Hello hello! Comfortable Friday! Comfortable weekend to ya. What do you could have occurring? We have now a Christmas dinner at a buddy’s home, a squadron Christmas celebration, a party, and two birthday brunches. So many enjoyable actions packed into the weekend! I’m hoping that in between the occasions, we will atone for some home stuff (and that I can lastly sort out the laundry mountain that’s taken over our mattress. I used to be doing a load every night time, and issues simply bought out of hand in a short time…).
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It’s time for the weekly Friday Faves celebration! That is the place I share a few of my favourite finds from the week and across the net. I at all times love to listen to about issues that you just’re loving, too, so please shout them out within the feedback part under.
Friday Faves
Be taught:
One in every of my large targets for 2023 is to determine TikTok. I fought it for SO lengthy, however the actuality is that’s the place persons are hanging out proper now. And as a client of the platform, I like it. It took the algorithm a short time to get to *know* me, nevertheless it positively is aware of me now. (Convey on all the unimaginable choreography, chef life behind the scenes, singing movies, inside adorning, vogue suggestions, and fast recipe movies.) I actually need to begin creating content material on TikTok and offering worth in a brand new method, however I really feel overwhelmed by the platform, particularly with the completely different enhancing strategies and options.
Fortunately, my buddy Amber – we have been in Jill’s mastermind collectively – simply created a course ALL about TikTok, together with a masterclass, and I’m so pumped to do it. She’s been crushing it over there (274k followers!), and he or she’s going to share her suggestions and techniques. I do know this won’t be relevant to everybody, but additionally know that numerous reader mates have on-line companies and are concerned in social media, so in case you’d like to hitch me in her TikTok course, the link is here!
It’s $200 off right now and the worth jumps on Monday when the course begins.
(Amber is on the far proper of this pic from our Scottsdale journey a few month in the past)
We’ll be on Instagram live at present speaking about TikTok if you wish to take part then, too – I’d like to see you there!
Learn, watch, hear:
This Josh Groban video that popped up on my YouTube playlist whereas I used to be working. What a banger lol. However severely, this is likely one of the songs that made me love him again in highschool. It’s so good!
Talking of favourite songs, what was your most-played Spotify tune in 2022? This is mine! I’ve listened to it SO many instances this 12 months:
Started this book and whereas it took me a short time to get into it, I’m having fun with it to this point.
Trend + magnificence:
This sweater arrived and it’s even higher than I assumed it will be. The material is top of the range and I picked the heather camel coloration.
Darkish pic however you may get the thought:
I’ve been loopy about Vuori for on a regular basis informal apparel, and have been eyeing this half-zip. I believe I’ll go for it this weekend and pop it beneath the tree. 😉 For those who’re nonetheless reward procuring, I’ve tons of concepts right here:
Gift guide for holiday hostesses and under $50 faves
Health + good eats:
A dessert board. We had some mates over for dinner final weekend, and I used this Ina Garten tip and made a dessert board for dessert. It made it really easy and everybody may have what they needed.
I made some chocolate peanut butter bars, after which added completely different cookies and chocolate pretzels from the Complete Meals cookie bar, together with some chocolate mousse bars from Dealer Joe’s. The children had sizzling cocoa, and the adults had tequila sangria.
For the meal, we had appetizers (a large attractive charcuterie board my buddy introduced over, sun-dried tomato dip and crackers), my fave fall salad, roast chicken, potatoes, and recent sourdough.
I’m so grateful that our youngsters launched us to a few of our closest mates. Making friends as an adult might be exhausting and awkward, and I really feel so grateful that our youngsters have the sweetest mates with wonderful dad and mom. 😉 We’re having a household dinner tonight and a Secret Santa trade for the crew – it will likely be a blast.
Hope you could have a contented Friday and I’ll see ya quickly with Favourite issues!
xo
Gina
