Why Millennials Are Awesome.

I can’t tell you how many ‘millennial’ related articles that I’ve read. Most generations are repulsed by millennials, we’re lazy, self entitled, and we spend all day on Facebook and Snapchat. While the later is true we are anything but lazy; maybe a little self entitled. I like the millennial generation for many reasons but I am partial.

Here is why I think Millennials are great…

Millennials can do work WAY faster than any other generation. We aren’t lazy we;re just efficient. Businesses succeed and grow by being as efficient as possible, #TBT to Ford and the assembly line. Everything I do at my job is done quickly, correctly, and beautiful. Millennials care how things look, we aren’t going to use powerpoint and have something look straight out of the 80’s, unless it’s fashion, that shit’s coming back. We also want to be told we did a great job, if we did a great job. We were spoiled but really we just want to be appreciated. Who doesn’t?

Creativity
We have a lot of great minds and great ideas as a generation. This is usually suppressed by the corporate environment. Millennials need to be let loose and able to offer up their ideas. Let us work from home or at a coffee shop once and awhile, a little freedom goes a longgg way. We also really take advantage and appreciate our days off. We work to live not live to work.

Do you know how many blogs are out there? I don’t either but it’s a butt ton. We want to experience, share, explore, and write. We love to write and read blogs because it’s personal.

Free Free Free!
We want everything free and we will do anything to get it free. With our parents going through an economic crisis most of your families went from being wealthy to being poor in a short span of time. We know what both sides look like. We make use of and know how to obtain free tools for work such as canva, wordpress, prezi, not to mention social media. This saves businesses a LOT of money.

Bitch Better Have My Money.
PAY. We want to be compensated well for our work. NO we don’t want to work for free…. and we are not sorry about that. We are well-educated/hard workers we deserve to be paid well.

After writing this.. I know I should get paid more.

The Down Side
The not so awesome side of the millennial generation is we don’t reach out or look up. We spend most of our time looking down at our phone seeing what is happening on Twitter. While we do live in a partially virtual world, we are able to put out phones down and be social. Cheers!

Millennial Seduction (what describes us more than salted caramel?)
Sweet, salty, & smooth.

Photo: Happy Food Dance

Caramel Sauce (this will make extra, store in fridge for up to 2 weeks)

Ingredients:
1 cup Sugar
1/4 cup Water
1/2 cup Heavy Cream
1 TBS Bourbon
Pinch of Salt

Directions:
1. Simmer sugar and water on medium heat, swirl pan (do not stir) for 15 minutes or until a deep amber color. Keep a close eye, and do not let it burn!
2. Remove from head and add cream slowly whilst stirring. Once combined add bourbon and salt. Put on warm burner for a minute. continue stirring. Set aside and cool.

Now for the drink part!
Ingredients:
3 TBS Caramel Sauce (or to taste)
2 Drop Of Pure Vanilla Extract
2 oz Bourbon
1/2 cup Whole Milk
1 1/2 cups Vanilla Ice Cream

Directions:
Drizzle cooled caramel sauce up the sides of a large chilled glass. Combine caramel sauce, vanilla extract, bourbon, whole milk and ice cream into a blender. Blend until smooth. Pour into glass and enjoy!

*I am really speaking for myself not on behalf of the whole generation.*

 

Why You Should Chop Your Hair Off In Your 20s.

Most bloggers will tell you to go do amazing things in your 20’s like, travel around the world, have lots of sex, and take every opportunity; and I totally agree. As much as I would LOVE to travel it is just not in the budget unless I am traveling to my backyard. My travel is through great drinks and food. Here is what I did instead.

 

A beautiful day in 2013 I walked into my hair appointment and decided I was going to shave my head. I just did it. No turning back. I immediately loved it.

Most people love the new hair style on me or at least say it fits my personality. I also know a lot of people that loved my long hair. I hated it, it was a nuisance, it rarely looked good, and honestly it was back in a bun about 95% of the time. I really don’t care what people think about my hair, I love it, and it makes me feel great about myself.

Short hair is awesome and I don’t ever want to go back. #shorthairdontcare

Here are a few reasons why…
1. Liberation- I Instantly felt liberated when I chopped my hair off. I felt like it was my first giant decision of my life that my parents did not have say over. It made me feel more like me.

2. Freedom- I felt by making a large change in my life I was set free from my old life and past experiences. I was reinvented. It was a new day to become a new, better, and more stylish person.

3. Confidence- What’s wrong with being confident? Absolutely nothing! I could now walk into a room and feel like I owned the place. I no longer felt shy or as anxious as I used to. This new hair couldn’t be attached to a dull girl.

This haircut helped me become a woman. About a week after the big chop I met my husband. =]

Take chances, make mistakes, and get your hands dirty; that’s what your 20’s are for. Cheers!

Liberation!

Photo by: Withsaltandwit

This is a strong and fruity one.

Ingredients:
1 oz light rum
2 oz dark rum
1/2 oz prickly pear simple syrup*
1/2 oz passion fruit puree.
1 oz of lemon juice
Ice

Directions: Add all ingredients to shaker, shake, and serve in tumbler.

How to make prickly pear simple syrup.
Add 1 cup of water, 1 cup of sugar to a pot. Remove skin from prickly pear fruit and roughly chop the fruit. Add fruit to the pot and simmer for 10-15 minutes. Strain out the fruit  and store prickly pear syrup in a air tight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.

Have a happy Monday Life Wanderers!