Nothing like Monday Musings – Vol 2 hitting y’all hard on a Tuesday! Blaming the long weekend. Almost like a Labor Day hangover, expect not alcohol-induced. I would love to advocate for consistent 3 day weekends. So much more refreshing, less rushing around…I’m just all about them.

What I’m hating…

Bet you weren’t expecting this headline. Don’t worry, I wasn’t planning for it either. But here we are. What I am hating: BEING BOMBARDED REPEATEDLY ABOUT GETTING AN ABSENTEE BALLOT AND VOTING BY MAIL. Like seriously F OFF. You want to vote by mail? Cool. Prefer to vote in person {safely, of course}? Fantastic. You want to TELL me what I SHOULD do? Go suck a… Well my mom is likely going to read this so I won’t finish that sentence. The amount of times I have seen ads on my Facebook/Instagram: way too many. TV commericals? Yep, you bet. What has really set me over is clothing retailers including a header in legit ‘shop our sale’ emails with ‘click here to get your absentee ballot.’

Are they joking? LEAVE ME ALONE. Exercise your privilege and your right to vote. That’s all I care about. I personally will be casting my ballot IN PERSON, with a mask for the candidate that MOST CLOSELY aligns with my morals and values. So pleeeeeease save your $$ and stop sending me shit in the mail about voting any other way…

Wow, that was a lot. So much more a nice, sweet Monday Musings – Vol 2. Sorry. I just have zero tolerance for people pushing their ‘this is the right way’ ideas on others.

What I’m eating…

Everything. I am currently eating everything. Last week I ran ~30 miles and I feel like I’m still trying to eat enough to compensate for that. With the temps dropping legit 45* over the course of 30ish hours, I’m craving all the warm/hot foods. It’s time to bring out the Crock-Pot. No hate, no shade, but I call it the lazy girl’s best friend. I’m lazy at times too, so I’m calling myself out as well. HA! Here are a few of our favorite slow cooker recipes that will be on the menu this week & going forward: Mississippi Pot Roast, Buffalo Chicken Chili, Baked Manicotti, Tortellini Soup.

What I snagged from this weekend’s sales…

Not a lot. I said in my Labor Day Sales Roundup that I wasn’t ordering much. Very surprisingly, I actually stuck to that. From Mango I got this wool coat in blue, this oversized sweater jacket in charcoal, this shoulder pad tee in grey and this utility top in green. Finally pulled the trigger on this built-in bra tank (in purple camo) and these sweats in arbor olive. Not on sale, but too good of a price to skip, I ordered this puff sleeve midi in olive and this puff sleeve mini dress in blue from Target.

Random Ramblings…

Hitting on 5 random points in last week’s Monday Musings seemed to be kind of fun. To the point and DEFINITELY random. So we’re going to go with that again today! 🙂

Double Date nights are good for the soul. Kyle & I went on a mini tour of CB with Ryan & Erica Sunday afternoon/evening and it was AMAZING. Make time to date your spouse, but also be sure to make time to date your friends too!
Beckett {our 10 year old Labradoodle for those who aren’t aware} has been having some either back or leg pain the last week or so. It makes me so sad to hear him yelp or just look ‘off.’ I think he’s stiff/sore to an extent. Just ordered these hip/joint collagen chews for him to see if that helps!
Had to swap out my Oofos for my fuzzy slippers this weekend. My feet are ALWAYS cold. It’s sad day in my heart when barefoot season wraps up.
Got a lot of people chiming in last week agreeing that they aren’t fans of the PSL! Glad it’s not just me 🙂 I have heard good things about the Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew so I tried it on Sunday morning and it wasn’t half bad. It the ‘spice’ part of the PSL that disgusts me. Pumpkin I can do, in small doses. If you haven’t tried it, do! And then let me know your thoughts!
Shared a little boomerang of our dining area’s Fall decor and y’all blew up my DMs asking about our chairs. Shop them HERE, see them below!