Month: November 2014

Me Dancing in a Sunflower Field, Buffalo, N.Y., Aug. 2014
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Four Things I Should Have Thought About When I Began Blogging

Four things I should have thought about when I began blogging: where I wanted to be in life, responsibilities as a blogger, my value, and how much time a blog needs to succeed.

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Thanksgiving Omelet from John Ski's House of Breakfast & Lunch in Punta Gorda, Fla. Oh. Freakin' Yeah.
Culinary Travel Florida Fun

Thanksgiving Omelet from John Ski’s House of Breakfast & Lunch, Punta Gorda, Fla.

Gobble, gobble! Turkey Day is around the corner and when I saw a Thanksgiving Omelet on the menu at John Ski’s House of Breakfast and Lunch, I KNEW it needed to get in my belly.

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Who's On Your Holiday Gift List?
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Bummed Out About Being Alone for the Holidays? So What! It’s Not the End of the World.

Bummed out about being alone for the holidays? So what! It’s not the end of the world. Trust me. I’ve spent many holidays alone and survived. True, there were times I felt sorry for myself but it wasn’t the end of the world. In reality, those times were a chance to focus on me.

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The Most Amazing Night's Sleep Ever Was in This Bed at this New York City Hotel - NYLO NYC
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New York City Hotel: Sleeping Paradise Found at the NYLO

leeping paradise found at the NYLO Hotel in New York City. As hard as I fought, my internal alarm clock woke me at 5:30 a.m. Peering through the slivers of my weary eyelids, I could tell it was still dark and definitely not time to begin my day. I didn’t need to be anywhere until 11 a.m. which meant hopping in a cab around 9:30 a.m.

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Sunrise at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. Can You Picture Yourself Here?
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Travel to Florida: 5 Reasons to Stay at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort

Traveling to Florida soon? Or just looking for a destination to escape the winter chill? I recently visited Northwest Florida and here are five reasons to stay at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort.

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Miami's South Beach, Fla., May 21, 2011
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Join Me for FlipKey’s #TakeMeThereMiami Twitter Chat, Nov. 18, 2014 at 3 p.m. EST

Hey, y’all. I’m excited to share I’ll be co-hosting FlipKey’s #TakeMeThereMiami Twitter chat on Tuesday, Nov. 18 between 3 and 3:30 p.m.

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Offshore Fishing with King Fisher Fleet, Punta Gorda, Fla.
Florida Fun Nature Travel

Outdoorswoman Journal: Learning About Fish Descending Devices

Florida Sea Grant, through a grant from West Marine, arranged the outing to tell members of the local media about barotrauma and show them ways certain species of deep water fish experiencing it can be returned to the water through descending devices.

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Stu and I Following His Act at the Old Naples Comedy Club, Fla., Nov. 14, 2014
About Me Solo Travel

My First Time Going Solo to a Comedy Club…Kinda

Hey, y’all. I conquered one of my solo fears last night. It was my first time going solo to a comedy club. Kinda. “Traveling alone, not lonely,” has become my life motto not by choice but by necessity to enjoy life.

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See the Northern Lights in Norway with Hurtigruten
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Seeing the Northern Lights is On My Bucket List. Is it on Yours?

Seeing the Northern Lights is on my bucket list, is it on yours? This year should be a dazzling display of the Aurora Borealis because NASA is predicting it to be on the peak of an 11-year cycle.

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Rocket Garden at Kennedy Space Center
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Heading to Florida’s Space Coast for the #TuckawayShores Bloggers Retreat

I’m heading off to what seems to be my second Florida home, the Space Coast, for a bloggers retreat and educational trip this weekend. I’m so excited to be experiencing some attractions I haven’t seen before and revisit ones I feel I have an almost-intimate relationship with. What’s even better is I’ll be staying at this cute, beachside resort called Tuckaway Shores , the primary host of the weekend.

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