Whiskey Weather.

I was feeling really gloomy about turning 28.  I had planned to spend the day alone feeling bad for myself, instead I took a good friend’s advice and put together a gathering of close friends, too much food and plenty of whiskey. This was the liquor and wine table.  In the drink canister I made a vodka cocktail for my non-whiskey loving friends. RECIPE: A full handle of Tito’s vodka 3 oranges cut…

Where would you go?

My mother has terminal cancer. This has been the most difficult year of my life.  Dealing with the idea of losing my best friend and mother is the worst thing I could imagine.       This is mom and I a couple years back in Hawaii,                                we had a beautiful trip. I could talk about that but instead I am trying to stay positive, as that is what my mother wishes. SOOOOO, if…

I can easily lose hours in a thrift store.  I prefer to attend garage sales and estate sales, but since those are only available on weekends, thrifting at local used stores is a good replacement. On this trip I was on a mission to find a new (used) french press and a basket for cat toys.  There are usually multiple french presses, but I wasn’t that lucky this day.  Although I did find a bunch of…

Cooking.  I love cooking. I love distractions when I am facing personal struggles in life.  Even more so I love taking a negative thought and turning it into something different, something worth using my energy towards. By no means am I a chef, nor do I consider myself an outstanding cook, but I love taking random ingredients and creating something delicious.  I get a lot of pleasure from making…

Another day of early morning coffee and exploring the streets for treasure signs, this day was a bit more interesting than most!  It was a pretty standard day of browsing through strangers discarded items that was interrupted with two women literally in a fight over some gardening items!  No joke. Like a brawl. Like toddlers not getting to have dessert before dinner behavior! Treasure this way! I…

I love trying new products, but I also hate wasting money on products that don’t live up to their promises.  As a result of falling for clever advertisements made for miracle products that guarantee to give you amazing results, I have a cupboard full of bottle after bottle filled with useless goop that left me disappointed. One late (probably drunk, let’s be honest) night while wandering through…