Vacation Mode

We are getting ready for this years family vacation! A first for us as we will be cruising!

I feel like there is so much to learn about cruising and what is supposed to be a relaxed vacation is getting a bit stressful. We will be spending a week in Florida- driving the keys, visiting Everglades and Kennedy Space Center, then we will board the ship and head to Grand Cayman and Cuba!

I am most excited about Cuba, but again, so much to learn. I have  been studying and reading every thing I can get my hands on for this trip.  What I have learned is that it is safe but oppressed. The people want us there and then they don't. It is a way of life and a new culture for them to have their home become a tourist destination. My husband and I have always wanted to travel there so this is a bucket list for us and we are taking in as much as possible.

46 days to go!

More info on visiting Cuba from Forbes: 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexandratalty/2018/04/23/yes-you-can-still-travel-to-cuba/#cf36740378db

Still here...

I am still here. Still trying to figure this whole "blogging" thing out. Still wanting someone to listen, still trying to figure out what to even blog about! 

I am a mom, I travel, I work, I occasionally craft, I try to lose weight, I try to maintain weight, we budget...All of these things I have seen people blog about. Usually, they have one topic. I feel like  Jill of all Trades. I know a little about a lot of things, but do I follow them all or just narrow it down to one?

Then even if I decide, how do I promote? Do I want my family and neighbors to know my thoughts? Or just strangers I may never have to face? Do I leverage my friends and family for more traffic. So many things to decide.

But for all that it matters, I am here. Still just going one day at a time.

Accidental Vegan

Yeah..funny story.  So last month, the hubby and I decided to go away for the weekend, last minute. We rode our Harley to Mendocino (our original goal was to get to Bodega Bay. We did and then had a wonderful cheeseburger lunch at 2 pm-this becomes important later in the story because while deciding what to order we had a conversation about having a fancy (steak) dinner once we got to our next destination. So, instead of steak for lunch we had burgers.).. 

After several hours riding up the coast it was cold and getting dark. We rode past Mendocino and into Ft. Bragg. We weren't happy with the hotel choices. We wanted to try an "inn" as opposed to a chain type hotel. We rode straight through the main highway in Ft. Bragg and then opted to turn around and go back to Mendocino. 

I should also mention, I am deathly afraid of bridges. Ever been to this part of California? Yeah, all bridges!

We opted to stay at the first inn we came to. Freezing, wind blowing, getting hungry and allergies getting worse by the minute, I told my husband I trusted him and he could chose the inn. He turns into the first one we pass. A beautiful place, gorgeous plants and flowers in full bloom, thanks to all the CA rain. While it made the scenery beautiful, it was reeking havoc on my already sensitive allergies. But, we went in anyway.

We walk through the lower part of the inn, where they have a mini gym, yoga studio, etc. We make our way upstairs and the place really is beautiful. Warm fire in the lobby, music playing. We arrive at the reception desk and ask about any available rooms. The young lady says she has vacancies and can show us a room. 

What they neglected to tell us was they are the only 100% eco- friendly, vegan resort in North America! hahaha, we found this out while sitting in their restaurant wondering why there was no meat on the menu! We made the best of it, and actually had a really delicious meal but agreed being vegan is NOT for us...

Curious about what we ate and how long we stayed? Comment and I will respond!

Just another day..

**Old post** realized I had drafted this post and never published. I am slightly better spirits but am going to go ahead and publics...**


Literally sitting in my toilet closet in tears.

I don't want to use the "D" word. As much as it runs in my family, many times I feel like it isn't real and it's all in my head. 

The past few months I've watched every one around me change. My friends, my husband, my kids, work.  So many changes, so many people moving on and doing better..and I'm stuck. I can't keep up. I feel like it's sink or swim and I'm drowning.  

I hate this feeling. I can't get out of my own head. 

Hello? Anyone there?

Stumbled back on this blog I created several years ago, but apparently gave up on. I have recently been toying with the idea of creating a blog, but stuck on what to blog about. I don't feel like I have any real passions. I travel, I read, I am a mom, a wife, etc. But do any of these (all of these) define me? Are they my passion?

Then I struggle with how much information would be too much? To little? To personal? Should blogging be this hard?

Who would even listen (read)? Do I want my most intimate friends to know what is really going on in my head? Strangers? Neighbors? The PTA?

I even bounced some idea's of my husband but he was no help, other than to say he would support me if I started one.

I realize that no one may care (or everyone may), but this is for me. I may not have any profound life or parenting tips, I may not have any ways for you to save money or any exotic travel locals that make you want to hop on a plane, but I have some insight on all of the above.

Who knows. For now, here's to hoping you want to read more...

It's been awhile..

I'm afraid of bridges..

I'm afraid of mental hospitals..

I'm afraid of death..

I'm afraid of going crazy..

Another fail...

This ones my fault...

So I tried to make "mini" cakes using tin/aluminum? cans... I've been saving these for a project and this one I messed up...

Directions as follows:

Add cake batter
Bake at 350 for 30minutes

My problem: I think I overfilled the cans not allowing for them to rise...