I woke up this morning telling myself positive energy, positive vibes, good thoughts, good mood… And that lasted a few hours. But then I showed up to my 1:00pm nail appointment. For tomorrow. Oh, you mean 24 hours early is TOO early? Noted. Monday Musings – Vol 5 is coming at you with a weekend hangover apparently. Ironic since I didn’t have a drop of alcohol all weekend LOL.

Dress is only $25 & comes in 7 other colors!

What I feel lucky for…

I mentioned in this post about feeling like I hit the in-law jackpot and after this weekend, I’m 100% convinced I did. Saturday Kyle’s parents came with us up to my family’s farm in NW Iowa to do some legit manual labor. Think chainsaws, a huge burn pile, rakes, brooms, etc. There was {and still is} a lot of outside work to be done in prep for Papa’s October 10th burial. Being at the farm was hard. Knowing why we were there was harder. But I feel incredibly grateful that I didn’t have to do that alone. Love the people around you. Don’t forget to thank them when you’re grateful for them and ALWAYS say I love you.

What I’m excited about…

Leaving for Ohio on Wednesday. The time has FINALLLY come for me to head East and meet little Miss Georgia Ellen. I literally CANNOT wait. I’m so excited to hug Cassidy too, obviously. We’re going to do all the fun things. Like wander Target {with masks, of course}, hit up some coffee shop drive-thrus & get Lebanese take-out. It royally sucks having so many miles between Haley, Cassidy, Janae and myself. So I’m going to soak up every minute of being in Toledo.

What I’m feeling…

COLD. Like I realize low 60s isn’t ‘cold’ for most people, but DANG I am NOT ready for chilly weather to stay. The fireplace is getting turned on tonight and I have no shame. I hardly sweat during this morning’s leg workout because our house was sitting at an unacceptable 65* when we woke up. Needless to say, my online shopping carts are full of cozy items. Things like THIS sweatshirt + THESE matching sweats, this robe and this neutral pj set.

Random Ramblings…

My black eye is healing but it sure isn’t pretty. *See above* I think Campbell has a solid chance of becoming a professional softball player with the arm she clearly already has at 18 months old. HA! Luckily it now looks worse than it feels. Balance I guess?! Also, I truly wish I had a better story to tell than ‘niece chucks sippy cup at me from 8″ away.’
Meatless Monday is rolling here in the Kruse household. Tonight’s menu is Veggie Gyoza over brown rice with Sweet Thai Chili sauce & extra veggies. Coolest part of this practice? My mom & dad are doing it as well and my sister-in-law is participating now too! I love the challenge of planning meals that are filling, healthy AND taste good without any meat each week.
Anyone else need more than 24 hours in their day? I swear some days I’m drowning and other days I feel like I could skate by on half a day. Someone please teach me how to even out my week days better! Seriously though, if you have tips — send me them.
Can’t stop watching LOVE ISLAND. It’s a train wreck. We love Justine & Caleb though! So we fast forward when we’re bored and skip over the extra cheesy parts. But hey, it’s great mindless TV for us and no one talks about annoying shit like politics so in that case it’s a total win.
Tarte Cosmetics – one of my absolute favorite makeup brands – is celebrating their birthday with 50% off a variety of products each day for members (sign-up with your email!). Today’s focus is EYES and LIPS. I snagged 2 new lip colors for Fall: Berry Mojito & Cruisin’ along with a new eyeliner & mascara. My most-worn lipsticks are Salt Lyfe and Colada and they’re included as well!