Spending the better part of the past week with my parents as they vacationed in Florida ended up feeling like a bit of a vacation for me, as well. It was both enjoyable and a little confusing. While we spent most of the time in/near my own home, I feel as though I've been gone. ...
With the parents in town, what better excuse to try out a new, highly recommended restaurant with a menu that foodies would obsess over? Ulele is part of a family of restaurants that began with The Columbia (also a must when visiting Florida). Built directly next to Ulele spring (named after Native American Princess Ulele of local ...
My Grammy post was called 2015 Grammy Awards Recap, but I opted to leave out "recap" this time because it would have been entirely inaccurate. My thoughts on the red carpet will fill enough space that going on about the entire show could be overkill. Overall, I thought the Oscar Awards were much more successful (in ...
This week I've been a housewife. Cleaning, laundry, bills, cooking and cleaning again. It seriously cut into my blogging time, but the house is looking pretty durn good (you know, aside from all the desired structural and aesthetic improvements - because walking on the construction slab is only entertaining for so long...) However, it's Friday, and ...
I visited the eye doctor today. It had been several years and, until I pulled up in front of the doors, I'd forgotten one of the highlights of my eye doctor's office. Rosco. Rosco - photo via Shettle Family Eye Care Facebook page When I arrived, Rosco was sleeping just inside the glass door, basking in ...
Oh, Monday, you sneaky little sneaker, you. There are suddenly a lot of projects/appointments on my schedule this week and I'm hoping to get a significant start on things today. Scratch that. I was hoping to get a significant start, today. It feels like I may already be falling behind. First on the to-do list is clean-up from Valentine's ...
Valentine's Day is almost here and I've completely refrained from mentioning it on the ol' blogeroo. Full disclosure: I actually thought Valentine's Day was today... until my husband, yesterday morning, informed me that it is tomorrow, Saturday. To be clear, I know that Valentine's Day is February 14th, I just thought that today (Friday) was ...
It's not something I'm proud of, but I am absolutely guilty of envy. Most of the time I don't notice, or chalk it up to a general "want" of things, but a recent bout of Blog Envy made me realize that I may have some serious envy issues. Or, more accurately, inadequacy issues. Before I started writing ...
It's Wednesday, which makes me think of the Geico camel commercials. Before I get on with #HASHTAGHUMPDAY, a little rant about those camel commercials. The first commercial, with the camel in the office on hump day, totally hysterical. The second commercial, with people at the zoo, yelling at the camels? Lame. Not only was it ...
Have I ever mentioned I'm a quitter? Looking back at my childhood, it's easy to see why my mother was so frustrated. She did her darnedest to get me involved in something - anything - that might pique my interest. Unfortunately, I was a stubborn little thing and once I'd determined that something was no ...
