Oh, I love it when we have a guest post for our 3 Little Things list. You guys always have the best stuff to share and it is so great to get a little variation to our happy list. Today Lori joins us from Wool Gathering Designs to share a few of the things that make her so happy! Thank you, Lori!!
Colors of the Rainbow
When my third grader came home begging me to buy him a set of colored pens, I fell in love with him all over again! I am a die hard lover of all things office supply and am excited he is starting to get as giddy about them as I do! The writing utensils the third graders were raving over are
Paper Mate’s Flair Pens. They come in a million colors and are a great, no bleed felt tip pen. I found the best selection and price at our local Sam’s Club, and he was able to purchase them with a gift card from his birthday.
(Admission: I bought a set for me too!)
A Blast Into the Past
I have been a hard core Stephen King fan since high school, when I picked up my first book in emulation of my dad. It’s been quite a few years since I’ve read SK, but I have not been disappointed at all so far with 11/22/63! It’s a true to form mix of SK writing and themes, tied into one of the biggest “watershed moments” in US history.
I have always been intrigued by the conspiracies surrounding JFK’s assassination, and it is fun to indulge in this historical fiction. I’ve stayed up way too late, many a night turning pages. I’m a bit behind on the 11/22/63 hoopla, and just realized that there is an eight part 11/22/63 mini series on Hulu! I know what’s in the queue when I close that back cover!
Protein Bars
In January, I hired a personal trainer and began weight lifting and eating better, to try to lose the few pounds that I couldn’t shake on my own. One of the things she advocates is a good balance of daily “macros”, which include protein, fat and carbohydrates. As I began better balancing my own diet, I realized that my kids’ diet wasn’t as balanced either. We were all low on protein.
Then I ran across the
Clif Kid ZBAR Protein. They come in three yummy flavors and have 5 grams of protein in each bar. What really gets me about these protein bars is that they don’t have a lot of sugar in them (9g). A lot of time bars like this are loaded up with sugar; the “non-kid” Clif Builder’s Protein Bar has 22g of sugar! My kids inhale them, and I have no problem getting them to take these bars as a school or after sports snack! Plus, I know it is doing them good.
This week I’m…
Reading: Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum. I was such a big fan of her first two books, After You & The Opposite of Love, and then I haven’t read anything of her’s for years. I am so excited she just released her debut YA novel. I am already loving it and happy to be reading her words again.
Eating: Roasted Turkey Sandwiches– these are still such a big favorite over at our house! ALDI still is selling my favorite turkey breasts in the frozen section of their store!
Watching: Enjoy these 73 questions with Taylor Swift. #bigfan
Excited: About this book coming to life- doesn’t this trailer look SO GOOD?
Happy Friday, friends!
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