Native Chicagoan with a passion for libraries, jewelry making, DIY crafts, good cups of tea, vintage eyewear and about a thousand other interests. I'm all about sharing (I play well with others too) and this seems like the right place.
Sparkly Bits and Maybe Some Thoughtful Tips
Yep, That’s Me!
Over the years, in no particular order, I’ve been busy doing the following: sang and wrote songs for a comedic singing duo which toured in New York and performed all over Chicago, studied and taught the art form of improvisation, landed a dreamy job working with brilliant minds at a university (Hey, I’m a Virgo, I need to be creative and have structure.), fell in love with my husband during a session at his recording studio, discovered the beauty of cooking and baking, started freelance writing again (Studs Terkel is a god!), and did some traveling at home and abroad (everything tastes better in Italy).
Oh and by the way, I was diagnosed 3 years ago with a rare auto-immune disease called MULTI-FOCAL MOTOR NEUROPATHY. I always knew I was special, but come on!