PushUP24: Things I’m Loving Friday #144

Hey, hey, hey! It’s Fri-YAY! I hope all is well in your neck of the woods and that you’re entering the weekend feeling ready for some fun and relaxation. I’m hoping our weekend will combine a bit of productivity with some chill time with friends and family and I’ll be sure to share a peek into our weekend with you guys on Monday.

Until then, let’s move along and dive into your weekly Things I’m Loving Friday blog post where we all share a little bit about the little things that make us smile every week. As always, I’d love to hear about something you’re loving in the comments section of this post!

Have a terrific weekend, my friends!

Things I’m Loving Friday

Bloodline

Ryan and I are slowly making our way through season one of Bloodline on Netflix and this show is STRESSING me out in a way that I somehow absolutely love. We haven’t been this into a show together since House of Cards and it’s a serious winner! I remember a bunch of you recommended it to me to check out after I had Chase and was glued to the couch nursing every 2.5 seconds and I’m just sorry it took me almost a year to hop on the Bloodline bandwagon. It’s intense!

Club Dance Party + Club/Dance Radio Pandora Stations

Add these stations to my list of best Pandora workout music stations! One of the trainers at Burn Boot Camp blasted these two stations during a morning workout this week and I liked the music so much that I had to ask her about it after class. She told me that the music she used was a combination of Pandora’s Club Dance Party Radio and Club/Dance Radio (<— not a typo… these really are two separate stations with names that are very similar) and I’ve been loving them! They’re both very upbeat, happy and and energizing! Perfect music motivation during a sweaty workout!

Chef’s Cut Buffalo Chicken Jerky

If you love buffalo chicken wings, please do yourself a big favor and grab a bag of this chicken jerky! It is bursting with buffalo flavor and satisfies my craving for something salty and slightly spicy in the afternoon in a way that also provides a nice punch of protein. I can easily eat a whole bag in one sitting and absolutely love it.

Etsy Sign from Laurel

Chase’s first birthday present arrived in the mail earlier this week and it was such a sweet and thoughtful gift! My BFF Laurel sent him the cutest sign from Etsy and I’m pretty sure the mix of emotions I feel surrounding Chase’s first birthday can properly be summed up by the saying she chose. (I also love the fact that’s she picked a sign that perfectly matches Chase’s nursery!) Watching Chase grow up and seeing him enter a new phase of mobility, curiosity and excitement is so much fun but I seriously cannot believe my baby boy is closer to a toddler than a baby these days… Someone hold me!

Nordstrom Anniversary Sale

It’s heeere! I follow a handful of fashion blogs and a few years ago, I realized that the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale is where it’s at when it comes to scoring on-trend items for a sweet discount. I now look forward to shopping the sale every year and am trying to hold back from purchasing a bunch of things! (I am currently dying over these black and white Rose-print Nikes sneakers. Ah!)

I actually really like to use the sale to pick out gifts for friends and family for upcoming birthdays and holidays as well. Buying gifts ahead of time is something I started doing a few years ago that makes a world of difference since birthdays and holidays always seem to creep up out of nowhere! I pulled out a few items I think would make great gifts for loved ones and included them along with a few of my top picks from this year’s sale below!

FITNESS

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GIFT IDEAS

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APPAREL

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Friday Flashbacks

Key Lime Cheesecake Protein Smoothie (This smoothie tastes like dessert but incorporates fruit, protein-packed Greek yogurt and fresh lime juice.)