Lately-What's in a Weekend

This past week I received an email from PureWow that started by letting me know that an average weekend lasts about 55 hours. Once you subtract time for sleeping and running errands, you end up with about 8 hours to actually enjoy yourself. This sent me into a tail spin-there are many weekends that I leave feeling that I didn't do a thing I wanted or intended to do. On top of that email, I also read this article that details what super successful people do with their weekends. Hint: some plan for "off" time, some meditate and reflect, and some wakeup at 6am to maximize their time (WTF).

After all of this went down, I made a pact with myself that I would really seize this weekend and make sure that it was fun and well rounded and that I went to bed on Sunday night feeling accomplished.

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Friday night, I met my friend Brittany for dinner at PF Market and had the most amazing red snapper, fried calamari, and butternut squash soup-in addition to spending some time with a person that I really adore! (Thanks, Sonya for the recommendation!!)

On Saturday, I woke up to work my usual shift at Powerflow Yoga, which was happily followed by a killer hot yoga class taught by my friend Chris. When I got home, I made guacamole (expect to see the recipe later this week).



Then I cleaned the house, enjoyed some long overdue organizing, did 2 loads of laundry, emptied the dishwasher, and some more annoying but essential household things. OH! I also re-arranged a few drawers in our bedroom and I now find myself with a drawer dedicated to my sunglass collection (I know how bad that sounds).



Finally, we ended  our Saturday night with pancakes topped with bourbon flambe'd bananas and strawberries. I used Catskill Provisions pancake mix and subbed egg and milk with a mashed banana and almond milk-which means that these are healthy pancakes (right?!). BTW, pancakes went down at about 7pm. Somehow I fit a ton of crap into about 6 hours on Saturday and then had the rest of the night to prep this week on the blog and snuggle my pups. I have to say, weekends kind of rock when you decide to really enjoy them.



Sunday was spent with family and friends. Then we went home, ate dinner on the couch while watching cooking shows and then ended our night with these mug cakes.

Life's Biggest Question: Save or Splurge?

There are several big questions in life, most of which revolve around committing to another human being, deciding your career path, or signing the one million pieces of paper work that commit you to paying a mortgage for 30 years.

Well, friends, I am talking about a life question far more important than any of the aforementioned. The question of whether to splurge or not. Trust me when I tell you that I love a good splurge more than anything in life (minus cheese), but sometimes life does not allow for a splurge. 

What's a girl to do? Very easy, head over to Clothes Minded by Jo to see my picks for those times when you're primed for a good splurge and for those times when you're not!

Also, while you're there, be sure to take a look around and show some love to my girl! Thanks again, Jo! I'm so honored to be featured on CMBJ! xxoo

Wednesday Words

My husband and I are smack in the middle of a week-long cleanse where we are eating only fruits and vegetables. The above quote is exactly how I feel about chocolate, so I included dark chocolate in this challenge to protect my sanity. The only issue that I'm having is that I've been dreaming about cheese for dayZ. 

In the Office

This is just how I feel today. My nails are a bit longer than usual-meaning they are 1mm longer than my fingers. More to come later in the form of a "lately" post, but as of this moment, I am Peter Griffin with a kick ass manicure! 

Wednesday Words

TLC Tuesdays [Skin Care Menu]

I briefly mentioned in this post that I've been having some difficulty with my skin breaking out. Luckily, I'm starting to look more and more like myself, after a couple months of trying everything under the sun. I've really stepped up my game and have been using my Clarisonic brush religiously as well as using this Tea Tree Water from Lush. I've also just started incorporating an antioxidant serum into my routine and becoming better about taking my biotin pills. I've also begun scrubbing on Monday/Wednesday/Friday in an effort to please Svitlana (I've been using this recipe, but I replaced the lavender oil with tea tree oil).

I've been wondering what the correct order would be for applying the products that I use and I found these helpful skin care "menus" on Byrdie Beauty and thought I'd share them for those of you that may be experiencing issues with the switch of the seasons.

Happy moisturizing, lovers!

November Cravings

New month, new budget. For me, this month is all about affordable clothing pieces and investment accessories. I've always been more of a jewelry/beauty gal than a clothes horse, but the tide may be changing! I've been really into rounding out my closet and there's no indication that this mindset will be leaving any time soon!