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 would count the miles I’m running! I’m trying to sneak in a few extra miles each week to get from 8 to 12 and this might be just the omph! I need 🙂
I love the fall weather and all the leaves changing!
This would be a great reminder of daily water intake.
What pretty bracelets and what a lovely idea! I would use them to count my workouts. I fell off the bandwagon, so am trying to get in the habit of working out 3x a week.
i’m loving that it’s FRIDAY!
I would count good things that have happened throughout the day. I like to keep posisitve and name at least 3 things daily.
I just moved away from home, so I’d count the weeks until I get to go home to visit!
I would love to count the number of glasses of water I’m drinking currently and then number of nursing session come December when my baby is born 🙂
Right now I’m loving a cup of tea on a rainy day. That bracelet is so pretty!
Today I’m loving my husband. I’m home sick from work and he’s at the grocery store getting tissues and juice for me.
I am loving the beautiful fall weather and that it is Friday! I could see a lot of heathly things I could use it for
I love that I finished two graduate school classes this week, and I am another step closer to being a certified teacher! 🙂
Loving the morning bowl of oats I am having 🙂
I too can’t wait to see Gone Girl this weekend!
I’m loving that it’s finally Fall and Thanksgiving here in a few days. I’m making a couple pumpkin pies and cranberry sauce for dinner on Sunday to celebrate! 🙂
I’m a school counselor- so besides using it for tracking water intake and workouts- I would also be able to track how many students i had individual counseling sessions with daily! It’s beautiful!
And I am loving that I am leaving for Chicago tonight after work to run the marathon Sunday!!!
Perfect timing for me! As the weather cools down, I always start to slack off on my water. And I’ve done this enough times to know that it somehow leads to less healthy choices with other things – maybe from lower energy? So I am DETERMINED to keep water up and I need a way to keep track. Love this!
i am loving being home with family and my boyfriend plus the angle’s candy corn popcorn we ate the entire bag of last night!
That bracelet is adorable! I would actually love to give it to my sister in law b/c she is trying to up her water intake.
Lots of fun this weekend! Visiting my alma mater for a football game. I would love one of those bracelets to track my water intake- I am so bad at getting enough water, I think such a cute bracelet would actually help me get it done!
I’m loving the recipes my boyfriend and I are making this weekend, including my mom’s locally famous (at her school, at least) spicy turkey chili!
Today I’m loving paleo mug cakes and a free weekend post-exam! Hope you have a good weekend Gina. 🙂
I am horrible at getting up from my desk, so I would count the number of times I get up and walk around for a few minutes. I have a knife-fighting seminar this weekend—so exciting!
I would count my water intake. Definitely thinking about getting one for my sister in law too!
I’m loving that I am back into my “skinny jeans” even though I’m 10lbs heavier then the last time I could get into them thanks to lifting heavy weights!
I am loving on my friends baby that was born last night! She is so precious! I am also pregnant myself so I would love this bracelet to help me keep track of feeding, diaper changes, etc.
I am loving the weather here in Boston- Columbus Day weekend is my favorite weekend of the year 🙂
I’m loving your YouTube workout HIIT and barre workouts! I just pick one at random, and it keeps me entertained and I get in a great workout!
Today I’m loving the fall weather in Portland, coffee, and your cute fall centerpiece!
I am loving my husband giving me a back massage!
I’m loving all the beautiful fall colors that surround my drive to work. It makes my commute so pretty. I think I would track water intake with the bracelet.
Congrats on the Cosmo plug. I love your blog and all that you do for readers,
I am loving the weather! It’s a crisp 70 degrees outside and i just finished a 2.3 mile power walk outside during my lunch hour 🙂
I would totally count how many cardio sessions ouside of the gym I can do on the bracelet. I’m trying to push myself to run on outside terrain instead of the treadmill since it’s harder for me.
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I’m loving that my husband has a 4-day this weekend and we’re starting it off by relaxing by the fire with hot coffee. Ahhh 🙂
I’m loving my kiddos 🙂
I use diet pop as a way to stop myself from eating sweets but because of all the articles Ive been seeing about how horrible it is for you Im trying to cut it out! I would use this to mark how many days Ive gone pop free 🙂 Its so pretty.
I am loving that it is Friday! And also loving fall and everything pumpkin 🙂
I’m loving my son as he just said hawp = help for the first time today!
I have been counting my blessings .
Today I am loving my gym. I am getting a new work schedule, that may cause me to try out other gyms that have classes that fit my schedule better. This makes me so sad because I love, love my gym. But today I am not focusing on that, I am focusing on how lucky I am to be able to workout there today!
I am loving the homemade chili a co-worker brought to me for lunch at work today! It’s yummy, free, and warm on a rainy day.
Loving that my mom is in town visiting and that we started our beautiful Fall friday off with a bike ride and my very first Barre class! Great way to spend time with mom while being active!
My husband and I are expecting our first baby in December. Just recently I discovered Serena & Lily and I am absolutely obsessed with their baby stuff!!!! Especially this little body suit http://www.serenaandlily.com/Baby/Baby-Sleepers-Bodysuits-Wayne-Pate-Mermaid-Bodysuit…
Today I’m loving my dad’s cardiologist and hospital nurses for helping my dad’s angiogram and hospital stay go smoothly to prepare for my dad’s heart valve replacement surgery.
Today I am loving my cup of tea. It’s really the simple things 🙂
I’m loving that it’s Friday today and I get to sleep in tomorrow!
i am loving the opportunities that i have right now, allowing me to travel! i would count water intake with this bracelet…i never drink enough!!
I’m loving that it’s Thanksgiving weekend here in Canada and I am home with family- the best.
I would count glasses of water drank that day- always trying to drink more.
C
So beautiful – the quotes and the bracelet.
My goal for the next two months is to exercise (run, yoga or lift) five times a week. Summer is coming where I live, and I’ve got a desert/beach vacation planned for December 8 and I want to feel confident and comfortable in shorts & sleeveless tops. I also have a few half marathons coming up to train for! I would use the bracelet to track my workouts/week.
I am loving the fall weather!
I am loving anything with sunbutter and honey on it. Got that idea from you! Have a good weekend.