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• What I drank November 2019

  Posted at 11:25 am by CS, on December 5, 2019

  There was a lot going on this last month. Between vacations and weddings and holidays, it’s not a shock that the month flew by. Luckily I did still find time to try some new and interesting drinks.

  Baileys espresso crème- Now I may have “cheated” just a little with this one as I have had this prior to November. But it was only once and it wasn’t a large amount so I’m not counting it. But I treated myself this month to a bottle of it to bring down to Tampa for a wedding. Figured it would be great in coffee or hit chocolate. I was right, and it was delicious. This is good by itself in a glass with ice as well.

  Key Lime Sparkling wine- this has been something I’ve wanted to try for years, every time I see it on a menu for the food and wine festival at Disney. I never had gotten around to actually trying it until this year. I was pleasantly surprised how not sweet it was. I was expecting it to be a lot sweeter than it was so I’m glad I was wrong. This is another drink that is good by itself, or made into a mimosa. We were able to find a bottle of it at a fruit stand in central Florida, and although it was a bit pricy, I’m happy to have finally been able to try it.

  Cider flight at the Epcot experience center at Epcot- this was a hidden gem found at the food and wine festival. People know about the new Epcot experience that shows all the updates coming to epcot, but there is also a counter where you can buy snacks and drinks inside. They offer a cider flight with 3 kinds of cider. The 3 daughters brewing spicy cinnamon hard cider, ciderboys strawberry magic hard cider, and Florida beer co caribé blood orange hard cider. All three were great, but I think the strawberry magic was my favorite. After I had drank enough of all three, I did pour them all together into a single cup so I could walk around the showcase a bit easier, and all of them mixed wasn’t terrible. I’m hoping this isn’t just a festival offering so I can order them again.

  

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• Epcot’s Food and Wine Festival “Best of the Fest”

  Posted at 11:10 am by CS, on November 25, 2019

  Now that the Epcot food and wine festival has ended, I wanted to write about what I considered to be the “best of the fest.”

  This is all my opinion and what I thought was the best of all I tried at the festival. And with that, I did not try everything, I did not have the time or money, but I would like to think I tried a good bit.

  And yes I realize the festival is over so you can’t try anything on this list. But hopefully they will bring them all back in 2020 so that you have a chance.

  My best for the food would be the Lump Crab Cake with Napa Cabbage Slaw and Avocado-Lemongrass Cream from coastal eats. This crab cake was amazing, and the avocado-lemongrass cream just added something that I didn’t know needed to be added to a crab cake. This was the first thing I tried at the festival so I was sure I would find something better, but nothing ever seemed to top it. I will be getting this every year they bring it back.

  

  Winner for the drink portion of the festival is the Ciderboys Lemon Cello Hard Cider from the Appleseed orchard booth. I don’t know if it was because this booth was indoors at the Canada pavilion or if it was just that good, but I got this cider a total of 4 times throughout the festival because I just kept thinking about it. I am now trying to find where I can buy it.

  

  Now some other favorites of mine both food and drink.

  Mimosa flight from the Shimmering Sips booth.

  Smoked Corned Beef with Crispy Potatoes, Cheese Curds, Pickled Onions and Beer-Cheese Fondue from the Flavors of fire booth.

  Schöfferhofer Hefeweizen Pomegranate Beer from the Brewer’s collection booth.

  The IMPOSSIBLE™ Burger Slider with Wasabi Cream and spicy Asian Slaw on a Sesame Seed Bun from the Active eats booth.

  Italian Margarita with Limoncello and Tequila and Ravioli Carbonara: Parmesan and Pecorino Ravioli, Egg Yolk, Cream, and Bacon from the Italy booth.

  

  Did you have any other favorites? What do you hope they bring back next year?

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• Kid friendly Food and Wine options

  Posted at 11:30 am by CS, on November 21, 2019

  While adults tend to flock to Epcot’s Food and Wine festival for the wine/drink aspect of it, when you have kiddos coming with you need to sort of take a look at what sort kid friendly food options you can find for them.

  We have been to the Food and Wine Festival on 3 occasions with Cameron. And every time it was around lunch or dinner time for Cameron so we knew whatever menu options we chose, they had to be approved by our picky little toddler. Luckily with so many food booth options, we had plenty to pick from. Here’s what we found were winners in Cameron’s book. Be on the look out for my best of the fest post for what I really enjoyed during the festival coming soon!

