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The most exciting activity I've done in the past two weeks has been going on bike rides by myself. It makes me feel free and so happy. I think exercising helps me manage stress and anxiety over Coronavirus. . I've also been walking my dog, dancing around the living room, doing squats and yoga. Cleaning the house counts too? What has helped you manage stress while stuck inside your house?

I visited @orlandomuseumofart recently. I've been here about 10 times before. I used to go to the 1st Thursdays event regularly years ago. It's one of my favorite museums in Orlando. . It's a medium size gallery and it took me about one hour to see everything (depending on how much you read.) I loved the @carlosbetancourtartist pink table sculpture on this visit. I spent a few minutes looking at all of the interesting details.

I visited @farrisandfosters Chocolate Factory 🍫 in Baldwin Park on Friday. I laughed at the truffle celebrity pun names. I asked an employee if they come up with the names but he said the owner names them. . I tried these truffles: Alicia Keys lime, dark vader's and cherry potter. I would have bought more but I didn't want them to melt in the car. My favorite was the lime. I'll have to return and get a box of truffles.

OK I'm mesmerized by this taffy store on St. George Street in St. Augustine. St. George Street has tourist souvenir shops, restaurants and many unique boutiques. You can bar hop and listen to live music here too. . Where else can you find a steampunk shop with dog only goggles , mermen 🧜‍♂️ statues, a sword shop and datil pepper foods? We stopped and had gourmet popsicles too.

Give me all the cookies! 🍪 I went to @insomniacookies near UCF on Friday. I got a half dozen cookies and they were served to me warm. My favorite was the oatmeal raisin. They deliver too until 3 a.m.

5 stars for the @yelporlando Leap Day Brunch preview event at @eathungrypants👖I attended this morning! The new restaurant is a #plantcurious 🌱 eatery. I'm a vegetarian so I was excited. I had the mimosa, spelt quinoa croissant and the vegan kibitz breakfast plate. The smoked carrot "lox" blew my mind on the bagel. . The inclusive restaurant has options for meat eaters, vegetarians, vegans and gluten free. Plus there is a kids section on the menu. We met the co-owner Joey who said that they have been open for 3 months. The restaurant will start offering weekend brunch on March 14. . Note: This event was #hosted but my opinions are my own.

It's all about the cream puff! I had to check out @lightonthesugar in Winter Park out for myself. I got the matcha cream puff, taro cream puff, matcha cookie and the taro pie. So many cream puff choices! . The matcha cream puff was so big that I had to slice it in half to eat it. It was light, delicious and not too sweet. This cute bakery is decorated so pretty inside. There were tables to eat at inside and outside. I'll have to return to try more items on the menu.

I visited @thedonutking_fl 🍩 Winter Park location recently to get the gingerbread man shaped donut. I got two of them and a half dozen variety of flavored donuts. All of that for $10.47! Woot! The gingerbread man donut is huge. We ate him up fast limb by limb. Haha.

This was my 2nd visit to @bowigensbeercompany in Casselberry. I had the get smore imperial stout beer. So good! There is a huge selection of creatively named beers brewed in-house here. I should have filled up my growler.

These are doughnuts 🍩 from @valkyriedoughnuts. My favorite is the matcha berry and I got a half dozen. The doughnuts here are egg and dairy free. These doughnuts don't last long in my house. I only got to eat a whole one and a bite of a second one.

Happy Valentine's Day! I visited the woman owned @cupoflovecafe.inc in Oviedo just in time for Valentine's Day. ❤️☕ I got the cafe latte with a heart design and the Persian doughnut. Delicious! The coffee was served in a heart shaped mug and saucer. It was almost too pretty to drink. This cute coffee shop is love themed all year.

I checked out the new @kellyshomemadeicecream Oviedo location recently. I've been to the Corrine Dr location before. The new Oviedo location is a yellow building next door to the @oviedotownhouse. I got two February flavors of the month: strawberry cheesecake and the red velvet swirl. So good!

I wanted to highlight a few local businesses this week that have some Valentine's Day foods. I went to @deldiopizza on East Colonial Drive on Friday to get the heart shaped pizza ♥️🍕. They said the heart shaped pizza is popular on Valentine's Day and they pre-make 100 of them to keep up with the demand. I got the personal sized heart size pizza and the garlic knots. They also have a large size heart shaped pizza.

Foolish Earthling. Earth will be ours! The Kang & Kudos' Twirl n' Hurl ride jokes were funny at Springfield: Home of the Simpson's @universalorlando. 🛸 Springfield is so immersive and there are so many details to see here.

I love playing video games for a few hours @arcademonsters in Oviedo. It's $16 unlimited play and you wear a wristband. No quarters or tokens needed. My favorite games here are Guitar Hero, multiplayer Pac-Man, air hockey and the pinball machines. We played the Pac-Man video game for a while. You can eat each other in this version when you get bigger. It's so much fun!

I had lunch recently at @parkpizzalakenona located in the Lake Nona Town Center. There are four vegetarian pizzas on the menu. Woot! I got the vegetarian med veg pizza personal size. Wow! The pizza was huge and I couldn't finish it. I took home leftovers. They also had a sharable size pizza that was even larger. . The inside of the restaurant has colorful murals, wood fire pizza ovens and an in-house beer brewery. I didn't have any beer on this visit since it was a lunch with coworkers. But last time I was here I sampled a variety of great beers. I need to go back to try more of the pizzas.

This was The Beacon Friday night at the Lake Nona Town Center. It was designed by the talented @jefre_artist. So cool! We sat and watched it for a while. It was different from the last time I saw it. The Beacon is just white during the day but at night it lights up with different projections on it.

I went to a @yelporlando event at @boxiparklakenona tonight. Boxi Park is a shipping container entertainment complex in Lake Nona. Boxi Park has a variety of different food/drink options, a dog park, a playground, volleyball court and a stage area. It's a great place if your friends/family/partner can't decide what to eat. . There is a free parking garage nearby at Lake Nona Town Center across the street. We had drinks from La Cajita, tacos from Canonita Street Taqueria and ice cream at Before it Melts. The ice cream is black vanilla soft serve in the Black Out sundae. Note: Yelp Orlando and Boxi Park hosted us but my opinions are my own.

The Mayor Tree is an impressive 200-year-old live oak tree and it's part of The City of Orlando significant tree map. It's my favorite large tree in Orlando. 🌳 The tree is a popular wedding ceremony spot. It looks like it belongs in a movie. It's located by the parking lot for @mennellomuseum.

The @mennellomuseum sculpture garden is free to view outside the museum. It's perfect for a photo shoot, walk or picnic.This is one of my favorite pieces of art in Orlando. This is "Waltzing Matilda" by @aliceaycock. What does it look like to you? A tornado, paper or a flower?

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