Shop Small

O hey Treat Yourself Tuesday, it has been a few weeks. If you are new to TYT, head over here and check out what it all means.

As advocated by Becky, take some time this week and treat yourself. With all of the crazy Tgiving, Christmas, holiday planning, shopping brawls and menu scouring occurring; don’t forget to take care of yourself.

To kick off my return to TYT, I of course had to involve two favorite things.

Eating and shopping. Are you shocked?

But hey, my shopping supported a great cause. Small Business Saturday. Shop small, shop local, whatever you call it, just do it. You’ll find unexpected pieces and build up your community at the same time. My main shopping stop was La’ Garage and Gallery in North St. Paul.

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Check them out, you never know what you will find; and you are sure to be treated with the utmost kindness and highst level of service the moment you enter. Down the street are multiple other places to explore… and a few dive bar looking places I have the mind to check out one of these days..

Love me a good dive bar.

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Speaking of dives… Shopping builds up an appetite right?

Nothing cures my hunger like a good steamed pork belly bun.

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And every steamed bun calls for a Godzillita. Thank you Masu for creating such a drink. Though I do have to admit, the color caused about .2 seconds of hesitation…

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Now head over to www.olivesnwine.com and see how the others have treated themselves this week.

DID YOU SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY?