I just finished the best-selling book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo and it was life-changing. Not kidding. Mind blown. This book describes the "konmari" method of tidying your space, and the main takeaway for me is to only keep the items that bring you joy. If an item doesn't "spark joy" when you touch it, it has no business being in your home. Also, this whole "touching" part is very important. You should touch every single item when tidying, and ... View the Post
50 things about us.
we met at a bar in madison, wisconsin. tony tried to get me to go out with him four different times before i finally gave in. i’m really glad that i did. on our first date i ordered dinner but tony had already eaten. he felt bad and ordered something anyway. tony proposed to me at the intersection of lincoln and belden in chicago. i was completely speechless. i didn’t cry. i very rarely cry. for our wedding, instead of cake we had donuts. tony brings me coffee in bed every ... View the Post
gordy and alexis.
alexis is married! i just can't get over it. alexis and gordy met when she and i were living together in lincoln park. i can literally say that i've been there since day one. it has been truly amazing to watch their relationship develop over the last three years and i was so overwhelmed with joy witnessing the two of them get married. they met on valentine's day 2013. me and tony had dinner plans, as most couples do. a few of our single friends were going out that night and wanted alexis to ... View the Post
hopes and dreams.
in the spirit of the new year, we took some time to think about our hopes and dreams for 2016. continued success for tony’s law firm (schrank law!) learning and growth in my new role at work a transformation of our guest room into an office/bonus room – will keep you posted on the progress! good health! my goals for us in this area are: eating dinner at home more often, making breakfast a priority, and drinking more water wedded liss (of course!) i want to make this a focus and ... View the Post
the arizona christmas finale.
the christmas finale was our trip to arizona to celebrate with my dad's side of the family. we all stayed together at my dad and stepmom's house in desert mountain (about 16 of us i think!). desert mountain is a golf community in northern scottsdale and it is amazingly beautiful. my dad and stepmom have been there for about ten years, and tony and i take every opportunity we can to visit. their house is. everything. lots of time in the hot tub on this trip! arizona was much colder ... View the Post
a very merry christmas.
i have three best friends from high school. i see two of them a lot (hi kayla and sara!) because they live in minnesota, but carissa lives in north carolina with her husband and we don’t get to see her that often. she and her husband were in town for the holidays to see carissa’s family so of course we jumped on the opportunity to see her. the only time we could find to all get together was brunch on christmas eve (we went to freehouse, which is pretty must the closest restaurant to our loft, ... View the Post
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