Emily Sotakoun

4 days ago | 97zokonline.com | Emily Sotakoun

I'm almost 30 years old and still Google, "can this go in the microwave?" way more than I'd like to admit. Seriously, how am I old enough to pay bills and live on my own, but don't know if a plastic container can be microwaved? I will be completely honest here. One time, I put my mascara bottle in the microwave for 15 seconds to get the mascara to warm up because it was too dry and the bottle exploded. The entire microwave as covered in black mascara.

4 days ago | 97zokonline.com | Emily Sotakoun

If you're an Illinois homeowner, here are five signs it might be time to remove a tree from your yard. My parents have a ton of trees in their yard—it's basically a forest around their house. Over the years, many of the trees have started leaning and branches slowly break off onto the driveway putting their cars at risk for damage.  My parents started cutting down the trees around their house that were hovering over powerlines, then any trees that had lots of dead limbs.

1 week ago | 97zokonline.com | Emily Sotakoun

Not gonna lie—this whole password breach thing has me a little freaked out because someone just tried hacking into my Facebook account this week. I got a notification that someone tried changing my Facebook password, so when I went to change it to secure my account, Facebook locked me out for four days. Four agonizing days not being able to scroll on Facebook (I know, first world problems).

1 week ago | 97zokonline.com | Emily Sotakoun

If there's one thing I will never apologize for, it's eating crab leg in public like I'm at home eating alone. I'm going to get messy. I'm going to splash butter on my shirt. It's inevitable. I love crab legs. The butter. The lime. The work I have to put in to crack the shell—it's a whole experience I'll never get enough of. So, when I saw this restaurant in Rockford had a gigantic platter of crab legs for less than $100, I had to try it.

1 week ago | 97zokonline.com | Emily Sotakoun

Graduation always sneaks up so fast, and suddenly you're wondering—what the heck do I get everyone for a grad gift? You're not alone!Every time I've ever been invited to a graduation party, I always stress so hard on what to get someone. As much as they say, "oh, as long as you're there that's all that matters!" you still want to get them the best gift ever.