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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While perusing the crazy stuff I’ve written about over the years (thanks to my great new WordPress plugin which generates related posts at the end of each entry), I re-stumbled upon the blog from the two days I spent learning and teaching the dance for Oprah’s 24th Season Kickoff Party back in September. I finally [...]

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The first time my family and I went to Disney World was back in 1998 or so; I was about 10 or 11 years old and my little brother was just an infant; obviously he doesn’t remember that vacation. Hence, it was a lot of fun to go back and experience the Most Magical Place [...]

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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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“Oh, my God you guys! LOOK AT THAT! Is that an orange tree? I LOVE ORANGE TREES! Go, Florida, feed the world with your oranges! Ooh, PALM TREES! Zeke, look at the trees! We’re in FLORIDA! Hey! That sign says DISNEY: 27 MILES!!!” This was at approximately 8:00 a.m. Which is early for me, even [...]

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