December always brings moments of reflection. Because I try not to sugar coat my year-in-reviews, I confess that my yuletide greetings haven’t always started with cheer. In the same way, I will commend a year that has achieved a nearly perfect 10, earned a grade A and sent me into a state of elation at least once a month. I’ve coined 2010 as that year: THE BEST YEAR EVER. To honor this gold medal-worthy 365 days, I compiled a Top 10 of Colleen’s 2010 list (in no particular order)… Drum roll, please…1....
Monday, December 13, 2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010
O! Yes Please.
Sometimes it takes a mention of my blog or a comment from a friend to get me back on the blogger bandwagon... but this time it was a little nudge from my friends at OverStock.com. I'm a huge fan of the big O! In fact most of my almost-put-together furniture is from Overstock. I felt it was a momental moment in my single-woman life when I seriously...
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
My Friend: The Microwave Meal
I have to admit... I love the microwave and the magic dishes that appear in 5 minutes or less when I come home from work. I'm pretty sure if I didn't own a microwave I might starve. I'm a huge fan of trying out different foods... love to eat out... love leftovers... but really haven't gotten the bug to really try and make these items myself. Really,...
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Polish and Planes
Today begins my summer... aka my reunion with airports across the country in an effort to not miss everyone's big life moments. I'm excited and overwhelmed by this summer's schedule... but as my calendar fills up, I do take extra notice at the downtime that I have... and think about how that time could be more efficiently spent. Case-and-point. Right...
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Leftovers from Vivo
Although I've worked on food marketing my entire 5+ year career, I have had a hard time defining myself as a "foodie;" My recent weekend food adventures, however, have made me reconsider... or wishfully think... that I could become a foodie or at least a foodiot, either way... I like food.Last weekend I got to check out Vivo, which is located in the...
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Invasion of the Midges
So it's no secret that I've been slacking on blog posts... I like to blame the fact that I quit a job, started a job and started dating someone all in the span of a month... not to mention the promise of summer and increased social obligations... but the truth is... I got a little lazy. And without bad dating stories, what is a girl to talk about?!When...
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Why are all the comments to my blog in Chinese letters?!
Ahhhhhh.... wtf. Jimmy Walsh, cousin and tech dork, I will be emailing you so...
Monday, March 22, 2010
Bobcats, a Boot, Some Beer, a Brauhaus and My Bro
The Hart siblings took to Chicago this weekend - and left it a little more happy - with a little more heart, if you will. My brother, P(Pat)-hart (pronounced Fart), visited this weekend, and we certainly made the most out of our two days in the Windy City.Friday night, after he arrived with the typical mid-March arctic chill, we had a few 312s before...
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Oh my, OU...
I'm not going to claim that I'm a huge basketball fan. Or baseball. Or football. But, if I am loyal to any of my alma maters... it is Ohio University. Those four years shaped me into the person I am today... and I met some of my best friends within those college greens. So, tonight, as more than 200 people gathered in Crossroads at Wrightwood and Clark...
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
'Tis the luck of the Irish
So as it turns out, March just might be a lucky month for this Irish lady.But because I've neglected you again, let's step back for a second. 2010 so far has vastly out-performed my expectations. A short recap. February could be summed up in one word: Florida. The time I was in Florida... and the time I was not in Florida. I don't recall much about...
Friday, February 19, 2010
Notable Quotables
"Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one."-Jane Howard,British actress, model and novelist...
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Make Room for 'The Room'
Last year on Valentine's Day weekend, my girl friends and I drank several bottles of wine, had an exclusive apartment dance party among five of us, plucked a dozen red roses looking for a creepy hidden camera (there's a bad poem behind that) and took shots every time we heard "Single Ladies." Last weekend, to celebrate the weekend of love, I joined...
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Notable Quotables
"A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune." -Horace, Roman P...
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Toto...
Don't think we're in Florida anymore... this is the point in the year where I forget what summer looks like... and start to look at Craigslist.org for California apartments. (Pictures from the Chicago Tribune)Any reminders about why we love Chicago are welcomed. Than...
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Sipping in Another City...
Only 15 more hours... two media exclusives (long story)... one 20 minute bus ride, 40 minute train ride, five hour plane ride and 40 minute car trip way from sunny (or not-so-sunny-right-now) Sanibel, Florida. Here. I. co...
