You guys, it's hot as hell....

and I realize that it's summer, and it's supposed to be hot but this is just beyond-fucking-ridiculous-hot. I live less than a half mile from the town pool, so we usually walk, but I was OVERJOYED that we had driven there straight from camp yesterday. That half mile seemed so daunting. That is until I got into the car, basically cow branded my daughter with her car seat buckle, and gave the backs of my legs a 3rd degree burn. Should've walked. The only injuries I would have risked doing so being severe dehydration, and thigh chafing.  

What's to drink....

Since we are in the midst of a heat advisory, we could all use something a little refreshing. This little concoction is an "exotic drink", as it comes all the way from Massachusetts. Story goes like this, my friend had her friend down to NJ from Mass. My friend tells me "this is what the signature cocktail of the weekend was". Then I make, and I love. You know you have good friends when their friends introduce you to a new drink without even having seen them. Thanks, Jess (sorry I missed you but solid work on the drink). And you guys, this stuff is organic, made from grapes, and is cucumber flavored, so it's totally super "healthy". Cheers!

 Hanson of Sonoma Cucumber Vodka

1.5 oz Hanson's Cucumber Vodka

Ice

Club Soda

2 tsp (or more if you like) Fresh Lemon Juice

Stevia (to taste)

What's to eat....

This is a brandsey new one that I tried out and loved. I wanted something light and healthy because I ate everything not nailed down over the holiday weekend and feel like a stuffed sausage with it being all hot and shit, so I paired up these guys. The shrimp is a recipe I found online, and the salad is one that I just made up, so it has no name. Super easy, light, refreshing, and definitely helpful with post-holiday-stuffed-sausage-status-blues. 

Honey Ginger Shrimp and Salad with No Name

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/83388/honey-ginger-shrimp/

Working on my what in the serious shit with female hormones....

This is something I am often pondering about because 1. I am of the female variety and 2. I often feel like varying degrees of shit, and I think it's hormone-related. I have come up with a mathematical equation that takes the days of the month, and subtracts all the bullshit hormonal swings and shifts that women experience to equal the number of days we actually feel GOOD. The answer, it's about fucking 3. 3 Days. Give or take 1 or 2 days. Here's the thing, I love being a woman, I'm not necessarily complaining about the bloating, mood swings, belly issues (I refuse to talk about the bathroom up in here), sex drive up, then sex drive in the dirt (like as in dirt nap, dead), acne (the cystic variety that I've acquired at 37), crying, cramps, more crying, etc. I'm just pointing out the obvious, which is that women are bad ass bitches, having to deal with all that crap.  Hail, hail to all my fellow females, may today be one of the 3 days of the month you don't feel like absolute dog shit.

Wishing you ALL of the Good Stuff. 

XO
Tara

P.S. God bless summer camp.  For real.