Friday Favorites

 

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Nail File for Dogs

This is amazing! I'm always making my dogs run on concrete because its like a natural nail file - but this is fantastic for the winter months too!
You just take their little paws & rub against it & it smooths those nails down.
Reading the reviews - it sounds like it does a pretty good job.

Favorite Placemats

These are giving me SUCH warmer day vibes - but I love the natural look of them.
For $6.00 - what a beautiful way to dress up a table!

Favorite Lazy Susan

I love this so much! I think it would be perfect on my coffee bar where I could put more things since it spins - make it more easily accessible to everything on it.
I think I could use this in my kitchen too.

Favorite Comfy Clothes

This is labeled as PJ's - but I know my comfy butt would put on some cute tennis shoes & totally go to the grocery or Target in these.  There are so many colors too!  Get 'em all - my new uniform!

Favorite Chopper

My dad got me one of these years ago & I have lost it.
Cooking more with Hello Fresh, I really need to get a new one.

Favorite Valentines / Party Favors

I love anything "fidget-y" & these are awesome
little key chains!  They're perfect valentine's gifts or really for any kid's party.
... or adult... COUGH COUGH

Favorite Planters

This would be super cute on a book shelf!!!

Favorite Sweet Drink

You get 6 Hot Chocolate sticks... you just put it in hot milk & twirl it around until it melts & you have a yummy warm drink. 
Perfect for a little slumber party or girls night in!

Favorite Funnies

Happy Weekend Y'all!!!!

Thankful Thursday #344

 

This week I am thankful for:

Better Appointment
After my TIA, they sent me to an Ophthalmologist that I was NOT too big of a fan of.  He was very rushed, seemed very rude & I was just not ever wanting to see him again. ... & then life... & I had to go back. But this time around, he was much better. I was all prepped going in. I kept praying before he came in the room, but I was equally prepared to tell him, Hold up - you are a doctor here to help me - dont rush me!  No need to rip into this guy - Glory!

Just this picture

This picture makes me happy.  Hubby had to go fix our mailbox where it was knocked over in the snow & the dogs were all about watching their daddy.  They wanted to go out & get him to throw a frisbee while he was out there.  I love my boys so much.

Weather Break before the storm (literally)
Right before the ice storm hit, we got a 62 degree day. Oh wow... those glimpses of Spring are giving me all the hope.  I went to the park to walk & most of our little town was there as well. So many people walking dogs.  Kids playing ball & on swings.  I could not have been happier.

Work From Home
The ice storm that rolled in... ugh. What a mess. I am so thankful I work at a place that closed down & said, if you can work from home, do it.  Dont bother coming in.  We all still got our job done in our department & I didnt even have to slide down my driveway.

Hubby made it home safely
We work down in Louisville, but live up in Indiana in the country in an elevated place - so we typically get more snow, ice - all the elevated ground stuff.  So while he was working, it wasn't bad where he was at. While I'm home & trees are already ice covered & limbs were falling everywhere.  I kept sending him pictures & he ended up leaving a half day & let me tell you - could not have timed it better.  On his way home, it got worse & worse the closer he got to our home & I was watching him out the window just Rolllllllllllllll right on by our drive way.  So slippery.  When he got home, the snow was starting so it really was perfect timing.

Stocked Fridge
On days where you cant get out of your drive, its the days I'm thankful for things I stock up on in my freezer. 

Brother/Horses
With the weather being so bad, I'm so thankful my brother has been so diligent on taking care of the horses. He went over like 3 times a day checking on them & checking their water & making sure they were safe. My dad would be proud.

Tree back up!!!
If you saw any of my stories, during the storm, the ice just wore down one of the trees out of our bedroom window.  Lower & lower, arched over, it was just touching the ground.  On Sunday, when the sun finally came out & we got above freezing, we literally walked by the window every hour & saw it bounce right back up.  YAHOO!  I said there's a life lesson in that right there.

