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Friday Favorites

Making a list of happy thoughts is an easy way to find the good in every day.  Finding the good in every day is key to personal happiness.

Today is

And I’m going to share a list of my favorites from this past week.

Favorite # ONE

The Garden Center

at Hagan Ace Hardware

Recently my “cube mate” Michelle told me that whenever she is in a bad mood, she goes to the Ace Hardware on San Jose.  I wasn’t in a bad mood on Saturday, but we were in the area so LB and I decided to check it out.  $65 later we came home with 7 new plants.

It was SO hot Saturday afternoon as we walked around that expansive garden center, but all of that changed when the rain came on Saturday night.

I was pretty disappointed because it was date night and my outfit was cute.  The rain WOULS NOT STOP and the street was flooded.  It was impossible to step up onto the sidewalk from the street without wading through at least 4 inches of water.  We walked all around that block looking for a place to step up, but it was not to be.  My shoes were soaked.  My pants were soaked.  It was not a pretty sight after LB and Iwalked only one block to see

Favorite # TWO

Donny Osmond

 at the Florida Theater

This man is a true entertainer and his show was great!

Later that evening when LB and I got home, my pants and shoes were still wet.  It occurred to me that my shoes may be ruined which was a good excuse to buy a new pair.

 

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Favorite # THREE

New Shoes

Metallic shoes are supposedly trending and I’ve been looking for a style that I like.  I saw some on the Chico’s website, but when I clicked on them, and was redirected to the shoes and accessories, they were not to be found.  So I looked to Amazon for help and sure enough… there they were.

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Favorite # FOUR

A Day OFF

And I’m fixin’ to be out of vacation.

LB had a death in the family and needed to drive to GA to attend the funeral.  Needless to say, he wanted me to come along.  Thursday was not available, but the attendance manager helped me add a vacation day because she could see that someone was releasing their vacation day.  That was such a big favor and I just love her.  The only reason I didn’t use her as a favorite is because I didn’t get permission.

I decided my last Friday Favorite would be one that I have used many times.  LB and I ended the day with my favorite quisine… Salsa’s Fajitas

Favorite # FIVE

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Friday Favorites

Welcome to my Friday Favorites featuring nothing to do but sit in the house propping my foot. LB takes time to bring me coffee and breakfast every day.  Lately I’ve been enjoying a piece of toast.  But not just any toast.  My

Favorite #ONE

is

Cheese Toast

Made in the toaster oven using KETO white bread [0 net carbs] and a slice of pepper jack cheese.  That’s the way I like it.

Can you believe that there is a website that provides instructions for how to make cheese toast?

So… that’s my first weekly favorite.  Cheese toast.  Because we are out of eggs. 😆

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Although last week was a hot sunny week, this week in Florida the rain began again.  On Tuesday, it rained early in the day and never dried out enough for me to sit outside.  This made for a loooong day.  So I watched a new-found TV show.  My

Favorite #TWO

is

No Demo Reno

“Home renovation expert and social media influencer Jennifer Todryk combines clever design solutions and cost-saving ideas to create stunning home overhauls for clients in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, all without major demolition.” [source]

Its the closest I’ve ever been to binge watching.

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I haven’t done any shopping this week, but something I ordered a few weeks ago arrived yesterday.

Favorite #THREE

Comfy to go Velvet Storage Bench, Upholstered Tufted Storage Ottoman with Golden Legs

Mine is black.  I’m guessing I bought the last black one because only blue and green are shown on the website now.

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For a change of pace, LB and I ordered dinner from a place just down the road we had never visited

Favorite #FOUR

Hokkaido Japanese Restaurant

Hibachi Dinner

It won’t replace my love for fajitas, but it was a nice change.

and speaking of fajitas…

Favorite #FIVE

National Fajita Day

There has been a lot of focus on food this week.  Hopefully my foot will heal quickly so I can get back on the treadmill!

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Friday Favorites

This is one of those weeks in which Friday is not better than Monday, which is typical when you are on vacation and Friday is supposed to be the finale.  And that is how my week started.  Now my vacation has turned into disability.  I never thought I would see the day that my superior-work-ethic self would be on disability.  Nevertheless, here we are.

