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"Making Memories with a pinch of fear and dash of curiosity"
Blueberry Ginga Fizz | Mocktail Recipe
This drink was simple, thoughtful, and quietly good. No alcohol. No trends. Just flavor. And maybe that’s why it still holds up.
Vanessa Gonzalez
Jan 232 min read
Fifty Things I’ve Learnt Writing 50 Blog Posts
I’ve wanted to have a blog since I had a big desktop computer plug in internet in my room. I started with WordPress, and I was confused because the internet was a new concept and the only thing I was good at tech wise was playing PetVille on Facebook. I failed at building a blog and I would sit and romanticize being a blogger every day after that. Eventually I tried again and so many things scared me. Would people hate my website? Would people read the blog? Would my picture
Vanessa Gonzalez
Jan 153 min read
Dry January Challenge - Cherry Berry Mocktail
January has a way of exposing habits we didn’t realize we were leaning on.
So when January 3 rolled around and I found myself itching for a drink, my first thought wasn’t discipline — it was curiosity. Why did my body and mind want it so badly? And what would happen if I didn’t immediately give in?
That’s how I found myself committing to Dry January, not confidently, not perfectly — but doing it scared.
Vanessa Gonzalez
Jan 82 min read
How to Make Store-Bought Hot Chocolate Feel Like a Holiday Hug
Somewhere along the way, the holidays convinced us that joy requires twelve ingredients, a specialty whisk, and a minor identity crisis in the kitchen.
But let me remind you of something radical: store-bought hot chocolate is already doing the heavy lifting.
Vanessa Gonzalez
Dec 31, 20251 min read
48 Hours at Ecoscape Jamaica …in the Dark
Turns out that sometimes when life drops trees in your path, stepping out on a limb can lead you straight into something beautiful
Vanessa Gonzalez
Dec 19, 20252 min read
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