New Water Mug
So Nadine reached out to me when I posted about my new Tervis mug about the one she was wanting & I was so intrigued - I had to get it myself.  She's HUGE. & I love it. That handle doesnt make it awkward to hold at all.  & its been making me drink a LOT more water. I love it most of all because its dishwasher safe! SOLD!  It doesnt fit great in my cup holder in my car - but it holds enough. I'll let you know if a really sharp turn does me in.  (LINK RIGHT HERE)

So tell me something good about your week!

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Watching:  I just got caught up in Season 3 of Ozark so I can finish out Season 4. I remember when Season 3 came out - Right at the height of when COVID was starting & no one knew what was going on & the political climate so high & I honestly couldnt handle the stress of the show.  I guess my Zoloft is working because I've zoomed through the season now.

I also finished a documentary on Peacock called Meddling... whooo - I dont remember this big controversary at all & I'm usually all about the ice skating during the Olympics.  This was just nuts.  Is NOTHING trust worthy anymore?

But its only like 3 or 4 episodes long - totally worth watching.

LISTENING:  I am so cheering on the Holderness Family on The Amazing Race & I love hearing their take of what happened to them & some behind the scenes things on their podcast.  They just seem like the best little family.

HATING:  The cold & snow & ice.  I'm OVER ITTTTT!!!!! Go away.  You made your point. We'll see you next year!

LOVING:  I noticed for the first time yesterday driving into work just a lighter shade of dark in the sky.  The sun is coming up earlier!! WHOOO HOOO!!! & setting later. It was like 6:15pm the other day & I yelled at Hubby - LOOK - you can still see outside! My seasonal disorder heart is feeling a spark of light (pun intended)

EXCITED ABOUT:  We have a new Electric Kettle on its way right now to our home. I cant wait to get it!

LOOKING FOR:  New tennis shoes.  I dont need anything fancy or anything for running (yet) but I do want some comfy walking shoes. I have some Sketchers that I love just sliding on & they are soft around the ankle.  I tried on another pair the other day of regular runners & the hard edges gave me blisters on the back of my heel.  I want some new walking shoes that are just that soft pull on kind.  

I saw these & they have a good review count... cheap enough too - I may give these a try.  If I just dont buy a new pair of Sketchers.

FEELING:  Still adjusting to all the new meds I'm on.  I feel so nauseated every day & looked & all 3 pills I take say "nausea" is a side effect. So there's that.

ANXIOUS ABOUT:  You may have seen this in my Instagram stories... but they have found out that my retina has a HOLE IN IT!  I keep having issues with flashes of light in the corner of my eye - or when I move my eye side to side or up & down, I get a haze over it,  So they found that hole in it & said it look older so they are sending me to a specialist to see if its going to close on its own or if they need to laser it (COUGH COUGH - WHAT?) ... I'll find out Thursday.

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Show Us Your Books - January 2022 Reads

 

Here we go into 2022

I actually started off the year not in the mood to read.

After my TIA, my eyes were still giving me troubles & I actually still was having a little bit of a panic reading - words going too fast in my head & getting jumbled.

But - I'm doing better. I forced myself to read some & its helping.

So hoping this is a good year for some good books!

Be sure to click the link in the bottom to join all the other readers & find some good books this month!

Love at First Spite

** / It was OK

Quick Summary:  When Dani finds her fiance cheating on her with their realtor, she takes money & buys the land next door to Sam's house only to build a house that will ruin his view, the Spite House, & ends up falling for the architect who helps build the home.

Meh... this was your typical romance story.  It wasn't anything gripping or really swoon worthy.  Just basic. I could basically sense everything that was going to happen.

I mean, if Dani is so in love with her fiance, she sure bounced back quick - & Sam is the jerkiest of jerks - so I wasn't a fan of a lot of the characters.  

I saw a review that said, "just another story of a white man getting away with arson" & it made me laugh. Yep... spoiler alert there I guess - but you're not missing anything.

I did finish it so I didnt give it a one star - but I wouldnt recommend this to anyone. There's better romance stories out there.

