Life gets cozy in autumn. Shorter days and longer nights make for more snuggle time, and what’s better for one’s mental and physical well-being than a little skin-to-skin time with a willing partner? Sounds lovely, but we all know that life in a busy family is not exactly sexy, and distractions abound in the evening […]
Cancer has moved in with my family, hovering over the dinner table, snatching my mother’s once hearty appetite and monopolizing her usually animated conversation. It’s a situation all too familiar to many families. Daily life is difficult as we try to adapt to the challenges of Mother’s declining health and increased medication. There is no […]
One of the unique features of Lake Forest is its extensive system of Open Lands.
I’m not big on conspiracy theories, but when those Girl Scout cookies start showing up exactly one month before spring break, it makes one wonder. Who plans these things?
The interior of the Shawn Mossell Massage Therapy Center in Wilmette looks like any other doctor’s office. It’s calm and quiet, with awards and machines decorating rooms that line a long hallway. But here in this remarkably ordinary place, lives are changed. “My work corrects the posture of the body,” says Mossell, an accredited member […]
Breastfeeding is perhaps the most fundamental act of love that exists. After all, it provides a newborn with all the nutrition to grow and the necessary vitamins and minerals to fight disease and infection, while, at the same time, it is an essential bonding experience for both mother and baby. To quote author Pamela Wiggins: […]
As if the sun-drenched blue skies and warm weather weren’t enough to make us excited for summer, Mibs scoured North Shore boutiques for the greatest beach bags (at some insanely good prices). Regardless of what you want your bag to say about you, we found something for everyone. Make a statement. How fun would […]
Frances Murchison of Lake Forest is one of those women who seems to be starring in her own one-woman show. Her list of roles includes holistic health counselor, lifestyle coach, nutritionist, advertising exec (in a past life), serious yogi (she practices at Highwood’s Sanctuary Yoga), cook, cooking instructor, eating disorder survivor, mother of two, Episcopalian […]
North Shore Moms Find Healthy Highs At Highwood Yoga Studio Sanctuary Yoga co-owners are Ilse Sidles of Lake Forest, John Jaksich of Highland Park and Kelli Moorhead of Lake Forest There’s a dream of serenity in moving to the North Shore—leaving the city’s frenetic pace, stepping out of high pressure jobs to watch kids […]
As North Shore families gear up for back to school, you’re thinking about shopping for school supplies and clothing, college applications, prepping for the ACT/SAT … and getting that last-minute family vacation squeezed in. The last thing you’re probably thinking about is swine flu. But, as kids go back to school—and get more exposure to […]
