Happy Friday! Who is ready for the weekend? Bo and I are looking forward to a relaxing weekend. We are doing date night tonight, seeing Inside Out before enjoying a quiet dinner together. Tomorrow will be a nice little Saturday with some furniture shopping, mattress shopping, workout and finally a double date.
Whatever you do this weekend, I hope you make time for some rest and relaxation as well as at least one sweat session! It always feels great to get those endorphins going, even on the weekend!
I’m heading out the door for a doctor’s appointment, as I’m still not feeling 100% yet. My general referred me to a gastrointestinal specialist so hopefully he can figure out what is causing the issues. But, similar to last week, it’s far more fun to talk about my favorite things than dwell on illness.
Enjoy this week’s edition of Friday Favorites, including recipes, articles, posts and other things that caught my eye this week.
The thing make me happiest this week is the fact that yesterday at 2pm Bo and I signed the lease to our new apartment! While we don’t move in until August 15th, the furniture and grill shopping can officially begin! We’ll be living in Brooklyn, right on the border of Carroll Gardens and Boerum Hill. Since we have the lower two levels of the brownstone, we also have the backyard which means there will be LOTS of grilling in our future!
I had to buy a few new beauty and hair products this week since my arsenal of beauty products were packed in our sea shipment. I can’t believe how much my hair likes the new Herbal Essence collection. In the picture above, I used the Illuminating shampoo, rejuvenating conditioner, and elixir before letting my hair air dry. While yes, I’m a P&G employee, I haven’t used this brand in ages and was pleasantly surprised considering the price!
I’m excited to be back in America for a presidential election year. While I know it’s going to be complete craziness, I want to understand what each candidate, even the crazy ones, stand for and believe in before the primary season begins. This simple quiz, helps you better understand their issues by showing you who you naturally side with.
I used to love the Eat This Not That in Women’s Health magazine, so naturally when I saw this Harper’s Bazaar article posted by Kristine, I had to see what the fast food options the nutritionists picked. It’s crazy that some restaurants “healthier” versions are actually worse for you than the original, like McDonald’s Egg White Delight!
One of our goals, now that we’re back in NYC, is to take advantage of the wonderful museums. Next Sunday we’re heading to the Museum of the Moving Image to see their Jim Henson exhibit and movie as well as check out the other permanent and temporary exhibits.
Anyone who knows me, or follows me on social media, knows I love adding a statement necklace to give an otherwise boring shift dress or tank top a pop of color. I’ve been wearing this cluster necklace one non-stop since buying it a few months ago.
I headed downtown last night for a facial at HeyDay, a great new facial-only spa that opened in Flatiron. Their concept is that facials should be a regular part of your routine, just like getting a haircut or workouts. They have 30 and 50 minute treatments, each far less expensive than most NYC facials and over half the price of what facials cost in Geneva! If you’re local, I can’t recommend them enough. The 50 minute facial felt like a mini vacation due to their adorable decor, friendly staff and relaxing atmosphere!
Last but not least, if you want to squeeze in a workout while traveling but don’t want to worry about finding a gym, check out Sarah Fit’s latest bootcamp style outdoor workout. It doesn’t require any equipment other than a timer, which most of us have on our phone!
Your turn – What are you loving this week?
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The Kim Henson exhibit looks like it would be a lot of fun. I watched hours and hours of Sesame Street as a kid. It would be cool to see some of the behind the scenes stuff.
You and me both Fiona; I loved Sesame Street!
I cannot wait to come and see your new place- just booked my flights for October 🙂
It’ll be so fun to host you for at least a night Charlie!
Congrats on the apartment, that’s so nice to have it settled where you’re going to live! And I LOVE Herbal Essences!
Welcome to Brooklyn! Are you going to join the Prospect Park Track Club now that you are so close to the park?
Have you checked out The Skimm? They have been having great guides on the Presidential candidates as well. I’m really excited for it all, even though agreed, it’s nuts!
You are going to LOVE Inside Out!
Agree with Kyndal that Skimm is doing a nice job of presidential guides – I’ve really enjoyed some of the funny interview questions they ask too.
Congrats on the apartment!!
Yay for finding a new apartment! It’s so exciting that it is two floors with a backyard! After living in city apartments for 8 years, the idea of all that space sounds so luxurious. Also, please feel free to recommend drugstore brands anytime. As a P&G employee, you have more institutional knowledge that we can benefit from. Spending less on shampoo just means I can spend more on nail polish, right?
Taking advantage of museums, galleries, festivals, visiting new neighborhoods, etc. can be such a good part of moving back home. When we moved back to the U.S. after a few years in France we tried to keep finding new things to do in our city even though we had lived there before.
Congratulations on finding a place to live. You are not too far from a cheese shop I like called Stinky Bklyn. It is such a cute area!
Congrats on the apartment- sounds amazing! xoxo
Love that necklace. It is fabulous!