the hot goddess

Hello, January

New year, new me? Not really. More like a continuation of new country, new me. As we welcome a new year this first Friday of the first month of 2024, here’s a medley of things that made me smile, cheer, and think this season. Here’s to a January of whatever makes you happy.

It was a night of bottles of bubbly and bad lighting. Not a night of good photo captures. Only a handful of usable shots.
When things start falling down around you, lean back, hold up what you can, smile, and just go for it. Balloons are not normally my friends, and these were no exception.
Churches here on New Year’s Eve are like, “Fireworks? Please.”
Bacalhau and shrimp, with Molotof and banana cakes for dessert, was our Portuguese Christmas lunch. Namorado prepared and brought enough shrimp for five meals. He special-ordered the cakes for me from a neighborhood baker. I made the roasted bacalhau with potatoes, garlic, onions, tomatoes, and steamed cabbage.
Talk about your Christmas miracle!
Of course, I know how to make these too. Thank you, Cleveland Whiskey.
Thanks, leggings!
Healthy snack & snark. I hear ya, jeans.
Vision-boarding for dating badasses, 2024 edition
Yup! You got that right!
Go, Goddess, go!
…Or not.
#wisdom #fullyretired
#myfreedom
Whiskey compliments too!
Another kind of wine compliment.
Whiskey too.
I wanted us to walk to the village instead of namorado driving. Here he is waiting for the Uber he kept trying to summon while we were walking back to my place. Nope, not walking another step.
I get my steps in, though.
Here’s to mirroring and magnifying.
Yup!
…But not always together.

#solotraveler4ever
I chose Portugal
We still use these here in my Portugal ‘hood.
Vintage 1960 Security Camera at work.
Will do
Amen!
Cheers to a 2024 of doing your thing — whatever it may be — with integrity and love.

Thank you for reading! ♥️

The Hot Goddess

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41 comments

  7. Hello,
    You truly are The Hot Goddess! Love the chic outfit on the yellow sofa and ALL the great quotes. Oooo La La on the dessert! Love the cute pic of boyfriend waiting for Uber—it’s a classic. He tried, right?
    Thanks for sharing your journey. You make me smile, giggle and laugh. You are a true gem in the world today. Keep doing you.

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  9. Your comments remind me to keep center. The year changes, but the journey continues. I will need to read your comments a few times, so the messages will keep me focused on what is significant.#flippingfabulously

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