1.9 Friday Faves

Hello pals! 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 a number of vacation actions and adventures. It’s all of a sudden winter right here in Tucson – wet and freezing!- and we’re having fun with a number of pet snuggles in between making an attempt to maintain Lola from destroying the entire furnishings.

(I maintain making an attempt to get a pic of Maisey and Lola collectively however they’re at all times shifting at lightning velocity collectively)

Liv turned 14 yesterday and I can’t even imagine it. Thanks so a lot to my OG reader pals 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 along 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 motive 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 have fun!

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

Style, 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 wonderful for occasions and journey, and likewise helps maintain me from buying *fairly a lot.* 😉

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

Learn, watch, hear:

Don’t miss this week’s podcast episode here! I’m sharing some reasonable longevity-based objectives for the New 12 months.

It’s at all times 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 desirous to attempt TSS, it’s one among my all-time favourite at-home exercises. Use the code GINAJAN here to attempt it out!

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

Health, well being, and good eats:

– The new food pyramid. Do I believe it’s good? No. I believe there are a lot of people who find themselves unable to tolerate or digest giant quantities of animal merchandise and dairy. I’m undecided the place beans are positioned on the pyramid and it’s lacking the nuance relating to saturated fats. On the similar time, I believe it’s an enormous step in the best route. I really like the emphasis on complete, unprocessed meals, a number of fruits and veggies, and a average strategy 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 must be part of each day life, we sitll make room for the enjoyable stuff each from time to time (see beneath lol).

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

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