Happy Friday, everyone!! I'm super pumped for this weekend for a variety of reasons but I'll fill you in on that information sometime next week :) This past week was crazy but good! I am absolutely loving my job and looking forward to the year ahead of me with my students. I am definitely looking forward to sometime in the near future when I can finally relax a bit. Who knows when that will be but anywhooo! It's Friday which means here are some things I'm loving this week...
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| This waistband is what dreams are made of! |
A few weeks before work began, I went on a shopping trip to Kohl's where I got some new pants to wear to work. Flash forward to this week when I finally have gotten a chance to wear them to work. I am IN LOVE! They have a yoga pant- type band and no button/zipper so they just pull right on and don't dig into my stomach. They are a real game changer! I bought them in navy blue and grey. Now I'm wishing I got them in every color! Check them out here if you want a pair (or 3)!
Wawa Pretzels
One of my favorite snacks, especially after a run, is a soft pretzel. I've always been a Philly Pretzel Factory kind of gal up until recently when I was introduced to the best pretzel of all: the Wawa soft pretzel. They have a sweeter taste to them which allows me to eat them without spicy mustard. That's a real win when I want to eat my pretzel while driving. The best part of all? I can buy 2 of them for close to one dollar! Now every time I run into Wawa for something I just HAVE to pick one (or two!) up.
This Weather
I feel like all I've talked about each week on here or in random conversations with people is one thing: the weather. Whether it's been too hot, too rainy, too windy, etc. the weather is the hot topic of conversations. I just have to take a moment to say that I am officially content with the weather at this time. Yes, I wish it was a bit sunnier and yes, the rain could go away, but it's finally not extremely hot or cold and I love it! It makes my running better because I'm not overheating quickly and I can finally wear my favorite cozy clothes!
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Somehow it took me until now to finally read the book Wonder. I finished it up while away for Labor Day last weekend. A few people had told me it wasn't worth the hype but I decided to read it anyway. I'm glad I did because I really enjoyed it! As a teacher, I believe all middle school students should read this book at some point because it really teaches some valuable lessons! I'd love to find a way to work the book and some good discussions into my classroom one day. If you haven't read this book yet, you really should! Now I just need to watch the movie and see how it compares!
Hot Tea
Since I gave up drinking coffee back in April, I have been pretty much free of all things caffeine. Coffee was my main caffeine source since I don't drink soda. Lately though, I've been drinking hot tea as a way to warm up in the morning and to give me that little boost for work (although I don't feel as awake as I wish I did. I don't think caffeine helps me that much). I'm really loving the various flavors of tea I've been having! I've always kept a lot on hand but never got around to drinking them because coffee always trumped tea until now. Now I feel like I need to get to the store and stock up on more to get me through these chilly days!
Wawa pretzels are the best! I used to eat a gross amount of them when I would make a late night Wawa run in college haha.
ReplyDeleteWonder was such a good book! I really enjoyed it, even if my library has it in the kids section. Now I want to watch the movie.
Hot tea is my favorite. I can't wait for the mornings to be chilly so I can break out chai.
Have a great weekend!