Yesterday was such a good day! I got to sleep in, all my clients were happy, I got a free drink with my lunch, and my employees bought me a cupcake. :D ( Read more... )

So the thing about my dad is that he wasn't around much when I was a kid. Not in the absentee father way, but in the working double-shifts and going back to college so we could have a better life way. I guess he feels guilty though because by the time all that was over with, I was in my senior year in high school. And he tried to make it to ( Read more... )

So remember that photo meme from like two months ago where people asked me to take pictures of my everyday life? Well, I finally finished it.

dugindeep asked for I know you're recovering, but when you're back to baking, I wanna see one of your fabulous desserts :-D
( These are sweet potato biscuits. They're more savory than sweet. )

Saturdays are the day I explore the city. I start out with my French lessons in Avondale, which is south and west of me, and then I usually head even further south to Logan Square. The park there is beautiful and there's a wonderful French bakery, La Boulangerie, where I'll get a baguette or a crepe to eat on one of the benches. Or I'll head even ( Read more... )

Life has been kind of UGH so I apologize for any bitchiness you may have experienced lately. To compensate for any inconvenience, please accept this coupon for $10 off your next purchase of $75 or more ( Read more... )

I still haven't done the photos from my last post, sorry! I've been in a lot of pain from my surgery though, if that's any excuse ( Read more... )

My dream is to work abroad. Preferably in France. But my French is... how do you say... horriblement embarrassant. So, there was a Groupon for language classes at Multilingual Chicago and I bought it. Now I'll be taking French every Saturday starting March 26th for eight weeks. They have three tiers of it, each which have three levels, and I'm ( Read more... )