Friday Faves

I'm taking a quick "brain break" at work, and figured why not show what I am loving right now?!

one.

Have you been to Target's home section lately?! Helllooooooo swoon. I want it all.

 

two.

I finally bought a planner. Erin Condren was offering 15% off, plus a few freebies. So, I went with the Life Planner. We will see how I like it! 

 

Photo Courtesy of EC.com

three.

I have never been more excited for the weekend. I am getting my hair done with my mom on Saturday. I am leaving my phone in the other room all weekend, because I need a break! And I can't stand being with my phone all the time. Sometimes you just need to disconnect. It is good for the soul.

four. 

Speaking of weekend, I feel a repeat Lasagna soup recipe and Chicago Fire binge watch coming on.  Check last weeks post for that awesome recipe!! SOO good.

 

Photo: Pinterest

five.

This morning, Warren swatted my favorite mug out of my hand and broke it into a million little pieces. So, I am on the hunt to replace it. And I love this entire collection from Anthropologie. So cute!!

 

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Currently

It's been a quick minute since I have done a currently post [ahem, last February... oops], so here goes nothing!

Currently.....


Feeling: 
Exhausted. Since starting back to work, I am slammed. But, I am excited to be back.

Reading:
About to start The Choice. My girl, Jordyn, and I are going to continue our Nicholas Sparks movie going tradition and see the movie when It comes out!

Listening to:

The baby monitor... Lol, real life. Break on Me by Keith Urban, yes. Just yes.

Watching:

Chicago Fire. Hellllooo where I have I been this whole time?! We started watching season 1, and have made it to the beginning of Season 3 now. Love this show! Also, watching the Bachelor. Olivia is a Chi O. Soooo there's that.

Thinking about:

A nap. Can I get an Amen?!

Working on:

This huge account that has me going cross eyed!

Loving:

My sweet baby boy. He will be Six months in just a few days, and I am not sure how this has happened!


Needing:

The Beach. Cannot wait to take Warren this summer!

Excited about:

This year. There are so many things I am looking forward to! Stay tuned :)

Friday 5

Happy Friday! Here is a [mostly] non-Warren related post about 5 things I am loving right now!


[one.]

I have been given the go-ahead to change our master bedroom paint (nasty, easily stand by barely touching, standard beige, ick)  and get a new duvet! Currently we are rocking a printed one from Pottery Barn, but I am really interested in white with a darker wall? Thoughts?!

 

Picture courtesy of West Elm. 

[ two.]

Maybe I told a fib about not talking about Warren. We are attempting baby-led weaning. Aka, letting him eat people food, not pureed food. I have talked with a few of my favorite bloggers, and they have given me tons of tips on what worked for them. Last weekend, we tried banana, and it was so much fun. I think we are trying some avocado this weekend! He's only 5 months, so I am not rushing it. But this boy is super interested in everything we put in our mouths! Has anyone tried this? Success? Failures?! Let a mama know.

[three.]

I've been searching for a good [dairy free] soup recipe for this weekend, and I found one over at one of my favorite blogger's site. Lasagna soup. Yummmm. I just can't add the cream or cheese to mine, but I think the hubs will love this! 

 

Recipe [pic credit] here 

 

[four.]

We are having a much needed date night this weekend. However, I kind of just want to binge Netflix and start Making a Murderer. We can still get a baby sitter for that, right?!

 

[five.]

Just an update on our life...

We're moving. Haha, just kidding. Sort of. Pat and I have been talking since we got married about building a house. However, if you were like us and got married in the worst housing market year ever (slightly joking), there was NOTHING available. So,we decided to wait on that dream, and after almost 6 months, we found our first home. We love it. However, we are ready to build. This year we will be saving and looking for land. 

Na na nana, Hey Hey Hey

Shew. How is it already time for a New Year?! I just got used to writing 2015...  For the past few years I have reflected on the past year and looked toward the new year in a different way. I am not big on celebrated NYE, really any holiday that requires me to forego my bedtime. Anyways, I focused on one word that would challenge me, grow me, and make me a better person, wife, daughter, friend (now mom). For 2015, my word was intentional. I wanted to be intentional in all areas of my life, and I failed miserably at times. It was harder than I thought it would be, but I truly believe that word made me grow.

I have thought hard on what I want this next year to bring. I have thought of the obvious answers: joy, strength, prayer, love, focus. But I wanted to get deeper than I had. I wanted this year to not necessarily be focused on a verb or action. I wanted to push myself further than being intentional or loving. So, this year my word is peace. It may sound like a weird choice, and to an extent it kind of is. 2015 has had its challenges. It has been hard. It has also brought me the most joy. If you know me well, you know I have a lot of anxiety. I have anxiety about everything. But mostly decision making. It has always been a struggle for me.

One of my favorite quotes is "Peace: It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart." The Bible is full of verses regarding peace [Col. 3:15/ Phil 4:6-7 to name a couple], and they are all over my house and office to remind me. But, I want to focus on this one:

So, here is to 2016 and being in the midst of noise, trouble, and hard work, and still be calm in my heart. Here is to be at peace with decisions and have confidence in myself and others. Here's to being attentive to that. Here is to letting the Peace of Christ saturate my life as a person, wife, friend, daughter, and especially as a mom.