Well 4/5 ain't bad. Am I the only one that Daylight Savings time rocked?! Woah nelly, I was on the struggle bus all week! So here I am, ready for the weekend but gotta share my favorites with y'all first! As always linking up with some of my favorites: Amanda, Erika, Andrea & Narci.
FAVORITE MOMENT-
That moment when you just need your mom to hold you like you're baby. In the words of Chandler Bing, Could I BE any whiter?!
FAVORITE WORKOUT-
I did this Sunday and was sore till Wednesday, really legit all over work out.
FAVORITE BEAUTY PRODUCT EOS Shaving Cream: this stuff is amazing! I can literally get out of the shower and not have to apply lotion to my legs which is a huge change from getting out of the shower scratching my legs because they were so dry. Try it, y'all.
FAVORITE JAM
This is a sweet song that I can relate to when I get in the pits of depression.
It's good to be here today with breath in my lungs! As always, I'm overwhelmed by the constant love and support from my blog friends...ugh if only y'all lived closer! Thanks for the emails, comments and texts. I'm here today and thankful for it! Still pushing through this horrible thing called depression but taking steps every week to manage and defeat it.
FAVORITE SONG
This jam is catchy y'all!
FAVORITE QUOTE
FAVORITE SNAPCHAT
I just recently got into snapchat [like around christmas time] and I must say it is my favorite social media app now. It is just so fun! Nothing stressful about it. I follow a handful of people in the health and fitness areas that inspire me everyday and I really look forward to checking their snaps each day.
@hannahbgood
FAVORITE BEAUTY-
I was in need of concealer and my under eyes have really gotten dark so I wanted to try something new. I got Garnier Skin Renew Anti-Dark Circle Eye Roller..and so far, I love it! I've been using it a week and a half and can say that my eyes have definitely lightened.
FAVORITE STEAL
I found these Go Jane Rain Boots and couldn't pass them up! I had been dying for some since seeing all of y'alls Hunter boots and just couldn't talk myself into purchasing those, then I found these babies. Got them this week and they seem very durable and I am super pleased with them! They have a quilted ones too!
Am I the only one that spent catching up on work all week?! Like I could almost go without the break with the amount of catching up I had this week whew! Bring on the weekend..we have two full days of wrestling and church all day Sunday so it's a pretty busy weekend. Even played catch up with you guys on Tuesday..eek!
Luckily, it's my favorite day with you guys..I get to hear y'alls favorites and share mine so it's a win, win! I've been making some small changes around on my little space by adding new social media buttons on the right hand side[hopefully making it easier for you guys to contact me] and updating my About Me. I love growing in the blog world and changing things up at my little spot on the internet! Now on to my [drum roll please] FAVORITES:
1|| JE Fit App [iPhone & Android]
I had to go to my annual lady doctor appointment [always a blast!...#muchsarcasm] and he suggested adding some weight training in with my runs. He mentioned this app and it's so easy to set up on your phone [free to download!] and such a quick go to for you to get some weighted reps into your workout whether you are at home or at the gym. You can pick a body part and it lists all the different weighted exercises you can do, it even charts your progress!
2|| Water Under The Bridge- Adele
SO freakin' catchy y'all! It helped with my runs this week for sure. [Also Kelly Ripa is in this video and she is my girl BAE]
3|| Email Newsletter -Well+Good
I love their website and the newsletter always lists a summary of what they are talking about on the site. Great, informative reads! It's my top on healthy lifestyle blogs! My favorite on the site this week was the interview with trainer, Holly Rilinger...a must read even if you have never heard of her!
4|| Oil Pulling
The more I do it y'all, the more I love it. My teeth are now SIGNIFICANTLY whiter with still no pain to the broke tooth [which they won't get to fix till Saturday...double EEK!]
What I've Been Doing-
Little less than a tablespoon of Coconut Oil
Swish around my mouth for anywhere from 5-15 minutes, just whatever I can handle for that moment...Normally in the mornings too
Spit into a cup or straight into the garbage because it can clog a drain
Yes I did gag the first time, but I quickly got over that and actually enjoy it now. It lives a nice coconut-y taste in your mouth afterwards and my dentist commented on my gum health this past weekend so thumbs up for oil pulling going into week 2.
