friday i'm in love...the late edition....

I am actually writing this
on Saturday
but it was still stuff I loved on Friday
so…..
semantics. Heh.

The sun is shining
and the house is warm and clean.
The dryer won’t be here until Feb 8th
so I have been using dryer rack
and it’s been working ok…
just hard to get used to.

And right now I am burning
a candle called “fresh cut grass”
while I have a Christmas scent in the burner
so the house seems slightly conflicted & confused
but smells good. Heh.

FRIDAY I’M IN LOVE:

♥ I love how the late-day light comes in this window…
I spent some time here yesterday doodling and planning
and feeling pretty happy.

♥ I wanna build a greenhouse. This just reinforces
the fact that I need to BUY TOOLS.

♥ This. Oh my breaking heart. This.

♥ 12000 pressed leaves. Magical.

♥ In 2020, I read a book called
"Buy Yourself the Effing Lilies” and
loved it so hard. Tara Schuster has a new book
coming out and I happened to get in the opportunity
she shared to be a glow-getter for the new book coming
"Glow in the Effing Dark” (Release date: Feb 28)
This not only got me an advance copy but also
a part of a network of other people who are incredibly
excited and fan-girling about this book and the author…heehee.
I was pretty frigging excited to be a part of this and can’t wait to read it!!

♥ my January IPSY bag. These always make me happy.

I hope this weekend finds you as
happy and relaxed as this guy is
when he is being cuddled….
just don’t drool like he does
if you can help it.
:)

friday i'm in love...

This has been a perfectly
perfect Friday.

I had the day off, even before the promise of a
bit of wet snowstorm…
slept in, shoveled a bit,
ate warm toasty blueberry bagels…
read blogs and watched
you tube videos and got excited
about things like
maybe replacing my kitchen countertop
and renewed my desperate need
for a DIY camper van
and realized that
I really need tools if
I am gonna do ANY of this.
Heh.

This is how we shovel rainy-snow-slush
at the big orange house…
polka dot rubber boots, minions hat &
bright yellow slicker…heehee

THINGS I AM KINDA CRUSHING ON RIGHT NOW:

my new candle that smells like candy apples
THIS is gonna be a movie!!! & with Rachel McAdams who I adore!
i need these in my life.
i could totally get behind this idea!
ummmm…look at the polar bears….awwwww
& speaking of adorable creatures…

I hope you are having a fabulously fun Friday
and that you don’t have to
shovel too much heavy snow
and that you find some candy
that you forgot about…
:)

friday i'm in love {on a Saturday}...the slightly store-bought edition

I had a little pity-shopping-from-my-bed-party
when I was coming on the end of being sick…
I was sad that I missed so much of Christmas
and that I felt so rotten
so I bandaged myself up
with some retail therapy.

pjs and hair masks,
slippers and a new bathing suit
(that I absolutely love)
free samples,
moisturizers and
a couple of toys & stickers

I am finally starting to feel like myself again.
Being sick sucked a lot of energy out of me
but I can feel it coming back
and it reminds me to be grateful
for good health and energy
and to not take it for granted….

OTHER RANDOM HAPPY THINGS:
this is us
plans for a small four-friend book club :)
my girl surprising me with a “fresh cut grass” candle

phone calls from my mom
couch visits with a bestie
lipton cup of soup
freshly colored hair (finally!)
a visit from my boy
my new cordless vacuum which I LOVE SO MUCH
my chiropractor being able to help me with my weird rib issue
a surprise request for a print of a doodle I did

Happy weekend to you!!

friday i'm in love.... ♥

I had planned to have a
friday adventure
today but then a
half-headache
(which is an annoying headache
but not bad enough to render me useless
if you are wondering about my
definitions…a frigging rotten headache
really ruins my day…a migraine incapacitates me)

So instead,
I gave the big orange house
a much needed cleaning
and then spent some time
working on some new plans…
health-wise and creatively.

(The irony that I am eating 3 large
sugar coated gumdrops while writing
this is NOT lost on me…heh)

But I am thinking about making some
small changes to my lifestyle
and possibly some large ones…
like maybe joining a gym…
and maybe finally creating a calendar
with some doodles to sell…

I like fall.
It makes me feel
inspired….
even on days I have
half a headache.
:)

FRIDAY I AM LOVING:

♥ this blog post definitely made me wonder. There were a lot of “oh…that is so me moments while reading it.
♥ my glow in the dark skeleton pjs
♥ this series….though not gonna lie (ironic given the name of the series….heh)…but it’s a little bit soft core porn-ish. Just a warning. :)
♥ heeheehee….as I become somewhat jaded about dating apps (they were so fun and shiny in the beginning) THIS made me laugh out loud. Yes for wearing red.
♥ Love this guy’s channel

Happy Friday….I hope it’s fantastic, just like you. ♥

friday i'm in love sorta kinda....

It’s been a strange kinda
up and down sorta day….

beautiful and sunny
but I still don’t want to go anywhere
because there are still trees and lines down
and I am not sure
I am ready to see the beaches yet…

day off but
not for a happy reason….
instead I feel heavy like lead
and quiet….

but sometimes,
you just gotta push through
to find yourself
on the other side
of your own feelings
and focus on the
things you love….

FRIDAY I’M IN LOVE:

♥ this made me giggle. so hard.
♥ awwwwwww. such a sweet little movie
♥ this version of addicted to love
♥ reading on the deck wrapped in a blanket

♥ getting back to the little blue desk
hanging out with sassy little geekgirls
with stripey socks and an attitude.

Happy Friday! ♥♥♥