CheekyChicago

I stumbled upon this Facebook post the other day. I was actually tagged in a comment thread by a fellow female entrepreneur whom I only know socially, but who emanates true Cheeky-ness always, and I just adore her.  I don’t know the girl who wrote this post personally either, but if I ever met her,  I’d give her a huge high-five. (And probably a hug.) We are all inundated on social media with everything from breaking news updates to self-promoting posts about what people like to eat. (Guilty as charged.) But once in a while, we will read something that shoots an arrow straight to our hearts and articulates how we …  Read more

No, this isn’t going to be a recant of a really lame Avril Lavinge song. It’s just another long, overdue blog. I KNOWWWW every time I write one I promise I will write another one soon and then, alas, six, seven, even eight months have gone by and not a peep. (For those that actually care and pay attention: I’m genuinely sorry.) Believe me, the lack of consistent blogging is not out of laziness. And to be totally honest, it’s not really because I have been sooooooo busy.  (Which I am. But so is everybody, so that’s a lame excuse.)  To be totally transparent:  I just haven’t felt I’ve had anything worthwhile to say. Until …  Read more

I’ve met someone recently. I don’t want to gush too much about this new relationship. It’s only a few months old and so good — I don’t want to jinx it.  I have a feeling this could be true love. Her name is Jessica. It’s taken me quite a while to appreciate, honor, nurture and cherish that girl who stares back at me from the mirror every day.  I have doubted her for so long, believed for so long that someone else had to love her first in order for her to love herself. Well, about three months ago, I realized what a truly bullshit theory that was. Sooooo, I’m about to do something …  Read more