Thursday, June 30, 2016

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strawberries

Welcome to the last day of June?!  I say this all the time, but how did we get to the end of the month so fast?!  Where’s the pause button?

In other news, I sat down last night with my Feedly favs and went through 3,523 articles.  The practical thing would have been to space it out over the course of my vacation, but because I seem to always go from zero to a million regarding basically everything in my life, there I was.

But!  You can take advantage of my “dedication” by checking out some of my favorite links!  I’m going to have to break this down into a couple installments because I’m the #1 fan of everything and basically save everything as a favorite!  I’m also providing commentary this time because…why not?!

- There’s a 400-Person Wait List for These Rosé-Flavored Gummy Bears :  Alcohol and gummy bears?  Yes, please!  I also checked out the Sugarfina web site (the store selling the gummy bears) & I’m pretty much in love with everything they have! 

- Butter-Roasted Cherry Swirl Overnight Oats. : I love everything Jessica does & this recipe looks incredible.  Also, I pretty much save every.single.one of her recipes in my Feedly favorites.

- Almost So Close to Amazing : KariAnne’s blog is a newer read for me, but I love all of her posts.  Her writing is incredibly welcoming & I can’t wait for her new posts to pop up in my reader!

- Choosing door hardware for a farmhouse : The hardware they chose for their house is very similar to the hardware in our house!  Also, their house looks amazing!

- ‘The Day I Saw Death’ And 21 Other Real-Life Stories Of The Supernatural :  I’m super into true creepy stories & this group doesn’t disappoint!

- 7 Common Blogging Mistakes To Avoid – Infographic : I’ve been slooowly implementing some of these things & have actually noticed a slight increase in my blog following.  Social media is the key to blogging success & I wish I had more time to devote to it!

- Daddy’s Special Day : I’ve been following the story of Martin & Emily for a while & was so sad to hear of Martin’s passing.  Even though I don’t know Emily or her family in real life, my thoughts are with them during this extremely difficult time.

 - 24 Decadent Ice Cream Cakes That Are Better Than A Boyfriend :  What’s better than cake?  Ice cream cake!  All of these ice cream cakes look fantastic!

- Design Motifs: Flamingo Flair :  I’m slightly obsessed with flamingoes so I love seeing the different ways they can be incorporated throughout a home!

- Strawberry Shortcake Just Got a Serious Upgrade :  I’m sharing my newest favorite strawberry recipe tomorrow, but this boozy strawberry shortcake looks amazing!  I might have to make it this weekend!  All of the strawberries, all of the time!

Check back tomorrow for my current favorite strawberry recipe & a list of 4th of July links!!

Also, what are your favorite web things lately?

 

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

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Fitbit Alta

I’m suuuper competitive…

about things that shouldn’t even be a competition!

Growing up, I never played sports because I have zero hand-eye-coordination, so I never got to feel the competition there.

I’m also not genius smart, so academic competition wasn’t my thing, either.

My competitive side awakens when I make a competition out of things that have no business being competitive.

Like one time I saw some random person on Facebook advertising their cake making business and I thought that I could have a cake business that would be more successful except I forgot that I can’t make cakes and can’t run businesses, but mine would be soooo much better, I just knew it!

Yeah, I’m pretty fun to have around.

My latest competition is the Fitbit.

A lot of people at work are doing the whole Fitbit thing and I had to join along, even though fitness really isn’t my thing.  So, of course, I’m going from zero to 10,000 steps because I want to win all the imaginary prizes!

But!  I actually got the Fitbit for the sleep tracker.  I knew my sleep was terrible and the Fitbit has so far confirmed it…

Fitbit Sleep Tracking

19 restless times?!  Welcome to my life.

Are you unnecessarily competitive about something?!  I hope it’s not just me…but it probably is!

Oh, and if you want to add me to your Fitbit friends, my email is rockin2thesound@yahoo.com!

Monday, June 27, 2016

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menu plan monday

Confession:  menu planning is totally not my thing…but because I’m trying to adult, I’ve started making menu plans. 

My mom can go into the kitchen and whip up incredible food with whatever ingredients she has.  Me…not so much.  My meals need to be preplanned forever!

This week’s plan revolves around things we already had at our house minus a couple ingredients here and there that we went grocery shopping to pick up.

Menu Plan for 06.27-0/7.01

1.  Chicken & Stuffing
2.  Ziti & Garlic Bread
3.  Sloppy Joes & Mac + Cheese
4.  Beer Brats & Coleslaw
5.  Steak & Noodles

 

Friday, June 24, 2016

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Sorry For Partying

It’s finally Friday!  This one is a super sweet one for me because I’m on work vacation for a week!

This weekend is going to be spent ripping up carpet at our old place.  I just can’t get away from the home renovations!

I’m going to pencil in some time in the next week to catch up on my favorite blogs, though!  I use Feedly to keep all of my must reads in one place.  I currently have 4,254 unread articles, so needless to say, I’ll be very busy catching up!

Here are some links that I’ve been loving lately.  I’m sure I’ll have a ton more when I’m done reading my 4,000+ unread articles!

- 15 La Croix Cocktails to Start the Summer Off Right
- Frozen Cherry Cosmos
- Punch Up Your Real Estate Listing By Posing In A Panda Costume In Every Photo
- The Incredible Story of How an 1898 Dog-Trot Style Home Was Discovered Underneath Nursing Home Walls
- DIY Watermelon Floppy Hat

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