Drink the Good Stuff

In the midst of having our kitchen floor redone I took down all the wine bottles from the rack above our fridge.  I didn't know how intense the tearing up process would be and I didn't want my precious bottles falling and breaking.  (Can you imagine?!)

As I was doing this I realized we have a lot of bottles of wine that we've been saving. 

Some nice bottles, some that we've gotten as gifts and some that we've picked up from various places.     

But I thought to myself, 'saving for what?'

'What major life events are we waiting on?'

'Why not just drink the good stuff?'

This doesn't mean that on every Tuesday we need to drink a super expensive bottle of wine or eat $75 steaks for no reason. 

But, as cliche as it is, life is short and I feel that it should always be enjoyed to the fullest.  

And if that is a glass of a fabulous red from a bottle a friend gave you on a Friday night then let's do it.

I think instead of waiting for a momentous occasions to occur, let's celebrate the little stuff too. 

A great week at work.

Or great friends and great relationships.

Or making progress on home projects.

 Or progress at the gym- that deserves to be rewarded as well.

Or a marathon of your favorite show on Netflix (currently Scandal- we are so obsessed!)

I think this goes for food and even products as well.

I have a tendency to save my good hair products or my nice make up or new clothes.

Again, for what? I don't think I'm going to a ball any time soon that I need to save an entire bottle of Bumble and Bumble styling lotion for.

If I paid for those items, why not use them? I bought them for a reason didn't I?

And in maybe the best news ever, Caitlin told me that truffle oil will go bad if you don't use it quickly enough.  So use it up! Use the good olive oil!  

That also means a lot more popcorn is going to happening in our house! 

So, let's enjoy life, celebrate it and #drinkthegoodstuff!