Deanna's Distractions

Yesterday, a group of friends and coworkers participated in an organized bike ride to raise money for the Livestrong Foundation and cancer r...

You all should hop on over to the Artistic Halloween Queen's blog and check out the giveaway. The drawings will start on October 1 and r...

Yesterday was a good day. We took advantage of a day off work to take the boat out for a fun sail. The wind was just right, and the river fl...

Remember a few years back when it was all the rage to be classifed as spring, summer, winter or fall people? And clothing and makeup were se...

Today I finished one of the four Averill dolls I started last week. Naturally, I took the photos before realizing I forgot to poof up her sl...

My day-to-day schedule is still just as hectic as ever, but since coming home from ODACA Day I've been so wanting to work on dolls. I de...

Now that the voting is over, I can post my Primitive Americana Patriotic Challenge doll. I called him "Freddie, waiting for the parade....

Today we walked to Merchandise Mart, which shouldn't have been difficult on a normal day. I meant to mention earlier that there's a ...

Today we walked for miles, taking the "scenic route" to Navy Pier. We saw "Inception" at the IMAX theater, then rode the...

My first real site-seeing excursion here in Chicago was today. We immediately noticed that something was going on right outside our hotel. T...