5 friday favorites.

happy friday to all!

here are your 5 friday favorites this week.

1. dwell — both the hus-band and i are in LOVE with this magazine. gorgeous architecture, design & landscapes from many beautiful modern homes lie within its pages. i think we’ve decided our style is modern southwestern, if there is such a thing. i love the simplicity and clean lines in modern design, but i’m obsessed with the warmth of the colors and textures you’d find in the southwestern style. anyway, let’s just say we find ourselves constantly drooling over the amazing things you’d see in dwell. check it out for yourself.

 

 

2. natalie dee — if you are in need of a good laugh every once and awhile, check out her daily cartoon drawings. when i was an RA for our university apartments in college, i tried to use relative photos from her site that coincided with our resident messages and events. it was fun. however, i will have to put a disclaimer on this one. while some are extremely hilarious and completely random, others might contain some strong language/content. so, viewer discretion is advised.

3. sirius republic — if you have a favorite pooch, like my three ill-mannered children, you’ll love their collars. i first saw these on love and a six foot leash, and adorable blog about a family’s story on fostering and adopting out rescue pit bulls. not only are their pictures fantastic, but the stories will melt your heart. anyway, sirius republic had the folks from love and a six foot leash name these collars! from things like “broken spoke” to “hippie hollow,” all the collars names reflect special characteristics known to austin, tx. but it gets even better! for every collar of these ten patterns sold by Sirius Republic, 20% of the proceeds will be donated directly to Love-A-Bull! these just might have to go in our kids’ stocking next year. did i mention they have doggie bowties? click the pic to see for yourself.

4. ree drummond  — aka the pioneer woman. i just adore everything about her. her writing, photography, recipes, stories & personality. i want to be her friend. anyway, we received her first cookbook as a wedding gift, and while the recipes in there are something you should make in moderation, they are the yummy, wholesome & fill-the-belly-full kinda eats. with her new cooking show on food network and a second cookbook soon to be released, i’ll be thoroughly entertained as well as packin’ on a pound or two or… well, let’s NOT hope for the latter.

5. juicing — after watching joe cross’ documentary fat, sick & nearly dead, the hus-band and i have been contemplating doing some juicing in order to reboot our system, detox our bodies & jumpstart weight loss. as a part of the season of lent, we chose to give up eating out, in hopes of saving our money & time, as well as our waistlines. so with the combination of lent and juicing, we got ourselves a juicer yesterday. and boy, is it the bomb-dot-com. we decided to start off slow and ease our way into it, only juicing our lunch–the meal we’d be eating out the most–and eventually doing both lunch and dinner as we adapt to eating better. not that we eat bad in the first place, but we definitely don’t eat as many raw veggies as we should. watch it for free on netflix and consider rebooting your life!

happy day everyone!