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Notable Quotables
"All life is just a progression toward, and then a recession from, one phrase-'I love you.'" F. Scott Fitzger...
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Notable Quotables
"I never said change would be easy. When you try to do big things and make big changes, it stirs passions and controversy - that's just how it is."-President Barack Ob...
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Finding a 'Thank You'
Being in the the business of public relations, specifically brand marketing, is often a thank-less job. Day-in and day-out, you work to build out strategic and creative programming to appeal to media... you sit through seminars on pitching... and craft pitches that achieve the perfect balance between witty and informative. Press releases are written. Events are planned. Spokespeople are booked.This preparation and training eventually leads to sitting on the phone or emailing for hours pitching stories/news...
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Friday, January 22, 2010
Notable Quotables
"Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen."Conan O' Br...
A Winter Park Wonderland
Once upon a time there was a town that embraced winter. That prayed for snow. That loathed the thought of summer... that spent hundreds of dollars on outerwear so that they could stay outside one hour longer and take advantage of everything that Mother Nature brought them. Clearly, I'm not describing Chicago. I'm talking about Winter Park, Colorado. Population 400.As a city girl in all aspects of the word, visiting a town like Winter Park was refreshing, renewing and re-energizing. Why, you ask?...
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Menver or Bust
There are distinct turning points that can lead to an eternity of craziness or just a large pothole in an otherwise smooth road of life.I had one of those moments this past weekend when I found out unexpected news about one of my December ex's. One sentence that made me question a majority of emotional decisions made throughout the past two years of...
Notable Quotables
"I've decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear."-Martin Luther King, Jr....
Monday, January 18, 2010
Piece of Something
Saturday night we continued our culinary tour of Chicago with a stop at Piece in Bucktown. I met my friend Alana there at 8 p.m. and, soon after, found myself going against everything I stand for as a low-maintenance city gal... I waited in line. In January. 20+ minutes. Chicago may have more bars than apartment buildings... and for that reason, and...
Notable Quotables
"Is there someone else?...No, but there's the dream of someone else."You've Got M...
Shiso Hungry
Friday night. One birthday. Five friends. Two bottles of wine. Three hours of sushi gluttony. A solid equation for the beginning of a fanatabulously rad weekend. My friend Kristine, the birthday girl, selected Shiso in Old Town as the lucky location of the evening. Having lived in Chicago for five years, I've frequented many BYOB sushi places. Shiso...
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
12 Months of Book Nerds
Book Club: Although this may have started off as just another overly-scheduled reason to get together and drink wine, our Tuesday night book club has turned into one of my favorite nights of the month. Headed into year two, we decided to revamp the book selection process and put together a calendar of books. This list will allow us to reserve books...
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Notable Quotables - Three Cups of Tea
"When it is dark enough, you can see the stars." -Persian prov...
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
CTA Profiling
Although Chicago is a very diverse city, let's be honest, the neighborhoods are not so much. And although a lot is segregated based on race/ethnicity, from when the immigrants settled in the Windy city, I feel like it's almost transforming more into lifestyle differences than anything else. It's like Chicago is a giant high school cafeteria and all...
Monday, January 4, 2010
No Treadmill Left Behind
First Monday of the year... you know what that means: Official Workout Day. Everyone is inspired, despite all their past failed resolutions, to REALLY work out and be healthy this year. And so, every gym, every yoga studio and every treadmill was used and abused tonight. Every trainer repeated the mantra - no treadmill left behind - while they dreamt...
Sunday, January 3, 2010
500 Days of Summer
In the past week, I've had two good friends recommend this movie to me. Both telling me that they watched and thought... this is a 'Colleen' movie. It has a witty script, great characters and realistic view of relationships; and if that's a 'Colleen' movie, that's a-okay with me. Although, at times, the couple mirrored one too many of my past relationships......
Friday, January 1, 2010
Korean-Style New Years Eve
Many New Years Eves have come and gone. They have involved champagne, noisemakers, sparkles and over-priced bar packages or house parties. Not much distinguishes one from the other. And since 21, many have followed with a day on the couch, nursing a notable hangover. Not one stands out from the others... until last night.Last night, I traded in my...
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