girl meets: 11.22.13.

fuel.

I always get so excited when a new Bestowed box arrives in the mail. I know I’m going to open it to find so many delicious and healthy treats!

Bestowed was kind enough to send me a free box for November, and this one was especially great – full of some old and new favorites.

If you want to try Bestowed for yourself, use discount code HELLOTEN105 to get your first box for $10 (normally $19)! This code expires on 11/30.

fun.

I love when my friends send me funny random things throughout the day.

…like this weird animation of me that Jessi made. I still have no idea how or why she made this but, I’ll take it. Haha.

And then there’s the Male Models And Cute Kittens Doing The Same Pose “article” that Erica posted on my Facebook wall. She really knows me too well…

Also on the fun front – on Wednesday night we had a clothing swap at my place for our last Community Group. We all walked away with a ton of great new clothes, and we donated what was left (about 3 trash bags full!) to Covenant House.

food.

To add to the girliness of the evening, I made an old favorite - a batch of Nutella Cake Batter Blondies. They were a whole lot of ooey gooey chocolately success, to say the least.

As for a new favorite – I’m loving these Little Green Handcrafted ‘Shroom Burgers. I always find store-bought veggie burgers to be way too small, and these are actually the size of a real burger. My go-to lunch lately.

(yes, we initial our food. haha)

fitness.

Every time I stop working out first thing in the morning…I pretty much stop working out all together. Why do I always forget how amazing it feels to exercise before work?! Back on the bandwagon with some strength training + treadmill intervals.

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Have you discovered any new food finds lately?
Do you prefer a morning or evening workout?

what i’m loving right now.

the return of BEANIES. Let’s just reflect on that for a moment.

Bestowed. Something I always love is getting things delivered right to my doorstep (er, doorman). That’s why I was so excited to recently be sent a free Bestowed Box. This one had some amazing products like a 3-day Reboot Wellness Booster, Mighty Leaf iced tea, and other great snacks and coupons.

If you’d like to try Bestowed for yourself, you can receive $5 off your first box! Use discount code 5OFFBESTOWED03.

Pepperidge Farm Pumpkin Spice Swirl Bread. Another day, another new pumpkin treat. This bread is really good – it has a perfect subtle pumpkin flavor without being too sweet.

Shiba Inu dogs. If you follow me on Tumblr you might notice I’m slightly obsessed with foxes. So you can imagine how much I love seeing these fox-like dogs all over NYC lately. Seriously…they’re everywhere!

Layered necklaces. This is what I’m going for to accessorize my dress at Jessi’s wedding (I got some great long gold ones), but I love it in general as a look for this fall.

What are you loving right now?
Any good new food finds? Fall styles?

**Sending my love and prayers to everyone affected by the tragedy that happened in my city 12 years ago today. It’s an honor to be part of a city and nation that has come together and is stronger than ever before. We will never forget!**