Hey hi hello! Happy Friday! Do you have big weekend plans? I do – if studying a lot counts. 😛 It’s midterm season, after all, and everyone is kind of in the same boat when it comes to having lots of work to do. I’ll be sure to make some time for fun in there, too. Whether you have a busy weekend ahead or a nice, relaxing one, I hope it’s a great one. Let’s start it off right by looking back at some of the little things that made this week wonderful.
- Bath & Body Works Marshmallow Pumpkin Latte lotion
Having migraines exacerbated and triggered by strong smells means I spent several years avoiding Bath & Body Works. However, since those have mostly gotten better, I’ve grown to enjoy the scent of some candles and scented lotions. This is absolutely one of them. It’s not a heavy-duty moisturizing lotion, but it does alright. I would never have known that a “marshmallow pumpkin latte” would be a thing that exists (not a coffee person), but I can now say that I think it would smell wonderful.
- Honeycrisp apples
I feel a little late to the game here, but my dad brought me some last week since I hadn’t been seeing them in grocery stores around here. They are enormous and sweet and juicy, and I’ve been savoring them daily.
- Salonpas and Thermacare
I don’t have pain medication that works for my issues. I do have these. Sometimes, I’m too stubborn to use them, but they do make life a little easier sometimes. Thermacare is more comfortable, but less adhesive. It works to ease some muscle tightness if I’m going to be sitting around, but not when I need to get up and go to class. Salonpas is a lot stickier, but it also feels stranger on my skin. It’s like a very deep chill, which isn’t all that pleasant, but it does make the pain more tolerable somehow.
- Kroger Greek yogurt
{Minus the icky Airborne}
Yep, this is weird. I really love Greek yogurt, period. However, I mostly buy the plain and vanilla versions of Kroger brand when I’m home. It tastes good and is significantly cheaper than the “fancier” brands I enjoy. They also have one of about three vanilla yogurts that I don’t find too sweet. When my parents came to visit last weekend, they brought me a bunch, so I’ve been enjoying that little taste of home in addition to my usual (delicious!) Chobani and Siggi’s.
I found Momastery last year and I adore Glennon’s writing voice and message. A lot of the time, “We can do hard things,” is exactly what I need to hear. You can read the entire story here (please do!), but I think all you really need to know is that in 24 hours, 21,598 people donated $475,141 in increments of no more than $25 to build a new maternity center in Haiti. Small things matter. Love wins.
Favorite takeaway: “Let us never say it is too late or too early to start showing up.”
That’s all for me today. Have a fabulous weekend!
Do you have a favorite lotion/scent?
What else are you loving this week?
I have such a love affair with honeycrisps, but they’re so pricey!
They are! These ones were on sale, so they were at least the same price as all the other apples. Unfortunately, I doubt I’ll have such luck when I go grocery shopping tomorrow. Oh, well. They were nice while they lasted 🙂
B&BW always kills my skin and a lot of their stuff has wheat germ in it, haha! (Bot gluten-free!) But I have such sensitive (and dry) skin 😛 It’s hard to find great stuff!
And Honey Crisp 😉 Love how great they’re been looking in the store! Them and Jonagold right now and my staples!
Oh, I hadn’t thought of that! So crazy how much stuff wheat products are part of :/
They’ve been so good lately! I can’t get enough!
Honeycrisps are the best – but like Morgan said, so expensive! I want to splurge and buy some though next time I’m out. So good!
I got lucky and these were on sale back home. Somehow, I don’t see myself getting more when I go grocery shopping this weekend unless they’re on special here, too. I should be a responsible college kid 😉
Love the list! I am crazy picky with the scents of my lotions, and almost all of them seem too strong for me. I actually combine an awesome but strong guava one with an unscented jergens so I get a mild smell. Liiiittle bit crazy, perhaps….
I do find many of them way too strong. And I don’t find that crazy at all! I usually use a super mild lotion all over my body and then only the stronger ones on my hands or something. Whatever works!
I am all for cinnamon, apple and gingerbread Christmas scents at the moment (probably a bit early but never mind…).
Best of luck for mid-terms. xx
Christmas scents are pretty fabulous 😀 So warm and comforting!
Thanks, Charlie! Have a great weekend!
I love the Honest Company’s lotion! It helps my dry skin better than any other lotion I’ve found, and from the very first, I’ve loved the scent, which doesn’t have a specific smell, but it reminds me of some pleasant memory I can’t identify, but I’m always trying…a vacation? My childhood? I don’t know…
I’ve been loving trying out new types of recipes this week! So fun. Also getting to watch some of my favorite shows/movies with my sibs. 🙂
Have a great weekend, Ellen! Hope you get some fun time!
Ooh I might have to try that lotion. I’m always looking for good moisturizing ones. Chicago winters are dry.
The lotion sounds like it would smell delicious. I love fall smells!
Fall scents are so comforting!
I love that marshmallow pumpkin latte flavor I have it plugged in my wall flowers at home and I love it. I am not a big fan of yogurt. I recently started to take a probiotic everyday for the benefits.
bakingrunner.blogspot.com
Love that scent!
I love that marshmallow pumpkin latte lotion!!! It smells amazing!! I’m sorry to hear about those migraines though and I hope this does not cost you any.
I definitely wouldn’t keep using it if it gave me headaches 🙂 No splendid scent is worth that!
I want that lotion!! I haven’t been to Bath and Bodyworks for years and might need to make a trip there.
Do it! I’m an enabler 🙂
Marshmallow pumpkin latte lotion?!? I’m pretty sure I’d just want to drink it! Bath & Body Works during the fall = heaven. I love taking a little pump of each sample lotion to try out!
Hahaha I do the same. I exit the store and I’m basically a walking advertisement for the place 😉
Marshmallow pumpkin latte lotion!!?! (hahah I just realized this is an exact repeat of Liv from above). I NEED to find this. But it also sounds like I’d be too tempted to lick my hands all day? Honey crisps are my favorite… since they’re more pricey I keep them for a special treat.
It smells so good! It’s a great little mood boost.
I cannot get enough Bath n Body Works. That place is addicting! And that lotion looks like the bomb. I definitely need some. My favorite is still wonderland … habits die hard 😉
I love honeycrisp! Dillons had a sale a couple weeks ago and I stocked up big time. They’re amazing apples.
I’m pretty psyched to go home this weekend haha. But I’ve been loving the weather! Have a great weekend Ellen!
I love that apples are durable enough that you can stock up on the good ones! Have a fabulous weekend at home!