  Flavors of fire: Smoked Corned Beef with Crispy Potatoes, Cheese Curds, Pickled Onions and Beer-Cheese Fondue. Corned beef, love, crispy potatoes, double love, and then topped with beer cheese fondue!! Cameron was in heaven with this one. We originally bought it for ourselves and she ended up eating most of it. Although I can’t blame her because it was really good.

  

  Belgium:Beer-braised Beef served with Smoked Gouda Mashed Potatoes. Give this child some mashed potatoes and she’s in heaven. Carbs are her friend and this one was a winner. We didn’t even try to get a bite in because she probably would have take our hand off.

  

  Active eats: Loaded Macaroni & Cheese with Nueske’s® Pepper Bacon, Cheddar and Leeks. Once again, carbs are this child’s friend. If she could eat Mac and cheese all day every day I think she would be perfectly content. Sadly I don’t have a photo of her eating this, or even a picture of the food since by the time I tried, it was already gone.

  In Germany we got a bratwurst and she ended up eating most of the pretzel roll it came on, so while she liked it, it was only part of the menu item we ordered. She also stole bits of a cheesecake trio my father ordered, with the raspberry one being her favorite.

  It’s so nice to find things she really likes, especially because now that she is two we are really starting to see her pickiness of food come out. And we really don’t want her living off French fries and chicken tenders if we can help it.

  We still have one more trip to the festival, so hopefully we can find another couple kid friendly options she will enjoy!

  Posted in Thing I Love | 0 Comments | Tagged cheese, Epcot, festival, food, food and wine, kid friendly, Mac and cheese, mashed potatoes

• Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort-kid friendly review

  Posted at 11:06 am by CS, on November 7, 2019

  I want to preface this with I’m not being paid or sponsored to make this post. Although I would love to be sponsored by Disney because I mean who wouldn’t. All opinions are my own.

  For Cameron’s second birthday, we had lots of different celebrations because family was in and out of town and we wanted to celebrate with everyone. One such celebration was that we treated myself, my mom, and Cameron to a weekend stay at a Disney resort when some out of town family was coming to visit Disney for the Columbus Day weekend.

  Now due to pricing and timing, we knew deluxe resorts were way out of the question. A few moderate resorts were reasonably priced, but knowing we wouldn’t be spending a lot of time in the room we weren’t completely sold on them. Then a Florida resident/annual pass holder offer popped up for our dates and a value resort opened up and I knew that was probably the best route to take. Granted the resort was still close to 200 a night, with it being a holiday weekend and all, we still made it out pretty well for a 3 night stay on property. We ended up staying at all-star movies, in a preferred room in the 101 Dalmatians section. Here are some pros and cons and findings from our stay.

  Let’s start with the room. Now as a value resort we knew the room wasn’t going to be huge or super fancy. But I was delightfully surprised that ever since they refurbished the value resorts the rooms were nicer than expected. Laminate floors, better lighting, and a Murphy bed to get more space within the room were really nice. It helped in the morning when we were trying to get ready. I also enjoyed the space of the room as a whole because we brought Cameron’s pack n play and we had plenty of room to set it up and have space to walk around. The beds were comfy, pillows great, AC worked wonderfully, so all in all a good room to be in. My two biggest issues with the room were the coffee maker and the bathtub. The coffee maker was a small single cup maker which just for me being spoiled with a full pot grinding beans coffee maker didn’t exactly cut it. The coffee just wasn’t as strong as I would have hoped. But we made due, and just grabbed more coffee inside the parks. The bathtub situation wasn’t completely horrible either. It’s just that it had a sliding door instead of a shower curtain. And while it looks nicer, probably easier to clean, and sleeker it just was harder to bathe Cameron because the door only stops halfway so you’re either stuck between the toilet and the bathtub or you’re far away from the faucet. But once again we made due for our short stay.

  Amenities, while the value resort may not have as many as some deluxe and moderate resorts, for our length of stay we had just what we needed. We never really ate in the food court, but they seemed to have some decent options. I did try mobile ordering for the first time at the food court, and my experience with that wasn’t terrible but I think it could have been better. I don’t know if they were overly busy, or if the person working mobile order wasn’t paying attention, but I feel like we waited a lot longer than we probably should have from the time I clicked the “I’m here” button on my app to when the food was actually ready for us to pick up. We weren’t in any rush as we were just going back to the room to eat, but it still was a bit of a let down to still have to wait around at the window. The only other amenity we really experienced was the kiddie pool/interactive splash pad area. Cameron had the best time playing there and meeting some other kiddos. Luckily we had no issues getting her away when it was time to go.

