Happy Earth Day!

Did you know that 40 years ago today was the first Earth Day ever!

A lot has changed with our Earth but there's some things we can do to help. Here's a few things I do to help curb my carbon footprint and help this planet we call home. (Find out your carbon footprint here)

Recycle!

I know you've been told this since grade school (remember the song?) It's a lot easier then you think and most cities have recycle cans just like trash cans so it's even easier for you. I have two trash cans in my kitchen one for cans & plastic (ours go together) and one for regular trash. It makes it easier for everyone to remember to recycle.

Buy Local

That can be either produce and products, in Tallahassee we have a group of locally businesses and services that encourage residents to shop local. You can visit them here, they have a cute slogan that is "Keep it sassy Tallahassee"

Bring Your Own Bags

They don't have to be special to that store either. Plus most reusable bags hold way more than most plastic bags so that means less trips from the car when you bring things in.

Do you have any Earth Day tips? Feel free to share them!

Wordless Wednesday: Old Capitol Building

(pretty good phone picture if I do say so myself, I took it as I was walking back to my office)

i hate you

Dear Pollen,
I'm sick of you invading my sinuses, causing my eyes to be blurring and ichy, and making me stuffy. I want you to leave. In the past you caused me to sneeze so much I chipped my tooth on the kitchen counter (I still remember that, I was 6 years old, how dare you!). You've been here for a week and you've exceded your welcome. You've caused me to sneeze non-stop through the Easter service (yes, I was that girl), which gave me no choice by to take medicine that knocked me out for hours. We had to delay Easter brunch to late lunch since I was out cold. Today you've infected everyone in my office. We all have ichy, watery eyes, chronic sneezing, and the sinus headaches, I'm sure we are all a joy to be around. As much as I love your distant relative Springtime, you are the unwelcomed 4th cousin once removed and it would be in your best interest to LEAVE immediately.

Sincerely,
one very allergic girl who want's to move to the beach


Check out your Allergy Forecast... evidently Florida is one of the worst places to be if you are allergic to pollen.

Wishful Wednesday

It's Wishful Wednesday again over at The Seatle Smith's

'I wish' .... I could re-live one Easter memory from my childhood, and it would be anytime we got to hunt eggs!

I loved looking for Easter eggs, when we would go visit my grandparents and they would be all over their backyard. When would stay in town we would get all dressed up for Easter and take pictures by this cross in the church courtyard where you could put flowers in it (we still do that) and then afterwards they would have a giant Easter egg hunt for all the kids all over the church yard and Sunday School buildings. I had a bf in high school whose family was big on Easter egg hunting, it was an event. They had hundreds of eggs and great prizes inside. It was fun so much fun! :)

 I still decorate eggs with my mom and "the Easter bunny" still leaves us goodies in our baskets to this day, I know we're dorks, but it's a fun tradition we just can't seem to let go.  :)



What Easter memory would you like to experience again??

Friend Makin' Monday: Springtime!

I saw this on Krystal's blog and wanted to join in on the fun!

Friend Makin' Monday was started by Amber and you can head here to find some other fun answers and some amazing new friends!

Here's the questions for this week:

1. Favorite things about Spring: sunshine & longer days, warm weather, everything looks pretty (flowers, green grass, trees are alive again), keeping my windows open for that spring breeze, flip-flops & pedicures, beach trips, nice weekends at the lake, finally being able to lay out by the pool

2. What I'm doing for Spring Break: No spring breaks for me anymore, unless I go to grad school or switch professions and become a teacher. It's my first year outta college and I'm so envious of my friends and brother, (oh and my mom-she's a teacher) who all get to go or already went on spring break.

3. Favorite Spring flower: I love the blooms on dogwood trees, so pretty. And Tulips, they just scream springtime to me.

4. Do you have a garden?: Not this year, yet.

5. If so, what do you grow?: I plan on having a small veggie garden and a few flowers up by the front entry area.

6. Do you do Spring cleaning?: I plan on going through my closet and donating or having a clothing exchange with a few girlfriends, we did it last year and it was so much fun.

7. What is your weather *really* like right now? {Just b/c it's "officially" spring, doesn't mean that it feels like it for some of you}: It's around 60 degrees, sunny with a a few clouds and a very cold breeze...

8. Snapped any weather related photos lately? Share one with us!: Not yet, it's been really gloomy, rainy and cold recently, but thankfully I think the Florida weather is coming back soon.

9. What's your favorite thing to do on a sunny afternoon?: spend it outside, either relaxing with a cool drink and reading a book or magazine or working in the yard.

10. Favorite TV show right now?: I love HGTV, except I'm about over all the 'sell my house'/restaging shows (haha), Desperate Housewives (I've been a fan since the beginning) AND I know it's trashy reality but Real Housewives

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