With the recent excitement, I’ve been blogging more often than usual.  This is mostly due to my position.  I’m sitting.  All the time.  But this hasn’t stopped me from having my weekly favorites.

I was shopping online Saturday morning.  Before my unfortunate foot fracture befell, I bought some new shoes.  These are my

Favorite # ONE

Dr. Scholl’s Delaney Espadrille Wedge Sandals

For now I can only wear one of them.

But that isn’t the only shopping I’ve done because something is profoundly wrong with me and if I am sitting still, all I do is shop.  Since Old Navy was having a 50% off pants and jeans sale, I bought a few.  I haven’t received them yet but I predict these to be my favorite…

Favorite # TWO

and I’m sure they will look nice with my new espadrille and broken foot boot combo.

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Next is something I bought this week because I can’t stand up to take a shower.  It has proven to be the smartest purchase I’ve made this week.

Favorite # THREE

Everyone needs one of these!

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I had a hankering for chicken wings this week.  Fortunately for LB, this was in the freezer…

Favorite # FOUR

They are especially good if you bake them twice as long as directed.

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After my visitors left on Tuesday evening, I found this artwork that was left behind…

Favorite # FIVE

signed by…

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Friday Favorites

Well, its Friday.

Other than that great news there is also the fact that I only have three days left to work in my current job.  It has been 11 years and 6 months since I started and at one time I thought I would be stuck there until the END of time.  Or until the guaranteed surplus finally transpired.

The bad news is that I will still have to deal with traffic going to the same office.

But back to the good news… it is Friday.  And I have favorites.

Monday was…

Favorite # ONE

Spring is not my favorite season, but I like it better than winter.

I’m so glad to see the flowers blooming and everything turn green as opposed to winter brown.

Time to get to work on my secret garden!

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In this post I proclaimed my recent LOFT order to be one of my favorites.  That was before the package was delivered.  I didn’t like anything, so LB and I took a trip to LOFT for an exchange.  I managed to find a few replacement items that I really liked.  My favorite is

Favorite # TWO

Those are Sailor pants.  They are really cute.

I also hit EXPRESS for a few tops

Favorite # THREE

This top looks like a lavender taffeta bridesmaid dress.  I love it anyway.

I need a closet purge badly.

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I typically like to add something that I’ve made for dinner or dessert to a post every now and then.

My most recent attempt at cake was supposed to look like this…

Instead, it looks like this…

Favorite # FOUR

This experience taught me that you can make the cake in advance, but you cannot assemble it with Lucky Charms marshmallows until the day you will be cutting into it.

It started out okay, but eventually it wasn’t pretty.

Favorite # FIVE~

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Friday Favorites

What a long week it has been!  Monday – Tuesday – Wednesday – Thursday – Friday!  It takes FOREVER to get from Monday to Friday.  And with everyone in the United States moving to Florida, the traffic is INSANE.

[Although it is comforting to know that the majority of people in the US are republican DeSantis lovers.]

YES, it has been a long week, although it has not been a week without excitement.

Last Saturday I had to opportunity to spend time with the glambabies.

Sunday the whole FamDamily got together to celebrate a birthday.  We have no shortage of birthdays in my family lol.

Monday, I received a glorious job offer.  LB and I celebrated as soon as I got home.

That job offer has turned into a fiasco [in my mind] because some felt they were treated unfairly and now the union is involved.  There is a lot more that I could say on this subject, but I’m going to try to remain positive at this time.  Although I’m irritated.

Nevertheless, I’ve selected five favorites for this Friday.  Here they are…

Favorite # ONE

Little Visitors

They enjoyed being creative at Glammy’s

 

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Favorite # TWO

A future little visitor

Richard says he has a big [Starling] head

I think he is perfect.

Thinking about the future I was searching Amazon for a walker for this little one.

He won’t be able to use it for a while, but this is in my cart…

Favorite # THREE~~

Favorite # FOUR

My latest LOFT order arrived today.

