4.24 Friday Faves

Hiiii! Glad Friday! What are you as much as this weekend? We’ve got a enjoyable NCL occasion after which we’re headed off to Vegas for an evening! The final time we took the women, P was a child and Liv was a preschooler, so that they don’t actually bear in mind it. Whereas it’s not precisely a *child place,* there’s a variety of enjoyable stuff for youths to do. I’m excited to take them to Omega Mart, see a present, and introduce them to the glory of the Wynn buffet. I’d love to listen to what you’ve gotten happening!

(a rat within the backyard)

It’s time for the weekly Friday Faves roundup! That is the place I share a few of my favourite finds from the week and across the net. I all the time love listening to about your faves, too, so please shout out one thing you’re loving within the feedback part beneath.

Trend, magnificence, random:

The most recent Vivrelle delivery is heeere and he or she’s a magnificence. I needed to decide it up from a UPS level as a result of I used to be on a name once they tried to ship it, nevertheless it was definitely worth the wait. If you’ve been wanting to try it, it’s an incredible alternative to borrow luxurious purses and jewellery, attempt new manufacturers, and benefit from the expertise. Simply fill out a short application here and use GINAHARNEY to your first month free. I hope you adore it as a lot as I do!

Special delivery from OneSkin. I take advantage of OneSkin merchandise day-after-day and might’t wait to attempt their new tinted lip protect (it has SPF in addition to their OS-01 peptide) and their overnight mask is certainly one of my staples. Check it out here!

Pool day with the Pilot. When he’s dwelling, we’re often making an attempt to get issues finished round the home and simply make it by means of the weekly college/sports activities/homework scramble. I had an open block in my schedule and was like let’s simply ditch obligations and hang around on the pool for a few hours. It was EVERYTHING. We shared some fruit with Tajin and chamoy, and simply loved the contemporary air and solar (the climate was good) and a while hanging out.

On a private word, I had some form of tough information this week. I’ve been celebrating three years since my massive autoimmune flares and two years symptom-free and adverse Lupus markers. I went in for my annual bodily and bloodwork a couple of week in the past, and this week I obtained the outcomes again. My Lupus markers (ANA and dsDNA) are constructive once more. *cries in autoimmune curler coaster*

My PCP and I are each perplexed as a result of I don’t have any of the signs I inititally had, and I labored SO exhausting to detox, rebalance, and heal my physique. She mentioned she desires to retest in 6 months, and from there we’ll resolve the following steps. She doesn’t really feel prefer it’s an pressing factor as a result of I’m not having signs and he or she additionally mentioned it’s potential for wholesome individuals to have constructive ANA.

One thing is setting off my immune system, and I believe it’s the mould we discovered within the toilet. It’s fairly dangerous and our toilet is connected to our bed room with out a door. :/ We’ve got a name with the mould firm to go over our outcomes – the mould within the toilet is probably the most hazardous sort of mould on the mould scale – after which work out a plan.

I believe I dealt with all of it fairly effectively, regardless that I used to be fairly irritated with the outcomes. The Pilot introduced dwelling a bouquet of flowers and a beautiful succulent association to cheer me up.

I got myself to negative markers once, I simply need to do it once more. I do know the mould is an impediment eand whereas it’s going to be extraordinarily costly to eliminate all of it, it is going to be value it. I’ll write a full submit quickly and share extra particulars and my motion plan, however I in all probability gained’t do a ton till the mould is gone. (Additionally value mentioning right here that I haven’t finished the Shark tutorial but as a result of I hate being our toilet longer than I have to! I’ll take it with me to a resort so I can lastly movie it as a result of I’m nonetheless obsessive about it and actually wish to submit an excellent tutorial right here.)

Learning with Maisey for symphony re-auditions:

Learn, watch, hear:

I’m still reading this and might already inform I’ll have an enormous guide hangover when it’s over. What are you studying proper now? Please share the products!

New Oh She Glows cookbook! I used to be launched to Angela by means of the weblog world – we began our blogs aroung the identical time – and it’s been so cool to see every thing she’s completed along with her weblog and delightful plant-based recipes. We had dinner as soon as through the early days, and he or she’s completely pretty; every thing you’ll count on. I’m so excited so as to add some of these to our meal plan next week.

Health, well being, and good eats:

These salmon bowls had been so good and simple: I simply cooked rice within the Prompt Pot, salmon within the air fryer (with paprika, garlic, salt, pepper, and chili flakes, squeezed lemon on it when it was finished cooking), a Greek salad (simply cucumber, tomato, avocado, crimson onion, feta, seasoned with lemon juice, crimson wine vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper), and a few dairy-free tzatziki from Dealer Joe’s.