Happy Friday! We had a wonderful weekend last weekend was celebrating the love of my life’s birthday. He deserved every bit of it and more. I’m a lucky lady!
This week has been full of new experiences for me. I tried my first Pilates class and I loved it although all of the machinery in the room was a little intimidating the first time, plus remembering which leg was supposed to be doing what while working said machinery. I kind of looked like a nervous mess in there. Although I was no star pupil, I made it through and am proud that I’m finding some fun new classes to try this year that are a little gentler on my body.
I also gave acupuncture a spin for my elbow pain. Again, kind of a scary thing if you haven’t done it before, but between that, the exercises she showed me, helping me with better posture, and telling me which tools will help me moving forward, I felt really good after I left there.
Note to self, do not drink coffee right before so you can attempt to take a nap while side is filled with needles…
Or maybe not.
I am hoping a few of these sessions will help me to feel like my old self again. I miss her.
Here are a few other things that are making me happy this week!
The World’s Best Bath Tray
I can’t remember if I have given my bath tray a shout out on the happy list, but even if I did, it deserves a second round of applause. It has a place to slide your wine stem (unless you buy giant wine glasses like me that *may* hold half a bottle) and it has a spot for your book to rest on it. I have been soaking a lot in this bubble bath for a treat at the end of the day and this bath tray makes holding a book quite easy.
This tray is worth every dollar and then some for a book lover like me!
I do think I scared a few people on Instagram hovering a library book over a body of water.
I like to live a little dangerously.
Since my hubby & I are on a Parks & Rec kick, we recently watched the Treat Yo Self episode and now anything we want to do that’s fun we use this line for whatever we might feel entitled to.
Like going to bed at 8PM (TREAT YO SELF!)
Putting your pajamas on at 1PM (TREAT YO SELF!)
Watching junk television on Netflix for an hour (TREAT YO SELF).
That night it was a bottle of ALDI Chianti ($4.99), a fresh new library book, and some bubbles…
I treat myself well, yo! You treat yourself well too!
Modern Love Podcast
I binged on eight episodes of the Modern Love podcast while I was tidying the house this week and I can’t rave enough about how beautiful this is and how many emotions it stirred in me. Articles that were submitted to The New York Times over the years are selected by a celebrity to read on the podcast. Although I went into it thinking it would be about dating or finding a mate, it is so much more than that. It’s an exploration of familial love, love for a pet, love for a condition that brings a family together, bad first dates, and love for unlikely people. All kinds of love.
After the reading, they talk to the editor to see why the article was selected for The New York Times and they do a follow-up with the people to see what has happened since they wrote the article and what the response was to their piece.
If you want all the feels, this one was my favorite. I hope it moves you as much as it did me!
The Wet Brush
Between my daily green smoothie and my new vitamin regimen this year, my hair has been growing crazy fast. I haven’t had long hair since I got married so I forgot about all those tangles and snarls that happen with it. I have been battling this for awhile so I decided to get The Wet Brush and it works AMAZINGLY well on my tangled hair. If you are struggling with tangled hair with your little ones, this is the brush to buy. My daughter & I both finally have snarl-free and tangle-free hair. I didn’t think a brush could make a difference, but it really does. The reviews prove it too- I’m not the only one in love with it.
This week I’m…
Reading: Be Frank With Me (it was PERFECTION!)
Eating: Sheet Pan Lemon Paprika Chicken & Veggies (double batched to share with my sister for our library date)
Watching: I want to tackle this documentary this weekend- it looks like it will be very eye-opening on food waste in our country. Have you seen it?
Have a wonderful weekend! xo
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