Hello hello! Completely satisfied Friday! Completely satisfied weekend to ya. What do you’ve gotten happening? We now have a Christmas dinner at a buddy’s home, a squadron Christmas get together, 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 deal with the laundry mountain that’s taken over our mattress. I used to be doing a load every night time, and issues simply received out of hand in a short time…).
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It’s time for the weekly Friday Faves get together! That is the place I share a few of my favourite finds from the week and across the internet. I all the time love to listen to about issues that you simply’re loving, too, so please shout them out within the feedback part beneath.
Friday Faves 12.2
Study:
One among my massive objectives 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 adore it. It took the algorithm a short while to get to *know* me, however it undoubtedly is aware of me now. (Carry on all the unbelievable choreography, chef life behind the scenes, singing movies, inside adorning, style suggestions, and fast recipe movies.) I actually need to begin creating content material on TikTok and offering worth in a brand new manner, however I really feel overwhelmed by the platform, particularly with the completely different modifying strategies and options.
Fortunately, my buddy Amber – we had 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 methods. I do know this won’t be relevant to everybody, but additionally know that a number of reader associates have on-line companies and are concerned in social media, so in case you’d like to affix me in her TikTok course, the hyperlink is right here!
It’s $200 off proper 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 reside immediately 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 critically, 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? That is mine! I’ve listened to it SO many occasions this yr:
Began this e-book and whereas it took me a short while to get into it, I’m having fun with it up to now.
Trend + magnificence:
This sweater arrived and it’s even higher than I assumed it could be. The material is top quality and I picked the heather camel shade.
Darkish pic however you may get the concept:
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 underneath the tree. 😉 In case you’re nonetheless present procuring, I’ve tons of concepts right here:
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Health + good eats:
A dessert board. We had some associates 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 Entire Meals cookie bar, together with some chocolate mousse bars from Dealer Joe’s. The youngsters had sizzling cocoa, and the adults had tequila sangria.
For the meal, we had appetizers (an enormous attractive charcuterie board my buddy introduced over, sun-dried tomato dip and crackers), my fave fall salad, roast rooster, potatoes, and recent sourdough.
I’m so grateful that our youngsters launched us to a few of our closest associates. Making associates as an grownup may be arduous and awkward, and I really feel so grateful that our youngsters have the sweetest associates with superb mother and father. 😉 We’re having a household dinner tonight and a Secret Santa change for the crew – will probably be a blast.
Hope you’ve gotten a cheerful Friday and I’ll see ya quickly with Favourite issues!
xo
Gina
