Hey, y’all! Happy Friday =)
I hope you’re all as ecstatic for the weekend as I am. Big
plans? I’d love to hear. I’m slowly but surely trying to kick the rest of this
sickness in the booty {keyword: slowly. Painstakingly slow, in fact} in order
to fully enjoy my weekend. Cheers for Friday!
Friday’s also mean 5 for Friday!! Here’s 5 things on my mind
today:
{One}
My arm’s length to do list is on my mind this Friday. Albeit
yes, my life has calmed down significantly since the wedding, I still have so
much catching up to do. Throw in the holidays coming and us trying to fix up
the house to sell, I’ve hit a point where I eat, sleep, and drink in to do
lists in order to function like a normal and productive human being. No, I don’t
want to be “that lady” who obsesses over list making. I’m not someone who makes
lists to do lists, I’m not certifiably OCD, but the lists help me to remember
what I need to do, and they remind me to stay on track. I really think it has
more to do with writing things down. If I write something down {no, typing them
into my phone calendar does NOT count as writing something down, it will never
work,} I feel like I remember things better. Surprisingly, my to do list for this weekend
isn’t too terrible. My “to do before
the end of the year” list is out of hand.
{Two}
If you know me, you know I’m not the world’s biggest red meat
fan. Not that I don’t like it, not that I won’t eat it {because I will}, I just
seem to always gravitate towards grilled chicken, fish, etc. Sometimes it’s
difficult when Charles wants to grill a nice, big, juicy steak. He gets
extremely excited, and I’m always sitting there thinking “Okay, I’ll eat this,
it will be great I’m sure, so why am I not as excited as this guy?” I found my substitute
for steak. It’s even BETTER than steak in my book. Get ready to go buy some
immediately. Ahi. Tuna. Steak. SO GOOD. Yes, you can buy this at Wal-Mart of
your local grocer {frozen…}, but it is SO much better to go get some fresh. Where
I live, we have a local seafood shop that gets fresh fish flown in every Friday
morning, and they have extremely reasonable prices {Shout Out to See’s Seafood!}
You can prepare them however you’d like, but I like to keep it simple: a little
olive oil, a little creole, some george’s seasoning {a special, secret
seasoning that is pretty good
fabulous that is made by a family here in Fort Smith}, and some lemon juice.
Toss that puppy on the grill, it doesn’t take long to cook in the slightest. Enjoy
a glass of wine while you wait {I know I will}. Anyhow, this is on my mind
today because I have four of these beauties ready to throw on the grill
tomorrow at the lake. Yes, I will be sitting on the deck enjoying a glass of
wine while my husband grills the meat! This weekend’s weather will be amazing,
I am SO looking forward to it.
{Three}
2 for $22 candles from Bath and Body
works are never constantly on my
mind, but especially today! These 3-wick candles run around $20 on a normal
day, but in typical “always looking for a sale” fashion, I wait for these
wonderful candles to go on the 2 for $22 sale, and then I stock up! I also save
all of the $10 off a purchase of $30 or more, and then I get 4 candles {which
on a normal day would run me $80} for $30! That ends up being $50 of savings. I’ll
take it! Well as I’m sipping on my coffee this morning, casually scrolling
through my email as normal, I saw the coupon for the 2 for $22 sale going on
now. You better believe that I will be heading straight to BBW for some more
candles, because honestly, you can NEVER have too many. Have extras? Save them
for next year. You’ll always need them. Life is too short to not buy the
candles. Right now I’m obsessing over “Leaves.” It’s always my fall favorite.
{Four}
The Children’s Emergency Shelter has been on my mind a lot
lately, especially with the holidays coming up. This shelter in my town
provides shelter, food, and care to children who found themselves in bad
situations. This shelter is someone everyone needs to support when they can,
find them on their website here,
or on facebook! They often post what they need support with {whether it be food,
laundry detergent, someone to stop by and fix a leak, etc}. If you have means
to donate to a charity, please choose this one. It takes a special kind of
person to run an organization like the one they are running. Please consider
them when you’re at the store, or buying presents this holiday season! I know
we will be thinking of them in the Alley household this holiday season.
{Five}
After work, I am headed to the beautiful and peaceful Lake
Ouachita. Although I won’t be in a bikini sitting on a boat, I can’t wait for a
peaceful weekend, sitting on the deck, and enjoying the cool fall weather. It
will be SO nice to sit on the deck with a cup of coffee and a stack full of
thank you cards. It’s hard to get things like that done at home, because I
always feel like I should be cleaning something, or someone always comes over,
or we want to get out of the house…I could think of about 50 excuses to do
something at home, but when I’m at the lake enjoying some peace and quiet, I
can get things done! Hopefully I can get finished early and enjoy a nap in the
new hammock, and then enjoy some wine and a nice dinner on Saturday night. Ok,
ok. The wine will happen regardless of me finishing. Let’s just be honest about
that. In fact, it might be required just to keep me sane while I’m writing the
thank you cards and doing various other things. Oh, and sleep is a priority
this weekend! I have not slept well ALL week, and I really need to let my body
rest and recover in order to kick this sickness. Here’s hoping I get some good
naps in ;)
I hope you all have a splendid weekend, full of friends,
family, and if you’re lucky, some peace and quiet! & don’t forget to come
back around for a weekend recap in a few days! XO
Michele Alley
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