Friday Faves 4.19 – The Fitnessista

Hello pals! Comfortable Friday! How was the week? What are you as much as this weekend? It’s going to be a wild however enjoyable one over right here. We have now a army retirement celebration, a college occasion, a party, a neighborhood block celebration, and it’s my brother’s birthday. Convey on all of the spring enjoyable! I’ve additionally been arduous at work this week on an thrilling alternative via EquiLife. I’m so so excited and honored to be included, and I’ll share the small print after I can 🙂

Let me know what you’re as much as and what’s occurring this spring. I like catching up with you and listening to about your life!

For now, it’s time for the weekly Friday Faves celebration. That is the place I share a few of my favourite finds from the week and across the internet. I like studying about your faves, too, so please shout out one thing you’re loving within the feedback part under.

Friday Faves 4/19

Life:

We had essentially the most superb date night time at Le Rendezvous final weekend. It’s a Tucson basic, and so many individuals have raved about it, so we lastly tried it out. The whole lot was a dream.

We shared scallops for an appetizer, loved wine, the meat tenderloin for 2 (with good satueed veggies and a lil scalloped potato statck I needed to reside in), and Grand Marnier souffle. YUM. We’ll positively be again with the women, particularly as a result of they’ve escargot; their all-time favourite appetizer.

I noticed I by no means posted earlier than and after pics for our nice ground undertaking. We had our carpet upstairs changed with laminate, and so they additionally re-did our bed room and workplace, since they was hardwood. We simply needed every thing to match, and needed a impartial brown that may be basic.

I’m so so proud of the way it turned out!

We additionally had the railing on our stairs changed.

That is what it regarded like earlier than:

with the security rail as they redid the railing:

and the after:

1,000,000 instances higher.

We by no means supposed to remain right here perpetually, however we maintain making updates to the home (like the pool!) that make us need to stick round longer. Additionally with the present market, we’re not planning on going anyplace.

The women and I noticed Phil Wickham in live performance final night time! I had been trying ahead to it – the women have been impartial about it lol- for fairly some time. All of us ended up loving it and have been singing and dancing the whole time. He’s extremely proficient, and I liked the general messaging of the present, too. It was an excellent optimistic vibe competition for all of us.

P additionally acquired her First Communion this previous weekend. We celebrated Mass with the fam and had an epic brunch at Ventana.

Learn, watch, pay attention:

Don’t forgot to check out this week’s podcast episode about tapping here!

Five pick-me-ups.

Health, well being, and good eats:

Nonetheless cruising together with the CBO protocol. I’m lastly heading in direction of the tip and it’s been good to implement extra meals into the rotation. Protocols are 20% off proper now, together with my fave detox. You may also stack the code FITNESSISTA10 for lots of the EquiLife products with this link. 

Healthy Trader Joe’s shopping list. 

Trend + magnificence:

Got this dress from Dillard’s and obsessive about it. (I sized all the way down to an XS since I learn within the evaluations that it runs massive.)

It’s just like a La Vie Style House tunic at a fraction of the value. I acquired scorching pink, however now I would like the black one. 

On a completely totally different be aware, you will have observed that the Beautycounter web site has gone darkish beginning immediately.

Right here’s a duplicate of the e-mail that I despatched to my purchasers this morning:

Again In 2021, the corporate was offered to a non-public fairness agency, The Carlyle Group. After a number of years of discovering a mis-match within the true imaginative and prescient for the superb firm, founder and CEO, Gregg Renfrew (together with different like minded Traders) is shopping for it again.

That is nice information – for you, for me, and for Beautycounter (and its mission) as a complete! I’ve full belief in Gregg because the chief.

The not-so-great piece of all that is that there can be a little bit of downtime throughout the transition.

Beginning immediately, the Beautycounter web site can be DOWN, and never be obtainable to buy once more till Wednesday, Might 1.

There are many rumors flying round that the corporate is closing, however Gregg has assured us that every thing can be again to enterprise as ordinary (merchandise, ordering course of, web site, product credit score – every thing!) as soon as the sale is full on Might 1. It ought to all feel and look the identical at the moment.

I’ve heard that there are some good issues deliberate beginning in Might, together with some new product launches this summer time, so keep tuned!

Comfortable Friday, pals! Have an exquisite weekend and thanks a lot for stopping by the weblog immediately.
xo

Gina