mizChartreuse || redefiningSuccess

“Let’s all go around and share our favorite features of one another,” someone in the car said. I don’t remember who said it or where it came from, but it worked for the four of us girls during our mini road trip. So we did. “I like your lips. They’re so full and well-shaped and [...]

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My heart raced as I sped down Dundee Rd. from Buffalo Grove to my parents’ home in Palatine. It was early October 2004, and I had just gotten off work at Sam Ash. I was scared that he was following behind me on the road, or at home. I was worried that anyone would be [...]

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For the past many many years, my friends Natalie, Sara and myself have gone to as many Hanson shows as possible on their cross-country  tours, driving as much as five hours to see them. There was one particular tour where we went to TWO shows back to back here in Chicago at the House of [...]

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“Customers don’t expect you to be perfect. They do expect you to fix things when they go wrong.” -Donald Porter, British Airways. *** It’s true. When I worked at the customer service desk at Sam Ash Music in Buffalo Grove, we made exceptions to our strict “rules” and “policies” every day. People would get steep discounts (sometimes [...]

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  Really, I love the Irish. They drink like champions. They’re loving, welcoming, and funny. Close family friends are called aunts, uncles and cousins, much like it works in African families. 

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