{"id":11990,"date":"2023-04-14T18:33:12","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T18:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=11990"},"modified":"2023-04-14T19:01:33","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T19:01:33","slug":"friday-faves-45","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/friday-faves-45\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Faves"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi friends! Happy Friday! How\u2019s the week going?<\/p>\n

I’m here writing to you from the land of pink eye and sadness. I used to get eye infections often growing up – switching to daily contacts was a huge moment in my life – and haven’t had one in many years. Welp, we’re making up for lost time because I’m here looking like a zombie and trying to hide away from infecting anyone. Fingers crossed this heals quickly because I’m over.it.<\/p>\n

The day before Conjunctivitis Christmas, we had the best day! The Pilot was off work, so he took the kids to school and mass while I walked Maisey and went to F45, we had brunch at First Watch, went to the nursery and bought a ton of plants, listened to country music while planting, and took the kids to the movies after school. I told him I felt like it was my birthday lol because we did all of my favorite things.<\/p>\n

Our new rose bushes:<\/p>\n

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We also planted cacti, a bush, orange tree, and purple flowers.<\/p>\n

So I’ll be here in my cave, but please get out and enjoy time with friends and the springtime weather for me, k??<\/p>\n

It’s time for the weekly Friday Faves party! This is where I share some of my favorite things 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.<\/p>\n

Friday Faves<\/h2>\n

Random:<\/h3>\n

Afternoons on the balcony reading. I took an official lunch break earlier this week, and used the time to sip a smoothie and read. (PS this book was wild!! It took me a while to get into it, but the ending was worth it.)<\/p>\n

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

Love this episode with Chalene Johnson, who is someone I’ve loved and admired for a long time.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Check out this week’s podcast episode about 5 things you can do to support healthy weight loss<\/a> (that have nothing to do with calories or macros).<\/p>\n

I’m still on my old movie kick, especially since I’ve been hiding away the past couple of days. I watched\u00a0Memoirs of a Geisha<\/em> for the first time – read the book years ago but had never seen the movie- and watched\u00a0How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days<\/em> and\u00a0Sweet Home Alabama<\/em> for probably the hundredth time.<\/p>\n

Fitness + good eats:<\/h3>\n

Lean and strong legs workout<\/a><\/p>\n

Homemade gummies for gut health<\/a><\/p>\n

Butcher Box delivery<\/a>! The next couple of months are crazy, so I ordered some extra things to have on hand. We get almost all of our meat entirely from Butcher Box. The quality is way better (organic, wild caught options, grass-fed) and much less expensive than Whole Foods. It\u2019s nice to have our garage freezer stashed with high-quality fish and meat! I ordered corned beef, brisket, whole chicken, chicken thighs, scallops, ground beef, ground turkey, and steak. Their promos are always changing and it\u2019s such a good one right now: use this link<\/a> and you\u2019ll get $50 off!<\/p>\n

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Thrive Market goodies<\/a>! We also got a shipment of Thrive – I order about every other week – with pantry staples and household essentials. In this box, I ordered dog treats for Maisey (I and love and you brand), chocolate tea, dishwasher pods, peanut butter, popcorn, bars, veggie packs, Lupini snacking beans, and chips.<\/p>\n

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(This link<\/a> gets your 40% off your first order)<\/p>\n

Fashion + beauty:<\/h3>\n

The only tiny sliver of silver lining of my latest predicament is that I *have* to buy all new eye makeup. Also, Sephora sale<\/a> is happening which is going to be perfect timing. (Rouge gets 20% 4\/14-4\/21, VIB gets 15% off 4\/18-4\/21, and Insiders get 10% off 4\/18-4\/21)<\/p>\n

Eye makeup I’ll be replacing:<\/p>\n

The best eyeliner<\/a><\/p>\n

Eyebrow pencil<\/a><\/p>\n

A new palette.<\/a> It made me pretty sad to toss my last one since it was new<\/p>\n

Eyeshadow primer<\/a><\/p>\n

Here are some of my other all-time faves:<\/p>\n

This lip pencil (color 606)<\/a><\/p>\n

Poreless primer<\/a><\/p>\n

My fave daily cleanser<\/a><\/p>\n

Tanning drops (dark)<\/a><\/p>\n

Blush<\/a><\/p>\n

Bronzer<\/a><\/p>\n

Lip stain<\/a><\/p>\n

New Amazon finds! I ordered some things for spring, and ended up with this jumpsuit<\/a>, this sports romper for hot yoga<\/a>, this maxi dress<\/a>, and this one-shoulder tank<\/a> (sending back because the fabric is super thin).<\/p>\n

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Happy Friday, friends! What are you up to this weekend?<\/p>\n

xo<\/p>\n

Gina<\/p>\n

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