About Me

Hi there! I’m Lindsay. I live in Chicago with my husband, kids, and cats. I used to have this Wishful Slacker blog over 15 years ago. It was back when blogging was hugely popular, and I loved being able to sit and write. I’d wander the city and something would catch my eye, and I’d race home to write it, and then would quickly publish. It was quick and spirited work with minimal editing, and I felt so much joy and connection with the world for a few precious moments. I would hit publish, turn away, and then hours later, a creeping doubt would begin its gestation within me. An unease, a feeling of, “why on earth would you have put that out there? Who would ever want to read this? Oh my god and now so-and-so or so-and-so has commented?” I never deleted individual posts but I would slink away, cringing, for a few days, until that writing muse hit while I was looking out the window on the Brown line, and I repeated the cycle again. And finally, one day, it all became too much, and I deleted the ENTIRE thing all at once.

This was not a good move. But, alas, it happened, and ever since, I’ve continued to write just for myself. Now I am back, after years of doing all the things that have gotten me to this point - parenting, partnering, working, living, going to THERAPY. I checked to see if Wishful Slacker was still available as a domain name, and remarkably, there it was, available for me again. A second chance.

More about what I hope to do here- while parenting is a huge part of my life and I could write about my kids’ amazingness for pages and pages, their stories are not mine to tell. I love talking about parenting but more from the perspective of how we show up in this world (regardless of who or what we are parenting). I am a newer student of ‘the care and feeding of Lindsay,’ and so maybe that is a good descriptor of what I hope this can be- another way for me to engage with the world, breathe in this goodness, and experience this life.

Other things I enjoy and hope to explore here- I love food and cooking and have been vegan since 2018. Through this way of eating, my love for all sentient beings and this planet on which we reside has deepened and is now such a deep and solid part of my identity. I love the city of Chicago and the arts. I find beauty in biology. And most importantly, I love connecting with others in all ways- small chit chat in elevators and acknowledgements on the sidewalk.

Almost two years ago now, I removed myself completely from social media. It was such a good step for me and I highly encourage you to try if you’ve considered it. So here I am now! A new little sliver of the internet; nothing fancy, just keeping it simple. I’m happy to be here :-)