Friday Faves (+ a giveaway)
Hi! TGIF. Hope you’ve had a wonderful week and have some fun plans to look forward to this weekend! We have a couple of fun things in the works, and I’m so excited to see Gone Girl this weekend. I know it probably won’t live up to the book, but… Ben Affleck.
Some faves from the week and around the web:
Fall centerpieces! Even though it was 90 degrees while I put this one together, it felt so right. I got everything at Home Goods; love the leaves, and love that it isn’t too Halloween-y and can stick around until Thanksgiving.
This sign at an Ocean Beach flower shop. Pretty clever marketing 😉
We have figs in the yard! I was a little apprehensive about eating them -it all comes back to childhood trauma from when I ate mushrooms growing outside. It was not a good experience for anyone- but they are delicious.
La Jolla adventures with my favorites.
Quotes from the wisdom wall:
How to determine blood test results. So helpful!!
What weightlifting for 20 minutes does for your brain.
An amazing feature from Cosmopolitan. Thank you so much for including me <3
All about that upright bass. SO GOOD.
Easy reminders to get in your workout.
Count me healthy bracelets. I was so excited when Chelsea Charles reached out to me about these awesome bracelets. I mean, my permanent marker on the water bottle trick worked to count my water intake, but this is a little more fun. 😉
These gorgeous bracelets can be used to count anything you’d like to track. Some ideas: water intake, weekly workouts, nursing or pumping sessions for mamas, words of kindness, or positive thoughts. They can also be a helpful technique for those who are looking to break habits, such as cigarette smoking (by counting how many days you’ve gone without), or reducing artificial sweeteners. All you do is slide is the little beads from side to side.
Wearing it throughout the day is also a beautiful visual reminder of your goals. I love how well-constructed the bracelets are; while dainty, they’re extremely durable.
Chelsea Charles kindly sent me two bracelets: one for me, and one for one of you. The rose gold Tri-color bracelet I have to give away is valued at $105, and since it’s in my possession, you never know what will make it’s way into the winner’s goodie mail. (I’ve been known to put in fun beauty products, homemade cookies, snacks and treats.)
If you’d like to enter, just leave a comment with something you’re loving today, or something you’d count via your new bracelet 🙂
Happy Friday!
xoxo
Gina
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I’m loving that tonight I get to do a 5K Glow Run with a friend. It is going to be a blast.
My water intake or a reminder to get up and walk around while working as I am at a desk every day.
I’m loving my newly turned 5 year old! She is the light of my life and my hero. Strongest person I know!
I like your idea to keep track positive thoughts!
I’m loving that it’s Friday and we have an awesome weekend planned! I’m also loving these bracelets – I’m trying to reduce my alcohol consumption, so this bracelet would be a great way to keep things in check!
I am loving that today is Friday. Ready for the weekend to relax, it has been a hectic week!
Today I’m loving that I get to go home and visit my family farm. It’s harvest time here in Iowa and there is nothing better than a small town and fields full of hard working farmers!
I’m loving my smiling babies’ pictures on my phone today because they’ve kept me from spiraling down into what was turning into an awful day. Looking at their big smiles turned my mood around.
I’ve been counting my workouts as a reminder to get one in at least every other day as I ease my way back into a healthy and fit lifestyle. This bracelet would be a beautiful reminder!
The bracelet is so pretty! I would definitely use it to track water…90 degree weather in NorCal is not really how fall is supposed to be
I would totally track my water intake!
Love what the bracelet represents! I would use it to track my water intake and/or my weekly workouts.
How cute are these?! I would love to use them to monitor my water intake. Thanks, Gina!
I would use that bracelet to try and kick my diet coke habit. I’ve been loving different tea flavors lately – especially the ones that smell like the holidays! (and yet I still have the diet coke habit 🙂 )
I am so jealous of your figs! I wonder if I could get a tree (plant?) to grow in Missouri? I would probably have to say that I would track water. So hard in the winter!
Have a great weekend!
Today I am loving that I am 18 weeks pregnant!!!!!! #fullheart
I love my sleepy, furry dog’s cute faces!!!! They are the sweetest!
I love the free time I have today to get things done.
I LOVE FEELING MY BABY KICK! KICK COUNTS ANYONE?
I’d count my exercise sessions for my shoulder therapy! Smaller, shorter more frequent reps work better! 🙂
I love the great heart to heart that I had with my buddy today about changes we both want to make to our day to day as the seasons change. Would be great to have a bracelet like this as a reminder of being present.
