I feel so lucky to live in South Florida where life can be enjoyed outdoors year round (minus the few hurricanes a year). Yesterday was spent lounging at the Mandarin pool, right on the bay, and eating fabulous, healthy food. What a way to live! And luckily we can pretty much do that any day of the year. Not many people can look out their window and see the bay and ocean on a daily basis and for that I feel blessed.

Now back to life in the Twilight Zone...with this lovely view that I have, I also have a very special alarm clock that wakes me up 7 days a week. Now, it is isn't the most pleasant wake up call but it's reliable - if nothing else. And I'm talking about the daily TRASH PICKUP which happens EVERY morning between 7:30-8:30 am. Yes, that includes weekends, holidays, hurricane evacuations, etc. It never fails, I'm woken up 7 days a week by the lovely crashing sounds of the trash being picked up. Did I mention that it sounds like bombs exploding? Very nice, soothing sound. Of course I wasn't told about this before I moved in but it's South Beach, what do you expect?! At least I love my apartment and have a great view, plus a reliable alarm clock.