This Week Friday!

This Week Friday! December 3, 2010

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Happy Friday loves!

I know this is WAYYYYY overdue, but I owe y’all a love list or, as we like to call it, a “This Week Thursday” post. So here goes!

Starbucks Hot Chocolate, the home edition

My bestie, Lauren, gave me my Christmas gift early when I went down to Austin to visit. And in her ever so brilliant way, she saw exactly what I needed/would die without knowing about and got it for me! You can buy a tin of the hot chocolate mix at any of your convenient Starbucks locations, but I’m not sure how long they will have them in stock. It might be just for the holidays, so run out and get it soon if you’re as addicted as I am. It will save you money, pay for itself, and keep you company while you fight flu symptoms and long winter nights. Hem hem! Love you, Lauren, and your mind-and-future-reading best friend powers.

The 15 minute power nap

I don’t know about y’all, but life has gone past the hectic line and into straight up panic crazy mode for me lately. I know it has to be true for you scholars, collegiate or otherwise, or anyone like me working three jobs trying to save up enough for a nice cushioned bank account during the holidays. I, for one, have found this trick super helpful. If you find that you can leave for your next appointment, or your next study session, about 15 minutes earlier than you normally would, you can afford yourself just a few minutes to lean back in your car, or your dorm, apartment, or house, and snooze right before going to the next task. 5 minutes surely isn’t enough, and 20 minutes is just a little too long, but 15 will allow you to escape and wake up feeling refreshed. Just find time to take care of you in the midst of the insanity, okay? Okay. Now that that’s covered…

Got a couple of lists for you….

SisterTime gift ideas

Our friend over at Boston Not Common, Rachel, has been coming out with some amazing gift guides for anyone in your life, so definitely check her out! I just thought I’d throw in some cute ideas I’ve run across over the last few weeks to get you more religiously-minded girls started…

The Message Remix PAUSE: My friend and mentor, Joy, turned me on to this amazing tool for daily reading from the Word. It’s AMAZING, including readings every day from both the Old and New Testaments, with very thought-provoking questions to challenge and breathe new life into your walk with Christ. I know I’m loving it.
Relevant Magazine: They have a great deal right now online where you can sign up for a year for only $7.50 after gifting a subscription for only $12! This means you can get a year’s supply for you and a friend for less than $20. If you’ve been visiting us lately, you’ve noticed we use a lot of their material for reposts, and I know I love getting the actual magazine in the mail monthly because it includes so much more! Check out the site to sign up.
Post Secret Books: The cause we all know and love also sells compliations of post-secrets in books! There’s at least four different volumes to choose from, and you can buy them directly off their site. This is PERFECTION for anyone needing a coffee table conversation piece, or just loves stalking other people’s secrets. :p
Cute knick knacks: Check out these sites for little cute ideas for under $25 for anyone!

Finally….

HAPPY DAY PLAYLIST

I’ve put together a few songs on a playlist today, because I felt like it and because it’s nice to know that after a week of sleeping on a hospital cot while my grandma was getting tested for a few days, runny noses and horrid coughing, slight fevers and 15 hour work days, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. God is good, friends are a joy, and music is healing. So I suggest you do as I do… celebrate with some car jamming this weekend.