Here it is…

I told LB this morning that lately I’m not liking the way anything looks on me, so we may be making a trip to return everything sometime this weekend

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Favorite # FIVE

That’s my Amanda.  Back in D.C.

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Friday Favorites

It has been difficult coming up with favorites since I’ve been working from home, or rather, since the 2020 lock-down began.  LB and I rarely go out anymore.  As I mentioned in this post, after 3 years of working from home, the company called me back to the office this week.  Unbelievable as it is, all I can come up with now are my most un-favorites LOL!

Here are some examples…

My office

Traffic

Getting up early

Being sleepy all day

Job searching

I’ve had 2 interviews this week.  The questions are insane, and the interviewing managers want detailed answers and dates, if possible: “tell me about a time when you had to assist a customer who was irate…  what did you do the change this customer’s perspective about the company?” or “tell me about a time when you disagreed with someone on your team… what did you do to resolve any conflict that ensued?”

OMG!

Luckily my head hasn’t exploded.

Face Wow Sticker

There’s an idea for a favorite and it should be my first…

Favorite # ONE

My head

[pictured below]

I am still in one piece.

With all of the life upheaval this week, I have not fallen apart. And mostly this is thanks to one person, who keeps me grounded and stable

Favorite # TWO

LB

He doesn’t like the new/old normal any more than I do, but he has a way of keeping me from losing my mind.  I’m thankful for him!

It looks like I’m going to need to reach back to last weekend if I’m going to complete my list of favorites…

Favorite # THREE

Salsas

at Marietta Square

There is a new-ish Mexican restaurant nearby, so on Saturday LB and I went out for dinner.  We invited a couple of friends to join us, since we missed our annual Super Bowl party with them.  LB and I had our usual fajita dinner and it was great.

While we were driving back from the restaurant, we spotted some furniture at a neighbor’s house.  Two baby cribs and a chest of drawers.  I wasn’t sure if Richard and Emily still had their crib, so, with the help of his friend and friend’s truck, LB picked up everything and brought it home.

The reason we were interested in this furniture is…

Favorite # FOUR

A new baby is on the way

Baby Boy GIF by www.greetpool.com

He will be here in June!

And last but not least…

Favorite # FIVE

FRIDAY!

Friday is incredibly important again!

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Friday Favorites

And I have some Happy Friday Favorites to share!

This week we celebrated my sweet kitty’s 13th birthday!

Happy Birthday to my

Favorite # ONE

Elvis

I’ve tried to get Elvis to pose for a birthday pic every year.

Some years we didn’t get lucky, but for the most part, Elvis has posed nicely for his annual photo shoot.  He is such a good kitty.

We came across something at ALDI that we thought Elvis might enjoy so for about $8 we picked up

Favorite # TWO

Cat Playhouse

 

He loves it… especially with the addition of catnip.

Another fun item I recently found at ALDI is my

Favorite # THREE

KETO Bagels

I’m not sharing this information so you will go to Aldi and purchase these bagels.  They usually only have 2 packages on the shelf so leave them there for me.

I love them!

Only 2 net carbs and 90 calories in the whole bagel. Plus lots of fiber.  I’m sure that Dr. Berg would find something “bad” in the ingredients list, but I’m not going to ask for his opinion.  Ignorance is BLISS.

On Tuesday I enjoyed one of those bagels toasted with a little bit of cheese.  The cheese was all bubbly and melt-y and looking delicious.  I couldn’t wait to sit down at my stupid desk and enjoy it.  Instead I dropped it in my lap.  And I got melted cheddar all over my long cardigan.

So sad.

In an effort to make myself feel better, I went shopping for a new one.

Favorite # FOUR

Long Ribbed Duster from Venus.

Yep… I feel better already.

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I received this item for my birthday [thanks Gina!], but just used it for the first time this week…

Favorite # FIVE

I used it and THEN I read the reviews.  Hopefully my feet won’t become victim to exfoliation obliteration.  It is supposed to take up to two weeks for results. I’ll keep you posted.

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