Friday's Simply Smitten - Blush & Blooms

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“If there’s one thing that I’m sure of, it’s that God has big plans for me.

I’d be crazy to settle for anything less than what He promised.”

-ceoforwomen

Happy Friday! It’s the weekend, Adele has new music out, life is good….

Last week I mentioned that I did something to my neck/back area and could hardly move. I am feeling a lot better but still a little immobile with my neck. I finally scheduled an appointment with my chiropractor for tomorrow. Hopefully once she cracks my neck and aligns my back, I will be feeling back to normal. I have started bringing weights back into my workouts but take things slow and modify everything. If I feel even a little discomfort I put the weights down. Going to my acupuncturist last week really helped loosen my neck/back. I wanted to loosen the area a little before going to the chiropractor. Welcome to your 30s.

Besides nursing my neck back to health, my week was all business and getting things done. I love weeks like this when I tackle the list of things I have been putting off. For instance, getting a new cable box. For months now my cable box hasn’t been working properly. I would have to reboot it twice a day– and I only watch tv for 3 hours a day, so.. that’s annoying. My breaking point was Wednesday night when I was watching the RHOBH reunion and I had to reboot the box 3 times… within an hour… and missed some of the reunion. I was not a happy camper. Luckily I got a new box today and hopefully this one will let me watch an entire program.

What I am watching: I started watching Only Murders in the Building with Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez. I am only on episode 7, but am loving the show. It’s cute, funny, cheesy, and suspenseful. I also adore Steve Martin, and love anything he does. I am also a fan of Martin Short and Selena Gomez as well. Anyway, I highly suggest this mini-series. Each episode is only 30 minutes long, so it’s easy to binge and leaves you with cliff-hangers that you just have to keep watching.

I also am watching the RHOBH reunion… aka my Super Bowl. God it was so good! I can’t wait for the next 3 reunion episodes and Andy (hopefully) digs into Erika’s legal battles. Also I just love Garcelle and Sutton and feel they are now the true queens of RHOBH.

What I bought: I went on a little shopping spree this past week. First I bought two new scrunchies. I wasn’t in the market for new scrunchies, but when I saw these were on sale and how beautiful the floral design and broderie was, I just had to have them. Next I bought a new serum to add to my skincare routine. I wasn’t happy with the current vitamin c serum I was using– it made my skin feel oily. My two main concerns are anti-aging /wrinkles and dark spots. My current serum was only a dark spot corrector, and then I would put a firming serum over it. It was too much. I am a firm believer, in my own experience with skincare, that less is more. That the less I put on my face the healthier it looks– less acne, less oily, less dry, etc. My mom has been using Dr. Dennis Gross C + Collagen Brighten & Firm Vitamin C serum for years now and recommended it. It helped with her dark spots as well. I’ve only been using it for a few days now, but it does not leave my skin feeling oily– so that is a plus. Next I bought these canvas pants from the Shopbop sale. I have been eyeing them for a while now and once the sale hit, I snatched them. I really do not have pants besides jeans and nice trousers to wear during the fall. At least pants I can casually wear everyday that isn’t jeans or leggings. I am excited to try them on and see how they fit. I bought my usual size (size 2) so we will see if I need to go up or down a size. And to see if overall I really do like them.

The next item I bought on a whim is this lace collar. I bought it with two reasons in mind: first being I can wear it over many different sweaters and cardigans this fall and winter. The second is for a Halloween costume. I realized I already have all of the items in my closet to create this costume, if need be. I haven’t been invited to a Halloween party yet, and maybe will not be invited to one at all but it’s nice to know I have a costume on hand if I need it last minute. Plus I do not have to break the bank for a costume from Spirit Halloween that I will never wear again.

This weekend the only plans I have is to get my body realigned by my chiropractor. Perhaps I will go uptown to see the fall decor– usually the UES and UWS do an amazing job with decorating for Halloween. I will take a few long walks to get some cardio exercise, since I am not running right now. Other than that I am living life like anything can happen.

Have a wonderful weekend xo

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Sales happening this weekend