1.9 Friday Faves

Hello buddies! 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 trying ahead to a low-key weekend after a lot of vacation actions and adventures. It’s immediately winter right here in Tucson – wet and freezing!- and we’re having fun with a lot 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 pace collectively)

Liv turned 14 yesterday and I can’t even consider it. Thanks so a lot to my OG reader buddies 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 instructing Zumba together with her in my stomach. It actually seems like yesterday and 14 lifetimes in the past on the identical time.

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

I publish much less of the youngsters right here on the weblog – I ask for permission earlier than I publish 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 cause 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 a good time!

For now, it’s time for the weekly Friday Faves get together. 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 under.

Vogue, magnificence, random:

All the time 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 purchasing *fairly a lot.* 😉

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

Learn, watch, pay attention:

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

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. Should you’ve been eager to attempt TSS, it’s certainly one of 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 optimistic affect on my mindset.

Health, well being, and good eats:

– The new food pyramid. Do I feel it’s good? No. I feel 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 situated on the pyramid and it’s lacking the nuance with regards to saturated fats. On the identical time, I feel it’s an enormous step in the fitting course. I like the emphasis on complete, unprocessed meals, a lot of fruits and veggies, and a average method to grains (particularly right here within the US the place many our grains have been compromised).

And whereas I don’t assume that refined sugar and processed meals ought to be part of day by day life, we sitll make room for the enjoyable stuff each every so often (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 wonderful. It undoubtedly exceeded my expectations, particularly since many gluten-free baking choices might be flops. I made some nutella pastries and likewise some Pop Tart creations with strawberry jam, easy icing and sprinkles.