I’m always trying to track how much water I’m drinking. Now that I’m pregnant it’s even more important, so this bracelet would be awesome! 🙂
I would use it to count my water intake!
Water! I always try new ideas to get my water intake but none would be as gorgeous as this bracelet!
I would love that bracelet to keep track of which side to nurse on next. I am loving baby cuddles while taking a nap with my 8 month old today:)
That is a beautiful bracelet and I love rose gold! I would definitely count glasses of water..I am lacking these colder days!
Oh shoot, and I wanted to add that I’m loving that it’s the Friday before (Canadian) Thanksgiving weekend!
Today I am loving that we got to move to Hawaii and experience the unique beauty (and difficulties) of island living. After months of having to choose gratitude after a particularly rough move, actually feeling gratitude effortlessly and fully has been a wonderful change. I am grateful to feel grateful. 😉
Today I love life! I had a bad day yesterday and at the end of the day I made the affirmation that today was going to be great. I totally think the positive attitude has made this day great!
And I would definitely use that bracelet to track water intake, I have been really working on “upping” my water intake as I find if I don’t drink enough I get really bad headaches!
I am loving the beautiful fall weather in Wisconsin.
Today I am grateful for the hard work my husband and I have put into saving for a home for ourselves and daughter- we close on the 31st 🙂 Can’t wait to put forth healthy habits in the comfort of our very own home!
Today I am LOVING this cool, rainy fall weather and my fall candles burning brightly!
I am loving my new boots and scarves! love fall!
I’m loving Sam Hunt radio on Pandora and the day off with my pup!
This is AMAZING! I would count my water intake for sure! P.S. Loving the AZ weather right now, i know you can’t be too jealous in SD….but its AMAZING!
I am loving that my husband will be home on Monday and we will have time this weekend to get our baby’s room put together:)
I am loving my daughters good behaviour today! She has ADHD and is not medicated so her day to day is a roller coaster ride.
Today I’m loving the little break in heat here in Phoenix and having fun at the park with my little girl!! I need the bracelet to remind me that that’s what life is about, being happy and present <3
Today I am loving the crisp fall weather here in Oregon 🙂
I am loving that today is Friday!! It been a very stressful workweek and I’m glad that’s it’s now the weekend! TGIF! I’m about to hit the road to visit family–our dogs sure are excited to see their Gigi!
I am loving that my 11 month old is doing sowell with chemo and all of the procecures and I am thankful for all of the support we have!
Something I’m loving today is the results of something I’ve been trying lately: I read an article about healthy relationships, and it said to make a point to praise your partner about something specific about them that you love – not just that you love them. Like “It makes my heart warm to see you with our daughter” or “thank you so much for replacing that light in the garage baby, it makes my mornings so much easier”, etc etc. I started doing this daily with my partner and he just glows and is so happy to be appreciated. The key is you aren’t expecting anything back, you are just showering love on your person. But what I’ve noticed is that it comes back tenfold; last night my dude brought me home flowers, cooked me dinner, and was just generally really attentive and sweet. <3 By the way that bracelet is so pretty, I love it!
I love that these bracelets don’t look “fitness-y” , but can be used as a big time motivator such as counting daily exercise!
I’m trying to overcome my anxiety and I’m supposed to do some mental exercises every day. I definitely need help keeping on track!
Aww I love the bracelet. Between work, kids, husband and all the things around the house I could use it to be reminded to do something for myself?
I would love to have this bracelet to count my water intake. I have such trouble hitting my goal everyday.
Hi Gina-
I would count my water intake…I’m so bad at it, but as a middle school teacher you can’t leave your classroom to go all the time either! I’ve been reading your blog for a couple years and look forward to it as a little zen in my busy day.
Thanks 😀
I love the hint of fall in the air . . . my very favorite time of year.
I’m a recent college grad working on becoming more confident in my new job. I would use a bracelet to count the times I spoke up or took on something challenging.
Great idea – and cute too. Would love it to track weekly workouts 🙂
Love these bracelets! For now I would use to track nursing/pumping sessions, including which side I am on. Would love to think of something more original or fun after I’m not nursing.
What a cute idea! I would use the bracelet to count how many meals/snacks I put on a plate. I’m trying to kick my habit of eating from a bag!