  It was so great to take Disney transportation while we were there. So nice to park the car at the resort and then not have to drive again until we left. The biggest con I found was that we had to share a bus with some of the other all-star resorts. This wasn’t every occasion, like early in the morning, or to certain parks, but in the middle of the day, or to places like Disney springs, we did find ourselves sharing a bus with the all-star music resort which made for busier busses in the middle of the day and more stops before being dropped off or picked up.

  All in all I think it was a great resort stay. Being a value resort I knew we wouldn’t be getting a super fancy stay, but having a kiddo and only being there for a few nights and mostly using it for sleeping it definitely did the job. I would definitely stay there again if it came to it!

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• Fun new drinks in October 2019

  Posted at 11:22 am by CS, on October 31, 2019

  My favorite monthly post is once upon us again. I think about what new and fun drinks I tried throughout the month. This month saw more trips to Epcot’s Food and Wine festival, which never disappoints with new varieties of drink options to try.

  First, I got the blood orange margarita from inside the Mexico pavilion. You can get it from La Cava de Tequila. So while not exactly part of the food and wine festival, they make amazing margaritas. Now I will admit I have tried this margarita before, but it was 5 years ago and so I’m pretending it’s brand new to me. Now this margarita is made with Tequila, orange liqueur, earthy sweet-tart mix of blood orange juice, wild berry foam. On the rocks with a Tajín chili powder on the rim. I’m not one for stuff on the rim of my margaritas, but this wasn’t so bad. Now they are a little pricy, but that’s Disney for you. I think these are worth the 13-15 price tag though because it is a full sized drink. Make sure if you are wanting one from here to get their early before a big line forms.

  

  Schöfferhofer Hefeweizen Pomegranate Beer from the Brewer’s collection booth. This beer had a nice and fruity taste, without being to sweet or fruity. It was a good choice, after a not so great margarita from the Mexico booth. (It was just not my flavor, not that it was horrible all around) it’s time like this I wish I could get full size beers and not just sample sizes at the booths. I think Disney should allow for that, of course for an up charge.

  

  Mimosa flight from the shimmering sips mimosa bar booth. This is the one booth I was so excited for since they introduced it in previous years that I couldn’t make it to the festival. Luckily it did not disappoint. I chose the mimosa flight because I couldn’t decide which one I wanted to try. The flight came with a key lime mimosa, tropical mimosa, and a blood orange mimosa. It’s hard to pick a favorite out of the three because they were all good. I think if I had to choose it would go key lime, tropical, blood orange. But it’s all super close in my vote. This is something I could see myself ordering again once more before the festival ends.

  Super excited to see what new things I can try in November. The holidays are my favorite time of year, so hoping some holiday drinks will make my list the next few months.

  Posted in Thing I Love | 0 Comments | Tagged drinks, fab orites, margarita, mimosa, October, pomegranate beer

• Let’s party beaches!!

  Posted at 12:19 pm by CS, on October 3, 2019

  A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of helping to throw one of my best friends a bachelorette party in Folly Beach/Charleston SC. We had the best time and it was so much, but as I was trying to plan and get ideas I was having the hardest time finding information on the location and things to do so I figured I can write out all the fun things we did to maybe help someone else in the future. Plus, now I get to reminisce about the great weekend we had all over again.

  We had gone back and forth on different locations where we wanted to throw the bachelorette party and after many talks and searching we decided on SC. So a group of 10 of us descended on SC to throw our bride to be the best weekend we could.

  Getting to Folly Beach wasn’t as hard as I expected it to be. Now flights into Charleston were a bit pricier than some other destinations but everyone was able to find some good deals, we also had some girls, myself included, drive into town which helped a lot because we were able to bring some stuff and save a little bit of money.

  Where we stayed: we knew we wanted to all make sure we stayed together. We did not want to be in multiple hotel rooms because that’s just not as fun when trying to get ready and spend time together. We were able to find a great house rental that was steps away from everything in Folly beach. Our bride to be wanted to be as close to the beach as possible and the MOH made that happen with this rental. It was a great penthouse that had plenty of room and amazing views. https://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p1268253vb

  

  What we did: Obviously being down at the beach we had to spend some time on the actual beach. We hung out and laid out and played in the ocean on Friday morning, as well as some girls returned on Saturday.

  We were also there during the Sea and Sand festival weekend, so on Saturday they shut down the Main Street and had a big festival downtown folly beach. We had a lot of fun checking out local booths, having some food and some drinks.

