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Published on May 20, 2016 in Books, Eat & Drink, Entertaining, Fashion, Favorite Things Friday, Music, recipes and Stuff We Love. 4 Comments Tags: , , , , .

LISTEN: “Whutcha Want” by Giovanni James is my new favorite jam for joggin’, getting ready for work in the morning, or just feelin’ like a lil’ badass, which is always a good idea:

 

EAT: Roasted Cod with Tomato Cream Sauce, via Delish. Easy enough for a school night (*cough* if your husband’s making dinner), or for when company’s over:

Roasted Cod with Tomato Sauce | Covet Living

WEAR: THIS dress from Zara – only $49 – and as featured here:

Chambray off the shoulder dress | Covet Living

By the way, I’m loving the neck scarf trend right now. Loving.

SEE: Transparent (*available on Amazon) – the best TV show I only just discovered. Forget what you think the show is. Forget how you think you’ll feel watching it. This show is warm, funny, enlightening, multi-layered, and so, so, so, so, so good. My brother and I found ourselves with an afternoon to spare recently and watched all of Season 1 without stopping.

Transparent | Covet Living

READ: The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan:

The Taliban Shuffle | Covet Living

Our book club is currently reading this memoir by Kim Barker, a war correspondent with a knack for telling  it like it is – hilariously. Fun fact: Tina Fey just played her in Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. 

Happy weekending boo’s!

xoxo,

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Listen, Eat, Wear, See, Read. Repeat.

Published on April 15, 2016 in Books, Fashion, Music and Stuff We Love. 1 Comment Tags: , , , , , , , , .

It’s Friday, friends! And I’m gonna try and start a lil’ weekly post with all my favorite things for the week: Some food, some tunes, some fashion, a good book. You know, all that makes like good. Without further ado, here’s a smattering of stuff I’m excited about:

LISTEN: “The Sound” by 1975 is your new, infectiously fun gym tune:

EAT: Peanut Butter Brownies courtesy of Handle the Heat:

Choc PB brownies from Handle The Heat

Baked by Satan. Just kidding. But I’d sell my first born to him to get a plate of these.

WEAR: This Vici Bardot Maxi Dress is exactly what I’ve been looking for, and I predict it’s gonna be sold out in 5 minutes, since in the past 20 minutes it’s gone down to just one size – Small:

Bardot Maxi Dress - Vici | Covet Living

SEE: The First Monday in May, a new documentary opening in theaters tonight. It’s a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the 2015 Met Gala. Ya know, basically the Super Bowl for fashion. Which Anna Wintour presides over. Who is the scariest woman on the face of the planet. And also one of the most fascinating people to watch in action. Check out the trailer:

READ: “When Breath Becomes Air” by Paul Kalanithi:

When Breath Becomes Air via Cup of Jo

Currently a NY Times bestseller, this memoir was written by Kalanithi, a 36-year-old neurosurgeon who was diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer and suddenly found himself not as the surgeon dealing with the dying, but the terminal patient facing his own mortality. I just finished it and I gotta say, as sad as it sounds (and is, at times), it’s also really uplifting in a way. And just very beautiful.

That’s it for this week! Steph and I are joined in LA this weekend by our third bestie, Melissa… the girl we’ve known since we were wee ones in Indiana. The girl whose home we’ve collectively spent 100,000 hours at, who was the base to my lift in cheerleading. She’s here for work, and tonight we’re gonna celebrate her birthday by taking her out on the town. Life is good! Happy Friday all 🙂

xoxo,

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