This weeks favorite find! 

There are several malt beverages on the market, but few are as good as Cayman Jack Margarita! It’s comes in cans and bottles and can be purchased at most grocery stores. I purchased mine at Target on University Parkway in Sarasota. This bottled margarita is so good and only uses real ingredients. It has 5.9% alcohol and is made with 100% agave nectar, pure cane sugar and organic limes! Give it a try!

Lido Key Beach 

I love Lido Key Beach! It’s my absolute favorite beach in SWFL!!! I like that it has a large parking lot and that the beach isn’t very wide so you don’t have a long walk to reach the water like other beaches in the area. The concession stand is known for their Sunday lobster rolls, but I also love the tuna wraps, the chicken salad on grilled sourdough bread and the cheese burgers!!! All the food is really good and affordable! There’s also restrooms, a gift shop, a swimming pool and picnic tables. On the beach you can feel safe with Lifeguards on duty 7 days a week year round 10am-4:45pm daily. With more than 3,000 ft of white sand and shells, Lido Beach is located on Lido Key by St. Armand’s Circle and is a great beach in a great location! Check it out!

Shrimp Poboy’s and Frozen Daiquiris! 

A day at Lido beach makes me hungry and thirsty for Shrimp Poboy’s and Daiquiris! For this I head to the Daiquiri Deck at Saint Armands Circle. There’s also one in Siesta Key that we enjoy when going to the beach there. The shrimp are lightly breaded and the bread is fresh and soft. Add lettuce and tomato and you’ve got a really yummy sandwich. I love the seasoned crinkle fries too! Of course at Daiquiri Deck it’s not a meal without a frozen daiquiri or two to wash it down with! This is what’s good today!!! Enjoy 🙂

This weeks favorite find! 

Growing up in Florida I learned from a young age the importance of aloe. As a teenager I realized that aloe helped to quickly clear up breakouts and other teenager skin issues. In my 20’s and early 30’s I discovered that I have sensitive skin and that my face didn’t just have freckles, but laugh lines and the beginnings of sunspots too… As I progressed through my 20’s into my 30’s, I tried every product I could find on my face and nothing worked. Most products clogged my pores causing my face to breakout or it was too oily or too drying and many were very expensive with no results. One summer about 10 years ago I discovered a product that changed my life. I was shopping for aloe after a day at the beach and came across Ocean Potion ICE. This isn’t just any aloe product. ICE is enriched with natural extracts of Arnica Flower, Comfrey, Aloe Leaf, Tea Tree Oil, Menthol and Lidocaine and provides temporary pain relief from sunburn, scrapes, windburns, minor burns, insect bites and so on. Every day for the last 10 years I apply ICE to my face when I get out of the shower each morning and again when I wash my face at night before going to bed. This product has worked wonders for my face and skin. It works for razor bumps, and makes my legs super smooth after shaving. I love the cooling menthol and the aloe clears up my skin. If you have a teenager it helps acne and the cuts and scrapes lil kids often get. I have a friend who rubs her kids feet with it before they go to bed at night and another whose husband is a landscaper and loves it. He uses it for bug bites and also on his face after shaving. You can find Ocean Potion ICE at your local Walmart or online at http://www.oceanpotion.com. I’ve tried other aloe products by Ocean Potion and by other makers and none give the same results as ICE. If you have sensitive skin or problem skin, if you work outside, play outside, camp or go to the beach, if you shave, have cuts or bug bites or if you just simply have a sunburn; ICE is for you! I’ve used ICE daily for over 10 years and swear by it!!!

Non-sticky and will not stain.

Made in US

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Beach Cruiser 

Looking for an affordable Beach Cruiser for the summer? I found a super cute one at Walmart for $99! It comes in 3 different colors and is really durable. You can buy it in-store or online. I purchased the basket separately (also from Walmart) and absolutely love it! This is a great bike for any beach town!!! Enjoy! 

https://www.walmart.com/ip/26in-Hyper-Womens-Beach-Cruiser/131531053?variantFieldId=actual_color 

This Beach Cruiser is also available for men and comes in two color options, blue and black for $99. 🙂

Best Lunch Ever! 

I love being at the beach especially when there’s a great place to eat near by. One place I love is Sharky’s on Venice Beach. The food and drinks are always great and the view is even better!!! Today I had the hot peel and eat Gulf shrimp with a side of their homemade remoulade sauce and my husband had the BLT salad topped with blackened chicken. We both had our favorite daiquiri, the frozen Mango Bango, which is amazing on a hot sunny day! If you are ever in Venice, you need to spend time at the beach and MUST have lunch at Sharky’s!!! Best lunch ever!!!

FLOPS! 

I’m loving my new silver flops from Target! I wear flip flops everyday and it’s sometimes hard to find cute ones to wear to work. I wear a lot of silver jewelry so these flops compliment my outfit and my accessories and are perfect for Spring. They are also more comfortable than I expected. Not bad for $12.99! At my Target off University I only saw them in silver, but online they have them in other colors if silver is not for you. Here’s the website if you want to check it out:

http://www.target.com/p/women-s-sam-libby-olympia-flip-flop-sandals/-/A-51778551