Happy Friday!!! Finally! I am so happy that it’s Friday!! After a few weeks with snow days, early dismissals, and two hour delays, five full days of school seemed unbelievably long!

I’m feeling you Oprah!! We made it!!!

I am linking up with Erika, Narci, and Andrea and The Blended Blog to share my favorites from the past week. Enjoy!

Favorite 1: GIRLFRIENDS!! I love any time I get to spend with my girlfriends!! On Saturday evening, I had seven friends over to celebrate Declare It Day. Check our celebration and my goals here. Celebrating Declare It Day with friends has become a tradition that I look forward to every year! We still laugh and have fun like a regular girls’ night, but we also get a little deeper and talk about our goals for the year. We talk about what we want to change and why. It’s one of my favorite things to do with friends!

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Favorite 2: SUNSHINE!! We had the best weather on Tuesday. I had conferences after school but there was a little break between dismissal and the beginning of conferences. I packed my running clothes and took to the streets! It felt amazing!! I have been doing a lot of treadmill running, due to the weather and convenience, and those hills were a bit challenging. I signed up to run a 5k in a few weeks and the motto for the run is “Kill the Hill”. I am a little nervous but I know I’ll make it up that hill.

Favorite 3: FAVORITE THINGS!! I shared my most recent Favorite Things party on Monday. I love Favorite Things parties because I get to share my favorites and get some new favorites too! These girls are also some of my favorites! ❤️

I’ve never had a book holder before and I am so glad I have one now!! I love to keep my books in pristine condition and this is perfect for doing just that!

These are my favorite things – glitter, leather earrings and monogrammed bracelets ❤️

I wore my new Trades of Hope earrings from the party and I love them!

Favorite 4: REVLON VOLUMIZER/DRYER!! I have pretty curly hair and only wear it straight when I get it cut. I like my hair curly for every day, but sometimes I want to straighten it. I usually feel like I need octopus arms and 14 brushes to do it well. Enter the Revlon One-Step Hair Dryer and Volumizer. It looks like a brush/curling iron/dryer from 1984 in the pictures but it works like a modern dream!! After my shower I wrapped my towel around my hair and let it dry for about 5 minutes. Then I took it down, put a little de-frizzing balm on it and dryed it. In just 9 minutes I had straight hair!! I have a little bit of work to do to figure out how to smooth the roots/top of my hair and keep the volume, but I am so excited to keep trying this thing!! I got it on an Amazon Lightning Deal for a good bit less than the regular retail price. Keep an eye out for the deal!!

Favorite 5: FITBIT BANDS!! I have a Fitbit Alta and I love it. It alerts me to phone calls and text messages and keeps track of my steps. I didn’t love how casual the bands looked when I was dressing up a bit, until I found these in my Amazon haul this month. I got 2 sets of bands with a buckle, so they are pretty secure, on Amazon with all the metallic colors. I had a mesh metal band for it but the magnet on the band kept picking up every paper clip around me and I didn’t love it. I have been wearing these non-stop since I got them.

I also picked up two decorative bands for when I want to be a little more festive.

That’s it for the week. We have a weekend full of swim team practices, basketball games, soccer games, and a fun birthday celebration on Saturday night.

I hope you have a great weekend full of sunshine and books!!