1.9 Friday Faves

Hello mates! Glad 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 instantly winter right here in Tucson – wet and freezing!- and we’re having fun with a number of pet snuggles in between attempting to maintain Lola from destroying all the furnishings.

(I preserve attempting 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 imagine 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 have been studying the weblog whereas I used to be shaking it educating Zumba together with her in my stomach. It actually appears 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 put up much less of the youngsters right here on the weblog – I ask for permission earlier than I put up something – however she’s the wittiest, sweetest lady with a coronary heart of gold. She’s additionally obsessive about Ok Pop, which is a giant motive why we’re going to Seoul this summer time. 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 internet. 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 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 superb for occasions and journey, and likewise helps preserve 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 presents. 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, hear:

Don’t miss this week’s podcast episode here! I’m sharing some reasonable longevity-based objectives 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. For those who’ve been eager to strive TSS, it’s one in all 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 constructive influence on my mindset.

Health, well being, and good eats:

– The new food pyramid. Do I feel it’s good? 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 undecided the place beans are positioned on the pyramid and it’s lacking the nuance in relation to saturated fats. On the similar time, I feel it’s an enormous step in the precise course. I like the emphasis on entire, 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 assume that refined sugar and processed meals must be part of day by day life, we sitll make room for the enjoyable stuff each once in a while (see beneath 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 likewise some Pop Tart creations with strawberry jam, easy icing and sprinkles.