My New Year's Resolution.....

....is not to make a New Year's Resolution, at least not one of any importance. We humans do it every year, we are going to lose weight, get in shape, find a mate, live on a budget, get organized...the list is long. The new beginning signaled by the New Year motivates us to be a new person, at least for a couple of days or maybe even weeks. Then life smacks us in the face and BAM, back to eating chocolate in our comfortable state of utter chaos. 

I quit making resolutions in my 30's, it was too depressing. 

I will ignore Jessica Simpson and her Weight Watchers ads, the annoying guy from eHarmony who is dying to find my perfect match, and all of those super fun to read organizing bloggers. (There has to be an organizing gene that some people are born with).

So this year I will set some realistic goals….read more books, play less Candy Crush, embrace my messy garage and spend more time at the beach!

Tailgate'n Party

Support Marine Discovery Center on January 11th with their annual Tailgate'n Party! This is the center's biggest fundraiser of the year and is always a great time! For $30.00 you can enjoy some tasty food from local restaurants, door prizes, raffles and a silent auction...oh and football with friends!

Tickets can be purchased online here.

Local Blood Drives

A wonderful way to give back and help others is with a blood donation. It is fast, easy and painless. (If I can do it anyone can) If you are interested in finding out where to go to donate blood the schedule for NSB and Port Orange area is here. Put in your zip code, hit search and the closest locations with dates appear. You can choose your desired location and make an appointment. The next local NSB Blood Drive is January 2nd at Bert Fish.

Wake Up Cafe

Good Morning & Happy Friday! There is a new breakfast//lunch place in town! I kept hearing how good it was so I took advantage of the no rush first day of break scenario and had breakfast there this morning. I did not want to embarrass myself so I did not lick the plate, but I wanted to. It was fabulous. I love grits, the grits were the bomb. I also had Eggs Florentine, which is poached eggs with sauteed spinach and asparagus served on an English Muffin with Hollandaise Sauce. It was fantastic! I understand the Spanish Skillet is incredible too, I will be trying that next time.

The service was excellent and imagine my surprise when I ran into my daughter's Spanish teacher from the high school, she and her husband own the place and they are the nicest people around. The atmosphere is very nice, all new and clean, great colors. I highly recommend it!

Wake Up Cafe is right next to Off The Hook in the Publix Plaza on beach side. For some of you that know me this means I can basically eat at all my favorite restaurants in one plaza...Steakhouse, Off The Hook and now breakfast at Wake Up Cafe. Best part, I don't have to cross the bridge!

Have a great Friday!

Pet Photos with Santa

Get your pets photo take with Santa this Saturday, December 21st at the Edgewater Animal Shelter. The shelter is located at 605 Mango Drive in Edgewater. Call them at 386-957-3994 with questions or to make a reservation.