  We also spent an evening in Charleston doing a pub crawl. We took an Uber to and from Charleston and had no issue what so ever with getting one to pick up and drop off. Now the wait was a bit longer than just a normal few minutes but still wasn’t terrible. That was one thing I was worried about was getting to and from and not being stranded. The pub crawl ended up being a lot of fun. We weren’t totally sure of it because going into it we were a bit wary of the negative reviews we had read on it, but after meeting up with the guide and beginning to drink we realized it was going to be a lot of fun. We went to 3 bars, and the guide led us to a 4th where he ended the tour and that’s where we ended up spending the rest of the evening. Our favorite bar of the night was of course that one which is called Henry’s. It’s multi leveled and had plenty of amazing music, dance floors, and drinks. https://pubtourcharleston.com

  

  We also spent a night out in Folly, in which we went to Snapper Jacks to get their fish bowl drinks, and to St. James Gate pub, where we went upstairs to dance our little hearts out.

  What we ate: When you are near the ocean, you definitely need to try some seafood. The day we arrived, the small group that was there early went to the local crab shack where I had some amazing oysters and a great crab cake.

  Some other memorable meals were at Rita’s seaside grill where we had some great pulled pork nachos and a Key Lime Colada drink that was just absolutely phenomenal. We went here on a tip and so glad we did because we were not disappointed. The chips and dip, margaritas, and street corn at Taco Boy were a win too.

  

  All in all it was a fantastic weekend. Folly beach was a great beach town, it had plenty to do but was small enough that we had no issues walking from place to place so we didn’t need a car at all which was awesome. I had the best time and I hope the bride did too. I want to go back to Folly beach and Charleston just for another trip now.

  Here’s our itinerary just to show what we did:

  Thursday: The girls all arrived at different times. A small group went and got lunch and then drinks while waiting for others. As the others came they joined us at the bar for more food and drinks. Then a group of us went back and decorated the house. We stayed in that night, ordered pizza, played drinking games, and had lots of laughs.

  Friday: After a lazy morning, a grocery store run, and breakfast we headed to the beach for a little bit. Then back to the house to be lazy, nap, and get ready for dinner. Dinner was at Taco Boy in Folly Beach then we took an Uber into Charleston for the pub crawl. Ended the night at Henry’s bar and took an Uber back to the house where all us ate some drunken food.

  Saturday: Another lazy morning and breakfast at the house. We then split off into groups and half went to the beach and the other half went to the festival in town. We had lunch at Rita’s then back to the house to drink and get ready for the last night in Folly. We had dinner at Wiki Wiki sandbar, then went to Snapper Jacks for drinks and ended the night at the pubs upstairs dance floor.

  Sunday: Sadly everyone got up and went our own separate ways as the weekend came to an end. Next stop is the wedding!!

  

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• What I drank September 2019

  Posted at 11:27 am by CS, on September 30, 2019

  So yet another month has passed us by very quickly. This month was filled with fun and friends and some very good drink choices. I’m very sad that some of the drinks I had this month aren’t easily found which means I will only be able to think about how good they were in the future.

  Ciderboys Lemon Cello Hard Cider: So I’m a cider girl, as I’ve grown older it’s just what I seem to gravitate more towards. It’s crisp and fruity, and depending on what you get not overly sweet or overly filling. I think this cider is hands down my new favorite cider and I’m sad that I’ve looked around to see if I could find it anywhere to buy it and I have had no luck. It’s hint of lemon in the apple cider and it was amazing. I had it at Disney at the Food and Wine Festival so the plus is that since the festival is going on for a little while longer I can at least go back and get some in the near future.

  

  Strawberry Basil Lemonade: Oh, my, goodness. I’ve had a non alcoholic version of this years ago in Tennessee and I remember being slightly obsessed and not happy that I couldn’t make it or find a decent recipe for it. Well in Charleston this past weekend we went to “The Rooftop bar at Vendue” and they had a strawberry basil lemonade cocktail. I was immediately sold, (as were most of the girls I was with). It did not disappoint. It’s made with Cathead Honeysuckle Vodka, House Made Basil Strawberry Lemonade, Fresh Basil Leaves. Once again I find myself wanting to find this recipe for the lemonade and making it at home. Sadly I didn’t take a photo of it because it was gone before I realized it would be making an appearance in the blog.

