Spring at The Ecology Center + A New Channel!

A collage of photos from our visit.

Hello, all! Where is the time going? It feels like the holidays were yesterday. Life has been a bit of a rollercoaster since my last post, which is why I’ve been absent for awhile. Just when I think life is calming, something pops up. May is my birthday month, and even though I didn’t do much on the day, it was nice. All that being said, I have finally established a schedule for posts as well as something new, which will be discussed further below. I also have some spring-inspired favorites that I found at The Ecology Center during our visit in March.

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I Tested Positive for Covid-19: The First Week

Yep, you read that right. I have tested positive**. During this pandemic we have taken every precaution and yet, even the best efforts can’t guarantee you won’t catch it. I went about 2.5 years Covid-free, which I guess is good considering how often those I live with go out. You all know how little I leave the house and that I never eat out. We returned from our trip a couple of weeks ago (if you want to read more about that, click here). Before anyone starts asking, yes, we were masked the whole time and used sanitizer on everything we came in contact with, including the whole airline seat, belt, tray, etc. on the flights, as well as the room, and ship. My assumption is that I caught it during the flight home, but unfortunately there is no way to be sure. I also don’t know which variant this is. I’m slowly getting better (by that, I mean progress is happening “slower than molasses in January”), but it’s nothing I didn’t expect. This post is only about my experiences during the first week. I won’t be posting about the rest of my progress, except perhaps once I’ve recovered, as I don’t want it to become a focus for this blog.

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FabFitFun Summer 2020

A screenshot of my box’s contents. All images belong to their respective owner(s).

Note: FabFitFun recently discontinued their affiliate program, so any links here are not affiliate links. I received the FabFitFun summer 2020 box last week, and have to say that I was really disappointed. My box contained a foot & a hand cream, suncare, pillow cover, hyaluronic said serum, eyebrow pencil, cooler bag, and credits for a food subscription as well as one for wine. The overall value for this box was marked at $265.50.

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Liquid-Free Travel

Whether you are going on a road trip, or flying the “friendly skies”, the last thing you want is for your liquids to explode.  Okay, maybe that’s a bit dramatic, but you know what I mean.  You have everything packed, and let’s say you’re taking a flight, which can be stressful enough.  You get to the screening area, and unless you have TSA Pre-Check, you will need to remove your liquids bag.  Unbeknownst to you, the shampoo cap came unscrewed, leaking product all over everything.  Just when things couldn’t get worse, there is a small hole in the bag, and the shampoo has leeched out into the bin.  You’re out of shampoo, have to wash out the bag and wash off its contents, and now you have a bin to clean.  There is a line of people behind you, and the feeling of holding people up just adds to the current stress level. Continue reading

A WONDERful Disney Cruise: Days 5 & 6

Good morning, ocean!

We only have two days left!  Well, one and the morning of another.  The time flew by, but at the same time didn’t.  It’s so hard to explain.  We woke up and got ready for our final visit to Palo.  I almost think it’s worth it to eat every dinner (and brunch) during the duration of the cruise.  We had Samet as our server again, and he gave us a tour of the buffet and menu.  Continue reading

FabFitFun: Summer 2017

I absolutely LOVED the spring edition of FabFitFun (I should probably finish my review), and was equally impressed with the summer box.  Since I don’t subscribe annually, and I probably should, I never know which designs will be in my set.  Everyone knows I hate pink, with the exception of the Cheshire Cat.  The summer box had pink in three of their items:  bkr bottle, Michael Stars ruana, and travel tag/passport set.  Continue reading