Friday Things
1. Earlier this week, I got a text from my Chief Culinary Consultant with the above photo of his neighborโs new Golden Retriever puppy, Deacon. I have yet to meet the little guy, but am now officially craving another Golden Retriever puppy. Einstein would love a little brother, right?! I donโt have children, but I have friends that do, and it seems that every time they sniff a newbornโs head or see an ultrasound photo, their uterus starts doing backflips. I think I just experienced the same thing, but with puppies, no uterus involved.
2. I am many things, but hip is not one them. I donโt know popular music; instead I find myself clinging to the glory days of the 80โs and 90โs. Iโm pretty sure it was almost an entire year before I heard โCall Me Maybe,โ and then once I did, I totally didnโt understand why it was even popular. Enter โGangnam Style.โ Iโd seen it mentioned virtually everywhere, but just heard it last week. Actually, I saw a spoof of it on โMike & Mike in the Morningโ on Halloween, and then had to pull it up on YouTube to see the real thing. Iโm still unsure of what to make of it, but itโs been stuck in my head ever since. In case you live in the dark like me, here you go:
3. Remember last week when I told you I had started watching Homeland? I think I had watched four episodes at that point. Well, look out. As of today, Iโve blown through the entire first season and watched the first episode of Season 2. Can you say addicting?!
4. Yesterday, I painted my fingernails for the first time since I was on vacation in September. I donโt keep them painted regularly since they chip easily with all of the dish washing that goes on in my kitchen, but I love when I can get some color on them. It makes me feel girly, even when Iโm wearing a hockey sweatshirt :)
Currently wearing: Recessionista by Essie
5. Facebook is at it again with their algorithms and fancy schmancy math. I usually stay as far away from math as possible, but I recently discovered that less than 20% of the folks who like the BEB Facebook page actually end up seeing the posts in their timeline. For whatever reason, Facebookโs algorithm decides who sees updates and who doesnโt. Total bummer, right?! There are a couple of ways you can guarantee you get the BEB updates:
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- Make sure that if you have liked the page, when you hover over the โLikeโ button and see a little drop-down appear, that you have checked โShow in News Feedโ.
- Additionally, you can click โAdd to Interest Listsโ. This will prompt you to add the page to an Interest List. You could create a list just of food blogs, for example, and choose whether to make your list public or keep it private. The link for โInterest Listsโ will show up in the left sidebar from your homepage, and you can click it and easily see all of the updates from the pages you have saved in that category.
6. Itโs November 9th and I havenโt listened to any Christmas music yet, but itโs only a matter of time. I found this Merry Little Playlist on Pinterest, and there are quite a few songs on it Iโve never heard before.ย I canโt wait to do some downloading, make a cup of hot chocolate, mix up some sugar cookie dough and get listening!
7. How cute are these prints for the kitchen?!
You can get them for free at Over the Big Moon!
8. During my last hockey lesson, we began learning how to skate backward. It involves a lot of swiveling of the hips and other highly coordinated movements that Iโm not good at, yet. It reminded me of when I first began learning how to play tennis, and my Chief Culinary Consultant was trying to teach me to turn my hips during the follow-through of my forehand. Iโve determined that my pathetic lack of rhythm not only curses me on the dance floor, but also on the court and on the ice. Heaven help me when I try to learn how to swing a golf club next year!
9. I am in desperate need of a new hair dryer. Iโd love one that has a good diffuser for when I want to wear my hair curly, but that also does a good job when I want to straighten. Speaking of straightening, Iโm in the market for a new flat iron, as well. Any and all recommendations are highly encouraged! GO!
10. TGIF! Some dog wisdom for the weekend:
Aw that puppy is so cute! I just decided to keep the last puppy out of my golden retrievers little and made him some super cheesy dog biscuits as a welcome to the family present! He loved them! I posted the recipe for them on my blog bakingblondebites.com! Check it out! Thanks :D
Aww, I love it! I just canโt resist those soft puppies!
Now I want a puppy! A big โol great dane is my dream and that isnโt happening until weโre in our own house. Sigh. Guess Iโll just have to keep having babies instead! :)
Homeland is pretty much the main reason I look forward to Sundays (aside from football). Itโs the best show ever! And thank you for sharing those kitchen prints โ I just adore them, I need to get printing asap :)
I understand your Homeland addiction we did the same, got into the first season long after it had aired and watched it within a week or two. Thankfully I have my husband to fill me in on popular youtube videos etc, he catches up on more of that during his train commute. I say get the second dog it will make you and Einstein happy!
I too blew through the first season of Homeland right before the season began a few weeks ago. I was so bummed when I caught up as I couldnโt watch two episodes a night anymore! Best show on t.v.
love the kitchen printables! and i swear by a chi. couldnโt live without it :)
Ok, Michelle, you just endorsed that we would be BFFโs if we lived near each other! lol! I am SO with you on the music thing, like, right up to everything you said. :) Iโll have to try out Homeland, sounds good!!
Thanks so much for keeping me updated! We play a game in our family whenever riding in the car. We scan stations and the first to shout out the title and/or the artist gets a point for each, The score is usually in the 50โs for my husband and college daughter and 1 or 2 points for me. So I love it when I can shout out something like โCall Me Maybeโ or โGangnam Style.โ It just throws them for a loop that I would even know that & then we all burst out laughing!
I also love the straightener suggestions. I, too, have curly hair which I like to wear straight somedays!
HA, I totally get the puppy craving. We have a King Charles Spaniel who is 3 years old and heaven forbid we see a KCS puppy. The breeder we got her from is on my Facebook and periodically posts photos of the newborn babies. Puppy lust! :)
Gangnam style never fails to make me smile and dance. Homeland only gets better. I always have polish on my nails even if I am touching up every night. No matter how crappy a day Iโm having I love seeing that my nails still have it together. I think T3 makes good hair dryers and flat irons. Sometimes you can find the hair dryers on ssle on QVC.