Friday Favorites

you sang that didn't you?! 

Happy FriYAY! What another wacky week its been! Lets jump right into my Friday Favorites this week. I am linking up, as always, with Andrea and Erika. 

1. Snow///

We had our first real snow fall this week and its was so pretty!! It started to snow Sunday afternoon and it snowed/rained/sleeted/iced over on and off through Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday morning we woke up to a smidge more of snow. Everything looked so pristine Wednesday morning before it got all yucky. 

With it being so cold, I broke out all my heavier sweaters. I might have looked like the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man from Ghostbusters in my white winter jacket walking into work but I sure was nice and toasty all day. I also wore my L.L. Bean Black snow boots that were perfect for walking on the icy sidewalks and keeping my feet warm all day. 

I like to joke the County employs WALL-E during the winter to do all the sidewalk  areas. I got to see them up close this week and I was even more convinced it was WALL-E because it had a little scrubber brush to clean the sidewalk and it was making some pretty odd sounds too. Take a look to see for yourself.

2. Mental Health Day///

On Wednesday, I decided to take a mental health day on Thursday. I had finished a good chunk of my work and what I was waiting on could wait until Friday. I had been feeling a bit out of sorts all week because I am temporarily moved out of my office and into a different one while they take the wallpaper down and repaint my office.  I am so used to having everything in a specific place and while I have access to my office during the day, its just a pain when I forget something or don't remember where I put something. My temporary office mates have been AMAZING and I really forgot how much fun it is to work with someone in your office. 

3. School///

I am half way done with the Spring 1st 8 week session. WHAT?! How could this be? I am really REALLY enjoying these two classes- more than I ever thought I would. My mental health day yesterday was also partly because I felt like I had SO MUCH homework still to accomplish and I didn't physically think it was possible to complete on the weekend/I didn't want to stress myself out rushing through it/I didn't want to spend the WHOLE weekend doing homework again- I really have an itch to paint and I would like to this weekend.  I was able to get a lot of work done and I can breathe easier going into the weekend!

4. Kindness and Empathy///

The one assignment this week, I really REALLY enjoyed was about Empathy and what it is and how we show it. As I was working on the assignments, I loved drawing the connection that kindness and empathy go hand in hand. Kindness begins with realizing everyone has a struggle and empathy gives you the support to be there for someone else when they are struggling. I feel like kindness has been popping up so often in my Instagram feed and now I had to write about it for an assignment AND I am writing about it for this post- I am starting to sense a pattern. Gary Vanyerchuck is always talking about how being kind is a superpower and how its underrated. I 100% agree, you can never be too kind! 

okay, if I don't stop talking about kindness now, I will go on forever. 

5. Simplifying Social Media///

Another thing that has brought me unexpected joy recently is curating my social media to make sure I see things that bring me joy and not annoy me or make me feel not good about myself. I recently found the mute feature on Instagram and that has completely changed how I view Instagram and how I feel after viewing Instagram.  I also decided this week to deactivate my Facebook for a while.  I was just not happy with it any more and every time I looked at it, I got annoyed. I haven't missed it one bit- maybe because I have Instagram and most people I followed on Facebook, I follow on Instagram too. Do you need to do a simplify social media to make it a better experience for you?

Lastly....

6. Reader Survey///

Thank you to all who have taken the time to complete my survey, I truly appreciate your time and opinions. If you haven't yet taken my reader survey, you can find it HERE. I would love to hear what you want to read! 

This weekend I am hoping to get a head start on next weeks work, write some blog posts and hopefully paint. I really have been wanting to paint lately so I am hoping I can find some time to do that. 

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!

Let me know what your weekend plans are in the comments!

Did you miss my posts this week? 

Where Were You? February 1, 2011 and Plant Mom Update: The First Year

[[When you focus on the good, the good gets better]]