reviews-day tuesday: a successful pinterest project

This is a review of sorts. It's the necessary type of review that either thumbs up or thumbs down Pinterest project. Unfortunately, Pinterest is constantly intriguing but often leaves me dissatisfied with my version of the product. Is it just me? Maybe I'm missing a crafty gene? It can't be me all the time. It's that Pinterest simplifies not-simple things, roping you into a project and convincing you that even YOU can do this...which absolutely will not turn out like the picture. Regardless of these disappointments, I have found a goodie in this Pin, and I invite you to DIY following the steps below. You will need:

• An old t-shirt (or in this case cami)
• Scissors
• An extra pair of hands 

Hope it works for you! It's a small headband, and I'll probably make a bigger one on my second attempt. Also - I walked by these today on my way to work, and I thought you'd like them...Happy Tuesday!

reviews-day tuesday: a shock top a day...

  

I don't presume to be any sort of connoisseur of beer or alcohol in general - I can only claim my dear sweet love of it. The only thing that is occasionally better than a beer is a beer that has a cider kick to it: I present to you, Shock-Top Honeycrisp Apple Wheat. When you pass this beer at the store, you do a double take because the words "Honeycrisp" with "Apple" and a splash of the color red on the side of the bottle are incredibly eye catching. So you pick it up and study the logo with all the little apples and consider how great it might go with the dessert you're serving tonight.

But then Woodchuck and Angry Orchard dance around in your peripheral vision over in their confined little ciders-only club, questioning: "how are we any different than that 'not-cider' over there?" So here's the deal. My husband will choose Jameson if given the option over most any alcoholic beverage. And if he picks a beer, it's going to be as Hoppy as possible so that I won't want to share it. However, he requests this Apple Wheat. It may have more to do with the fact that Harris Teeter sells these in a 6 pack, but doesn't have it priced in their system, so every time we buy some, they ring it up for $4.99....but still. Just. Delicious.

It's a beer you crave and that quenches your thirst at the same time. You can't not drink it and smile. This beer does not mess around with inbetweensies. It is both beer AND cider and fantastic. 

With that, I'm off to buy a pack. Happy Tuesday; enjoy a throw back:

reviews-day tuesday

Welcome to a new series. To keep Tuesdays alive and interesting and readers engaged. You want to know what is worth your time, money, investment. I can help you with that. And we'll try to keep it relevant.

Once in 12 stars, I get a free drink from Starbucks, thanks to my well-used gold card. Typically this means I buy the biggest, most delicious, recently-added drink menu item. Or sometimes I just go with my gut and get a venti iced coffee, unsweetened. Today though the PSL signs sparked my interest - just what we need in this life, another acronym - and although I did not desire a Pumpkin Spice Latte on this particular Tuesday, I did notice that a few sister drinks had been added to the latest and greatest Fall drink list. The one pictured above is a chocolate chai latte. Chocolate + chai + latte. Three words that seem like they should go together deliciously. Two of those, rearranged in two different ways, are two peas in a pod. Chocolate + latte (mocha) and chai + latte. Both drinks melt in your mouth, especially on cold days, but mixed all together (minus the espresso), the drink is less than impressive. I was disappointed, but not as disappointed as if I had actually paid for it. Stick with your chai or your mocha or your PSL or that other thing you get at coffee shops - coffee. Chocolate chai leaves much to be desired. Hence the half-full cup that got thrown away shortly after this picture was taken above.