Category Archives: Chicago Specific Fun

Apr 22 2013
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Chicago Specific Fun, Fitness, Friends and Family, Fun for Couples, Rheumatoid Arthritis

Day 210: Training

The Chicago Arthritis Walk is coming up in a little under a month and I need a little training to make sure I can walk the full three miles. Our European adventure helped as we were walking all the time, but I still don’t think I can just go out one day and walk three miles.

So the hubs and Elphie are helping me train. Tonight we took a 1.6 mile (I know this because I use Map My Walk, a great app for tracking many types of exercise) family walk around our neighborhood. I’m pretty sure today was the warmest day of the year so far, and the sun does not set until after 7pm. Needless to say it was so pleasant and beautiful.

Our plan is to take three walks per week with a minimum distance of 1.5 miles, increasing the length up to 3 miles. I’d like to do at least two three-mile walks before the race. I think this is definitely possible and will make me feel more confident going in to a walk with a lot of family and friends. I would like to be able to just enjoy their company and feel good about raising money for this important cause as opposed to worrying about whether I can walk three miles or not.

If you are interested in joining me or supporting my team, click here.

Apr 21 2013
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Chicago Specific Fun, Fun for Couples

Day 209: Married Sunday

The hubs and I have had a house guest, a playwright working on a play with the theater, for the past four days. When I ran into him today, he asked me what I’d been up to that day. When I told him, he smiled and said, “Married Sunday huh? Sounds great.” And it was! Here’s how it went down:

Two open houses followed by kill-time shopping at Gap, Loft and Jos A Bank followed by another open house (with cookies), a stop at Trader Joes and quiet reading time.

It was a nice way to spend a what-is-starting-to-look-like Spring day. Married Life!

Apr 20 2013
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Around the House/DIY, Chicago Specific Fun, Friends and Family

Day 208: Ikea Part 2

My sister and her husband needed an impromptu trip to Ikea to look for stuff for their baby girl’s nursery. So the hubs and I met them at the Bolingbrook Ikea to help with the hunt for a double wide dresser that was actually white and not off-white acrylic. (No luck). Then we enjoyed some Portillos or, as I like to call it, Chicago French Fry Heaven. Oh and I got to see the baby bump for the first time!

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Apr 16 2013
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Chicago Specific Fun, Fun at Work

Day 204: Reassurance

Tonight I went to a work event where the artistic team introduced the next show. It was a small but fun event for staff, board members and special VIPs. Hearing the director talk about the play reminded me of why I work in the theater. Coming home from our amazing anniversary trip and going right into an intense week at work totally focused on a major fundraising event (the gala) had me feeling a little blue about my job. I love the company but am not working in an artistic capacity most of the time. Yet hearing him speak about the play reminded me that everything I do raises money that this company needs to do the work I love. I may not have the direct artistic impact now that I would like to have, but I am still contributing and working hard for theater I believe in.

Apr 13 2013
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Chicago Specific Fun, Food/Drink Fun, Fun at Work, Fun for Couples, Nightlife, Rheumatoid Arthritis

Day 200: Gala

Day 200 feels like a milestone as far as numbers go. As a day, it was pretty epic.

I got to work at 10:30am and got home from work at 1:00am the next day (today). It was our annual gala. My job was to talk to as many people as possible-introduce myself, talk up the company, and generally meet board members and subscribers/donors. Aka be outgoing and on my feet for several hours (like its your wedding)!

The first two hours went well. I talked to a lot of people and had fun doing so. Then came the sit down dinner with a program and awards. The trouble started when I tried to get up from this two hour meal. Two hours standing followed by two hours sitting equaled painful stiff feet. I spent the rest of the night oscillating between trying to talk to more people and sitting. I felt conflicted between work duties and physical necessity.

Thankfully this only went on for about an hour before most of the guests left. Afterward I could help clean up and transport people and things back to the theater without forcing myself to keep standing. The hubs-who attended and won a very cool beer-oriented silent auction item-was also a huge help at the end of night, carrying things and generally making my job easier.

All in all it was a fun night but I’m thankful to be at home resting for the rest of today.

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