Tinkered around the yard tonight.  Avoided all chores.  Cleared my mind from the day, good and bad things.  Collected my five things I am grateful for today. 1.  Blooming flowers all over my yard - front porch, patio, side of house, garden. 2.  Monday Night Baseball.3.  Independence - this should really be #1, but these arent in any specific order.  If it werent...

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Last night I went into the city to visit with my friend Jessica.  I've known her since she was in high school.  We used to work together part-time at Talbots in downtown Naperville.  Its so cool now that I can go to a bar with her and talk about guys, beer, work and she can relate.  She's all grown up!  *texting the new...

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 Ali Edwards gave instruction/inspiration to capture a 'right now' moment.  Here is my right now.  -relaxing on the couch after work, reading the 'net and watching the Dog. -drafting a pros + cons list about dating.-planning for tomorrow, a day not in the office. -doing chores, laundry, dishes + floors, during commercials.  ...

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Was sent to this website, The Simple Woman's Daybook,  I left inspired to do this exercise myself.  I believe this captures the moment, right now as it is.  For Today. Outside my window ... dark street with one street light barely working. I am thinking ... how can I support my lifestyle I want without having to report to an office five days...

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Happy Father's Day to all the fathers out there in the world.  Here are the fathers that are in my life.   *step-father, Al *father, Ken *brother, Andrew *brother-in-law, Geno *brother-in-law, RonHope every father on the planet had a good day, especially these five fathers.  Life would be pretty boring without all of them.  Thank you for being you.  ...

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I am Mary Kay customer.  I love all of their products.  I have been wearing them for years.  One of my favorite products as of late has been the Satin Lips set. I love how the mask removes dead skin from the lip area and leaves my lips feeling SO smooth.  Apply the lip balm and its heaven.  This balm doesnt feel heavy on...

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Took a walk on Sunday afternoon with the twin nephews.  One big double stroller.  One quick stroller nap.  Good times.     ...

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Today was the day for the Chicago Cares Serve-a-thon.  I woke up, extra early on a Saturday, well not really.  I woke up the same time I usually do Mon-Fri, however on Saturdays, I stay in bed until 6am.  So here I am running around the house getting ready, packing my lunch and snacks for the day.  My sister Laura and niece Megan...

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Saturday I will be participating at the Chicago Cares volunteer-a-thon.  It'll be a day spent with my mother, sister Laura + niece Megan in the city, in a neighborhood that is not as comfortable as my own, painting or cleaning a school/playground/recreation center.  I will be tweeting during the event so do follow me @whattheharry.  I'll even have pictures too.  Pictures of 4...

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Ever wonder what its like to be the President of the United States of America?  Ever wonder what its like to be president and travel to counties only heard of in the news?  Me too.  Thank you sister Sharon for sending this to me.  It was the very first email I opened Wednesday and made me feel appreciative of our nation.  It kept away...

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Every year my step-father takes off for the great white north (Canada) for probably a total of 3 weeks, all broken out over 2 to 3 trips.  He'll be gone so far north to areas that dont have cell phone service or even paved roads.  He'll take a float plane into the lodge.  He lives for this stuff.  When he is gone, my mother...

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My friend Rich, whom I adore with all my heart, asked me to attend a wine festival with him on Saturday at the Chicago Botanical gardens.  When we talked about it, we were both all about the 'taking pictures of the flowers and blooms' part.  We were slightly interested in the wine part. When Saturday arrived, we were more interested in the wine part,...

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Friday night I headed to the Schaumburg Flyers game with my friend Stefan.  Minor leagues games are fun.  Just the entertainment in between innings alone is worth the $10 ticket.  I really enjoy these games for the fact that these guys show up to play the game, not to count their millions.  I can probably safely bet that A-Rod has gone up to...

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A couple of weeks ago I went over to my brother's to help out.  I helped with teaching kisses and raspberries.  Charlie was my first student.  Kisses. Raspberries. ...

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Watch this and you'll have no recollection of the previous eight hours. ...

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