Why I am having trouble doing what I love.

It makes me sad not to be blogging.
I have so many ideas in my head of pretty thoughts and DIYs that I want to share with you.
But alas, life has been really keeping me from that.

Source: artistlaraharris.tumblr.com via Tara on Pinterest

But I want to explain.
So you know that I'm not just a bad blogger.
Or lazy, or tired of it.
Cause I'm most certainly none of those.
But this is why…

Source: loveisthethingwithwings.blogspot.com via Tara on Pinterest

 MY DAILY ROUTINE {give or take a few details of course} ::


6am-Wake to an annoyingly loud alarm that fella must get up for. Thankfully I get to stay cozied up in bed for a bit longer and he will reset said alarm for me.

6:45-Goodbye kiss. <3

7:30-Alarm again. Must get up. Shower, coffee {waiting for me, thanks babe} and out the door in a flustered hurry {always}; by 8:30.

8:30-9ish- LA traffic!! Ugh. Enough said.

9ish-2 or 3pm- Nanny the sweetest boy {6mos} and try to work, email, sometimes blog from my iPhone while he sleeps.

3-4:30-  Head home. Eat something. Clean up house, try to fill orders, answer emails or blog if time. Get ready for job #2.

4:30pm-Drive to Job #2 and yell at terrible drivers about being better humans. {truth}

5pm-9:30 or midnight/1am- Serve people beer, wine, food and whatever else ridiculousness they may need. {Please tip your server!! Please.}

And after everything I'm back home. Trying to force food into my mouth. Trying to stay awake for a quick show on TV with my equally exhausted fella, and trying to pry contacts from my tired eyes only to plop them back in first thing in the morning.

Source: traceysthoughts.tumblr.com via Tara on Pinterest

And the weekends? Those are days in which laundry, cleaning, events {there are ALWAYS many of those with a brewer for a man} and all other chores get tended to.

I wanted to share this because… well because my true heart loves to write. My true heart is still working toward a full time professional career in writing.
And my true heart loves this blog, this community and reading your writing, your comments, and stories from YOU.

Source: bookfessions.tumblr.com via Tara on Pinterest

But I wanted you to know why I'm not the kind of blogger who can spit out 3-4 posts a week with beautiful photos {I also don't own a camera beyond my iPhone}.

I wanted you to understand that when I do have even an hour to myself, I'm either sitting at my laptop with 100+ tabs open {yes I open EVERY post separately because I love the full experience} or I'm agonizing over what to write for you.

Source: impatientlyprayingforpatience.blogspot.com via Tara on Pinterest

OR, rarely I am creating something for my shop, a friend, or family member.

I don't ever have time for books anymore, I know nothing about the Hunger Games craze or even why I need to care; but it's ok because I have my blogs.

So please understand. I'd love to be following my heart. But circumstances are against me a lot. But I hope you'll stick with me. Cause in a few months… my schedule's a-changing. And I cannot wait.

Source: myconcretesky.com via Tara on Pinterest

Thanks for being my bloggy friends.
Xo.

Viva Las Vegas!

Fella and I are heading out the door right now to spend the next three nights in LAS VEGAS!!! Our birthdays are both next week so we thought we'd celebrate with a little fun for all the hard work we've been doing lately.

So I just wanted to pop in and say have a fantabulous weekend and if you don't hear much from me on the twitter, fb, or here..... well you know.... it's Vegas! Haha.


Happy weekend all!

Hot Poppers

Friends, I have the yummiest and simplest recipe to share with you today. AND it's a great appetizer or snack for any occasion. This recipe is courtesy of Lindsay at Hello, Hue.

To make these you must acquire:

*1 can of Pillsbury crescent dough
*About 2-4 tablespoons of cream cheese {may need more or less depending on your taste}
*1-2 fresh jalapenos
*about 2-3 strips of bacon
*1-2 cloves of garlic {this is an addition I made to the original recipe}

Makes around 12-16 poppers.



Directions:

[one] Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees F.

[two] Chop jalapeno into small pieces and be sure to remove the seeds. {You may want to use gloves during this part as even after washing hands you'll still feel the burn of the jalapeno in your skin}

[three] Mince garlic into tiny pieces.

[four] Cut bacon into pieces and fry it up. It's easier this way so that you get the best little pieces for your poppers. Crispy bacon strips are hard to chop! Let bacon rest on a paper towel.

[five] Spray a cookie sheet with non-stick spray and pop open/roll out your dough. It's already pre-cut into triangles so all you need to do, once flat, is to cut each triangle diagonally again so that you have two triangles. Make sense?

[six] Place a dollop of cream cheese, jalapeno, garlic and bacon onto each triangle of dough.

[seven] Bring the corners of each triangle together and seal with your fingers so that the insides aren't going to come out. {This can be difficult and likely won't look too pretty but I promise it will taste amazing and no one will care!}

 [eight] Pop into the oven and bake for 10-15 minutes at 350 degrees. Check them and when the edges are a golden brown you can pull them out!

[nine] Let cool for a few minutes {seriously} and then ENJOY!

Delish! Now I need to make some more.