About Me
I am a mom, writer, advocate, wife, daughter, sister, aunt, cousin, in-law, outlaw, friend, neighbor, Michigander, Detroit sports fan, moviegoer, music lover, global thinker, and suburbanite of Detroit. I love my husband, children, family, friends, neighbors, dog, country, planet, and Italian-Irish heritage.
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Tag Archives: Ann Arbor
The Original Saturday Real-Life Escape
It began Saturday morning. I started the engine, set my music to the Black-Eyed Peas, and sped out of the driveway. Squealing my tires, I left my husband, children and dog for my sister and Hob Nob Pinot Noir. I … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Style Hunter
Tagged accessories, Ann Arbor, Ataris, beautiful, Black Eyed Peas, Boys of Summer, calorie, campus, children, cinnamon, cinnamon crumb cake, dog, Don Henley, drink, escape, escape route, fat, food, food strikes, gram, Hob Nob, husband, ice cream, leprechaun, Life, morning, music, original, Pinot Noir, real, route, Saturday, Spring, Stucchi's, stylish, the original, The Original Cottage Inn, U-M, University of Michigan
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I Love Michigan: Ann Arbor
I can’t help it. This post and those that follow are going to read like a script for those Pure Michigan ads. However, I don’t need a script. All I have to say is off-the-cuff, from the heart and Pure … Continue reading
Posted in Life
Tagged Amer's, Ann Arbor, Arboretum, Borders, Buffalo Wild Wings, campus, children, family, Good Time Charley's, husband, March Madness, memories, Michigan, Middle Earth, MTV, Nickel's Arcade, Palio's, Pinball Pete's, Pure Michigan, Real World, Saturday, Scorekeepers, The Little Brown Jug, University of Michigan, Wiard's
Seven, Silent Monsters
I have seven, silent, but ever-present monsters prowling around in my head. Winter blahs, cabin fever, parental stresses, unrealistic expectations, inner negative talk, ever-growing to-do list, and time thief, are “The Seven”. For a lack of a better term for … Continue reading
Posted in Life
Tagged Ann Arbor, cabin fever, family, friends, inner negative talk, kick-boxing, parental stresses, parenting, snow, Spring, stress, time, unrealistic expectations, Winter blahs, Zumba
5 in 30
My goal is to make five miles in 30 minutes on the elliptical. Tonight, I clocked 4.90 miles. Missing with such a small margin infuriates me to no end. I even fueled up with two cups of coffee before stepping … Continue reading
