Hip hip hurray its Friday!
A snowy, cold Friday that is, Spring where are you???
This week has been LONG, and it isn’t over yet with a work event awaiting me all day tomorrow. Sunday though, that is going to be a great day, one that will require me to not have to get out of my pajamas or leave my house. Lazy Sundays are just the best.
So one of my goals for this blog of mine was to be better about writing my post on the weekends, at least the drafts, so that my week will be a bit easier.
And how is this working out so far??
Well, I have been setting aside time on the weekends just for blogging, so that is a step in the right direction. However, I tend to leave that “blogging time” with half a post or two written, 20 new recipes pinned, a game of Candy Crush conquered, A Friend’s episode watched on Netflix, a few dozen pictures scattered all over my desktop to be edited, and sometimes, if I am really productive, I will fit a snack or two in there.
So clearly I am making progress, just not quite at my goal yet.
And that brings me to today’s post, which I am now putting together last minute, and I have end of the week brain, which means I am exhausted and can’t write proper sentences. So instead I am going to keep it fun and happy over here and share my favorite things from this past week. Thanks to the lovely Amanda from Rhyme and Ribbons for the idea, it is always good to end the week on a happy note right?
1. Champagne with cotton candy, thank you Pinterest for this idea! I have been wanting to try this drink for so long and was happy that my work party last weekend was the perfect time to bring out the pink bubbly drink. It was my contribution to the party (I bring the important ideas clearly) and the pink “mystery cocktail” as our guest called it, was a big hit, and pretty too.
2. Back to this work party. It was a murder mystery party theme, and can I just say, best party theme ever! Everyone was totally into their characters and the night felt like I was in a live version of Clue, minus someone actually dying.
Let me introduce you to my two favorite characters of the night, Miss Vanity Affair and MC Award.
3. I think this may be the top highlight of the week you guys. I found sour jelly beans at the store! Hello sour candies, oh how I have missed you. That bag didn’t even last a night. I am keeping my fingers crossed those beauties will still be on the shelf when we go shopping this weekend.
4. The other week my sister told me to check out the new show Empire, and I am hooked! I love all the songs on the show, I go from watching Nashville and all its pretty country tunes to Empire and its rap tracks, variety is good though. But really, check the show out, and Nashville while you are at it, both are my current favorites.
5. Once a month there is an English pub quiz downtown that is always a blast. I don’t get to make it very often but this week when quiz night arrived my plans changed last minute and I could actually go to the quiz.. Going to these pub quizzes is like going to a mini reunion with all the foreigners in Reykjavik. I am always amazed at how many people I know in the room, such a small expat community here and I love getting to see all my friends in one night.
6. Newsy emails from back home. My Dad and I like to send each other what we call “newsy” emails during the week full of maybe not news worthy things, but all those little daily happenings that are going on with everyone back home. I love getting these messages, they are always a highlight of my week.
7. I haven’t been reading very much this month but this week I made an extra effort to head to bed early so I could read. Yeah, Maybe was one of the books I read this week, and finished in like two days! It is a young adult book that took me right back to my high school days! The author is a fellow blogger which makes me love this book even more. But really it is a great, easy read, perfect for all these cold days inside.
8. For the past couple weeks I have been waking up a few minutes early each day, easing myself into it, and now I am finally waking up bright and early with ease. I love my quiet mornings, it makes such a difference having at least an hour to myself to just sit on the couch, drink my coffee, and relax before the busy workday begins.
I have been using this app, Sleep Time zZz, which tells you the ideal time to wake up in your lightest sleep state. I have never used something to track my sleep before but I will say it actually does make a difference waking up at the times it tells me!
9. Fluffy snow. That is my favorite kind. Not the slushy wet snow, now the blizzard type snow, just the light fluffy snow that falls like mini clouds from the sky. We have had stormy days all week but a few of these days have brought fluffy snow that makes everything look so beautiful. I love the trees by my work when they are covered in this fluffy snow, it is my idea of a winter wonderland.
10. All my sponsors! I was so nervous (still am!) to take the dive into the world of sponsorship but so far it has been a great experience and I am really enjoying connecting with the lovely ladies on my sidebar. Be sure to stop by this weekend to learn more about Samantha, an American expat living in Sweden!
Have a great weekend everyone. I am hoping to get an outdoor adventure in, cabin fever is starting to set back in, I am just dreaming of sunshine and fresh air!
Question of the Day?
What was one of your favorite moments from this week? Are you a fan of sour candies?
