{"id":9590,"date":"2022-12-16T10:24:53","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T11:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=9590"},"modified":"2022-12-23T11:22:58","modified_gmt":"2022-12-23T11:22:58","slug":"friday-faves-34","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/friday-faves-34\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Faves"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi friends! Happy Friday! How are you? What do you have going on? Our friends are having their annual Elf<\/em>\u00a0party tonight and we have the fighter group\u2019s kids\u2019 Christmas party tomorrow. I\u2019m setting up a table for the kids to make snowman slime! I\u2019m also teaching a barre class and finishing up holiday baking and prep so I can CHILL next week. I hope you have a lovely weekend ahead!<\/p>\n

CONGRATS TO OUR FAVORITE THINGS WINNERS! Wahoo!
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Friday Faves 12.16<\/h2>\n

Some adventures from this week:<\/h3>\n

The most beautiful hike with the crew! They woke up and asked to go to Sabino Canyon, so we headed there for a family hike to the Sabino Dam. The water was freezing, but it didn\u2019t stop all of us from getting our feet wet. \ud83d\ude09 I\u2019m so happy the babies like to hike as much as we do! We capped off the afternoon with a trip to the dog park, Starbucks for pink drinks for the girls and a pup cup for Maisey, and smoked brisket with salad and homemade sourdough for dinner.<\/p>\n

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Can someone please explain to me how both of my babies are almost as tall as me?<\/p>\n

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Decorating nana\u2019s house for Christmas. We were late on the boat this year, but better late than never, right? We took pizzas over and had a little front yard picnic while the Pilot strung the lights and the girls danced around to Christmas music.<\/p>\n

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

Here\u2019s what this week\u2019s workouts looked like! I don\u2019t typically count walks as my workouts (since we don\u2019t move very quickly and I think of it more as a mental health break than a workout) but included them below.<\/p>\n

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Sunday: Leisurely family hike – 1 hour<\/p>\n

Monday: Pure barre + 30-minute walk with Maisey<\/p>\n

Tuesday: F45 total body resistance workout + 30 minute walk with Maisey<\/p>\n

Wednesday: Walk with Maisey (30 minutes)<\/p>\n

Thursday: F45 leg day + 30 minute walk with Maisey<\/p>\n

Friday: Fit Team<\/a> upper body weights (40 minutes) + 30-minute walk\/jog with Maisey<\/p>\n

Saturday: OFF<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re looking for Christmas recipes for next week, here are some ideas!<\/p>\n

ALWAYS nana\u2019s egg casserole<\/a><\/p>\n

The best overnight cinnamon rolls<\/a><\/p>\n

Vegan egg-less nog<\/a><\/p>\n

Raw chocolate tart<\/p>\n

A super easy and delicious turkey recipe<\/a><\/p>\n

Holiday spice sangria<\/a><\/p>\n

Grammies<\/a><\/p>\n

Festive holiday cocktails<\/a><\/p>\n

What are you cooking for Christmas dinner? We always try to switch it up, and I\u2019m a little stumped this year. We always do Mexican food at my dad\u2019s for Christmas Eve, and last year we did surf and turf at our house from Christmas day (steak, salmon, crab legs, and sides). If you have any ideas or traditions, please send them my way! I\u2019m thinking of this turkey roulade<\/a> and this rib roast<\/a>? You can never go wrong with Ina.<\/p>\n

Fashion + beauty:<\/h3>\n

Holiday shopping is wrapping up! I always love to go back and see which gifts you\u2019ve enjoyed most from my gift guides and report back on all the good stuff!<\/p>\n

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Here are the top gift guide picks from my analytics:<\/p>\n

This turtleneck.<\/a> I have it in the camel color and the quality is amazing<\/p>\n

Funny dish towels<\/a><\/p>\n

My current fave jeans<\/a> are in the top each week – I\u2019m so glad so many of you like them as much as I do! It\u2019s a perfect way to venture into non-skinny jeans without going too far<\/p>\n

Bose sleep buds<\/a><\/p>\n

This vegan leather square neck mini dress<\/a><\/p>\n

This two piece sweater set<\/a> I wear all the time!<\/p>\n

This kids\u2019 North Face hoodie.<\/a> Both of the girls have these and they\u2019re super cozy and soft<\/p>\n

This Dry Bar brush<\/a><\/p>\n

Quite a few of my virtual BFFs out there will have matching Christmas dresses<\/a> with our girls!<\/p>\n

The dusty pink sweater<\/a> I\u2019ve been wearing lately<\/p>\n

This men\u2019s down vest!<\/a> I need to order one for the Pilot<\/p>\n

This faux leather jacket<\/a><\/p>\n

Kids’ hooded one-piece pajamas.<\/a> Both of the girls have multiple ones from Tucker + Tate; they\u2019re so cute and excellent quality<\/p>\n

This under the desk treadmill is 50% off!<\/a> I might be ordering one for myself lol<\/p>\n

The best hair mask in all the land<\/a><\/p>\n

This lightweight puffer jacket<\/a><\/p>\n

This pretty and flattering sweater dress!<\/a><\/p>\n

Frozen wine slushie mix<\/a>, further proving that ya\u2019ll are my people<\/p>\n

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

I finished this book and LOVED it.<\/a> While I\u2019m pretty familiar with the top blood sugar hacks, the author really broke it down in a way that was accessible for life, and backed everything up with studies, as well as her own observations. It was an easy read and if you\u2019re looking to improve insulin sensitivity and optimize your body\u2019s blood sugar response, definitely check it out!<\/a> (I only with she would have gone more into sleep and stress, but really enjoyed the book.)<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m also wearing a Nutrisense CGM<\/a>\u00a0right now and have implemented some of her strategies. If you\u2019d like me to write a post with changes I\u2019ve made or things I\u2019ve emphasized more often, I can definitely do that.<\/p>\n

White elephant gifts that people really want.<\/a>\u00a0(So many ideas in the comments section, too!)<\/p>\n

Things to try from Trader Joe\u2019s.<\/a><\/p>\n

Check out this week\u2019s podcast episode here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Healthy meal ideas.<\/a><\/p>\n

4 ways to be kind.<\/a><\/p>\n

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

xo<\/p>\n

Gina<\/p>\n

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Hi friends! Happy Friday! How are you? What do you have going on? Our friends are having their annual Elf\u00a0party tonight and we have the fighter group\u2019s kids\u2019 Christmas party tomorrow. I\u2019m setting up a table for the kids to make snowman slime! I\u2019m also teaching a barre class and finishing up holiday baking and\u2026
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