Yawn.

I was awake for hours last night wondering how to approach my blog this time around. Should it be all recipes? Should it be a photo gallery with recipes? Should I include stupid stories and pictures of my cats doing those things that all cats do? You see, I've done this a hundred times. I get an idea, I get hung up on one photo that I wanna display somehow, then I spend a whole day setting up my brand new blog only to forget about it by the week's end. It's really no big deal, because honestly, at the end of the day, no one cares. But I do kind of want a little tiny space, besides Facebook, to share the things that make me happy. And I want it to be special...if not for anyone else, then for myself.

Gus & the sunshine.

So, I took a deep breath, cleared my head, and I asked myself "Why would I visit someone's blog?" The answer was for inspiration and to learn new things. That's when I figured it would be best just to keep it simple and offer just that...things that might inspire others to travel, cook, or create...things that they might not know. For example, do you realize that if you crumple up your parchment paper into a ball and then straighten it again before placing it on your baking pan, it will lie flat and won't curl at the edges? Because I did NOT know that until recently. And it changed my life. Granted, I am seriously impressed by the "little things" most of the time, but tips like that can potentially add years to a person's life! Hopefully, you can find something here that enriches your life a bit as well. Whether it IS a photo of my cat, mid-yawn, a recipe, a mind-blowing kitchen tip, a travel story, or simply a link to something wonderful, I do plan to step up and provide! Feel free to subscribe, share, or follow me if you'd like. And be sure to try a recipe or two, because good food is awesome.