girl meets: 11.26.13.

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fun.

Dark polish may be more suitable for the fall, but I felt all sorts of festive when I painted my nails the other day. Why not, right?

That would be Essie “DJ Play That Song” and Revlon “Hypnotize.”

food.

Whenever I order from Blossom Du Jour (which is quite often) I think, I should probably try mixing it up and ordering something different.

But I never do. The Smokey Avocado wrap is just too good!

Also on the avocado front – this favorite breakfast of mine, inspired by The Fat Radish. Avocado toast + eggs + sriracha.

fashion.

Sooo I should totally get myself this Reed Krakoff handbag for Christmas, right? :D

 

Or these Louboutin booties?

A girl can dream. My swoon here is done.

faith.

Nobody says it quite like Spurgeon does…

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What’s on your Christmas wish list (realistic or not ;))?

girl meets: 11.23.13.

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friday.

I love days where I get to work with my best friend. Yesterday we had a 4-hour long meeting about FreelyBe, complete with homemade lattes a la Jessi.

Jessi also let me borrow this gorgeous Ben Amun art deco necklace to wear for the night. It went perfectly with an (unpictured) all-black ensemble.

The night included a birthday party followed by a charity event, for what ended up being the perfect finish to the work week.

fitness.

I tried to sleep in today, but my internal clock had me wide awake at 8am, so I headed down to the gym.

30 minute strength, 20 minutes cardio – check and check!

fashion.

Later in the day I headed out for some retail therapy, thanks to a gift card I’ve been saving for an open afternoon. Since it’s gotten a lot colder lately, I finally brought out one of my winter coats (Sparkle & Fade) and a faux fur neck warmer.

(…disregard the under-construction apartment ;))

And of course, gotta keep the hands warm.

food.

I have a love/hate relationship with yogurt. Sometimes it’s good, but sometimes the flavor and consistency just grosses me out.

But this…THIS is yogurt done right. Chobani Flip Almond Coco Loco. So delicious!

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How has your weekend been so far? Any highlights?

girl meets: 11.22.13.

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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?