I am sick today. Dropped the kids off at school at 7:45am and then went promptly back to bed. I’m suppossed to pick Zephan up from pre-K at 11:30am but didn’t wake up (to the repetitive frantic phone calls and messages) until 12:18pm. Yikes!! So in my sick state I’m cheering myself up by dwelling on a few of my favorite things and sharing them with all of you.
1. Morrocan Oil. I just started using non-sulfate products on my hair and I am in love! My hair glows with Morroccan oil on it. All it takes is a little of the actual oil to notice a big shine. This line is the cheapest I can find so far and you should be able to find it at CVS, Target, etc.
- via your beauty fashion fitness
2. Jessica Simpson Crossover Wrap Sweater. Every year I seem to designate some sweater “the uniform”. This year this is the uniform sweater. I wear this baby all the time. It’s snuggly and warm and yet ventilates nicely so you’re not too warm. It’s a bit quirky in design (and challenging to get on at first) but super cute with jeans and boots.
3. Chocolate Peanut Butter. I could have an entire blog (not just a post or two…a BLOG) dedicated to my love of chocolate. Eating chocolate is as necessary as breathing to me. At this time of year, “buckeyes” or chocolate peanut butter balls are my favorite Christmas candy.
4. Hot Tea. I am probably one of the few people left who owns and uses a Mrs. Tea (Mr. Coffee’s mistress). In the winter I drink gallons of hot tea to try and stay warm.
- image via Etsy theloveshop
These are my three current favs: Twinings Prince of Wales, Twinings Lady Grey, and TJ’s Jasmine Green Tea.
5. Brown Riding Boots. They’re comfy, stylish, with just the right amount of heel and make me feel very much like me. I heart them.
6. Walmart’s Canopy Collection Beaded Porcelian Dishes. These are our new everyday dishes. They’re cheap, they’re cute, and they’re sturdy enough for the price. (They also look similar to the Pottery Barn Emma collection which cost 4x’s as much.)
7. The Hunger Games I told everyone on facebook yesterday that I just started this series over Thanksgiving and am 100% addicted. I must be very immature because Young Adult fiction is always my favorite! Good to know that I’m in good immature company however! *wink*
8. Target Home Cream Fuzzy Throw. The white throw below is also known in my home as “mommy’s blanket”. I love this blanket. It works as a great accessory but is also practical. I curl up underneath it at night, sip tea, read the Hunger Games and eat chocolate peanut butter balls :). If you want one, look here.
9. Trader Joe’s Chocolate Croissants. I used to live minutes away from a myriad of Trader Joe’s groceries. Now I have to drive over an hour to get to one (which I don’t do often). If you are lucky enough to have a TJ’s near you, do not overlook the Chocolate Croissants. They are amazing! You pull them from the freezer, place on parchment lined tray, and leave uncovered overnight. In the morning, you pop them in a pre-heated oven for a few minutes and are instantly transported to Paris! Delish!
10. One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp. I highly recommend this book if you want to learn how to get past pain and feel joy in your everyday life. Ann is not a stranger to pain and suffering and she explores how to find beauty and God’s gifts through it all. Ann is one of the most gifted Christian writers of our time and can make the most mundane situation sing of beauty! (Seriously. She was talking about the wonders of dish-soap bubbles, and I was absolutely enthralled and nearly in tears. Gifted, I tell ya.) For you iPhone, iPad, and Droid users there is also a free app to help you track your own 1000 gifts.
So how about you? What are some of your favorite things? Want to see some other lists? I’m linking up to Nester’s Favorite Things party.
p.s. Did you see the giveaway going on right now for the Extend A Ladder? It could definitely be on a favorite things list! Click here to enter.
I just got done with the Hunger Games books and I was totally addicted too! I love young adult fictions… lots of drama but most of the time PG in the sex and drugs department… plus in my mind I am 17 or 18 years old, so it makes sense I like to read about them.
I read book 3 in less then 2 days. I cannot wait for the movie coming out in March!
Love the sweater!
I found the shampoo and conditioner you mentioned at Price Chopper buy one get one free. Thanks for the tips!
I love Twinings Lady Grey tea too! It’s my go-to daily tea year round — even on the hot and humid Iowa summer days 🙂 My other favorites are Yogi Bedtime tea and Traditional Medicinals Organic Throat Coat tea. I first learned about the Throat Coat tea from a professional singer, who swears by it for warding off sore throats. It’s so comforting and aromatic — love it!
Lol…enjoyed this post, and the discussion about the chocolate croissants afterwards. There are so many things on this list that are my faves too. I use Moroccan Oil in my hair faithfully (LOVE it); I love Earl Grey Tea (never tried or seen Lady Grey); Croissants are my favorite, especially with chocolate..in fact..chocolate is also my favorite; I make Fudge Puddles, which are very much like your buckeyes…;and oh my, I love those dishes!!! Good to see you’re doing well! Sending warm snuggies from my cold abode! 🙂
do you know how much the fuzzy throw is?! it doesnt say online. thanks!
So much fun to read your list….lots of good ideas too! I am also a tea lover, and in this world of coffee addicts, it’s nice to “meet” a fellow tea lover. Your blog is a delightful read…thanks!
Paula
As an Ohioan, Buckeyes will cure ANY sickness. But, they have to be homemade!
