Dreaming of Spring

Right now I am sitting on my back porch, drinking iced green tea, and burning a lemon bar candle. Sounds like spring right? Obviously, it’s not since most of the country is experiencing cold temperatures right now. While it is not as cold here in Central Florida as it is in New England, for example, it is fairly cold for Florida (it is supposed to get down to the 30’s on Thursday). Something about this candle makes me long for spring: the temps, brighter colors, flowers blooming, the whole shebang. Since I am in a springy sort of mood, I bought a couple of new lipsticks from the Maybelline Spring collection, Rebel Bloom.  There are ten new shades for spring and I purchased three. I did have a coupon, so I kept it under $20. I have seen two reviews for these shades and was super excited to get my mitts on three of the colors. I love Maybelline lipsticks. They are hands down my favorite drug-store lipstick. I am stoked to swatch these and take some pics later today or tomorrow. New makeup makes me giddy and gives me all sorts of happy feelings. That may be weird, but what can I say, that’s how I feel. I took Kiwi to the park for a walk this morning and noticed that they are starting a community garden there. Right now there is just a good sized portion of land fenced off next to the tennis court. I noticed it as I was leaving, so I didn’t get a chance to see if there are any details about the project and if it is open to volunteers, but I will definitely check that out tomorrow. The park that I walk Kiwi at is such a beautiful place already, with lakes, trails, a labyrinth, and flowers, a community garden will only add to its awesomeness. On another note, I have felt a cold coming on for the past couple of days. Been drinking lots of water, green tea, and taking Mucinex to keep it at bay. I always use Mucinex whenever I feel like I about to get sick, and it always works for me. I don’t usually have any issues with Mucinex, but I took it this morning about two hours after I had my breakfast smoothie and it made my stomach feel uncomfortable. Not really upset or any nausea, but just a weird feeling that is almost like a hunger pain. I don’t know, it’s weird. That’s about it for today.

-Em