Friday Favorites

Hello friends and happy Friday. It has been a fairly easy week at work, and that always makes my overall work week very nice. We have had a lot of school groups visiting but they are usually cleared out and back to school by noon.

Some of my favorites for this week include working out. I have been so dedicated to my workouts this week. I did at least thirty minutes of walking or working out every day this week. I ordered the Beach Body On Demand series and I love it!!! There are so many different types of workouts. There is a country line dance video that I have been doing this week. I plan to start a new series on my blog about my weight loss very soon. Lord knows I have lost and gained thousands of pounds through the years. If I can do it and keep it off then anyone can. I want to get to a comfortable weight and really work on maintaining it. But I do need to get there first. My goal is Moderation and moving my body more. So far I’ve lost 28 pounds and I am feeling so much more energetic. But more about that later.

On Thursday evenings during the month of October our little town of Madisonville holds a market where people can sell baked goods, fresh vegetables and flowers and hand made crafts. Since last night was the last Thursday in October I knew I needed to go. It was great!! Unfortunately I went hungry and wanted everything!! Buying from local vendors really helps support small communities and I am always in favor of that.

Look at these decorated sugar cookies and cake pops. This takes some patience for sure.

The name of this little company is We Knead Dough. That is so cute. They are a young couple and just adorable. I bought a loaf of bread from them. We discussed sour dough which I make and a quicker rising dough like they make. They are amazing.

Cutest name for a company. Check out their website. They also do catering jobs.

This is the bread I bought. I haven’t tried it yet but it smells heavenly.

The peanut butter cookie pie was very tempting. It was almost crunchy like a cookie and it probably had about a million calories.

I loved these fresh flowers. This woman also had several varieties of dried flowers and I decided on the dried flowers.

I actually wanted all of them but I bought the pink ones on the left.

A very talented young lady was there with some of her pottery. She also had several plates that were very interesting. I did think about a couple of pieces but I resisted.

I think this bowl is just the most beautiful color. I am sad I didn’t buy it. It would make a wonderful gift.

I did buy a couple of these mini bundt cakes. I bought one of the lemon and a double chocolate. I need a hostess gift tomorrow night so I thought these along with some of the other treats would be good.

The lady who had these bird houses was a wonderful painter. She had several different ones and they were so cute. Again these would make great gifts. Something very different and locally made.

I love this little camper

This booth had every kind of roll you could imagine. Blackberry, cinnamon, blueberry, pepperoni, and even buffalo chicken. I picked the buffalo chicken and the blueberry. I took the blueberry to work and saved the buffalo chicken here.

I am now sorry I didn’t get the Pepperoni Mozzarella rolls. Maybe next time.

Tomato juice and tomato jam. I am not fond of tomatoes. These tomatoes looked great. The man selling them assured me I would love the tomato jam but I didn’t try any.

Aren’t these tomatoes pretty?

This family also made scrubs and dandelion salve. I bought some of the salve. It is supposed to be good for insect bites and mosquitos love me.

This is the salve I bought. It says salt/Sugar Scrub but it is definitely not a scrub I think they may have gotten the labels mixed up. I would love to learn to make it.

My final stop at the market was a booth selling Caramel corn. I only bought a small bag but it is to die for. It is light and airy and so yummy. I am allowing myself a tiny bit each day. Believe me it is hard to stop.

After the little market I stashed my stuff in the car and went down the street to a shop I had been wanting to go in. Sweet and Sassy is the name of the shop. I had heard of it but never been in. It is beautiful and I loved everything. The owner, Cheryl told me they were clearing out all the fall merch and they were moving the Christmas stuff in. They are having a big Christmas open house next weekend. So many great gift items. And very reasonably priced. She also sells the chalk paint if you need any.

The layout of this shop is so appealing. It just makes you want to stay in there forever. I love all of the bread bowls and like I said everything was so reasonably priced.

A few Christmas items are out already and they have all fall merchandise half off.

I bought this egg basket. I have a couple of ideas for it but haven’t decided for sure yet.

I just love our town. It is pretty and quaint and the courthouse is just beautiful.

Downtown is having a Scarecrow stroll. All of the business owners are encouraged to put a scarecrow outside their shops or businesses. It is a lot of fun walking around town and checking them out. There is a contest and there are prizes for the best one.

