The Year Ahead

Might be premature, but, I've already started a "To Do List" for things I need to get done over the next year.  (Did I mention I've already started planning my Thanksgiving menu?  Yeah...I'm that girl.)  Mostly, its a crapload of things that I've proclaimed I'm going to do the past several years, but, have never gotten to.  Or, never put in the effort to get to.  And this list may grow, but so far, here goes:

• Own a Matt + Nat vegan bag.
• Go on a shopping spree at Sur La Table.
• Finally buy something from Dean & DeLuca.
• Buy or build a real outdoor meat smoker.
• Own a full set of gourmet cookware.
• Buy a knife sharpener.
• Go on the Frank Lloyd Wright tour in Oak Park, IL.
• Attend a first-time homebuyers course.
• Go fishing.
• Go to a Chicago Bulls game.
• Save for a new car.
• See an acupuncturist.
• Finish my cookbook.
• Do more scratch baking.
• Buy a tablet.
• Post more on my blog.

The last one is immediately doable, yet, I have not DONE it.  I've been getting more requests for recipe-sharing, and I intend to start posting soon.  

We'll see how many of these I'm able to cross off by the year's end...

Solemates to Sir & Madame

Photo courtesy of sirandmadame.com.

Kudos to my people over at the luxurious Sir & Madame for making Racked 38 Essential Chicago Stores.  Sir & Madame has transcended from its days as Solemates...Chicago, the vintage and consignment boutique, to creating their own clothing line amidst the top competitors. Owners and hubby-and-wife duo, Autumn and Brian Merritt, continue to prove that they OWN this needle and thread thing.


938 N. Damen, Chicago, IL
773.489.6600
www.sirandmadame.com


Here is Racked.com's blurb about the dynamic duo:

Sir & Madame has won acclaim for their 1920s functionality-meets-urban dandy sensibility on national blogs and high profile publications. Their refreshing take on street wear is a force to be reckoned with in the transformation of West Town/ Ukrainian Village aesthetic.