Guest Blogger!!

Over the next month or so, my good friend Emma will be my first guest blogger on Underlined and Bold. Emma's blog posts will provide insight into the life of a twentysomething gal living in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago. Enjoy!

I'm Emma, former dog walker turned social work student living in the windy city.  As an east coast
transplant, I have lived in the city for 6 years now and have learned to love it here despite
the somewhat (ok very) cold winters. I can be found running along the lake front with my four-legged
furry friend Oscar,cooking vegetarian meals with friends, or sitting on a porch
with a cold New Belgium beer!

Chronicles of my Green Thumb - Entry 2

Birds eye view of my growing veggies! The green bean plants are the most
 visible -- stretching their long leaves across the photo.

My small garden has bloomed! Over a month ago these plants were mere seeds. Since then, they've matured from babies to children who seek more room to grow. I'm so proud!

 I'm beginning to gather all the necessary materials to put them into pots; their final home before consumption. But before I jump to this next step, I took photos providing a glimpse of my efforts as an urban dweller trying out my "green thumb". Enjoy!

Pepper plants emerging from the soil.

Roma tomato plants standing tall!

So my "green thumb" endeavors haven't been perfect. This is
a pepper plant looking quite droopy. Additionally, one pepper seed and
 one Roma tomato seed I planted never sprouted.

If you're curious about the beginnings of my "green thumb'" endeavors, click here!

Otherwise, stayed tuned for another update coming soon.

Be Social! Get Botox!

The other day I opened the inbox of my gmail account and burst into laughter. Living Social (Chicago) featured discounted Botox treatments as their daily deal! 

Now, I understand that Botox can treat some legitimate health issues including crossed eyes as well as severe back and neck pain. And that is no laughing matter. But for some reason, I have a feeling that the majority of the 234 people who bought this deal below are not managing back pain.   

There is a chance though that the joke is on me. There is a chance that ridding my face of all emotion via a neurotoxic protein for the sake of "Living Social" will improve my life. I won't rule out the possibility.

But for now I think I'll take my chances. I'll skip the face injections in hope that I'll still be able to live socially.

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