I Could Get Lost

I made a trip to our local independently run health food store this morning. I find it fascinating and could get lost in there for hours looking around. There are pills for everything. They have hgh pills, diet pills, sleep supplements and anything else you can imagine. They even have a whole section devoted to pet care and feeding. You can take care of your whole family by shopping there.

I'm a Little Jealous

I've been hearing about how hot the food truck trend is in larger cities. Some of them are supposed to have great food. Unfortunately, no one here has picked up on the trend and started one. It would be a great idea for feeding all of the hungry hoards at the beaches, but it would be seasonal. Maybe that's what is stopping them. Maybe I should start one, I could do my special Cuban pork sandwiches and my spicy beef ones. Now if I just had the funds...

A Little Side Trip

I have decided to plan a little get away for my husband and I as a reward for him. I want to show him how much I appreciate the new kitchen we are building. My inclination is an Orlando vacation. He loves it there plus his brother and two of his daughters live in the area. He's always happy when he can visit them. I'll time it so that we can spend a day at one of the theme parks with his grandkids!

Where to Go?

My sister has decided to plan a family reunion. With the way our family gets along that could turn out to be a dangerous undertaking but I'm not going to rain on her parade. She called me yesterday wanting advise on where to hold it. She is considering lining up some Outer Banks vacation rentals. I told her it sounds like an excellent idea. What I didn't tell her is that I would have agreed to anywhere that involves holding it more than 100 miles from me!

Putting It To Good Use

Now that the weather is behaving a little more like Florida weather, I have started using my outdoor kitchen. When we planned the renovation I had the idea that I could cook in my outdoor kitchen while it was in progress. Unfortunately, we have had the coldest winter in 20 years here including tons of rain. Things have finally improved and I have moved outside. I smoked ribs yesterday. Today I am planning hamburgers on the grill and sauteed potatoes. I love it when it's warm!

What to Choose?

Now that the kitchen renovation is moving along it's time to make some decorating decisions. I went to Lowe's yesterday and brought home a stack of paint chips. Our house is near the beach so we have a beach theme. I'm going with nautical colors in shades of blue and green. What I haven't figured out are the window coverings. They had some nice faux wood blinds in white and that's the way I am leaning. I like bright, clear colors accented in white and these were in white. There's so many decisions to make on a remodel!

My New Gig

I've shared with you before that I write online content for a living. What I haven't shared is my latest job. I have started taking on twitter account. My official title is "social media manager." Sounds fancy, doesn't it? What it means is I tweet for companies and people. My newest client deals in business insurance. It's a little difficult to come up with interesting tweets for such a dry subject but I'm learning. Isn't life on the internet grand?

A Little Austin Envy

SWSX is going on in Austin, TX right now. Every other tweet that I see has the hashtag in it. I have to admit to a little bit of envy on my part. Everyone in SEO , social media, blogging and every other online entity is in attendance. One of these years I swear I am going. I might walk around like a star struck kid with my mouth hanging open but I would enjoy every minute of it. Can you imagine hanging out in the blogger lounge and seeing someone like problogger? .... I can dream, can't I?

Shopping Fun

I made the mistake of going to the outlet mall yesterday. For some reason it didn't dawn on me that it is the middle of spring break. When the spring break crowd gets tired of the beach they head to the outlet mall for some shopping therapy. The poor sales clerk in the Coach outlet was waving a barcode scanner and ringing up merchandise as fast as she could. Needless to say, I left. I didn't need a new purse that bad.

Can't Stay Inside

This week has had the kind of weather than I live in Florida for. Spring is my favorite time of year and it is in full bloom here on the gulf coast. Our ipods have been getting more use than they have in months because we have been going on walks every day. It was a long, cold winter but things are looking up and we are enjoying the sunshine.

New Neighbors

The good news is that the house next door finally sold. It has been on the market for almost three years. We were excited to hear that we were finally going to have new neighbors. The bad news is that so far they look like the kind of neighbors everyone hears about. You know the kind, the ones with a yard full of cars and other miscellaneous objects. So far they have two disreputable boats, three cars and two picnic tables that look 30 year old. This may turn into a nightmare.

Rearranging Everything

Our kitchen renovation is morphing into a complete redecoration of the living area. The kitchen is open to the family room so it all goes together. I have decided to upgrade the family room while we are doing things. I plan to go out and look at entertainment centers this week. I want something more modern to hold all of the stereo equipment and the flat screen. It all needs to look unified. At least shopping will get me out of the house and away from my messed up kitchen!

How Much Longer?

I was at the store yesterday and watched a cashier who was stymied by a customer paying cash. She is so used to people paying electronically that she was unsure how to make change. She even had problems getting the cash out of the mmf drawer. I wonder how much longer it will be before businesses stop taking cash altogether. Credit cards, debit cards and online transactions are taking over, it's only a matter of time before cash is passe.

Loving Them

I haven't mentioned the two puppies, Bella and Jake in a while. They are doing wonderfully and growing daily. Bella is a little ball of fire and always busy, even too busy for kisses a lot of the time. Jake, or JJ as we seem to call him more and more, is the most loving dog I've ever had. He is always ready to give affection. It's been fun to see them win my husband over to the small dog side. He has fallen totally in love with them.

Spring Is Here

Spring is finally here in north Florida. The arrival of the spring break crowd is not the only sign. The daffodils are blooming, my cherry tree is beautiful and the redbuds are ready to burst out into their beautiful lavender colors. It was a very long and cold winter but it looks like we have finally come to the end of it. It is time to remove the spa cover and jump in. Who's ready?