  Key lime colada: This is basically a key lime pie in a glass. At least to me that’s what I gathered from it. It’s lime juice, a piña colada and a graham cracker rim. We got it at Rita’s Surfside Grill in Folly Beach, South Carolina. I can’t say enough good things about this. It was a tad on the sweet side so I was only able to drink one, but if my stomach could have handled more I would have gotten more. It’s that perfect cold drink on a hot day sort of drink. And that dash of lime juice to give it the tartness was unbelievably good.

  

  By far I think this month has been my favorite month so far for new drinks. October has some big shoes to fill.

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• What I drank in August 2019

  Posted at 11:18 am by CS, on August 29, 2019

  Well I must admit this month flew by that I barely had time to process what I in fact did drink this month. Most things were repeats and things I’ve sampled before, but I got to try 3 new things that I was pretty excited about. Not shockingly all 3 items are found at Disney world, but luckily for me, not inside any park.

  Dole Whip Frozcato Mimosa: this to me is like a dole whip on steroids. You have the pineapple dole whip, you have moscato, you have vodka, then you add a champagne topper and boom you have an adult dole whip with all the fixings. It was good, when I got it, it was so hot it melted before I really could enjoy every bit of it but I would get it again for sure. Side note I never got a photo of it either because of how fast it went.

  Sangria-Tini: This drink I had during our parents weekend to Disney. I had to get what was in the drink from the Disney website because I chose it since it has the words sangria and Tini in it. It’s made with Stolichnaya Vodka, Garnacha Old Vines, Combier Crème de Pêche De Vigne, and Sweet-and-Sour. It was very very good. Had I not wanted to try other drinks out I would have gotten a second. This can be found at the Dahlia lounge in the new tower at Disney’s Coronado springs resort. It wasn’t to sweet or overpowering, a very nice drink to sip on during dinner or happy hour.

  

  Dole whip lime margarita: I’m sensing a theme with my August drinks. Both Disney and dole whip. This one is a dole whip lime that is mixed with tequila. It was very good, a little on the sweet side but nothing to overpowering. We found this at the Polynesian resort and it definitely didn’t disappoint as we sipped them while watching the fireworks. I will most likely be getting this again in the future. Here is hoping they keep it around.

  

  This year is flying, can not believe that we are almost to September which means another month, another few more drinks to discover and hopefully love. I have a feeling disney will pop up in some of my future months drinks as well. What can I say, I can’t stay away.

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• Parents Getaway

  Posted at 12:04 pm by CS, on August 12, 2019

  So this weekend we had the opportunity to have a little parents only staycation. Big shout out to my mom and step dad for watching the little one so that my husband and I could have a weekend alone.

  With my husbands travel schedule lately and everything going on with work, the move, life in general, we just hadn’t had a lot of time to ourselves. And yes, we are parents and signed up for that, but after realizing that this trip was the first overnight (away) trip that we’ve ever had since becoming parents we figured we would take advantage of it.

  Living in Florida you have so many great options for staycations because there are so many great options so close to you all the time. Well, my husband must really love me, because I convinced him to go to Disney for the weekend. I’m a huge Disney nerd/fan, have been since I can remember. My husband, not so much, but I can see that having Cameron has started to thaw that heart of his for the magic that Disney brings, so I’m beyond grateful I was able to convince him to let us stay at Disney and have a kid free weekend.

  And I know what you may be thinking, you can’t have fun at Disney without kids…well that’s what some people want you to think…cough cough. But I can tell you, I absolutely LOVE taking my daughter to Disney, the magic and the memories are beyond compare, but you want to know what else is amazing…not having to push a stroller through a crowd.

  But I digress with my rant about why we chose Disney, here’s how we spent our couple days of alone time. Now I will say, we did not go to any theme parks, we wanted to sort of just relax, spend time together, and take advantage of other things Disney has to offer.

  We stayed at Disney’s Coronado Springs resort. It’s a moderate resort that very Mexicali/Spanish/southwestern themed that had been at the top of my Disney resort bucket list so I was SO happy when we decided to stay there. They have been renovating that hotel like crazy and just built a new tower that was so gorgeous, the design literally made my jaw drop. Now we didn’t stay in the new tower, but our room was just as nice. Very sleek and a bit more modern, it did just the job we needed it too.

  

  The first night, once we checked in, we got ready for drinks and dinner. We had drinks at the Dahlia lounge in the new tower of the hotel. I had an amazing sangria-tini and then a strawberry hard cider. My husband had an old fashioned that he said was quite good. The views from this lounge, being on the 16th floor were just wonderful. Now the weather was being it’s typical Florida summertime weather so we were dealing with clouds and rain, but still being able to see for miles was amazing.

