Listening Lately:
Jess Glynne, Ella Henderson, and Leona Lewis
Those empowering girl singers were my music of choice this week.
I love this song. It makes me want to smile and dance around in the kitchen.
Watching lately:
Grace & Frankie: Binge-watch an old lady show? Check. It’s hilarious and I’m sad I’m all caught up and have to wait months for new eps.
Drinking lately:
Mango LaCroix
Love love love sparkling water for when I need something other than plain water or coffee. I picked up this flavor at Whole Foods. It’s now my current fave.
Eating lately:
Gluten free Chocolate Molten Lava Cake
This warm, melty chocolate cake was excellent with the cold ice cream from The Peanut Bar. I’m impressed it was gluten free! It would have been a little too sweet all to myself though. It’s meant to be shared!
Wearing lately:
Leather half gloves
I’m obsessed with keeping my hands soft, especially in the winter, but I hate the fact that gloves are either too big for my child-sized hands or they’re bulky and don’t let me pick up anything. These are so cute. (Butttt, not warm. I wore them in NYC in December last year and almost got frost bite. I had to buy thicker gloves in Bryant Park because I literally couldn’t use my fingers at that point. Sorry! Style over comfort every time. )
Mine were from eBay like five years ago. Here is a similar pair.
Loving lately:
2018 Winter Olympics
The Olympics only happen every 2 years and obviously, the Winter is every 4 years, so this is big! Closely related to my addiction to sports movies, the Olympics are the best of the best for inspo of all kinds. Endless motivational stories and competitions and history-in-the-making for 2.5 weeks straight! I’ve been watching them for as long as I can remember. No lie. Like, probably since Keri Strug stuck her landing. I had a kid’s book about Michelle Kwan and I’m still semi-crushing on Apolo Ohno. Ahh, I can’t wait! Whitney heaven.
Have a lovely weekend! Do something that lights you up.
~Whitney Victoria
Holiday decorating! Before: It took me 20 minutes holding up flowers and accoutrements together in AC Moore for me to pick out the supplies. Next time I’m going for the bigger wreath.
After! It’s a little different for “fall” colors but that’s what I was going for. As much as I love oranges and leaf hues, this season I was ready for something new.
Sorrelli has a jewelry store in Kutztown that all about the glitz. There’s a reason their instagram handle is @sorrellisparkle. The whole store glitters and is full of pieces you want to try on and fantasize about wearing to a gala. There are cuter, more dainty collections too if you’re not all shine all the time. Everything has a unique shape and look that just screams Sorrelli. You can tell. 
There were snacks! Free food is always a draw for me. I had a baby biscotti and a kir Royale…totally never new what it was until I drank it. Now I think I love them! It’s champagne and Chambord. There’s something classy and magnificent about carrying around a champagne glass. 
If you bought something at the event, you got a signed tote or jewelry role from Lisa. Obviously, we bought things! I’m going to use the tote, I’m over that stuff you keep somewhere, because it’s special and then never enjoy. 
There just so happens to be a fabulous 
We split two so we could both try different flavors. They’re small but in a good way.
French Toast!
Even a plain doughnut would be great because the dough is that flaky, and delightful. Mmmm.
Sunday morning meal planning at Giant before shopping! I had an Americano and tiny hits of gluten for breakfast. Two French Toast 
Sunday night meditations. I mentally prepped for getting back to my healthy status. It’s long overdue and I can trace it back to around January when I stopped being motivated to my natural level.
Enjoy your Monday everyone!