9 Ways to Live Your Best Weekend Life… Lessons from the Masters 🖼️

Relax and recharge this weekend, inspired by a trip to the Art Institute of Chicago.

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I’m starting things out today with a housekeeping item:

Other than the device you’re reading this on, you won’t need your phone or computer to take action. If you’re looking for clickables, check the archives. (OH! I lied. One clickable. That’s it, I swear!)

But onto the business of the day, starting with a quick childhood🤰🏻story.

Flashing back to 1980…

I was a typical 8-year-old… sometimes nice, but sometimes a little brat.

As the youngest of five, my siblings and I had a considerable age gap. Being the youngest meant two things - first, my parents took me everywhere with them, making me like a little adult.👨‍👩‍👦

It also meant I’d sometimes stay overnight at my siblings’ apartments and tag along with them on their errands and adventures.

Once, my sister Beth took me with her to the hospital - I was the only 8-year-old chilling in the nurse’s lounge that day. Another time, my sister Patty took me along to an art exhibition. I was eight and at the peak of my Brat Era.