Today was a long day. Not entirely in a negative way, but it was just long. It was full of work, too much public transportation, a few difficult conversations, laughs, some tears, and too much thinking. But I did have some frozen yogurt. Anyway, as the day concluded, and I finally relaxed in...
Change
posted by Cara Della
Change is a good thing. Sometimes it can be scary, though, of course. Whether it be the uncertainty that accompanies it, or simply having to adjust to a new daily routine. Or a new city. A new field of study or work. Maybe a new love. Or maybe no love at all. But making a change in your life...
Becoming A “Skier”
posted by Cara Della
I have now been to 16 states. That’s not many I suppose in comparison to other world travelers, but I’ll take it. Plus, I bet you’ve never been to South Dakota. I have; that was pretty cool. Anyway. Over the weekend I went to Aspen, Colorado with five of my friends. Random trip, but it was probably one of my favorites. Now, I should note that I didn’t go to Aspen because I am an avid skier and I couldn’t wait to hit the slopes and crush some fresh pow. (I learned how to speak in snowboarder language, hence my wicked lingo.) In fact, I have never skied or snowboarded in my life; I’m more of a lay by the...
Candy Crush
posted by Cara Della
*excuse the poor language in the above dialogue. The reasoning for my harshness and swearing is explained below. I didn’t mean to start playing. I just never thought I would actually become addicted to crushing fake technology formed candies. I’ve always been a secret gamer....
The Best Burger
posted by Cara Della
I’ll admit it. I’m that girl that has a list of restaurants that I need to try saved on my phone. The person who gets legitimately giddy about a good menu or the specials of the day. And yes, I am guilty of instagramming my good-looking hot dog, piece of fish, and in today’s...
Finding The Thing Yo...
posted by Cara Della
What do you love to do? What makes you HAPPY? Ironies of all ironies, I fell in love with finding and doing the things you love, on Valentine’s Day. Although I’m still working on implementing this into my everyday life, I’ve found myself having a few conversations about...
David At The Bongo Room
posted by Cara Della
It was Sunday morning and this girl was in dire need of a great restaurant, with a great brunch to end off my weekend. After a few recommendations from friends, and searching Yelp, I decided on Bongo Room in the south loop of Chicago. Strangely enough, it wasn’t the incredible meal (which I’ll get to shortly) or the coffee bar to entertain us while waiting that made the experience, it was our waiter, and hopeful new friend, David. Jessie and I sat down after hanging out at the coffee bar for about a half an hour. Normally we would be I would be on edge that we had to wait, but there was no place to be and the bar made the wait...
A Random Act Of Kind...
posted by Cara Della
Monday morning’s are typically not the most enjoyed day of the week. If you’re like me, you most likely spent your weekend enjoying each minute and conversation that is not work related, realizing that you’re no longer in college (but drinking like you think you are), and...
An Anonymous Bouquet
posted by Cara Della
After a crazed last couple of weeks, the days are starting to roll into each other. Between the stresses and high speed movements regarding work, and trekking to and from the city everyday after work for the tedious apartment search, I find my free time spent with a quick shower and 15 minutes...
Starting Fresh
posted by Cara Della
My recent dismissal from writing has not been due to a lack of falling in love. In fact, I have fallen in love with an abundance of difference things; people, food (obviously), nature, the world. My mere 3 week absence is mostly blamed on being too busy to sit down and let my thoughts and experiences unravel on the keyboard and into a story; something that I’m typically keen to enjoying. The reoccuring feeling of having too much going on physically and mentally is something that I plan to address in 2013, as I aim to focus on making time for things that make me happy, and to stop and smell the roses, for a lack of a better...