  

  After drinks we went next door where we had reservations at Toledo- Tapas, steak, and seafood. The food here was good, I say good because it wasn’t great, but I’ve had worse. We had mussels, octopus, and a tomato bread as appetizers/tapas. Then I ordered the hanger steak and my husband got the filet. We both thought mine was the better of the two dishes. Once again, neither were bad, but we have had better. For dessert we ordered the Toledo Tapas Bar, a chocolate dessert that was progressive with its flavors and that was pretty darn delicious.

  Once we finished with dinner, I did what any Disney fan would do. I begged my husband to go see some fireworks. Yes we were on the 16th floor of a building and PROBABLY could have seen them from there, but I wanted to be closer and more certain I would be able to see them. So we took an Uber to Disney’s Polynesian resort and watched the magic kingdom fireworks from the beach while sipping dole whip lime margaritas. These were a bit sweet but oh so tasty. I will definitely be getting them again.

  

  

  Once the fireworks, and water light pageant ended it was back to our hotel for the evening.

  The next day we took full advantage of no child and slept in enjoying being able to do so. Once we got ourselves up and ready we headed to Disney springs to walk around, shop, and have lunch. We had lunch at The Boathouse which has become our favorite restaurant for a date on Disney property. We haven’t had a bad meal or a bad server here and so we’ve decided it’s going to become “our Disney place.” We had oysters, because we had been craving them. Then my husband got a salad and I had a sandwich which was wonderful.

  

  After lunch, back to the room for some relaxing and just lounging. I really didn’t want to do anything else but just spend time with my husband, and yes we could have done more shopping or go to the pool or other things, but the weather also was not looking so hot so we took advantage of spending some time hanging out in our room.

  The for our final Disney meal, we went to Disney’s beach club resort and had dinner at Cape May Cafe, which is a seafood buffet dinner. My husband was in heaven. It was a good meal, but I’m not one for buffets so I never really “spend the price” when it comes to getting my moneys worth. But it was still very good and a great last meal at Disney for the weekend. If you have any seafood lovers, this would be a good place to take them as well. After dinner we walked the resort a bit, took a look at the boardwalk then headed back to the room.

  Next morning, was checking out and going back to see our girl. It was a super quick and super chill weekend, but I think it’s what we needed. Recharge a little, spend time together, and just enjoy ourselves. Now if I can convince him to go to Disney with me all the time it would be perfect

  Can you believe this is the ONLY picture we took together the whole weekend?!

  

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• Mommy self-care

  Posted at 12:37 pm by CS, on August 5, 2019

  It is so easy for moms to get stressed, it’s also super easy for moms to forget to do a little something for themselves. I know for me I always say, “oh yeah I want to do this or to have this done,” and then time passes and I never do or the money I had set aside for myself I end up spending on Cameron. I don’t mind at all doing that, but there are some times you really just have to put yourself first. As I try to remember, you have to take care of yourself or else you won’t be able to take care of your kiddos.

  Here are some of my favorite ways to self care and sort of pamper myself.

  Bubble baths– this has been tried and true for me since way before I even became a mom. Have a headache, take a bubble bath, have a hangover, take a bubble bath, want to relax, take a bubble bath. Once I became a mom, bubble baths became few and far between but every now and then I do get to enjoy some alone time with my bubbles and my book.

  Face masks– I have recently become mildly obsessed with face masks. It’s mostly been the sheet face masks now that those seem to be the easiest to find. What is super great about them too is that they don’t take a long time to do so it also helps when you may not get a lot of time to really pamper yourself. I also love trying different kinds and seeing what they can do for my face.

  Massages– this is one that although I say I’m going to do, and set money aside for, I still have yet to treat myself to one. One of these days, when I don’t feel so guilty about spending money on myself I’ll do it.

  Mani/Pedi- I used to love getting my nails and toes done, and when we lived in Tally I had some of the best places to go, but then we moved to Cali and I just could never find a place that had decent enough reviews for the prices so I just never treated myself. Now that we are back in Florida I’ve been on the hunt for a new salon so my hands and feet do need a little love being back in the Florida heat. Luckily for me I get the basics which don’t cost an a and a leg so I don’t feel so badly about allowing myself to get them done.

  What are some ways you treat yourself? Or pamper yourself? Do you have any self care tips?

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