Some of My Favorite Things EVER!

Happy Friday y'all! 

It's a beautiful day over here and what better way to start your Friday than with a trip to Target? To answer my own question: I don't know! :)

Some of my favorite activities have reappeared in my life this week and so it just makes sense to make them my FRIDAY FAVES!

Outdoor running. 
Wednesday, on Earth Day, we took a six mile run outside. It was sweaty and glorious! Ever since we moved, we do most of our running on the dreaded treadmill. At first we tried to get a long outdoor run in at least once a week, but then our weekends have been crazy booked and it slowly started becoming an every 2-3 week thing. I can't express enough how much I LOVE running outside and running around new areas and scenery. It just needs to become a priority in our life because it's seriously like a little therapy session for me. My mind clears and it's so calming! No thinking..just running!

Cooking.
I finally got in the kitchen yesterday and boy did I...I spent a whole 3 hours baking and making food! That actually seems like an entire lifetime when kids interrupt you every couple seconds. I made Gluten Free Zucchini muffins and Eggplant Parmesan. I'll be posting the recipes this coming week! 

Faves On The Web:
Full House Reunion?! Stop!

Tampa Made This List!

Just Adorable 

Hope you all have an amazing weekend!!

XOXO

Two Word: Yoga Pants

I know I’m not alone in this yoga pants love fest. (Yes, that’s actually happening)

Is "how many is too many" even a question to ask? I mean, how can you have TOO many yoga pants…especially when they are a part of your everyday wardrobe? That’s like having too many pairs of underwear.

The definition of Yoga Pants from Wikipedia: Yoga pants are a type of flexible, form-fitting pants designed for the practice of yoga as well as other physical activities that involve a lot of movement, bending and stretching. (i.e.: Parenting) Some of the other activities include: martial arts, dancing, pilates, aerobics, clubbing, etc. ß I’ll go ahead and add parenting into that list too.

Guilty as charged: I leave my house in yoga pants almost every day (during the week), almost to the point where people are starting to think my wardrobe looks similar to Doug Funny’s. In the back of my mind I know it’s just not acceptable to be wearing yoga pants this often but oh how I wish it was. I have to hide in the bushes when I see the fashion police coming.

You probably can’t tell from my appearance when you see me dropping Sophia off at school, but I actually do want to be one of those “fashionable” moms who look perfect with her manicured nails and hair, perfectly planned ensemble with matching accessories. But that’s just a lot of work and during the week, I just don’t have time. Really…how do you find the time during the week?!

I’m lucky to get a shower in and hurriedly get my yoga pants on before Nelpe wakes up and wants nothing but for me to hold her for 15 minutes while she’s waking up. Then, once Nelpe's up, it's time to cook breakfast for everyone with one hand, get Sophia up, get everyone dressed, teeth brushed, dogs fed, lunches packed, and out the door before traffic becomes a nightmare. 

It’s just that kind of life right now. That Yoga Pants Life, yo! Maybe in like 8 years, when I don’t have a young one who still needs my attention 24 out of 24 hours of the day, I’ll be able to wear the other items in my closet on the week days. But for now, those other clothes in my closet that I think are stylish are reserved for some weekends, nights out, meetings, and parties.

So go on, judge me for my yoga pants. Although it may look like it, I promise I don’t wear the same ones every day. I have multiples. 

I'm not owning up to be a Yoga Pants expert, but here are a few of my favorite yoga pants:

Express

American Apparel (On Sale Now!)

Old Navy

lululemon (all hail the Wunder Under Pants)

XOXO