I have a big day planned tomorrow and a quiet Sunday but I will catch up with you on all of that on Monday.

Have a wonderful weekend!!!!!

Always remember

Love your day your way!!!!

Friday Favorites.

Happy Friday!!! How was your week? Most of my favorites this week are things that involved my family and fun times and that is always a good thing.

On Monday we celebrated my nephew Caleb. It was his nineteenth birthday so we went to our local Mexican Restaurant where we love to celebrate. We had such a good time and the food was great!!! I bought Caleb a leather hat and belt when I was In Dahlonega Ga last week at the Gold Rush Festival. I think he liked it. It’s hard to tell with that age group.

***Doesn’t he look handsome in this hat?***

***Look at this? This was my brother in law’s meal. I am not sure what all it was but it looks so yummy!!!***

Last week a sweet co-worker went to Pigeon Forge and brought me back this homemade lye soap. I knew there were a lot of uses for lye soap but he also brought a bit of literature about it and I found it very interesting. I think I’ll do a post on it next week. I love this little tin it is in. I have it on the sink in my downstairs bathroom.

And then another co-worker brought me home made apple butter. I can’t wait to spread this on some warm biscuits. It was just a week for sweet and thoughtful little gifts. I just love that it makes my whole day.

You probably know about this coffee at McDonalds. This is a small iced coffee, and I should have taken a picture before I drank half of it but it was just so yummy I couldn’t help it. The small is only 140 calories and $1.39 or something like that. I got a large in Knoxville last week, and I got the pumpkin spice this time, and it was only $1.99. I did find the pumpkin spice to almost be too sweet.

I just got this book in the mail. If you haven’t read Colleen Hoover you should give her a try. I read, It Ends With Us back in the summer. I loved it I could hardly put it down. This book just came out and it is the sequel to It Ends With Us. I know it seems a little funny because the title sounds like it should be the second book but if you read it you will understand. You definitely need to read It Ends With Us first. I just started this one and I can’t wait to get into it.

What have you enjoyed this week?

I have a big family reunion tomorrow and I have six loaves of bread rising in the kitchen. I am also doing my baked beans that my family loves. I can’t wait to see everyone. Have a wonderful weekend.

Always remember

Love your day your way!!!!!

Friday Favorites

Hello and happy Friday. I hope your week has been just wonderful and you are planning a big happy Fall weekend. I have both weekend days planned and I am so excited about it. I have a few favorites that I wanted to share with you so let’s get started.

First of all I love mums. I even love their pungent smell and I love all the different colors. I think I love them so much because it means Fall weather is here. I always get mums for my front porch and we always have lots of them at work.

Remember when I told you a few weeks ago that Walmart had those awesome slide on sale. They come in many different colors. Well they are now on sale even more. $4.00 a pair. You know I had to pick me up a blue pair. These are so handy to just slip on and wear around the house or to the garage to take care of outside kitties. And then next year I am sure they’ll still be around for wearing when the wear gets warmer. I actually have a friend who wears flip flops and sandals all year long. Me, not so much.

I am loving this salad mix. I am bad about buying the bags of leafy greens and sticking them in the fridge until they go bad. But this chopped salad is really yummy. I like to add a boiled egg to it for extra protein. It has such a great flavor.

I have to tell you about these press on nails that I bought. These are the Kiss Empress nails. A friend of mine had some and I loved the way they looked. Now, will they last for a month? No. I have had these on for almost a week. These have a peel and stick on the back of each mail. They are very easy to put on. I have never used the ones with glue but I have heard they don’t last as well. I usually do my own manicures but I thought these would be nice for a change. They come a little longer than I like but you are able to file them down once you have them on. They come already polished. There is 30 in a set!!! So you can replace as needed. They are only $6.99 at Walmart. I love them and I think they are perfect for a nice special event or a vacation. I haven’t gardened in them yet but I have done the usual working around the house and I have to say I like them. It has been less than a week and I think I am about to have to replace one of them but give them a try if you don’t have your nails professionally done. Remember the Lee Press On Nails. We used to get those when I was a kid. These are way better.

I have been wanting a Dolly Parton T Shirt. I just love Dolly I think she is a wonderful person. She has done so much and given back so much to this area we live in. I ordered this pink one from Amazon. I think it was $18.99. I love the color and I think it will go great with jeans or a denim jacket.