Those plates are AWESOME.
Feel Better!!
I love The Hunger Game series. I am on book 2. Young Adult Fiction is always the best genre out there. Hope you feel better soon.
The Hunger Games Series is awesome. The series gets more intense towards the end of the final book and it would be fine for an older teen but not necessarily a younger one. But it is awesome and I do recommend it to anyone who will listen. Once your done that if you are looking for a great read – the Outlander Series by Diana Gabaldon. Read it three times and listened to it twice. That will occupy you for a long time and the next book is due out around August 2012. By then you will be dying for the next book!
Hope you’re feeling better today! I love your list…I need to try that shampoo, and now I’m forced to go to Walmart to look for those dishes!!!!!
Hope you feel better. Love all your picks … I knew there was a reason I stop by every day.
I’m a YA junky as well. Even tried my hand a writing one myself (to combat my post-Harry Potter book seven depression). Even shopped it around to some literary agents — and received some initial interest that then fizzled. It’s a harrowing process riddled with lots of rejection … but now I may need to dust that thing off and give it a second go …
oooh, I just got some Macy’s coupons yesterday ! And I will be making your PB balls soon.
I’m with you on the Hunger Games. Super addicting. I read all three books in two days. Can’t wait for the movie. I will be in line with the teens.
My sister was just telling me about “Hunger Games” this past weekend when we went to see the new Twilight movie (the last book series that I was super addicted too-I think young adult fiction must be my thing too LOL!) Just might have to pick up the first book!! I love your list of favorite things! Those boots are super cute too!
I LOVED the Hunger Games books and I cannot WAIT for the movie to come out!!
That blanket = LOVE. I have a blanket obsession.. I have more than I know what to do with, I could probably blanket everyone in my town LOL I need to buy myself a cute basket to keep them in instead of hiding them all.
I love those shampoos, I haven’t tried the Moroccan one yet but i did try one of the vanilla ones (I cant think of what its called exactly now and im too lazy to go to the bathroom to look) but i LOVED it. I will have to get my hands on this one though!
I love your blog and I am your newest follower 🙂
I have that same throw from Tar-jay on my lap as I type this! lol..
Feel better Beth. If you are near a health food store or Whole Paycheck, go buy a bottle of one of my new favorite things: GT’s Kombucha.
That’ll knock that sick right out of you…
I wondered if The Hunger Games series was good…..I’ll have to check it out. I love young adult fiction too…. hehe….:)
I also use sulfate free!!I did some research on the moroccan oil, and found this product! It’s wonderful…I add to my body lotion, my hairgel/hairspray/shamoo or leave in conditioner! It is wonderful….getting so much more for the money! Works wonders…read the reviews on Amazon!! It will last forever, cause you onle need a few drops!
http://www.amazon.com/Watts-Beauty-ArganGold-TM-1oz/dp/B005GXVVH2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1322699107&sr=8-1
I can’t believe I haven’t made buckeyes yet. I love chocolate and pb! I better put that on the top of my list!
The sweater is pretty, but I just know it will make my stomach stick out even more!
I love the teas sign, but don’t care for tea. LOL! My sister likes it though.
I hope you are feeling better! I love your list – I must try the argan oil hair line – sounds so nice!! And I’m right there with you on the Hunger Games – by far one of my most favourite book series!
Jo-Anna
Aw, we’re like favorite thing twins today. 😉 My go to sweater is a tad different (http://www.downeastbasics.com/aspensweater.aspx in grey) buuut I wear it while sipping tea (classic Earl Grey over here) snuggling under a similar blanket and reading the same books you talked about. We have excellent taste, girl! 😉
And now I have a sweater I need to go buy! Love it Anna ;).
Great post Beth! I *adore* Prince of Wales & Earl Grey tea too…they are my absolute favs! Wishing you a wonderful evening!
Love the list – Prince of Wales is one of my new favorites as well but it’s so hard to find!
Yep, this post IS Bethy-babes. Soooooooo YOU! And I have to say you ROCKED that sweater Thanksgiving weekend. Morgan says, “I KNEW you’d be addicted to the Hunger Games series!”. Maybe mom will pick up the croissants for Christmas Morning? You’d better put in your request ASAP!
The croissants are already in the freezer. Mom
Woohoo!
Mom just wrote that they are already in the freezer :).
LOL! Yay mom! Save one for me!
I use the Moroccan oil everyday too. I love it! That and the keratin line, they’re soo good!
xo
Beth, Your to funny I also napped today and missed a phone call and the door bell (not feeling well)….having green tea as we speak…wish I had your peanut butterballs …I was eating reese(truth…lol)Just bought me white dishes for my kitchen thats getting a workover….I will be looking into the oil,sweater,and throw…oh and the book…idea’s for my christmas list once again thanks for the info….hope you feel better….Susan….
I’ve been using the morrocan oil for a while now and it is awesome!!!
Get well soon! Loved reading your favorite things. Nice to focus on the positive and things that make your heart sing.
Love the throw from Tar-jet…I’m putting that on my Christmas wish list.
I’m totally with you Beth on the hot tea:) I drink it year round and my husband thinks I’m a little touched in the head because I can be caught sipping tea on the front porch on a summer morning lol:)