, it will end up rotting in a landfill somewhere. (Cue Lizzo’s “Truth Hurts”)

I’ve realized I’ve been in a season of consuming lately. And I am a “conscious consumer” who only buys from the responsible brands, but it’s still over consumption whether I’m buying ethically made or not. So I’m challenging myself to only buy what I NEED in the month of May.

Because consumption is still consumption whether or not it’s wrapped in a bow of green. I THINK WE NEED TO MAKE A MOVEMENT TO CONSUME  LESS. So if that means you wear your skinny jeans for two more years, you wear your skinny jeans for two more years. (That controversy was only picked up by news sources to get you to buy new jeans, anyway ??‍♀️)

And YES, if you need new shoes or jeans or a dress for an event, etc it’s okay to buy something, and if you do, PLEASE buy it responsibly from an ethical brand or buy 2nd hand. But don’t buy just because you fall for the marketing or you need to keep up with trends. Those trends will die.

Know that I’m writing this to myself, too. Perhaps the temporary joy of a new product has made me feel better during the pandemic. I fell for the lie, but I’m done. I’ll ask myself before buying, “Do I really need this?” “How will I dispose of this when I’m done with this product?” 

So I’m challenging myself to stop my pattern of (ethical) consumption this May. Anyone want to join me?!
#earthweek #halongbay #vietnam

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