5|| Current Obsessions: Tennis Shoes/Sneakers
I've accepted the fact that I wear active wear everyday of my life and now I've accepted that I NEED more sneakers in my life. I have 1 pair y'all...count it 1 pair. So I've been obsessing/dreaming of one day having at least 2 pairs in my closet and these are the current obsessions.
1|| favorite quote- sometimes wanting to change is enough for the day.
2||
Banana Boat Sunless Tanner- This is an item I forgot on my drugstore post but it's good enough to put on a Friday favorites list. I've heard great things about some semi-expensive self tanner options but this is the best I've found from the drugstore and my budget range. Rub on your skin just like lotion, make sure you rub well/evenly and it works like a charm. I'm kinda obsessed with the color too.
3||
A sweet soul sent me this beautiful poncho from Forever21 and it's quickly become my favorite item this fall. 4|| Okay, okay..I've officially become that girl. I needed a show and Vampire Diaries was just sitting there..waiting to be watched. So I just did it, ya know. I binged. Confession time, I liked it..okay I loved it. Therefore, making it a favorite this week #colormeashamed
5|| I heard this song on the radio at work the other day and it just hit me at the right moment. This is such an issue I have with being my own worst enemy and this song is a sweet reminder to be kind to yourself.
Loving that it's Friday, hating that there is no sunshine on the 7 day forecast for central Alabama but it's supposed to get chillier so maybe that will help with the rain!
OKAY let's get this out of the way.. this week sucked....yes I have lots to be thankful for..but just being honest that it felt like "when it rains, it pours" kinda week. Family drama {why must there always be looney toons in every family}, it felt like everything was breaking in our house, Tripp worked late hours, it's that time of the month #yay and yeah...just one of those weeks. That being said, I needed a pick-me up and BAD...guess what I did?! Put all of our holiday decorations up, just after saying I wasn't in the mood yet and guess what?! It helped!
We have had a white tree ever since Tripp bought his house and it has finally bit the dust and turned a yellow color, so we needed a tree and we both agreed that with the set up of our house it needed to be smaller. so TA-DA, I present to you the Otis Tree ....and it's GOLD!
Saturday is the last day but Hobby Lobby has a 50% off sale all holiday decor so I racked up y'all!
Here are my favs from that sale! {seriously y'all go..like NOW!}
The link for the tree is here but unfortunately that's the only item I can find online. It's such a steal regular $69.99 and got it half off!
I got the set of Christmas lights {ours from last year were burned out} and the wooden Christmas tree set from Hob Lob too {regular $20, got it for $10}! I ain't mad y'all. {& yes I am rewatching Revenge because I'm currently out of shows to watch since I finished PLL...any new suggestions?}
Picked up that pallet wall art for like $8...absolutely loved what it said!
This little wall decor regular $20!
I know the stockings don't match but Tripp picked those out and I cherish them! I don't know how I feel about the banner..I got it last year but this year I'm not feeling it with my stockings, what do y'all think?! Sidenote: It was only the second time for me to light those candles and I did it solely for this picture then Mom and I spent 30 minutes trying to blow them all out and quickly learned we may both have emphysema hah, but for real!
Anyways, those are what I picked up at the huge sale and I highly recommend even if y'all aren't decorating yet to go by the sale to get you some cute new decor. I love all the color options, they definitely had more than just gold and black items but y'all know me!
