Five for Friday

I am still a massive slacker and have yet to upload all of my photos from my Canadian adventure.  It's just one of my many life fails at this moment in time.  I am pretty sure y'all will be pleasantly surprised next week.

Seeing as it is Friday I have another "Movember" special beard for you- Hugh Jackman.  I won't lie, the full beard with shaggy hair makes him look like a homeless person.  The cleaner cut beard is oo la la hot and add in his Australian accent, oh boy!

Now for my five on Friday-  This week I am doing it different.  Here are the top five things I really hope to accomplish this weekend.

1. Christmas Decor-  I am really hoping to bust out my tree, ornaments, lights and all sorts of decor as I am such a busy person I will be gone the next two weekends which only leaves ten days before Christmas until my next weekend to decorate.

2. Pre-Blog- I am hoping to write a bunch of posts to make my life slightly easier during th enext couple of weeks.

3. Finish Christmas Shopping- Yes you read that correctly.  I have an elf for a sister who graciously shops and wraps and I give her money and we split the gifts.  She is a life saver and completely thoughtful. 

4. Bust Out Cold Weather Clothes-  Last night we actually got a bit of weather and I was sad to see it leave so soon.  After my trip, 38 degree mornings feel tropical and I am wishing for colder weather where I feel like I actually need a coat and scarf.  It's time to do the closet rotation.

5. Post Unused Jackets- After the closet rotation I am planning to post jackets, jeans and gently used sweaters on Poshmark and maybe here on the blog.  Most of my jackets are XL, jeans size 16 and sweaters L or XL.  If anyone is interested I will post them here as well.

I hope everyone has a safe, warm and fun filled weekend.

Put A Pep in Your Step!

Today I have Nancy from Neatly Packaged to talk about getting a pep into your step on those down and out days.  Before we jump in with Nancy, let me first give you the Movember dude of the week-
Harvey Morenstein.  He is Canadian and famous for loving bacon so much he has a youtube show about it.  I don't watch his show, but his beard is pretty sweet.

He went from this:

To this:

He can marry me if he keeps the beard!

Without further ado- Miss Nancy:

Lately I feel like I have been in a funk. I have so much going on yet I feel lazy. It doesn’t make much sense; does it?! I don't get it either, but this does happen to me once in a blue moon; my head feels like scrambled eggs and I do just enough to get me by. When I get into those moods I try desperately to cheer myself up :) And how do I do that? I use these 5 steps to put pep in my step! Thanks Canva for the great graphic ;)

1. Cleaning my space

It is no secret that I LOVE to clean. There is just something so relaxing about everything being in it's proper space and clutter free ♥ I always use the up-down method. I will clean off counters, do the dishes, make the bed, fluff the couch, etc. then move to sweeping and vacuuming. Then all the dirt from the counter tops and such gets swept up or vacuumed. Spray some Febreze and voila!

2. Playing upbeat music

Hahahaha!! This GIF is so me! Of course it depends on what music makes you want to get up and move. I am a huge techno fan!! And if that just isn't doing it, I revert to the salsa music I grew up on ;)

3. Taking a shower

This seems like a no brainer. Get your lazy a%$ up and take a shower!! Who doesn't just feel a 1000 times better after a great shower? At this point your space is clean and smelling good, so you should too!

4. Getting dolled up

House is clean- check! Fresh out of the shower- check! I have only one thing left to do, get dolled up :) Depending on what's going on that day (no one wants to waste a good outfit), I will usually put on my favorite pair of jeans or a favorite top. It's all about mind over matter. If you feel good, it shows. When I really need that pick me up I wear my Life Is Good t-tshirt :)

5. Looking at my calendar

Another not so secret thing about me is that I am very busy. If I make a commitment to someone or to something, I will be there. I can honestly say that looking at my calendar and seeing what upcoming events/meetings puts a smile on my face :) I like being busy! I have some pretty spectacular things coming up. What with the wedding, my bachelorette party, my dress fittings, etc. Who better to be the perfect example of being scheduled to the max than Miranda!

I am so happy to get back to blogging :) How did I let so much time pass? I have some great things coming up here!




+ I am hosting a blogging challenge with my friend Jen @ Wayward & Wild. We are going to post everyday of October. Talk about pep in your step! Sometimes the hardest part is deciding what to blog about. Well the topics are given to you and you just go on from there :) If you join in, please let me know! I would love to see what you write.

+ More book reviews! These authors are ON point lately!

+ Wedding updates!

So what do you think? Love the ways I put pep in my step? Love the gifs?! Do you use these same ways or do you have a different approach? I'd love to hear your thoughts!

-NP