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Friday, April 24, 2020

Friday Faves

  April 24, 2020    

Hi friends! How’s the morning going? Hope you’re having a good one. Thank you for all of the awesome comments on my last post. It’s nice to hear I’m not alone in the blah feeling. Something that has helped me immensely: reminding myself that it’s temporary. At one point, it will all be over. When we’re finally able to go back to Disneyland, I’ll be the weirdo walking around crying the entire time holding a Mickey rice crispy treat.

A couple of pick-me-ups from the week:

– Our new plant baby, Frida. I picked her out from a local nursery and they did curbside drop-off this week! You should have seen the Pilot and me trying to lug her inside with a dolly. She’s a big goil. She’s a 6-ft tall fiddle leaf fig and I’m going to do everything in my power to keep her alive and happy. Please send me any tips you have!

For now, I’m trying to figure out the water situation. I have another fiddle leaf that I lug outside every -710 days to to drench it in water and let the excess drain out before bringing her back inside. For this one, I can’t lug her outside because she’s enormous and heavy. Should I get one of those water tray things to put under the pot and still drench her? Or just water a minimal amount so that it doesn’t soak all the way through? Plant experts, please halp me.

She’s a beaut, Clark.

(Pics are on the way for those sad frames)

– A Trunk Club! I was going to wait until all of this was over to get another Trunk Club (because let’s be real, I’m not wearing cute shoes or dresses right now) but we’re on week 6 and I really needed a pick-me-up, so here we are.

Daniel sent a lot of great stuff and I ended up keeping this Madewell dress (figured I could wear it in the fall with a jean jacket, too), this amazing Tory Burch small crossbody, this Zella tank, and these spray dye tights. If you’re looking to try out some new goodies from home, my link gets you $50 off your first Trunk. (Daniel will be your stylist too, and I love him!)

And now it’s time for the weekly Friday Faves party. This is where I share some of my fave 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.

Read, watch, listen:

– SWOOOOOON.

– This is so real and made me equally amused and angry lol. 

– What weird things do you do to feel better?

– Latest episode of Some Good News. These have been an excellent dose of positivity lately!

– Downloaded this on the Kindle and can’t wait to start it this weekend.

Fashion + beauty:

– New Vitamin C serum from Beautycounter! I’ve been waiting for them to launch a C serum foreverrrr and am so pumped that it’s finally here. It contains two ultra-stable forms of Vitamin C, plus turmeric and camu camu to help prevent age spots and defend skin from environmental stressors. It adds an instant glow boost and absorbs easily to layer with your skincare and makeup. Check it out here!

– Loving this tank from Spiritual Gangster.

– This makeup tutorial was a gold star.

– My SIL is making gorgeous handmade earrings. Check out her IG page here! They’re all so different and beautiful. It’s a nice way to feel a little special when you might not be wearing normal clothes on the reg. (I was wearing a white tank and jeans shorts and Liv was like, “Where are you going?! Why are you so fancy?”)

Fitness + good eats:

Barre bootcamp starts on Monday! Join in the fun here. We still have a couple of spots let for the promo, too- the first 100 to sign up are getting access to fall’s Barre Bootcamp 2 for FREE. Enter the code BYECORONA for $10 off through tonight and enrollment closes tomorrow. Can’t wait to do this with you all!

Kyle is doing a live cooking class next week (on Zoom) and they’re providing the ingredients FREE for 200+ people to follow along.

We did the test run of the meal this week and it was so.insanely.good. I’m so pumped for everyone who gets to do this next week! 

This everything bagel seared tuna looks amaaaazing.

Check out this total body workout. 

You need to try this super easy and tasty banana bread. We demolished it in 2 days.

An easy and healthy spring quiche recipe.

Happy Friday, friends!
xo

Gina

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Thursday, April 23, 2020

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

5 things keeping me sane right now

  April 22, 2020    

Hi friends! How’s the week treating you? I hope you’re doing well and hanging in there with everything going on. I have to admit that it’s been a weird week or so for me. All of the adrenaline has melted away and I realized that we’re doing a marathon instead of a 10k. (Not that I thought it would be short-lived but the fact that we’re on week 6 has kind of punched the air out of my sails. I literally can’t imagine doing the distance learning thing for another month, but I know we’ll make it happen.)

