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July 7, 2023 · Leave a Comment

Friday Favorites: Volume XXXV

Favorite Things

Look at us! Getting out another volume of Friday Favorites! Hopefully I can keep up this momentum for a while but not holding myself to getting it out EVERY Friday, may help 🙂 If there is something that y’all want to see more of, feel free to comment or send me a DM on Instagram!

Stylus for iPad

I got this iPad stylus pencil for my iPad recently and its been so great! I’ve just been doing little things on Canva (hopefully I’ll finish up some fun projects I have in the works very soon). It’s under $30 as opposed to the $80-$90 for the Apple Pencil. The stylus just makes it a little bit easier for things like Canva.

HIMYM

I’ve been watching How I Met Your Father on Hulu and it’s…..OK. Garrett and I LOVED watching How I Met Your Mother when we were in college. We were watching How I Met Your Father the other day and we started questioning whether or not How I Met Your Mother is still funny and if it holds up. So we started re-watching it, and YES, it is still funny and so good. I forgot how much I enjoyed it. It’s such a great show!

HEMPZ Lotion

My sister has been telling me about how much she loves this lotion for YEARS. A few months ago, I saw Megan Stokes posting about it on Instagram but specifically mentioning that this scent, Floral and Banana, deters bugs. Now that sold me. It’s been so humid and buggy here in Charlotte, so I went and got the tiny travel bottle at Ulta to see if it works. I have yet to have a bug bite this year!

Levi’s 501 Shorts

Amazon has like 30+ different color options for these shorts and some of them (depending on the color) are under $30 right now! They are normally $60. I have these two-toned ones and I love them!

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Finding denim shorts that fit just right are hard to find and these fit the bill!

Zucchini Bread

We grow zucchini in our garden every year and always end up with a crazy abundance. When we came back from Duck a couple weeks ago I had one zucchini that was so huge it was comical. I wasn’t certain if it was even going to be tasty  as I’ve heard that when they get really big, that they become a bit bitter. I tasted some of it though, and it did not seem weird to me, plus I figured if I put it in something like zucchini bread, the nutmeg and cinnamon would cover it anyway.

I used this recipe from Sally’s Baking Recipes, and it was SO good. I clearly didn’t take any good photos of it though lol

The ONE zucchini (and I didn’t even use the entire thing– it was more like 2/3 of the zucchini) was enough for me to QUADRUPLE THE RECIPE!!! It was so much zucchini bread that I was giving it away to friends haha

Currently reading: The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah

I’m currently reading The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah for neighborhood book club and really enjoying it! Book club meets tomorrow though, so I need to pull it together and finish it 😉 I’m thinking about writing a post on this one for our Regular Folks book club.

I’m also listening to an audio-book called No-Drama discipline. I’m really enjoying it so far. It’s basically a gentle parenting book but not a permissive parenting book. The main idea so far is to connect with your child before you lecture, try to compromise with them, or do anything else. The reasoning behind this is that if your kid is acting out, they probably are struggling with something, and you connecting with them will make them more receptive to anything you do after. Theo isn’t even 1 year old, so its a bit early for discipline, I’m just taking in a lot of these different parenting books right now to prepare myself haha

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I fear that Kohl’s might be the last place with an I fear that Kohl’s might be the last place with an actual maternity section in-store 🥲🥲 I needed a dress last-minute for family photos and ended up going with a non-maternity dress, but also bought the first dress to get me through the rest of pregnancy! 🥰 #maternityfashion #pregnancy #3rdtrimester #pregnancyfashion @kohls
Utilizing the baby bump and turning myself into Ph Utilizing the baby bump and turning myself into Phil from Hercules for Halloween 😂🎃 #halloween #funnycostume #halloweencostumes @disneyanimation
With any leftover candy from handing out candy, or With any leftover candy from handing out candy, or if my toddler has a HUGE excess, we love making monster cookies every year! They’re always fun to make with my toddler and he’s always happy to contribute his candy for cookies!!! Goes without saying, but sticking to chocolatey candy works best!

HALLOWEEN CANDY MONSTER COOKIES 🍪 
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/4 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
assorted Halloween candy, chopped

* Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

* Cream the butter and sugars together well—at least 2-3 minutes until light and fluffy.

* Add peanut butter and mix well. Add egg and vanilla and mix.

* In a separate mixing bowl stir together the flour, oats, salt, baking powder and baking soda.

* Add to the wet mixture and mix to combine. Stir in chopped Halloween candy

* Scoop into 1 inch balls onto a parchment paper or silicone lined baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes

* Remove them from the oven and allow them to cool completely on the pan

#monstercookies #halloween #toddlermom #holidaytraditions
Catch me putting @fairlife chocolate milk in every Catch me putting @fairlife chocolate milk in every recipe while pregnant 🙂‍↕️

Without toppings, this clocks in at about 7 grams fiber, 12 grams protein, and 16 grams carbs, so it was a perfect bedtime snack for me when I had gestational diabetes!