(Didnt even get a quote - how much I didnt care)

The People Next Door

*** / Liked It

Quick Summary:  A young couple move into a house & then discover that the previous owners had a tragedy - the woman was killed, the daughter was missing & the husband was blamed but got out with no evidence to hold him.  Do the strange neighbors next door know what happened?

I got this as a recommendation & thought, why not?  Man... it was creepy.  I think my jaw dropped a little bit & at the end, I was like, OK, I may have to sleep with my lights on.

I had some issues with some of the story line & some of the characters & just felt like something was missing... but I still enjoyed it well enough. It wasn't something that I would recommend to everyone as a must, but if you like strange & creepy, then its enjoyable enough.

If I Never Met You

DNF

Quick Summary:  A lawyer has a long relationship & waits for the time where he's ready to have a baby - only to have him break up with her & he gets someone else pregnant - all of whom are coworkers. When another coworker needs a steady relationship to impress his boss, they decide to team up for a fake relationship.

I just wasn't in the mood for this. I made it to about 40% of the book & was like, I can't. I didn't care about any of the characters & I'm like, Let me guess - the fake is going to turn to real. Jaded - I know.

I just wasn't feeling it.

I really wish I did because it got really good reviews - by a lot of friends too... maybe I'll come back to it when I'm in a different mindset.

"God, whenever I forget why I hate men, one of them reminds me"

The Wife Upstairs

**** / Really Liked It

Quick Summary:  Jane is a dog walker in a gated community & when she meets a widowed man & soon moves in with him - she learns the story of his wife who passed away with her best friend.  Did someone kill her? & what is that noise upstairs?

I really enjoyed this one - got through it really quick because I was anxious to see how it all would play out.

We get 3 different point of views - mainly between Jane & Eddie's previous wife, Bea... but we also get a short chapter from Eddie which I wish we had more of.

I loved the twists & turns in this & how complicated all the characters were.  I think I equally laughed & gasped  throughout the story.  

Glad to finally have a good book for 2022.

“A man who overestimates his intelligence is a man who can be easily manipulated.”

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Friday Favorites

 

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Favorite Journal

I've seen this journal around & it just looks like fun.
It has prompts on it to just do for fun - tap into your artistic side.
I think this would be a great gift for a teen too!

Favorite Self Care

This is a full body mat that massages your body...ME WANT!
I would never get up from this!

Favorite Slippers

Favorite Hair Clips

Favorite Puzzle

Favorite Puzzle Board

Yep - this is a treat yo self moment - I'm buying this.
I love working puzzles but have the worst time finding where to work it.

I like doing it in the living room but have to pull out a table that is inconvenient. 
This is great that I can 'put it up" & not leave it out the whole time.

Favorite Tracker

I seriously need to get these for our house.
Mainly for the Hubby's keys - he's the worst at laying them down & forgetting where.  But I'd also like it for my keys, or my purse - things that get tossed when  you come home.

Favorite Purse Helper

You put these around the top of your purse straps so they dont fall off your shoulder as easily! I have a tote bag that is the WORST at keeping on my shoulder so this is a fantastic idea!

Favorite Face Washing Cuffs

I absolutely HATEEEEE when I'm washing my face & the water runs up my arms in my PJ's.  Whoever thought of this is my hero - you put these on to keep the water from running up your arm. LOVE IT!

Favorite Funnies

Happy Weekend Y'all!!!

Thankful Thursday #343

 

This week I am Thankful for:

Coffee Creamer
Hubby knows the way to my heart is coffee creamer.  He knew I was out at work & stopped & got me a bottle on his way home from work. A HUGE bottle too. This is love.

Miles Building up
Since the day I got home from the hospital, I have been moving every day for 20 minutes or more.  I'm building up my miles again - I did 2 miles the other day & felt so proud of myself. Crazy to think I would do an average of like 5 miles a DAY... but hey, gotta start again somewhere, right? I'm even thinking of challenging myself & signing up for some races.  I also dont want to stress myself out - kind of defeating the point. But I am enjoying the challenge of getting more distance in & faster times.

