Everyone Thinks They Are Failing at Something

Don't let anybody fool you.  What you see on the outside is often altogether misleading. My friend Sheila wrote this great piece last week - Me and My Elmo Feet  - talking about perception vs reality.  What it means to be a grown up and that she is, after all, a grown up (and a lovely one …

This Cake Tastes Like Sexism

Here's the situation.  This picture was posted on a moms group on Facebook and everybody was going crazy gaga love over it.  Like, oh so cute and I LOVE IT and my heart lurched. Why?  Why did my heart hurt when I saw this cake? It's just a cake, right? And it's kind of cute …

Some Dude at Fox 32 Telling Women They Shouldn’t Wear Hats in Freezing Chicago Weather While On Air

That headline says it all doesn't it? This article by Robert Feder is making the rounds on my Facebook feed with all my favorite people in Chicago this morning. Dan Salamone, an executive producer at Fox-owned WFLD-Channel 32, this week told the women who report on “Good Day Chicago” not to wear hats during their outdoor live …