what I’ve been reading lately

May 5, 2025

Sharing a roundup of the books Iโ€™ve been reading lately and if I recommend adding them to your collection.ย  Hi friends! How was the weekend? We spent it in Phoenix for Livโ€™s dance competition. Her team did an amazing job, we enjoyed a family brunch, and I snuck away for a Lagree class – wins…

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Top picks from the Beautycounter 2019 holiday collection

Sharing the best picks from the Beautycounter 2019 holiday collection! Also throwing in a little giveaway. ๐Ÿ˜‰ I donโ€™t know about you guys, but I LOVE Christmas shopping and wrapping. It makes my heart happy to search for gifts for family and friends and I have a ton of fun picking everything out. Iโ€™ll be…

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Friday Faves

Hiiiiii hi! Happy Friday! Howโ€™s the week going? I feel like this one was an absolute blur. P stayed home from school all week with her ruptured eardrum – she wasnโ€™t feeling great until Wednesday and I kept her home for yesterdayโ€™s funeral. It was a beautiful service, but felt very sad and final. Itโ€™s…

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Peppermint chocolate amazeballs

This protein-packed and portable snack are just like our favorite Christmas treats. It reminds me so much of peppermint bark minus the sugar crash. Theyโ€™re a delicious and healthy little snack!  You guys. The most bananas thing ever happened: the Pilot, aka THE SCROOGE, said to me: โ€œHey, do you want me to take the…

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WIAW: Plant-based edition

Hi friends! Thank you so much for the lovely birthday wishes (and get well wishes for P) yesterday! Iโ€™ll share more pics in Friday Faves, but we had an awesome dinner here at the house with family. We ordered Indian food from Saffron, enjoyed a cake from Lovinโ€™ Spoonfuls, and I made a giant cheese…

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Oh hi, 35

Hi friends! Hope youโ€™re having a wonderful morning and that you enjoyed the long weekend.  To be honest, itโ€™s been a heck of a week.  We lost my Tata exactly one week ago today. Amidst the grief, weโ€™ve also been trying to figure out poor Pโ€™s ear situation. I took her to Urgent Care Friday…

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