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 [...]
Entries Tagged as 'fierce flawless fabulous femme'
Moving.
December 14th, 2009 · 10 Comments · car dramz!, char and the city, fierce flawless fabulous femme, friends, fam, and my ridiculously fun life
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The Orlando Diaries, Day I (Sunday)
November 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · fierce flawless fabulous femme, friends, fam, and my ridiculously fun life
Hello! My name is Charlotte, and I am a functioning member of a dysfunctional family. That is the overall lesson I learned during the first 24 hours of this “family vacation” I’m on with my 20-year-old sister Chloe, 12-year-old brother Zeke, and our mother. Now, we all joke about and laugh at dysfunctional families (Family [...]
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Breakups, breakdowns, and breakthroughs.
October 14th, 2009 · 4 Comments · fierce flawless fabulous femme, spirit
A funny thing happened last night at work as I was standing near the front of the house: I realized just how much of my personal life my coworkers and bosses know about me. I was gossiping about guys and relationships with two hostesses, Lisette and Reema. Reema was talking about a guy she had dated [...]
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Screw the Autumn Sentimentalists.
October 5th, 2009 · 3 Comments · char and the city, fierce flawless fabulous femme
Fall is such a beautiful season in Chicago. The leaves are changing, the air is crisp, and the pleasures of summer are but a faint memory. Screw. That. I’ve read so many blogs lately about how excited the writer is about Autumn, and how the change of scenery puts them in a different mood, one [...]
Oprah’s Flash Mob is one of the coolest things I’ve ever done.
September 15th, 2009 · No Comments · char and the city, fierce flawless fabulous femme
I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS. I can easily find myself in the crowd because I was standing between a guy in a bright pink shirt and a guy in a bright green shirt. I should have known to wear something solid and bright… …but that’s all good because I’m going to a taping of the [...]
