{"id":9438,"date":"2022-12-09T10:38:56","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T11:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=9438"},"modified":"2022-12-15T07:00:51","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T07:00:51","slug":"friday-faves-33","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/friday-faves-33\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Faves"},"content":{"rendered":"

Helloooo! Happy Friday! How\u2019s the week going and what are you up to this weekend? December is acting like it has somewhere to be, and even though I tried to get ahead on things, I still feel behind. I keep trying to remind myself that you don\u2019t have to do ALL of the things for the holiday season to be memorable and fun, but I tend to put that pressure on myself, ya know? I\u2019d love to hear what you have going on! P has a birthday party and we have an event on Sunday. It will be nice to sleep in and catch a yoga class!<\/p>\n

Friendly reminder that you have one week left to enter this year\u2019s favorite things giveaway!<\/a><\/p>\n

Pic of our tree:<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s tiny compared to last year\u2019s 15 foot giant,<\/a> but Frida has prime real estate<\/a> in there now. I can\u2019t move her! So we put our Christmas tree in the den (where we have shorter ceilings) and I have to say, I\u2019m a fan. It\u2019s so cozy and I feel like we get to see it and enjoy it more than we could in the formal living room.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s 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\u2019re loving in the comments section below.<\/p>\n

Friday Faves 12.9<\/h2>\n

Life:<\/h3>\n

We enjoyed a lovely Christmas dinner with friends last weekend. Their house was decorated like a winter wonderland, and we enjoyed the best Mediterranean food and appetizers, wine, and the kids played before having their own Secret Santa exchange. We even had a surprise visit from Santa – it was amazing.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

(He had his beard up high to help conceal his identity lol)<\/p>\n

Read, watch, listen:<\/h3>\n

These five things can shrink your brain.<\/a><\/p>\n

The \u201cred beret\u201d girl in the new Matilda <\/em>movie.<\/a> (Her real name is Meesha Garbett!) I can\u2019t wait to watch this on Netflix with the crew next weekend.<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t love the book, but am looking forward to the series<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Check out this week\u2019s podcast episode here!<\/a><\/p>\n

Fitness, health, and good eats:<\/h3>\n

Exciting cable machine exercises.<\/a><\/p>\n

How to know if you\u2019re metabolically flexible.<\/a><\/p>\n

Vegetarian shepherd\u2019s pie.<\/a><\/p>\n

10 best cookbooks of fall 2022.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Why it might be beneficial to work out later in the day.<\/a><\/p>\n

Fashion + beauty:<\/h3>\n

Christmas nails! I tend to rotate between the same colors all year, but when Christmas rolls around, I go for something a little more exciting. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re holiday shopping, here are all of this year\u2019s gift guides so far! I\u2019ll have one live next week with stocking stuffers.<\/p>\n

For the Men<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n

For H<\/a>r<\/a>e<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n

Under $50 faves and hostess gifts<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n

For the Kiddos<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n

I was looking for some grey or faded black jeans and ended up ordering these ones.<\/a> Love the fit and color! (true to size)<\/p>\n

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(Bodysuit is here<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Happy Friday, friends!
\nxo<\/p>\n

Gina<\/p>\n

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Helloooo! Happy Friday! How\u2019s the week going and what are you up to this weekend? December is acting like it has somewhere to be, and even though I tried to get ahead on things, I still feel behind. I keep trying to remind myself that you don\u2019t have to do ALL of the things for\u2026
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