Friday Faves

Random things I’ve been loving lately…

1) Virgin River on Netflix — This series on Netflix is based on books by Robyn Carr, and it’s like Hart of Dixie with a way less annoying protagonist (Sorry to Rachel Bilson). It’s just 10 episodes, but season 2 was picked up by Netflix, and I think they filmed it pre-Covid so hopefully that will pop up soon. This series feels like a comforting blanket.

2) Salmon Teryiaki Bowls — I saw someone’s picture of their salmon teriyaki bowl a couple weeks ago on Instagram and it looked so good, I found a recipe and made one myself. Since then I’ve done it two more times because it is so tasty! Hunter said it’s like eating an unwrapped sushi roll. There are plenty of different recipes but I used this one.

3) Skinny Taste Bagels — Another recipe I had to try out, my first batch of these were a little flat, lumpy, and salty (so I didn’t take any pictures of them), but still good and I ate them all over the next few days! I need to give it another try and attempt to make them more visually appealing, plus use less salt. They are only about 152 calories each. Here is the recipe.

4) Reading books on my Kindle — I got really used to reading ebooks on my iPhone Kindle app, but I must admit that when I do that I am way more tempted to get distracted and interrupt my reading to check out other stuff on my phone like Instagram, Twitter, etc. So I found my charger for my Kindle paperwhite that I’ve had about 6 years, and I have been trying to read more on that instead, keeping my phone out of reach for less distractions. I read three books last week, and am now reading the “Finding Freedom” book that came out this week about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

5) Buying clothes on Amazon — I have been able to find some really affordable, cute clothes to wear to work on Amazon over the past year! My favorites, which I have ordered in many different colors, are these patterned skirts; this top with the frilly collar and shoulders; and this peplum top.

My latest purchases are these simple tops that will go with various colored skirts for work, and this faux leather jacket that I hope will be cute to wear this fall when it finally gets cool enough.

Friday Faves

TGIF!

I wanted to document some things I was enjoying this past week – it’s felt like the longest week ever!

I got this hummus from Whole Foods, and it’s ah-mah-zing. I LOVE curry, so this is absolutely delicious to me. I’ve just been eating it with tortilla chips, plus some freshly-made guacamole I also got from Whole Foods.

Holy Kombucha and Bobo’s Oat Bars (with chocolate almond butter filling) – also from Whole Foods. I’ve been trying all kinds of different kombuchas, and I really like this brand. The oat bars are a little higher in calories than I’d like, but it was a great filling snack to get me through the rest of the work afternoon and fuel me for an evening run before I ate dinner.

I’ve watched errant episodes of Real Housewives shows before, but I just discovered all the episodes are on Hulu. I started the Beverly Hills edition from the beginning, and I’m already on the Season 1 finale. Addicted.

I requested this pretty Yeti thermos for Valentine’s Day, and my husband delivered. I’ve been using it the past two days to bring hot caramel Starbucks coffee (made with my Keurig) or iced coffee to work.

This weekend is going to be the norm – volunteering at the cat shelter, church, and running! Oh, and watching RHOBH and the Olympics 🙂