There are few things better than afternoon naps.
Chocolate is up there, obviously, as is coffee, a good book, non-clumping mascara, and rays of sunshine coming in through the window…
But afternoon naps? Mmm. Love ’em. Given that things have been pretty serious around these parts lately with all the talk of responsibility and what have you, I thought that I’d lighten things up today by switching gears and talking about some of the things that I love – a fitting topic seeing as Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, wouldn’t you say? You guys know I’m a sucker for surveys, and after seeing this one over on Caitlin’s blog a little while ago, I knew it was just a matter of time before it found itself on Spoons as well.
Hope you guys enjoy!
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1) Valentine’s Candy I Love: I feel as though chocolate is the only reasonable answer to this question… especially because I can’t really think of anything other than those heart shaped ‘Be Mine’ candies and red cinnamon hearts that come out around this time of year. Seeing as I’m not really a fan of either of those, and my allergies keep me from enjoying most of the fancy boxed chocolates, I’m going to go with simple Hershey’s Kisses on this one – caramel or cookies ‘n’ Cream flavored.
2) Current Workout Jam I Love: As in, the songs that give my feet wings and make me walk a whole .3 mph faster than I normally do? Right now I’m really loving Oh Yeah by Siiines, and Drinking From the Bottle by Calvin Harris. Both songs make me want to rock out and dance, although that does become slightly problematic when I start trying to dance and walk on the treadmill at the same time. Hello accident waiting to happen.
3) Article of Clothing I Love: My scuba hoodie from Lululemon. I basically live in that thing.
4) Something Red I Love: Red gummy bears, red lipstick, red nails, and ketchup. Random? Yes. But you can’t deny that all of those things are fabulous. And if you try, then I’m afraid that… well… drat, there goes that train of thought.
5) Month I Love: August and December. December for obvious reasons, and August because it feels like the calmest and most relaxing month in my mind. You know the expression “the lazy days of summer?” That’s basically what August is to me – long, warm, relaxing days.
6) Piece of Advice I Love: This…
Never be afraid to be yourself.
7) New (or old!) Blog I Love: This one is a toss up between Take A Moment and Smile and Sally’s Baking Addiction. Both are pretty much guaranteed to put a smile on your face – one with inspiring words and the other with delicious treats. Either way, you can’t go wrong.
8) Current Reading Material I Love: The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss. After falling in love with the first book in the Kingkiller Chronicle series (you can read my review of The Name of the Wind here), moving on to the second book was the only natural choice. My thoughts so far? Just as good as the first.
9) A Memory I Love: All of them? Good. Bad. Neutral. It’s the collection of them all that I love.
10) “Chick Flick” I Love: The Devil Wears Prada, Mean Girls, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Coyote Ugly, Center Stage, Step Up, Serendipity, Must Love Dogs… Heck, chick flicks in general are all pretty good.
11) A Special Place in the World I Love: My immediate inclination was to go with somewhere far off and talk about all the great things that happened while I was on some random vacation, but after giving it a bit more thought, I’m going to have to go with something completely different. Home. At the risk of sounding cliche, there really is no place like home. As nice as it is to travel and experience the world, at the end of the day, it’s always nice to come home.
12) Beauty Product I Love: Coconut oil…
I use it for everything. From moisturizing my skin and removing my makeup, to deep conditioning my hair, coconut oil is seriously a miracle worker when it comes to all things beauty related. But when it comes to actual product products… that’s actually something that I’ll be talking about in tomorrow’s post.
13) Nifty Website I Love: Thought Catalog is pretty much a guaranteed good read and always has some interesting things to think about. A few recent posts that I loved?
29 Ordinary Things That Instantly Make Your Day Better
14) A Beautiful Blog Post I Love: Eep! I’m going to have to cop out on this one because I’m running late and can’t exactly think of any at the moment, so I’m going to just wish you all a beautiful Sunday instead.
See you tomorrow, friends! 😀
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What’s your favorite color of gummy bear/Skittles/fruity candy?
What are your favorite chick flicks?
What are some things that you’re currently loving? Books? Movies? Websites?
I’m a new reader & had to comment because I LOVE chick flicks – the ones you named are great! I’d also add “27 Dresses” (*I can watch this over & over & Over…) and “Bridal Wars.” I remember when my awesome hubby bought the DVDs for me and watched them all with me! **swoons** Methinks he really didn’t know what he was getting himself into though – lol! Great post!
Ahh I want to comment on every single one of these!! I adore Calvin Harris and my current favorite song is ‘Sweet Nothings’ – the perfect collaboration with one of my favorite DJs and the lead singer from one of my favorite musical groups (Florence and the Machine). Hooray for my birthday month (August) being your favorite…I think it’s my favorite as well not because it’s my birthday month but because it’s the epitome of those hot sun-drenched summer days right before Fall takes over. I completely approve of all the movies you listed. Center Stage is definitely an oldie but a goodie; same with Serendipity (<3 NYC!) and Coyote Ugly! And I adore coconut oil too. I have a huge tub of it that I use for hair and face masks, scrubs, and cooking. It's magic!
When it comes to candy like gummies and skittles, red is aaalways my favorite. I used to pick out all the orange and yellows because i just didn’t like them. But I’ve come around and am a little more fair towards all the colors now 🙂
I love the part in ‘how to lose a guy in 10 days’ (great movie btw!) where matthew mcconaughey picks out all the colored m&m’s except for the brown ones because chocolate is brown and therefore the brown ones are the least artificial. hehe.
i use to love peeps until i got cinnamon ones one vday and hated em ever since! pink starbursts were always my fav, id always try to trade with friends! coconut oil is my fav thing ever. It really is the best moisturizer and maker remover! plus its delicious 🙂 i love all of those chick flicks, also overboard and braidmaids always make me smile! love those movies.
Oh! I love the conversation hearts that come out for Valentines Day! I would have to say that my favorite color candy is pink and red. Pink Starburst are just amazing.
As far as chick flicks I love ANY movie with dance it it (ie. Honey, Step Up, Bring it On, Save the Last Dance). I dance around the house for a least an hour afterwards. haha.
I love green gummies and anything blackcurrant flavoured! Whenever I have American sweets, the purple is grape which is always so disappointing! 😉
I LOVE One Fine Day. I watch it like a zombie, it’s such a comfort film! I also love The Devil Wears Prada!
Currently reading The God of Small Things after having on my shelf for much too long.
I’m unbelievably excited for your make up post. I spend many hours watch beauty stuff in Youtube and love seeing into other people’s favourites!
Red, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, and The Happiness Project (well, the first chapter)!
And question for you – do you know if coconut oil causes breakouts? I’m looking for a good nighttime moistuerizer…may have to do a little more research on this.
I’ve heard that it’s not supposed to clog pores, but I do find that it makes my skin a little oilier than I’d like and that sometimes causes me to break out. I usually just use it under my eyes, and then as a body moisturizer.
Coconut oil is great as a moisturizer, love that stuff!
Amanda, have I ever told you how much I adore each & every one of your posts. Some are crazy and random, where others are beautiful & so passionately written!
Current song I’m loving :: Thrift Shop. Can’t stop playing it. I’m thinking it’s starting to drive Joshua crazy. Oh well 🙂 He married me, therefore he has to love what I love & listen to what I listen too.
I love the Lulu scuba hoodie! Until I have a little extra cash to drop on it though, I bought myself a Athleta substitute which is doing the job quite well. 🙂