Back to the regularly scheduled favs:
FAVORITE ARTICLE
Such a killer story of an eating disorder survivor embracing her healthy and beautiful body! I'm a survivor as well and I am currently weighing more than I ever thought I would or that my warped mind would want but I love this article because I truly see how much her beauty shines now compared to the before pictures. FAVORITE SONG
Did Justin Timberlake and Chris Stapleton absolutely kill it on the CMA Awards or what?! I had never even heard of Chris before last night and now I can't get enough. He has an Amos Lee vibe that makes me swoon everytime. FAVORITE QUOTE
Sometimes you have to learn this the hard way but it's a good lesson to learn. FAVORITE LAUGH
FAVORITE LOOK
I mean any shock I chose Carrie but she would look flawless in a garbage bag! My 2 favorites were:
Hair- perfection. Dress- gorgeous. Jewelry- on point.
This was my husband's favorite dress so had to include it!
I just have to say I'm so excited for next week, I have a full week of fresh topics planned for Not-A-Mom so I hope to see you guys back here on Monday! Happiest of weekends to y'all!
This week was nutso and completely got away from me! Bummed I only got to visit with y'all a few times and desiring a schedule but I am just gonna give that up for this month [yay for only 1 more day!] because it was so inconsistent...we are smack dab in the middle of sports, so Tripp's schedule is changing from football coach to wrestling coach which surprisingly means quite the schedule change at the McOtis {we say this would be our couple name if we were celebs [McKeever + Otis] becaue Lipp sounds weird [Lindsay+Tripp]}household. Back on subject, Lindsay! Right, right. So today is my weekly favorites and I'm sharing my birthday with y'all!
So I woke up Tuesday morning to the #25 being posted all over my house which is a definite perk to my mom staying with us during my birthday! I've gotten some crap since being older that I make too much of my birthday but getting older is a gift and I feel lucky for each year and having that one day {or week} out of the year is just a fun time to celebrate yourself. It's okay to celebrate you for that short time, YOU ARE WORTH IT!
Of course, I had to stop by sephora with some birthday money courtesy of Tripp Otis {do you know that they like ring a bell and make a to-do about it being your birthday?! so fun!}. I got a 6 pack of the Sephora Sleeping Masks {haven't tried yet} and Clinique Take the Day Off Cleansing Oil which I'm LOVING! It literally melts your make up off!
Also, I have always been quite the sports fan and recently a new Golden State Warriors fan {more for Riley Curry than anything else} and got For The Love by Jen Hatmaker which has been on my must read list for a while now {review to come}!
So my mom absolutely kills it on birthdays, she is most definitely the queen of gift giving! She got me the gold and black bag and filled it with all my favs...
1} Falsies Mascara 2} Hair Ties 3} Bobbie Pins 4} Pure Country [my favorite movie as a child] 5} comfy socks 6} a gold tape measure [I mean it's gold y'all] 7}tooth brush and paste [I'm a fanatic about my teeth] 8} gold jewelry [studs are my fav] 9} orbit WHITE gum 10} a monogram coffee cup 11} razors [I freakishly hate body hair and always have] 12} sunglasses 13}notebooks [I'm a listmaker] 14} straws 15} my favorite dry shampoo 16} my favorite hair product, John Frieda Leave In Conditioner 17] Amped Up texturizer 18} Betsey Johnson perfume
Mom also got me this Nicole Miller crossbody that may be my favorite thing ever {henry wanted in on the picture} &&&&
SO many work out clothes! yay! be prepared for more pictures when I get these babies on! Okay so my birthday rocked and I have a great husband that took off for the day and a killer mom that destroyed it in the making me feel special department! Also, special thanks to my two photographer assitants..
Tobes and my mom's dog Gabby :)
Okay on tooooooo.......
{HALLOWEEN EDITION}
FAVORITE LAUGH
Ellen does this every year on her show and Andy never fails to make me laugh out loud! Watch & laugh!
These are just creepy and comfy enough to be totally something I would love! FAVORITE SONG
I mean I refuse to be cliche but I will say that I have been playing the new Adele NON STOP but I know that everyone else is posting about it and listening to it so I will give y'all another tune that is Halloween related.
FAVORITE QUOTE
FAVORITE CANDY
I mean it can't be halloween edition without my favvvvvvorite candy! If I'm trick or treatin' this is what I want in my bag:
Hope my lovely friends have a safe and happy Halloween!
