loving lately

happy friday! today i’ll be bopping around the nordstrom sale + a few other stores with cole and my mom. shopping is our love language – ha! but for real, my mom has excellent taste and i love to spend the quality time with her. i love shopping more for the creative and artistic aspect; i feel inspired putting outfits together and feel like my super-self when i wear something that makes me feel totally kick-ass. because shopping is such an experience for me,it makes sense that i prefer to shop in-store. you won’t find me linking a ton of “new” items all the time; rather items that i have had for a while. i do try to link similar items, however, when i can. the exception here is of course, target 🙂 since they hit such a great price point, i am able to pick up new stuff more often.

ok, ramble over. here are some things i’ve been loving lately:

this podcast. it reaffirmed how much i’m saving in my 401k and made me feel really inspired to start finding other ways to save. i ordered the latte factor and will be reading that asap.

speaking of podcasts, i’m loving the liketoknow.it influencer radio interviews with some of my FAVE bloggers/influencers. i especially love the episode with katherine barnes of carrie bradshaw lied … girl is gold.

cole and i visited my coworkers this week, and speaking of reaffirming, that just solidified how much i love where i work and who i work with. seriously, i feel SO lucky that i actually get to look forward to going back to work. if you’re local [or even if you aren’t], target is a GREAT place to work! fun fact: my first job was at 16 years old in the target store, working the fitting rooms. i got to talk to people and look at all the clothes. not a lot has changed!

i wanted these shoes FOR-EV-ER. like, for two years i think. and i finally found them on sale! i’m going back to order a second pair because they are so comfortable and i can wear them with everything from denim to a bridesmaids dress. s’cute.

i’m obsessed with peanut butter protein. seriously, the taste makes my #fab4smoothies taste SO GOOD. lately i’ve been alternating using this one and this one along with this chocolate collagen protein, and it’s so legit i’ve been able to get joey on board with them in the morning too. full recipe for my new favorite #fab4smoothie coming soon!

happy friday friends – have a great weekend!