3-INGREDIENT CHIA SEED PUDDING
2 tablespoons chia seeds
1/2 cup Fairlife chocolate milk
(optional) 2 tablespoons low-carb vanilla Greek yogurt (such as Two Good)

1. Mix the chia seeds and milk together well— cover and refrigerate for at least 6 hours or overnight.
2. Remove from fridge and stir well, taking care to break up any clumps
3. Stir in yogurt and, if desired, top with whatever toppings you want (I love fresh raspberries and chocolate chips, granola, mashed cherries, etc) #fibermax #carbconscious #highproteinlowcarb #hyperfixation #pregnancy
me reading A Court of Splintered Harmony rn #acota me reading A Court of Splintered Harmony rn #acotar #acosh #fantasybookseries
Sorry y’all maybe next year 💕😘🪽 #pregnancyhumor #3 Sorry y’all maybe next year 💕😘🪽 #pregnancyhumor #3rdtrimester #toddlermom
BABYMOON IN NYC: DAY 3 🏙️🌙 And final day! We had s BABYMOON IN NYC: DAY 3 🏙️🌙
And final day! We had so much fun on this trip but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t ready to be home lol my feet HURT 🫩

Highlights of the day:
📍Grand Bazaar Flea: I believe this is only on Sundays but they had so much cool vintage clothing and fun things being sold!
📍Deluxe Green Bo: scallion pancakes YUM
📍Mei Lai Wah: the pineapple pork bun is worth all the hype
📍Jin Mei Dumpling: I think we paid $5 for 15 chive and pork dumplings— so good
📍Comedy Cellar: we actually went to the smaller location next door, but they share a lot of the same comedians for the night! @godfreycomic dropped in at ours which was such a fun surprise!! #nyceats #babymoon #travelvlog #nycvlog
I mean a margarita sounds nice but I’m much more e I mean a margarita sounds nice but I’m much more excited for a cold sub sandwich from @jerseymikes #pregnancy #pregnancyhumor #3rdtrimester
BABYMOON IN NYC: DAY 2 🌙🏙️ The lesson of the day: BABYMOON IN NYC: DAY 2 🌙🏙️
The lesson of the day: drink lots of water when touristing around NY or else you might nearly pass out on the subway which will give you a big fright when pregnant 🤪

Some highlights of the day:
📍Win Son Bakery: the scallion pancake BEC is *chefs kiss*
📍Feste: super cute gift store in SoHo 
📍Central Park and The Met: duh
📍& Sons Steakeasy: before 7 pm they have an “adult happy meal” deal with a burger, the tastiest shoestring fries, and a martini— I got their French dip which was SO good
📍Pasticceria Rocco: the tiramisu and cheesecake were ok, but the cannoli was worth stopping for!

#babymoon #nyceats #pregnancy #travelvlog
BABYMOON IN NYC: DAY 1 🌙🏙️🍕 Some highlights of th BABYMOON IN NYC: DAY 1 🌙🏙️🍕

Some highlights of the day:
📍Ole & Steen: a danish bakery with a few locations; their cinnamon social pastry was really tasty and their turkey sausage, egg, and cheese on a focaccia roll was honestly so good!
📍Met Cloisters: depending on where you are staying, this may be a hike to get to, but it wasn’t nearly as crowded and overwhelming as the Met in UES and the gardens were so beautiful 
📍Casey Rubber Stamps: old-school rubber stamps with a huge catalogue to choose from— or you can order a custom stamp!!
📍Veniero’s Pastry: this cannoli was so good— wish I had tried more things because the cheesecake looked phenomenal 
📍MoMA Gift Shop: you don’t have to go through the museum and have a ticket to go in— they have a lot of unique gifts and souvenirs worth checking out!
📍Pasta de Pasta: fast casual homemade pasta tossed in a cheese wheel— only around $9-15 per serving 

#babymoon #nyceats #travelvlog
#OlayPartner to make my nighttime routine as luxur #OlayPartner to make my nighttime routine as luxurious as possible, I add ambient lighting, light a candle, make myself a nighttime beverage, and use @olay Super Serum body wash 🫧🚿🌙 
It is formulated with powerful skincare ingredients, including Niacinamide, BHA, Collagen Peptide,
Vitamin C, and Shea Butter. Olay Super Serum Body Wash is going to help reveal luminous, glowing skin after just one use. If you want to upgrade your nighttime routine, grab Olay Super Serum Body Wash and reveal your glow ✨ #olay #nighttimeroutine #showerroutine
I get my most creative with meals when I’m going o I get my most creative with meals when I’m going out of town and trying to use up everything in the fridge and freezer to avoid buying more food 🙂‍↕️ I think there’s something there with the crockpot beef and broccoli!! I was winging it but maybe I need to work on a recipe 👀

Breakfast: lavash breakfast wrap with egg, @jonesdairyfarm chicken sausage, avocado, tomato, salsa, and hot sauce
Snack: no-bake energy balls with oats, PB, honey, chia seeds, flax seeds, m&m’s 
Lunch: baked potato soup
Snack 2: apple and PB
Dinner: crockpot pot roast turned into “beef and broccoli” (kind of) with noodles and @traderjoes scallion pancakes
Bedtime snack: @fairlife chocolate milk always
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