Month: September 2016

  • Date Night: El Che Bar

    My intention for this blog is to document the experience of being a new parent in Chicago. At the moment, it’s a little more like… all about new mom life, and if you happened to look out my window you might see Lake Michigan. But that’s all about to change… mama’s back! We had our…

  • Eight Great Things for the First Month with Baby

    Miniature humans require a LOT of stuff. But I’m finding that when they’re newborns, a lot of that stuff is just in case (I’m looking at you, Nose Frida) or more likely to be used when they’re  a bit older — like, the ENTIRE NURSERY. If I’d known how little time he’d spend in there…

  • Illustration: Girl in a Lace Up Shirt

    Originally posted on my portfolio site at LL-Creative.com Being pregnant and then giving birth is a little bit like time traveling where clothing is concerned. I got pregnant late last fall, promptly stopped fitting into all of my jeans and my primary criteria for getting dressed was a yes to the question, “does it fit?”  …