This is not going to be a post about weight issues, but one about what is weighing in my heart. I haven’t spoke much about my faith, I have quite a background actually. I was baptized Muslim due to an agreement with my parents, but when they divorced, I went through the crash course to […]

I had a friend and local business owner recently post this on her Facebook page and the answers were honest, but perhaps a couple too honest. I take weight loss and being overweight seriously. Growing up an overweight child, I had my fair share of being on “diets” and adult body issues that stem from […]

I find it interesting this debate of which is better. I’ll never forget my first cholesterol screening at my first job out of college, it was 210. What? As I looked at my results. How could this be? I mean, I eat “healthy” I drink skim milk, I have margarine, I eat fat free (in […]

This year I am giving my grandmother a break and hosting Easter this year. I have a small family, it will be a total of 7 adults and my 2 kiddos. Problem is I feel like I am barely keeping above water these days. I announced this at Christmas, so like anyone else, I am […]

Recipe time! Oh this one turned out oh so yummy, I promise you. It was first created for Artizone Chicago, a gourmet delivery service that brings local, gourmet foods right to your door. It is a fab service. I made it again over the weekend, but added Dole asparagus to it, because asparagus is in […]

Who would have thought the decision on where to send my daughter to kindergarten would be so difficult? I feel like I am scouting colleges or something. Last week Crain’s Chicago Business wrote an article about how slow home sales are forcing parents to find the right school in the city. For my husband and […]