Reintroducing Paige's Ponderings, my blog where I talk about whatever "pondering" I want to explore in the written and photo essay form. Check out my latest post below and feel free to explore the archives for some past provocative ponderings. Feel free to Tweet your feedback to me @ccsteed. Enjoy yourself!

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Every Saturday I’m in town in Chicago, I make it a point to support the Hyde Park Farmer’s Market. There are so many delicious, fresh and organic options. From the variety of mushrooms to the fresh fruit and veggies. My husband’s all time fav is getting fresh flowers to brighten up our home every week…. Read more »

I just ticked off another year on this life’s journey. It was an excruciatingly tough year filled with growth, lessons and pain. Through it, I was able to gain some perspective that I hadn’t necessarily requested, but that I’m sure will come in handy down the line. At least I’m hoping. I’m usually not one… Read more »

So lately, I’ve been feeling more “meh” versus creative towards my various projects. It could be the weather because spring can’t come fast enough or it could be that I haven’t taken a serious vacation yet this year and for Christina, all work and no play…well, you know the rest. But the green buds are… Read more »

Last week, a video produced by actress Amandla Stenberg grabbed much of the interwebs attention and launched a thousand think pieces about cultural appropriation. This 16-year-old artist put out a video on her Instagram that I believe was part of a school project entitled, “Don’t Cash Crop my Cornrows” where she covered a wide spectrum of actions… Read more »

  Life just got more spectacular. I have finally launched my podcast series Sir Coffee and Mrs. Tea! *Cue applause. I am a huge fan of listening to podcasts and having really good, substantive conversations. I also love a luxuriously delicious cup of tea. I decided to grab my husband and record one of our… Read more »

This past Saturday, the husband and I stumbled upon an independent film at the Landmark that was so beautiful and so thought provoking; I just had to pass it on. We were looking forward to our traditional independent movie house visit for a creative jolt and inspiration for our own works in progress. So we… Read more »

I recently had the honor of serving as moderator of rollingout’s Female Success Factor program with the theme of becoming a Social and Digital Mastermind. It was designed to give inspiration to women on their individual paths to making their mark in the workplace, as entrepreneurs and as artists by using today’s tools such as… Read more »

My daddy and I are pretty close. It has always been this way. We have not always agreed on everything – especially when I wanted to stay out all night and party till dawn while in high school – but we worked through our differences and now are like two peas in a pod. We… Read more »

I recently caught a news report about a new exhibit at the Smithsonian museum which attempts to encapsulate what it means to be cool. I stopped getting prepared for my work day to listen to what the curators of the exhibit had concluded who and what to be cool in our society. Entitled “American Cool”, the… Read more »