Island adventure

This past Sunday was a beautiful day and I had no one to spend it with. My boyfriend was working and my friends all had prior plans, so I decided to get a little adventurous. I packed a backpack with two towels, two bottles of water, some treats and a plastic bowl. My pup Maximus got excited when I put on his harness because he knows fun always occurs next. We took the ferry out to one of the nearby islands off shore of Portland, called Peaks. We walked the whole island which is 4 miles long, which I was impressed my little cairn terrier didn’t complain once. We would stop and play in the water, take breaks for drinks, and treat breaks. It really was a wonderful day, even with a freak thunderstorm, but that past and left us with a rainbow for the boat ride home.

Pup just enjoying the view.

View from the ferry on the way home. Beautiful!

I’m still new at blogging and slowly learning what styles I like from other blogs. My direction is still free flowing and just posting randomly, when something jumps out at me. Hopefully I will focuse it more in one style/direction.  For right now I wanted to share two of my favorite blogs; Bleubird Vintage, and A Beautiful Mess. Both of these blogs keep me coming back. They are an inspiration to me  threw their photography, recipes, fashion, art, and thoughtful comments. Take a look at their amazing sites and maybe it will enlighten your creative side too. Enjoy!

  

                                                                           

            Bleubird                                                  A Beautiful Mess

For the Starbucks enthusiast

I was browsing my local grocery store the other day and while picking out some almond milk, I discovered Starbucks newest endeavor. Their new line of “Discoveries” espresso beverages are my new favorite addiction. They are not only saving me time and money, but completely satisfying my coffee craving. They have three favors; caramel macchiato, mocha, and vanilla latte. I have yet to purchase the vanilla latte, but the other two are heavenly delicious. They are 50.7 fl oz and only cost $4 and some change (at my local retailer). If I go into a Starbucks and order an iced, grande caramel macchiato it’s going to cost about the same, but now I can get more iced deliciousness for my money (six, 8 fl oz servings in one “Discoveries”). I highly recommend picking one up the next time your running into your grocery store, you will be pleasantly satisfied.

Dive!

This is a short clip from a documentary I watched recently. I am such a nerd when it comes to educational movies, I love them!! Dive! was a wonderful and different environmentally conscious film made simply from the heart. Jeremy Seifert’s passion for not letting food go to waste was truly inspiring. I found it shocking how much food is thrown out before it actually goes bad. Just watch it! It may make you want to take a little “dive” at your local Trader Joe’s.

http://divethefilm.com/

Pastel Macaroon’s

I absolutely adore these tasty looking trinket boxes! Ruche’s website has the cutest accessories, and I love how they are affordable too!! They really would make cute gifts or a sweet treat for yourself.