I believe there’s magic here in these sails In the wake of these old pirate trails

So hubs and I are planning on going to the western caribbean in 66 days and the amount of planning in a 7 day cruise is enough to make me hit babies.  You have to pick dinner times ahead of time, pack casual clothes, nice clothes and formal clothes.  Over the door shoe hangers for the bathroom because I have a ton of toiletry shit, coolers, water canteens, coolers, speakers for the ipods, duck tape, zip ties, water proof cameras…its exhausting.  So far I have a list, thats it, a list of what we need to buy/pack.

I have decided the 8 dollar price per alcoholic drink is OUTRAGEOUS so I am going to be bringing my own.  This is where the water canteens come in.  Figure I will put two in our checked luggage, one filled with vodka and the other with rum.  Should cut on some of the cost.  Also going to bring two cases of water each.  One of plain drinking water to take on shore and then a case of vitamin water-partly because it is a great mixer and because it to will be used on shore.  The duck tape is for marking our luggage and for closing the dresser drawers at night.  Zip ties is to secure our luggage because I have learned they are less likely to mess with luggage closed with zip ties.  But my good friend Linds told me that when she and her hubs went  on a cruise no one even looked in their bags so I am not that scared.  But I am also going to buy two stainless steel food grade water canteens with thermal covers because truth be told we don’t have enough water canteens for the amount of water we drink

We are trying to figure out what shore excursions we want to do.  I really want to not be stuck with the cruise people the whole time.  I would like to think that we are capable enough to spend time on our own or with smaller tour groups.  I know when we get to Cozumel we are just going to rent a car and do the damn thing on our own.  There are a few Mayan ruins on the island and I would rather spend 30 dollars renting a car and driving to them than spending 60 per person to go with the cruise tours.  The one I really want to find our way to is the ruins of Tulum.

Khaki Skirt Failure

 

 

 

Why is it when I wear Khakis I always spill something on myself. Never when I wear black or dark denim jeans. Always Khakis. I was sitting at my desk this morning getting myself situated when coffee literally jumped from my coffee cup onto my skirt. I don’t know how it happened but it is infuriating.  I don’t like using the tide pen or the shout wipes because those can leave a grease mark on some fabric.  I would rather douse said stain in water and have a wet spot for 20 minutes than a grease mark on my clothes all day.

I’m trying to find unique items online to fill our apartment with. Since the hubs is in the military it is unlikely that we will have a house of our own for quite some time, but we will have to move a lot and I want us to have items that will give where ever we are an eclectic vintage feel. Something that is homey but not cheesy or stereotypical.   Right now our home is a mess of mismatched items and nice furniture and then deals from Ikea.  I am going to be sanding down and restaining some furniture this summer but I want more stuff on my walls or around the apartment.   Normally I keep these things to myself because I like the idea of being the only person I know in on secrets but since other people are broadcasting it now it’s not as important.

      

These are totally cool and fresh.  I love it when I see something you won’t find at bed bath and beyond at people’s houses.  Its refreshing to know that some people take pride into what they have in their homes.  I would rather spend a few extra dollars on something unique than waste my money at walmart.

These are my new favorite coffee mugs and they come in tons of colors and shapes.  Plus the company also specializes in making “green” drinkware which means a lot to me because I try to incorporate as many green items in my day to day life as possible.  I found them in a small coffee shop in Raleigh that I always return to for their creme brule late.

I’m trying to spend more time taking pictures.  I hate it when I see people that call themselves photographers and sell their prints when it is generic pictures someone took with a camera of birds or plants.  I may not know my way around lighting but I can figure out cool angles thanks to my background in painting and some of pictures come out fairly decently.  I don’t really know what to do with them besides store them on my computer but photography has become an artistic outlet for me now that I don’t have as much time to paint as I like.