1.9 Friday Faves

Hello pals! 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 trying ahead to a low-key weekend after a lot of vacation actions and adventures. It’s abruptly 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 all the furnishings.

(I hold making an attempt to get a pic of Maisey and Lola collectively however they’re all the time 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 for the reason that 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 looks 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 children right here on the weblog – I ask for permission earlier than I put up something – however she’s the wittiest, sweetest woman with a coronary heart of gold. She’s additionally obsessive about Ok Pop, which is an enormous 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 rejoice!

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 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 under.

Trend, 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 superb for occasions and journey, and in addition helps hold 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 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 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 a lot of their concepts to our meal plan for subsequent week. In the event you’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 believe it’s good? No. I believe there are numerous 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 believe it’s an enormous step in the fitting path. I really like the emphasis on complete, unprocessed meals, a lot 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 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 among the Candy Loren’s puff pastry and it’s superb. It positively exceeded my expectations, particularly since many gluten-free baking choices may be flops. I made some nutella pastries and in addition some Pop Tart creations with strawberry jam, easy icing and sprinkles.