I am a self-employed, 60-ish long-time single mom who is a proud of her three adult children and a lover of dogs. I am looking forward to the next 30’ish years. My five-year plan can sometimes interfere with my ability to live in the moment and vice versa. I often get lulled into living day-to-day and then, one day, I will suddenly get “startled awake” when I read a line or two in a book or hear a line of two in a song that jumps out, grabs and holds my undivided attention, and makes me think about the choices I am making and what I am doing. And, then, I change (or, at least, try my best to change).

Join me on my journey through the next third of my life.

I have certainly “been there and done that” when it comes to living in the Chicago area. I grew up as the oldest of seven (living with my parents in an attic apartment in my grandparents’ house) on the south side, attended college on the north side (commuting downtown to take my business classes), relocated to the far western suburbs (to raise my three children), and then headed downtown (when my youngest went off to college). After living for a number of years on the 21st floor in a high-rise in Streeterville (with a great view north towards the Hancock), I now live in a much smaller building (in a neighborhood setting) near Belmont Harbor. I love being able to take advantage of the Lakefront almost on a daily basis.

After my first long and successful career as a CPA (certified public accountant) with one of the big international public accounting firms, I went back to school to earn a master’s degree. After my second long and successful career as a college professor at a community college in the suburbs, I now work full-time from home mostly as a nonfiction writer and sometimes as a higher education consultant.

Life is good and, hopefully, will get even better!