Weekly Sundown Rundown

Happy Sunday! I think I’m finally into my Sunday through Thursday shift routine. Fridays are starting to feel like Saturdays and Saturdays definitely feel like Sundays. Then I get so confused Sunday night when I just want to prepare for the work week and everyone on social media is posting bar selfies.

So, I think even though I’m used to my work schedule, that’s just something else to get used to.

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Links:

Smithsonian published a list of the best small towns to visit in America. I’m so glad Traverse City, Mich. made the list at No. 4! I loved heading up there every summer when I lived in Michigan to go wine tasting.

The ultimate summer wine cooler. Now that summer appears to have finally made it to Chicago (at least for the week), I might have to try this.

The Everygirl has a list of ways to stay up-to-date with current events. Luckily, I work in the media industry and it’s pretty much impossible for me to not be up-to-date, but I know a lot of people aren’t that lucky. (I would personally suggest heading to www.chicagotribune.com for updates but I might be biased.)

Women’s Wear Daily says black onyx is the new jewelry trend. Thoughts?

My boss — Scott Kleinberg — wrote a column on social media best practices and I absolutely love it. Ever since I added “social media at @chicagotribune” to my Twitter bio, I’ve been inundated with a slew of “social media professional consultant guru expert marketers” following me in hopes of a follow-back, and then unfollowing me three days later. This drives me insane. I only follow accounts with content I actually want to see in my feed, so I could go on a long rant about this pet peeve of mine.

Thought Catalog has a piece about why people “ghost” — ie: just flat out stop communicating with the person they’re talking to.

The Selena MAC collection is happening.

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And my week highlights?

• I had a visit from my college friend Emily and her sister Olivia! This obviously resulted in many fun things, including…
• A Mag Mile shopping trip. I picked up this dress from Ann Taylor, this skirt from Ann Taylor, this cotton/silk popover from Ann Taylor in “Cool Pool,” these floral pumps from Aldo (I’m drooling), this black and white dress from Banana Republic (sold out, so I linked to a similar skirt in the widget below), this shirt from H&M both in a light blue stripe and a royal blue stripe and this Longchamp tote in black and cognac.
• I started reading What Alice Forgot. So far, so good.
• Dinner at Antique Taco in Wicker Park. Corn off the cob salad + creamed elote + chips and guac + seasonal margaritas = food. coma.
• A new houseplant! I had an empty corner in my apartment I had been struggling to fill for a few weeks, so I finally made the trip over to Gethsemane to pick up a new Philodendron plant. It brightens my apartment up so much.
• Dinner at DMK Burger Bar in Lakeview. I had sweet potato fries with lemon tabasco aioli and a chorizo burger — but with no chorizo and a veggie patty. 10/10 do recommend.
• A gorgeous double rainbow.
• Dinner at Pizzeria Aroma in Edgewater. So much food for so cheap. Holy cow.

(You can keep up with this stuff as it happens if you follow me on Instagram or on Snapchat at @RandiMShaffer.)

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Whew. That’s it. This coming weekend should be super relaxing. I don’t have any overnight guests coming, so I’m looking forward to checking off a ton of stuff on my to do list, including some apartment projects I’ve been meaning to do as well as some digital clean-up. You should see my Photos app… it’s a nightmare.

I’m also going to finish What Alice Forgot, which is super, super good so far! Has anyone read it?

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