Weather fails!

Here in Chicago the true winter has settled in. When the cold is blasting us from all sides, all I want to do is snuggle under a down blanket and wait for it to pass. Over the past couple of winters, I've learned to bundle up, learned to soldier on, and learned to just make it happen. The climate is so inhospitable here. I have to let go!

Packing...

We are the move again from our fantastic loft apartment in the City to a retro bungalow by the bay. As much as I am excited about the lifestyle change it has definitely put my home and my professional life in disarray.

I can't wait to have a stable place again!

Powerball!

So I didn't win the powerball last night. Everyone has been talking about what they would do with the money if they won all week. At the last minute, I bought 5 tickets with my husband and of course we didn't win.

What would I have done with my share of the billions?

1. Make a family trust to provide income for my family members, but not allow any one person to waste it all. (1/4)

2. Start a foundation to investigate social and economic issues I'm interested in and invest in them. (1/2)

3. Mad money to do something fun with over the next few decades. (1/4)

No crazy big house or super car for me, but a great location and some long term travel sounds nice. Oh and I would definitely get a private language tutor so I could finally speak French well!

New Year, New Adventures

So I haven't been blogging very regularly. I'm going to make it my mission to add to this blog a little every night.

Right now I'm obsessed with light fixtures. We've got a new rental coming up in a few days and I detest the current fixture.

I am looking for something beachy but inexpensive.

If price were no object I might go with something like from Kathy Kuo home:

Suggestions in the under $100 range?

Fall Shopping List

1. Black Wax Jeans

2. Gorgeous Sweater

3. Red Wrap Dress

4. Saddle Bag

5. One incredible pair of pants

Minimalist Challenge

So they say if you put goals out there in the world then you will be more likely to accomplish them. So here I am, I'm putting out there that I want to do the minimalist challenge. Throwing away one more thing each day until I hit the magic number 30.

The DH said that he would join me on this journey. Let's see what happens....

Exploring Careers through the Myers-Brigg

So I checked out the Do What you Are: Discover the Perfect Career for You through Personality type book from the library. I'm a huge fan of public libraries, especially for books like this that you aren't sure how long you'll be using. I then proceed to take several Myers-Briggs tests online. I found most through this SITE I also did the book's checklist, and shockingly I had 6 different personality types. I narrowed them down by asking my SO to read the descriptions and help decide what was most like me. In the end I was still torn between three, so I decided to read about what careers work for each. As a result my careers to explore list grows longer and longer, but that's a good thing. You'll get to join me in the narrowing process later.