Feel Good Friday

Happy Friday, sweet friends!

what I've been up to...

I thought the delicious pizza & beer from last week’s Sunday lunch was picture-worthy!

My sisters & I have enjoyed some time finding different things to do together! One thing we enjoyed last year during the big covid shut down was exploring different local hiking trails. On Tuesday morning we went to Geary Lake Falls in Junction City & explored!

The scenery was absolutely gorgeous & we just couldn’t get enough of it! We did see two different snakes, both of which my sisters almost stepped on (like truly, I don’t know how they didn’t) so we were all pretty jumpy after that.

We couldn’t find the picnic table area (millenials trying to read a paper map didn’t go so well), so we headed back to my town & drove out to the county lake for lunch!

Thankful for sister time!

outfits of the week…

For the past few months or so I’ve started *trying* to consistently share my OOTD (outfit of the day) just for fun! I’m typically able to link most pieces, but I also just share it to hopefully give a bit of inspiration & show you that you can recreate my outfits by just using pieces from your own closet. Since I work in a middle school, I’m officially on summer break so my OOTDs will look a little different. Trading in my pixie pants for comfy shorts!

Sunday…

The weather was kind of cold & gloomy & rainy on Sunday so I opted for crimped hair (out of all of my hairstyles, crimped hair looks the least frizzy when it’s humid outside) & jeans. I have this babydoll top in three colors (& so does my sister) because we love it so much! It’s from American Eagle & unfortunately they don’t make it anymore, but I’m linking to a similar option below from Amazon that I’ve tried before so I know it’s good quality!

Monday...

Okay this picture is cracking me up because I look SO TIRED!!! My poor puffy face lol! Anyway, it was super rainy again on Monday & I snuck in some outside time whenever I could, including an hour & a half evening walk to listen to the new Drama Queens podcast episode — love it! My tank is old from Target & they don’t make it anymore, so I’m linking a similar option below.

Tuesday...

Tuesday was a hiking day with my sisters & this is what I wore! My camo shorts are new from Old Navy & ya can’t go wrong with chacos!

Wednesday...

I totally forgot to take a pic of my Wednesday outfit before I ran out the door to work at Chill, my parent’s sno cone shack!

Thursday...

Thursday was a comfy day at home doing some behind-the-scenes blog work & catching up on my reading. I’ve been filling all of my free time this summer reading & it’s SO nice to have a kindle (my parents got it for me for Christmas) & it’s so nice to have all of my books with me in one place & it fits in my purse!

In case you missed it, this week I shared my monthly hodge podge What’s up Wednesday post! You can view that post here.

friday favs...

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If you follow me on Instagram then you’ve probably seen me share about Verb bars before & I don’t really know why I haven’t talked about them on here yet. Verb bars are little organically caffeinated bars that have the equivalent to a shot of espresso! They are 90 calories & come in tons of flavor options. My two favorite bar flavors are cookie butter & lemon raspberry. I was super excited when I heard that they were coming out with an energy drink mix! They sent me a raspberry lemon flavor in the drink mix to try & I was pleasantly surprised! They’ve come out with some other flavor options as well (cherry lime & mango tangerine), but I really like this one. My only complaint is that it didn’t mix up very quickly with my water & was somewhat chunky unless I mixed it in really really well. You can order a starter kit & get $10 off using my code which I’ll link for ya here!

I’ve been wanting some gold hoops in various sizes for awhile & I finally snagged these from Amazon & they are PERFECT! The ones I’m wearing in the picture are the biggest size in this pack & I love that they’re super subtle & dainty. I wear the smallest ones almost every single day because they’re so easy! I even sleep & shower in them & haven’t noticed a change, nor have they fallen out. Love these!

Anyone else obsessed with bright & colorful bracelet stacks like I am this summer?! I always have such a hard time finding bracelets because my wrists are really small so they’re always so big & don’t fit super well, but these ones are perfect! I love how bright & vibrant they are! They are the cutest little addition to an outfit & because of all of the different colors, they'll match just about anything! The best part is that they’re $11!

I grabbed this neutral stack as well because I love the colorful one so much & these ones fit the exact same! & they’re even a bit cheaper — only $9!

I don’t own very many baseball caps & that always annoys me when I don’t want to fix or wash my hair, but I need to go out in public lol. I saw another blogger share about this cute camo trucker hat & was like, yes, I need that! It’s so cute! It’s adjustable so it’ll fit any size of head. I like that it has subtle distressing & could totally be dressed up with a tee & denim shorts, or dressed down for a comfy look.

I don’t know about y’all, but I’m always on the look out for basic striped tees. I just can’t get enough of them! You can wear them like this with a pair of denim shorts to be casual, or you can dress them up more, & they just work either way. This top is a little pocket tee & I just thought it was too cute! Wanna hear something hilarious? It was listed under “maternity” when I bought it!!! It’s a little bit longer of a fit, but I like it. I’m wearing a small & it comes in a bunch of other colors & prints!

I’ve been on the hunt for FOREVER for some white jeans so when Abercrombie & Fitch had their last sale (I get almost all of my jeans from there because they fit so well) I snagged a pair. I love the little cutout at the front of the ankle! & then my top is a little sweater tank from Amazon! The base color of the tank is navy (it’s pretty dark in my house so it looks black int this picture). It feels like really great quality & I’m wearing a small. I love the bright stripes of color & how perfect they are for summer!

This dress is SO fun! It’s from Amazon & it’s a black & white leopard print with embroidered bright flowers on the chest. The sleeves have a subtle frill & the neckline is a tiny little v, not deep at all. I’m wearing a small & would say it fits pretty true to size, I feel like it might be a little bit wide, but not too bad & the length hits almost right below my knees. It has a lining underneath so it’s not see through at all! This dress is just really fun & unique! A bit out of my “style box”, but I’m pleasantly surprised by how much I like it!

This sweet little dress is an Amazon find. It’s a linen t-shirt dress & a very plunging v-neck. I’m wearing a small & it definitely gets wrinkly lol I was too excited to try it on so I hadn’t steamed it yet. The sleeves are pre-rolled & it has great pockets. It comes in some other color options as well which I need to check out because I love the white so much! It would be so cute for a bridal shower or bachelorette party!

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