Hey everyone! Happy Friday! I have no idea how this week went by so quickly. I’m sorry for only getting three posts up this week. I’m hoping for four next week. Eventually I’ll get back up to 6. I’m just not able to do that right now. Life is full, in the best possible way.
I hope you have a fun weekend planned! I’m meeting up with Hannah and Joanna for the latest edition of 3 Cooks 1 Kitchen. Then I’m heading over to Molly and Brian’s to snuggle some baby kitties. It should be a great time.
Here’s what else I’m loving this week:
1. This chicken kale salad from Heritage, a new restaurant that opened in Omaha last month. I met up with a new friend there for dinner last night and loved it. The best part? They give you a fresh-baked cookie on the way out! It was such a fun night.
2. Are you a Serial fan? I listened to my friends talk about it for weeks before finally giving it a chance. Of course I became hooked once I did. A Serial theory was just released to end all theories. I totally buy this one. What are your thoughts?
3. Since finishing 50 Shades of Grey I feel like I’ve needed a new obsession. I now have it in the form of Outlander. It’s an amazing story of a World War II women transported back to 18th century Scotland. She’s strong, smart, and expertly played. The characters are so well fleshed out, both narratively and literally as this picture demonstrates. 😀 I’ve watched all the episodes out so far and bought the first book of the series that inspired the TV show to start reading this weekend!
(And I Wikipedia-ed the whole series to make sure it ended the way I wanted it to. I get too invested in books to have it end horribly. *cough* DIVERGENT *cough* It drives Josh crazy that I do this but it doesn’t take away my enjoyment of the story at all. Does anyone else do this?)
4. If you’re looking for a cute animal-centric Instagram account to follow you need to check out Beth Stern’s daily updates. I don’t even know when I started following her but she’s married to Howard Stern, fosters lots of adorable kitties, and documents it all on her Instagram. She calls helping animals her life’s purpose and I find that to be a woman after my own heart. One of her forever cats, Yoda, helps take care of the sweet baby kitties until they find their own forever homes. He is the kindest, gentlest, fluffiest soul. I’m so in love with Yoda it’s ridiculous.
5. If you find yourself getting caught in the comparison trap and feeling like everything you have to offer the world has all been done before you need to watch this super uplifting video. It’s the perfect reminder of how special, unique, needed, and cherished you and your gifts are to the world.
Question of the Day: What are you loving this Friday? Have you watched/read Outlander? Are you a cat or a dog person?
Yikes, I don’t want to know the end to the Outlander series! I’m taking a break between books 3 and 4 (and I’ve already purchased 5), but I don’t want to know how it ends. Plus, through book 8 I don’t really think that i has ended. I listen to the audiobooks and they’re amazing. Great narrator.
There will be one more book! Hopefully I’ll be done with all 8 by the time the 9th one comes out! Haha
Hmmm not sure how I feel about spoilers. But my roommate was talking about a book once and said ‘oh my God it is so so so sad but I don’t want to give anything away’ and I said ‘oh it’s fine if it made YOU cry I know I won’t be able to deal with it so I won’t read it.’ 😀
Outlander!!! Can’t wait for new episodes 🙂
I’m obsessed with Serial (late to join the bandwagon too)! I listen to it at the gym and the time just flies by!
You don’t ever have to apologize for not getting up enough posts! I think we all understand that life can be busy sometimes : )
Hope you have a relaxing weekend!
I totally do the same thing! When I was young, I used to read the last 20 pages of a book in the book store before I decided whether I wanted to buy it or not. Haha. It doesnt ruin the surprise at all though! In the same way that I love re-reading my favorites 100x, even though I know the story already. It’s still fun!
Definitely checking out Beth Stern’s instagram. I want to follow a giant fluffball of a cat that takes care of other kitties!
I love a good book series, but I don’t like when the ending is spoiled, it makes me not want to finish. I’m the same way with TV shows. If I know the outcome of a reality show, I just won’t watch the finale show. Drives me husband crazy, but if I already know who won, why watch?
Dogs!!!