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Hello and happiest of Fridays!

It’s been quite a while since I participated in a “Friday Favorites” type of post and I have many to share today. Get ready.

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I made a long overdue stop to visit Erin of Erin McDermott Jewelry last week. I was eying these purple beads with a green stone.

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But ended up going with one of her new Beach Cabana Stackable Necklaces instead. I got the white color and I can’t wait to add on!

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I had so much fun looking through her new “Little Girls” collection. Erin is now designing fun and fashionable jewelry for girls. The best feature is that the beads are softer and made with stretchy cord that can be slid on and not clasped.

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In honor of Celiac Awareness Month, I received a sampling of gluten-free goodies from Clif Bar and LUNA. Clif has increased their gluten-free options and LUNA has gone completely gluten-free…and these flavors are all amazing.

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The arrival of summer and daylight until almost 9 p.m. means that I’ve resumed nightly walks with the pups. It’s one of my favorite things ever. We’ve been walking for 30-45 minutes almost every night.

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I often chat with my parents or my grandmother while we walk but when they’re not available I listen to audiobooks. I also listen to audiobooks while I run and in the car. Lately I have been digging Creative Confidence by Tom and David Kelley. The book is about discovering your creativity (even if you’re not the “creative type”) and learning skills and techniques for being more innovative and successful in your work and personal life. It’s given me a lot of great things to think about.

Side note: tell me I’m not the only crazy that listens to Audible at 1.25x speed. 🙂

Other things I’ve enjoyed reading lately…

If No One Has a Bad Opinion About You, You Are Doing Something Utterly Wrong

There’s A Modern Affliction Ruining Our Friendships – And We’re All Guilty of It (this one hit home…seriously)

What stories have you created? And how can you delete and rewrite them?

Being Late is a Sign of Mastery

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Tell me about your current favorites…and have a great weekend!


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