Sharing faves from the week and around the web!

Hi friends! How are ya? Happy Friday! I hope you had an amazing week. We’re fully into MAYhem around here, so we’ve been busy with dance competitions, school events, community events, and fun friend time. I’m also working my way through the High Performance Health certification (code is FITNESSISTA) and loving every minute.

What are you up to this weekend? Liv and I are headed to another dance competition in Phoenix (P has a basketball game). Last weekend was such a blast – we got takeout each night after her day of dancing and quick changes, and watched multiple episodes of Friends.

I can’t believe next weekend is Mother’s Day! If you’re looking for last-minute gift ideas, check out this post.

It’s time for the weekly Friday Faves party. This is where I share some of my favorite finds from the week and around the web. I always love to hear about your faves, too, so please shout out something you’re loving in the comments section below.

Friday Faves 5.3

Read, watch, listen:

Finally started this book and it’s exceeding my high expectations.

Counting down the dayyyysssss.

Don’t miss this week’s podcast episide with the author of Wheat Belly and Super Gut, Dr. William Davis MD, here.

Why do I love this cover so much???

Fitness + good eats:

This amazing coconut bliss bowl from Vitality Bowls:

(even though it did make me lol that their “gluten-free granola” is a mix of sweetened rice puffs, corn puffs, and corn flakes)

Healthy carrot cake cupcakes.

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Sharing the weekly Friday Faves roundup!

Hi friends! Happy Friday!! How are you? I hope you’re having a lovely week so far. Liv and I are off to Phoenix for a dance competition. She has a gorgeous solo and I love watching her team perform – it’s going to be a blast. I hope you have a fun weekend ahead!

(After-school treats at Dedicated)

It’s time for the weekly Friday Faves party. This is where I share some of my favorite finds from the week and around the web. I always love to hear about your faves, too, so please shout out something you’re loving in the comments section below.

Friday Faves 4.26

Home:

I’m seriously loving our new Air Doctor situation. The air in our house feels fresh and clean, and it’s wild to see what the filter is picking up. I wish we would have gotten them sooner!

A new air fryer. You guys know I’ve been on the hunt for a nontoxic air fryer, and I found a glass one with decent reviews. (I debated a stainless steel one, but some of the reviews said they still had internal plastic parts and a chemical smell.) It’s SO pretty and I’ll definitely report back.

Read, watch, listen:

Really enjoyed this podcast episode with Dr. Hyman. It seems like Dr. Cabral aligns with a lot of his messaging.

Check out the latest podcast episode here.

Embracing aging.

If you’re looking for a fun spring read, I definitely recommend this one. I have about 20 pages left and don’t want it to end!

Health, fitness, and good eats:

I have something exciting coming up next month if you’re looking to take your health and fitness to the next level this summer. Stay tuned for more info!!

Neighborhood block party! We have amazing neighbors, and this past weekend, we all enjoyed wine and delicious food together.

My contributions

Having a coffee date chat with some of my best blog friends.

Hi! How’s the morning going? I hope you’re having a great one so far. It’s been a little while since we’ve had a coffee or juice chat around here, so let’s grab a favorite beverage and catch up a bit today. I’d probably ask you to join me at Dedicated, because it’s my favorite local bakery right now. Everything is gluten-free and their coffee drinks are amazing!

If we were having coffee right now….

I’d want to hear what’s going on with YOU. How are the human and/or fur children? How’s life? What do you have going on right now?

We’d probably talk about spring fever and summer plans. I’m SO READY for school (and homework!) to be over for the kids. I’m ready for late-night swims, slow mornings, and enjoying more time together. As far as summer travel goes, we’re headed to Hawaii this summer (can’t wait!!!) and I have multiple price alerts set for Spain. If the airline prices drop a little, we’re IN.

I’d want to know where you’ve been shopping lately. I feel like everything has been a little blah so far this season, but so far, I’m really loving Abercrombie (surprisingly!), Amazon finds (like this dress and this set), and Farm Rio. I’m still doing the RTR Unlimited subscription and it’s a nice way to keep things fresh without buying all the things lol.

I’d tell you about my garden. When I had all of my eye issues last spring, I let everything die. I didn’t want to be outside in the soil and wind since my eyes were so irritated, so my garden became survival of the fittest. Somehow, zucchinis grew the size of my forearm, one gigantic beet survived, and our rose bushes made it! They’re all blooming now and smell amazing. The Pilot built a new garden bed, we planted some new things for spring, and I’m excited to have a garden again.

