Arizona in the Summer is AWFUL!

Ok. The title of this post is a lie. It isn't awful once the monsoons come. But the month leading up to monsoon season is just horrible! It is so hot and dry it is driving me nuts! My skin is dry and itchy! It is so hot that it is almost unbearable and I refuse to use the swamp cooler until the heat is a health risk.

I need water! Water water water, preferably the ocean!!

I long for the beach! Oh I miss the beach so much. I want to be there right now with my feet in the sand and the waves crashing on my legs. Walking up and down the beach looking for shells and treasures. Oh how I long for it. I need it, but unfortunately my day job (which is really a night job) prevents me from such luxuries as a mini vacation!

There are a few items on etsy.com which remind me of the beach and how much I love it and them!

This seahorse ring is so wonderful. Don't you just want to dive into the druzy stone and go swimming?







I love sea urchins and this necklace marries both sea urchins and star fish.




http://www.etsy.com/listing/45052374/sea-urchin-collection-starfish-necklace


Oh I love finding washed up pieces of coral on the beach. Its kind of a treasure the ocean gives to lucky people. I have tons of coral from my many adventures in Belize and Honduras and this necklace is really inspiring me to put some of those pieces to good use instead of keeping them in a zip lock bag.





http://www.etsy.com/listing/41732836/magdeleine-sterling-silver-ceramic-set?ref=sr_gallery_16&ga_search_query=coral+bezel+set&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title