Under the Bed Clean out
A part of the bed was loose & Hubby lifted the mattresses up & fixed it. While under there, we dove into the world of the forgotten.  You know - the center of under the bed where things get pushed & left for eternity.  Or are you one of those people that have a clean under the bed? Who ARE you then? (excuse my jealousy) ... anyways - it was so fun finding some old pictures & things I forgotten were in totes.  I even found Bruno's baby album & man, my heart missed my little blind man.  The best part - got everything vacuumed & cleaned up under there.  Breathing easier now!

Home safe in Snow
Last Friday was a MESSSSS of driving home in the snow. I always feel so grateful to pull my sliding car in the garage & shut the door behind me.

Heart Monitor OFF
Whew! 30 days of tape in one place on your skin. Ouchie!!!! So glad that's over. 

No A-Fib
As I mentioned on Monday - nothing was detected on my heart monitor so that's a good relief.

Free N95 masks
These are handy for when I'm in busy places, or when I have to go to the doctor's office.

Dad's Handwriting
So this was nuts.  I know I've mentioned this before - but for new visitors - my parents used to clean the office I worked in.  Every Monday when I would come in, it was a thing with me & my dad that he left a little note somewhere in my office for me to find.  They always said, "Love Ya, Dad"... he'd sometimes put them in obvious places - other times, it'd take me a few days to find it. One time, he even put it on the ceiling!!! (He got the best kick out of that one!).... well, I kept all those little notes & I cant find them anywhere!  I always said when he passed away, I wanted to find them & get that in his handwriting tattooed on my wrist.

Over the weekend, I was in my planner & had my case of pens on the nightstand.  All of a sudden, they fell over - behind the dresser. NOOOOO!! I dont even know how they fell - I wasn't touching them or anything - I was working in my planner & no dogs bumped anything. At first, I was even like, what was that sound?

I go to lean behind & grab all my markers - couldnt reach some of them... got a coat hanger to try & push things to the side when all of a sudden, I see this card.....

What in the world???? ... The crazy thing is - my dad always wrote his little notes on little pieces of paper he could hide.  Not some note card.  & 2nd, this was clean & dust free - not like something that has been lost behind a dresser for years.  Isnt that so crazy???.... I'm really thinking of getting that tattoo now.

Tell me something good about your week!!!

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Prime Purchases

 

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Some of the latest buys I've gotten from The 'Zon

Pickleball Net

We have a park that has the markings for the court- but no net.
So we got this to pack up & take with us.
I'm ready to use this all Spring long!

Ballet Flats

Always love me some basic ballet flats.
I may get some other colors for the price.

New Roku Stick

Our last one was like the very first stick that came out.
SO OLD! I love I can control the volume & on/off with the TV on this now.
No more 2 remotes!

Soda Stream

Seriously - why did I wait so long to get this????
Its FANTASTIC! & I thought I wouldnt like this one where you have to hit the button yourself - but I LOVE its not electric - no cord! I can put it anywhere!

I love sparkling water... we got flavoring for Hubby & he keeps a bottle of "Dr. Pepper" from it too - he's looking for other flavors now.

Beats Studio 3 Earphones

This wasn't for me - I'm not that cool.
But my niece wanted these for her Christmas gift so call her the cool one!
I'm still over here with my Dollar Store $5.00 earbuds - LOL

Cordless Trimmer

This is obviously a Hubby buy working back in the woods.

Me? ... I'm afraid of cutting myself just moving it with those blades on it!

Dog Grooming Harness

Yes - this is a real thing & we got it! LOL
We haven't used it yet - but need to find something that will mark Zoe stop squirming when we groom her - because if you're new, she was banned from going to the groomers because she's a trouble maker. She wont comply... she's a rebel.  This is super soft so I'm anxious to see how she does in it.

Gum Ball Machine

Hubby is fixing up the back part of our basement into another one of his Man Caves... this one for entertainment.  So he got this & already bought a big canister of candy to go in it.  I love these old fashion machines too.

What's some of your fun finds at Amazon lately?