I may have mentioned before that I love the CeraVe body lotion. I now use the cleanser and the night time moisturizer but I have recently switched to the daily moisturizing lotion as well. I love Bath & Body works. The lotion and body wash smells amazing. And it has always kept my skin fairly soft but it didn’t always feel hydrated. A dermatologist told me that a lot of times the lotions that have the best smells often have more perfume, which can be drying, than moisturizer. I am truly a believer. Since I have been using the CeraVe my skin is so different. I still love Bath & Body and will use it from time to time but this has now become my new favorite.

Ok I saved the best for last. These eye toning patches from Pixie are about the best things I have found lately. They come in a little container of 60. They almost feel gel like. You separate them with this little plastic paddle, that is included, and place one under each eye. They are so freaking refreshing. If you have a morning when you wake up with under eye puffiness this will do the trick. If you get home at night with tired droopy skim under your eyes, this is what you will want. I love them. I have only been able to find them at Target or online. They are a little pricey for my budget, about $24.00, but totally worth it. I don’t use them every day just when I feel like I need them.

I hope you find some of these useful. Have a wonderful weekend and I will be back on Monday with lots of happenings.

Always remember,

Love your day your way!!!!

Friday Favorites

October 7, 2022

Hello and happy Friday. I am back this week with a few of my favorite things. These are things I am really loving or have enjoyed this past week. So here we go:

First up is this amazing lip gloss, lip ink whatever you want to call it. The official name is Maybelline Super Stay Vinyl Ink. Now you may not be crazy about something with vinyl and ink in the name, especially when it goes on your lips, but it is great. An influencer I saw on TikTok recommended it and she said it lasted all day. Yeah, right, I’ve heard that before. Friends it does last all day!! I ordered mine from Amazon because to be honest I just haven’t had a lot of time to shop lately and I really wanted to try this. I got it in two colors. I got a berry color called Coy and a brownish color called Lippy. So far my favorite is the berry color. Once you put it on you let it dry for a minute and then it stays on. If I feel it getting a little dried out during the day I just dab on some lip gloss or even chap stick and it shines it right up. Love it.

The next thing is this facial scrub. I ask my niece if she had one that she liked and she told me about this one. Amazon again. You can use this two or three times a week and it makes your face feel so fresh and clean. It gets rid of all of the dull skin cells and leaves your face glowing.

Before I went on my trip last week to San Antonio I realized I needed a new small crossbody bag to carry when I didn’t want to carry my big purse. I found this one and then ordered an extra strap to go with it. That way you can get a different look without changing out the entire bag. This bag is fairly small but plenty big enough for a wallet, your phone, a small brush or comb or compact or whatever.

***This is the purse I ordered, top picture, and the strap below.*** ***The strap that is shown with it at the top was included and I really like it*** **too.**

I have been using dry shampoo for a few years. To be honest I think it may be drying my hair a little. DUH!!! You think? I try not to wash my hair too often but the dry shampoo is having an effect on it. I’ve tried several different ones. I started trying this texturizing spray instead. You don’t have to use very much and it sort of plumps your hair up and makes it easier to hold. So far I am loving this brand. I got it at Walmart and it smells fabulous.

***I got these earrings when I was in Texas and I can’t wait to wear them.***

I thought I would also share some books with you. This first book, The Perfect Marriage by Geneva Rose kept me on the edge of my seat. It starts with a murder and ends with a little twist that you won’t be expecting. I give it a 4 out of 5 and only a 4 because it had a couple of things that just wouldn’t happen realistically.

I loved People We Meet On Vacation by Emily Henry. Two very different friends through the course of many years travel together on a trip every year. They go through a lot of things together but they are very different. I give this a 5 out of 5.

Starfish was a short, heartbreaking book about a young teenage girl who is overweight and struggles to be accepted not just by her peers but by her own family. I could really identify with this, not the family part but definitely peers, I have struggled with weight all my life and it started at a very early age. I give this a 4 out of 5. Definitely worth the read.

And pumpkins!!!! I love them I love the different shapes and colors and making pumpkin pie and pumpkin bread. I just love them that is all.

But the main “favorite” this week is my sweet family and being back with them after a week of being gone. I know a week isn’t that long but I am sort of a homebody and I like being home. Being back with my husband and kitties every night is where I am most happy.

What were some of your favorites this week?

Always remember

Love your day your way!!!!!