I’d ask you what workouts you’ve been into lately. I’m still loving Sculpt Society, F45, barre, hiking, and hot yoga.

I’d probably chat with you about military life. The Pilot will be retired this winter and I can’t even believe it. I shared more in this vulnerable Instagram post, but I’m not going to be sad when it’s over. So much of military life is based on anxiety and worry, and waiting. Waiting for the next assignment, waiting for deployment to be over, waiting until things calm down (<— this never happens lol). I had to learn to be happy in the moment and to stop waiting for things, which positively affected my outlook on military life, and life in general. When he retires, I’ll be sad because I know he’ll be sad and miss it. It’s a huge part of his identity. I’m so proud of him an

Hi friends! Happy Friday! How was the week? What are you up to this weekend? It’s going to be a wild but fun one over here. We have a military retirement party, a school event, a birthday party, a neighborhood block party, and it’s my brother’s birthday. Bring on all the spring fun! I’ve also been hard at work this week on an exciting opportunity through EquiLife. I’m so so excited and honored to be included, and I’ll share the details when I can 🙂

Let me know what you’re up to and what’s going on this spring. I love catching up with you and hearing about your life!

For now, it’s time for the weekly Friday Faves party. This is where I share some of my favorite finds from the week and around the web. I love learning about your faves, too, so please shout out something you’re loving in the comments section below.

Friday Faves 4/19

Life:

We had the most amazing date night at Le Rendezvous last weekend. It’s a Tucson classic, and so many people have raved about it, so we finally tried it out. Everything was a dream.

We shared scallops for an appetizer, enjoyed wine, the beef tenderloin for two (with perfect satueed veggies and a lil scalloped potato statck I wanted to live in), and Grand Marnier souffle. YUM. We’ll definitely be back with the girls, especially because they have escargot; their all-time favorite appetizer.

I realized I never posted before and after pics for our great floor project. We had our carpet upstairs replaced with laminate, and they also re-did our bedroom and office, since they used to be hardwood. We just wanted everything to match, and wanted a neutral brown that would be classic.

I’m so so happy with how it turned out!

We also had the railing on our stairs replaced.

This is what it looked like before:

with the safety rail as they redid the railing:

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Sharing some of my favorite recent Amazon purchases. 

Hi friends! Happy Monday! How was the weekend? I hope you had a great one! Ours was the perfect mix of low-key and productive. We have some fun events, planted all the things, and continued watching Indiana Jones as a family. It’s pretty intense (and borderline terrifying) but we’re all enjoying it.

For today’s post, I wanted to share a roundup of some of the latest and greatest Amazon purchases. I’ve been *trying* to be a little better with the online shopping – I want to take P to Spain to visit her bestie, so I try think about that before any random buys – but have made some solid purchases lately.

Here are some of the goods!

Things I’ve bought from Amazon lately (and love)

1. This set!

I’m still all about sets and Amazon ones are decent quality for an excellent price. (I also have this one in a couple of colors, and this one!) This set is for sandals and a low bun and I can already tell I’m be wearing it a lot this spring. They have a ton of colors, too!

2. Two Air Doctors

We had some other air filters in the past, but wasn’t super impressed with the quality or design. I know that Air Doctor is the best, and finally decided to go for it. I’ll do a full review post on air filters and all of the different options, but I’m definitely impressed with these so far. I took a peek at the filter after a few days of use, and was shocked. We breathe in so much dust, pollen, and yuck throughout the day!!

3. This pet ultrasonic dental tool

aka my foray into amateur pet dentistry haha (I’m NOT telling you do this. I’m just sharing what I do)

Bella and Caroline both had horrible teeth, and we collectively spent thousands of dollars in dental cleaning fees throughout their lives. A huge goal with Maisey was to stay on top of her dental health, so I brush her teeth almost every day. Even so, she had a little bit of plaque buildup that I wanted to get rid of. I used some regular scaling tools, and even though she was a champ and let me try to get the plaque, it wouldn’t come off. I read some review online for this handy tool, and decided to go for it. It makes a little whirring sound, which could be alarming to some animals, but with some treat bribes, Mazer has let me clean her teeth with it. The plaque comes right off!