Hot Sauce and Aspirin

Some tips and tricks to survive a hangover.

I live in Austin, but we also have a home in St Pete that we visit as often as we are able.  Early April was one of those fortunate times where schedules aligned, flights were cheap, and there was a lot of work to do on the house, so we headed down there.  I love …

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Saturday kind of got away from me, but I had a feeling it might, so I was prepared. Not prepared like, ok, today has a lot of activities, only have one drink at each of them. Not adult prepared. But prepared like, I just received a new hangover remedy in the mail, so figured I …

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To sum up parts 1&2, ICYMI, my husband and I spent the weekend doing unofficial SX things, to see how much fun could be had without purchasing a badge or spending a lot of time RSVPing to parties and waiting in lines. Friday was a success read about it here: Unofficially SXSW, Entirely Austin: Part …

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Quick recap in case you missed Unofficially SXSX, Entirely Austin: Part 1. Last weekend was the closing weekend of South By South West, and my husband and I made our annual donations to the gods of music and indulgence, as a way to maintain street cred and continue living here. (Its a real thing, Austin …

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Like the Lord of the Rings and the Hunger Games, this saga will come in a trilogy, but the movie version will be in 4 parts, so I can make more money and spend more time at Disneyland to “film” during food and wine. Am I a genius? No, but I play one in part …

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It has been really tough to grab a free moment lately to write this post. I’m currently sitting alone in a cute little living room, with a large glass wall, overlooking a small courtyard and a cliff down to the ocean. I’m near the middle of a 2 week dream vacation, currently staying in a …

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I would like to unofficially title this Groundhog, and why it’s best left to the kids. I went to college at the not well known, but somehow prestigious, University of Dallas. It’s a little liberal arts college with an unassuming name that has some crazy traditions. Among the longest running, is the yearly Groundhog weekend. …

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Y’all. I’m trying to remember my login info so I can stop writing this on my phone. You might not know it, but writing on a cell phone, while it technically works, doesn’t really work. Apparently I exceeded the number of attempts and now am in time out for a bit. But the real question …

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