1.9 Friday Faves

Hello mates! Pleased Friday! How are you? What are you as much as this weekend?

We’re simply hanging out right here and residential and I’m wanting ahead to a low-key weekend after plenty of vacation actions and adventures. It’s out of the blue winter right here in Tucson – wet and freezing!- and we’re having fun with plenty of pet snuggles in between making an attempt to maintain Lola from destroying all the furnishings.

(I preserve making an attempt to get a pic of Maisey and Lola collectively however they’re all the time transferring at lightning velocity collectively)

Liv turned 14 yesterday and I can’t even consider it. Thanks so a lot to my OG reader mates who’ve been there because the early days. I had a few you attain out on Instagram yesterday to inform me you had been studying the weblog whereas I used to be shaking it educating Zumba together with her in my stomach. It actually seems like yesterday and 14 lifetimes in the past on the similar time.

Her birth story part 1 is here and part 2 is here.

I submit much less of the youngsters right here on the weblog – I ask for permission earlier than I submit something – however she’s the wittiest, sweetest lady with a coronary heart of gold. She’s additionally obsessive about Okay Pop, which is a giant purpose why we’re going to Seoul this summer season. We simply had cake right here on the home since we’re heading to San Diego and Disney subsequent week to rejoice!

For now, it’s time for the weekly Friday Faves celebration. That is the place I share a few of my favourite finds from the week and across the net. I all the time love to listen to about your faves, too, so please shout out one thing you’re loving within the feedback part under.

Vogue, magnificence, random:

At all times the Farm Rio! They’ve had so many nice gross sales this season, however this one is from Rent the Runway. I’m nonetheless utilizing and loving the Limitless membership. It’s superb for occasions and journey, and in addition helps preserve me from procuring *fairly a lot.* 😉

Oak Essentials goodies! They gifted me a body lotion and candle earlier than the vacations and I liked the merchandise a lot, I ended up buying extra as presents. The lotion is tremendous hydrating with a light-weight scent – it’s a tiny bit pine-y in a great way – and I like the candle.

Learn, watch, hear:

Don’t miss this week’s podcast episode here! I’m sharing some reasonable longevity-based targets for the New Yr.

It’s all the time cheese board season.

Sculpt Society has nutrition now and I’ve been LOVING the brand new reipe and meal inspo. I’m including so lots of their concepts to our meal plan for subsequent week. If you happen to’ve been eager to strive TSS, it’s certainly one of my all-time favourite at-home exercises. Use the code GINAJAN here to strive it out!

Started this audiobook and already really feel prefer it’s made an enormous optimistic impression on my mindset.

Health, well being, and good eats:

– The new food pyramid. Do I feel it’s excellent? No. I feel there are lots of people who find themselves unable to tolerate or digest massive quantities of animal merchandise and dairy. I’m unsure the place beans are positioned on the pyramid and it’s lacking the nuance in terms of saturated fats. On the similar time, I feel it’s an enormous step in the best path. I like the emphasis on complete, unprocessed meals, plenty of fruits and veggies, and a reasonable method to grains (particularly right here within the US the place many our grains have been compromised).

And whereas I don’t suppose that refined sugar and processed meals ought to be part of each day life, we sitll make room for the enjoyable stuff each once in a while (see under lol).

– These gluten-free dairy-free cones. SO good.

– Additionally, I purchased a number of the Candy Loren’s puff pastry and it’s superb. It undoubtedly exceeded my expectations, particularly since many gluten-free baking choices could be flops. I made some nutella pastries and in addition some Pop Tart creations with strawberry jam, easy icing and sprinkles.