It’s been devastating to see those who have lost jobs, loved ones, and are experiencing true hardships. There are people who are working to the bone right now, and even though I can’t genuinely feel their struggles, I’m always the empath, and absolutely feel it in my heart. I see the UPS guy driving around and feel like crying and want to hug the grocery store clerk through the plexiglass shield. I’m here at my house with our two lovebugs and even though I have to feed them 80 times a day and clean up each time, I know we’re in a good spot.

I’m a believer in feeling your feelings (that’s what my therapist says, anyway), and I’ve felt a bit blah with everything. If you feel the same way, just wanted to let you know you’re not alone.

[I’m also at a point where twinning with the dish towel was amusing to me, so there ya go.]

For today’s post, I wanted to share some of the things that are keeping me sane right now. These are things that are outside of my usual toolbox of meditation (haven’t really had time to meditate so I’ve been walking instead), eating enough fresh foods, hydrating properly, getting enough sleep, CBD, etc.

– Walks, walks, walks. We’re still walking every.single.day, sometimes 2-3 times a day since the girls are obsessed with riding their bikes. The fresh air feels amazing, especially since we’re in the sweet spot in Tucson where it’s not a scorching oven outside, and the vitamin D is bonus. The walks benefit everyone, and positively impact my mental wellbeing for the day.

(Sabino Canyon was perfection yesterday)

– Watching more TV on a regular basis than I have in probably a decade. By the end of the day, I can’t do much of anything that requires brain power. It feels feels like pure luxury to slump onto the couch and watch TV. (Before this whole situation, it wasn’t uncommon for me to go 2-3 weeks without watching anything on TV. I’d work at night and read for a bit.) There’s SO much good stuff out there! I’ve watched mindless fun (Love is Blind and Tiger King), newer movies (Unorthodox, Parasite, Knives Out), old movies (National Lampoon’s Vacation, Pretty Woman, Groundhog Day), and caught up on shows I used to love (like Shameless). I’m not sure if my TV habit will stick with me after this is all over, but I’m loving it right now. On the same note, I feel way better when I avoid the news. I stopped scrolling through news articles on my phone so often throughout the day and it’s made a huge difference in how I feel. Instead, I’ll check the news every few days or so.

– Eating sweets and drinking wine. My sweet tooth is in overdrive and I’m back to drinking wine 3-4 times a week (not every night but we’re getting close) because it’s all about survival mode right now. The girls and I have been baking a ton and I’ve just been living my life and eating pure frosting and chocolate chips. This is a season of grace and we all just need to do what we need to do to decrease the pressure on ourselves and cultivate joy however we can. For now, sugar and wine are bringing me joy, so there ya go.

– Zoom calls and phone calls with friends and family and driveway visits at nana’s house. It’s been so nice to get back into the art of the phone call. I gab with my mom for probably an hour a day, call Kyle pretty much every day, and love catching up with girlfriends on the phone or Zoom. We’ve also visited my nana a few times and give her “air hugs” from the driveway. We had a picnic in her driveway yesterday (we took her Chick-Fil-A and she sat away from us in a foldout chair) and it was nice to just sit in the sunshine and visit with her from afar.

– House projects. We figured that it’s the perfect time to sift through some house projects we’ve been wanting to complete. We’re using Havenly to redesign our Master Bedroom – I’ll share some pics of our living room that they did! If you’ve been wanting to spice up or design any of the rooms in your house, my link gets you $50 off a full or $20 off a mini package – and we’re also looking at building a pool for the summer. We have a pretty long list of things we want to do to the house (next up: painting the cabinets) so it’s been nice to crank through them. It’s a good distraction.

New patio furniture and twinkly lights:

So tell me friends: how are you feeling this week?

Anything random that’s helping you stay sane during this insane time?

xoxo

Gina

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Tuesday, April 21, 2020

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