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Favorite Finds Friday 4.27.12

I’mmm backkk!  I know, I know, it’s been weeks [10 days to be exact] but I have good reasons that I’ll share in the near future 🙂

Although I’ve been MIA in the blog world, I have kept up my presence in the pin world… Favorite Finds Friday got great reviews two weeks ago [thanks y’all], so how about a second round?!

Good Food

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My Style

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Sweet Treats

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My Wedding Wishes

[my engagement ring!]

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Events

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Health & Wellness

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Words of Wisdom

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Cuties

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For the Home

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Places to Go

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Flowers

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Laughing Out Loud

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DIY Projects

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Education & Learning

[100 Best YouTube Videos for Teachers]

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Wedding Attire, Not Mine but Yours

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Looking Ahead to Baby

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Daily Memorable Moment April 27:  Super busy day at school- I didn’t teach one lesson because I was bouncing between meetings, but I did gain some useful insight into dealing with some of my students’ behaviors…

Question:  What have YOU been up to?!

Question:  What’s your favorite kind of fish?  I’m cooking tilapia for dinner and thinking fish tacos sound good…

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Feeling Freaking Fabulous

If only it was Friday, I could say “It’s been a freaking fabulous Friday”- talk about a tongue twister!  I don’t know if it’s the brisk chilly weather I woke up to, or because I wore my sweet new sneakers to work, or the tasty hummus and vegetable wrap I packed for lunch, but I have been feeling freaking fabulous all day!  And I’ve also been going at hyper-speed all day.  I swear, my coffee was decaf this morning…

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Fabulous #1:  I made pizzadillas last night for dinner [think: pizza meets quesadilla]…

Served up with a small salad, a few veggies, and a bowl of Campbell’s Select Harvest Light Italian-Style Vegetable Soup.

whole wheat tortillas

Alouette Light Spinach Artichoke Spreadable Cheese

shredded mozzarella cheese

turkey pepperoni

spinach

tomato sauce on the side for dipping [Classico’s Tomato and Basil is a family fave]

***Katie over at Dashing Dish shared a similar recipe yesterday that reminded me of my pizzadillas!***

Fabulous #2:  Today is my half-birthday and I’m a whopping 2_ 1/2-years-old 😉  I’ll let y’all guess how old I am…  Hint: I graduated from college last year.  I am a huge fan of birthdays and think birthdays should last a whole month!  If anyone wants to bake me something, I’d love one of these beauties…

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Fabulous #3:  A mom of one of my lovely students offered me two tickets to the Caps game next week [their last home game]!  This is the same mom that gave me tickets to the Caps vs. Bruins game for Christmas AND is bringing me lunch on Thursday, just because she wants to [too nice].

Fabulous #4:  On my way into work this morning I was listening to the radio and heard that tonight is the mega millions drawing…  So guess what, Ryan and I are buying a lottery ticket!  This is my first time buying a lottery ticket [not counting those scratch and win tickets] and I’m feeling lucky…  180 MILLION DOLLARS after taxes, I think that’ll do!

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Fabulous #5:  The headache that I had Sunday afternoon and all day yesterday was gone when I woke up this morning AND my insides don’t feel like they’re doing somersaults inside of me…  Healthy = happy!

Fabulous #6:  I spent my lunch break stumbling around Pinterest and scrolling through emails and found a fabulous article on Shape.com with the “25 Most Deceiving Exercises.”  I definitely want to incorporate more of these moves into my routine but first, can someone please explain to me the proper way to do a burpee?!

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Fabulous #7:  Our STDs [save the dates, I don’t want to know what you were thinking] arrived this afternoon!  My momma, a family friend, and I are planning to have a girls date to address them all- in reality, I’ll be cooking and they’ll be writing…

Fabulous #8:  I realized yesterday when I was at the gym that the picture of the sneakers I shared yesterday are actually not the shoes that I bought.  Both pairs are cute IMO, but I like the neon pink on mine more…  But that’s not to say I wouldn’t mind having both pairs [heyyy Nike] 😛

Fabulous #9:  Ryan is joining me at the gym tonight and we have one goal: to turn our mush into muscles!

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Fabulous #10:  I used up the last of the PB this morning so guess what’s for breakfast tomorrow…  OIAJ!  Yes, I’m already psyched about tomorrow’s breakfast 🙂

Daily Memorable Moments

March 26:  It was a super productive day at school and home, exactly how it needs to be for the next couple of weeks.

March 27:  It has been an all-around a freaking fabulous day!

Question:  What makes you feel freaking fabulous?

Question:  Have you ever won anything?  Money?  Lots of money?  The lottery?!

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Powerful Quotes

I could spend hours browsing for quotes [and happily subscribe to multiple daily quote emails].  It amazes me how just a few words can be so encouraging, inspiring, and motivational…

“A day without laughter is a day wasted.”

~ Charlie Chaplin

“I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.”

~ Walt Disney

“I appreciate life, talk a lot, love to laugh, and am very optimistic.”

~ Kiana Tom

“A woman whose smile is open and whose expression is glad has a kind of beauty no matter what she wears.”

~ Anne Roiphe

“Beauty has a lot to do with character.”

~ Kevyn Aucoin

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“All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.”

~ Walt Disney

“Dreams are the touchstones of our character.”

~Henry David Thoreau

“As a general thing, when a woman wears the pants in a family, she has a good right to them.”

~ Josh Billings

“Family is not an important thing, it’s everything.”

~ Michael J. Fox

“Exercise to stimulate, not to annihilate. The world wasn’t formed in a day, and neither were we. Set small goals and build upon them.”

~ Lee Haney

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“Fitness needs to be perceived as fun and games or we subconsciously avoid it.”

~ Alan Thicke

“Happiness lies first of all in health.”

~ George William Curtis

“He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope, has everything.”

~ Thomas Carlyle

“A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.”

~ Elbert Hubbard

“Friends and good manners will carry you where money won’t go”

~ Margaret Walker

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“Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.”

~ Aristotle

“A healthy attitude is contagious but don’t wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier.”

~ Tom Stoppard

“A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.”

~ Charles Darwin

“A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous.”

~Ingrid Bergman

“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”

~Lao Tzu

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“Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.”

~ Og Mandino

“Either you run the day or the day runs you.”

~ Jim Rohn

[all quotes from BrainyQuote]

Daily Memorable Moments

January 12:  Making homemade black bean soup!  Recipe to come…

January 13:  A productive day at work- copied and sorted, organize, and planned so I can enjoy the upcoming 3-day weekend…

Question:  What’s your fave quote?

Question:  What or who is your biggest motivator?

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