{weekend notes}

May 28, 2019 xoxostacybLeave a comment

Well hello to the Monday-ist Tuesday there ever was!

Question: If you could drop everything today, and travel anywhere in the world…..where would you go?

Mine will forever be Italy. I love experiencing new places. Near or far! Taking photos. Walking around. Currently suffering from Major Wanderlust, can you tell? But, sitting at this beach did the trick this weekend.

Intentions for the Week:

Work on our Summer Bucket List
Dedicate an evening to all our fave self care
Plan out Bay’s summer (babysitting + camps + vacay’s)
Make some bomb.com dinner’s
Finish Girl, Stop Apologizing (such a great book)
American Eagle Try-On…they’ve got some cute shit!!!
Finishing touches on the front porch
Father’s Day gift guide for all the dudes in our lives
Count my Macros + log everything
Chill Out!

This week on xoxostacyb: You got my {Italian Salad} yesterday, and I truly apologize that it posted without the actual recipe yesterday. On my end it looked as though everything was just so, but I used a “page break” instead of a “read more” option. Which cut off the ingredients + directions. It’s corrected now! Other posts coming this week….my front porch refresh. Some fun dresses that wont break the bank. And maybe even a salmon recipe.

Highlights from the long weekend…..

We stopped at Bridal Veil Falls on our way to Tahoe Friday. It was the largest I’ve ever seen it in my years of driving to the cabin.

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{friday 5}

May 17, 2019May 17, 2019 xoxostacybLeave a comment

Sandals: Nordstrom // Free People | Denim

Happy Friday, Friends! I can’t stop saying “Happy Friday” I said it to every.single.person this morning at Nugget. At 6am. Even to the cashier at the gas station. To my co-workers right as I walked into the office. When I answer the phone. Ha! Guess I’m really ready and in need of the freakin weekend! I stayed up till past midnight cleaning the shit out of my house. You’d think I’d be exhausted? Nope, just happy it’s Friday apparently. You guys, today in my Great Grandma (we call her GG) 94th birthday. Ninety Four years young. I’m still in shock at what a complete bad ass she is.

Weekend plans: Whoop it up with GG tonight. Dutch + pedi + Ulta (I despise Ulta, just FYI) date with Bay tomorrow morning. Completing + turning in Bay’s 4-H record book. It’s godawful…..no joke. Wine sippin with some of my fave gals. Sleeping in. Extra coffee in my jams. Cooking. Meal prepping. Just a few other things I’m super looking forward to.

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{how to make a grazing board}

April 18, 2019 xoxostacybLeave a comment

Serving Platter | Bunny Bowl 

The grazing board. AKA Charcuterie Platter. Incase you haven’t noticed, they’re kinda my thang. Today I’m sharing my Easter candy board along with two other boards I created. A Char-Kid-Erie Board and an Adult cheese board. But this Easter board just might be one of my faves so far. All the things kids love….which keep their grubby little fingers of the fancy cheese (which we all know they don’t even like anyway) lol!

Scroll down and I’ve shared each item that I used on this Easter Board. You can add to your Target order and pick-up within 1 hour. All the goodies (minus the platter + bunny bowl) rang in under $10.

Serving Platter | Bunny Bowl

Steps for creating a picture perfect grazing board //

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{easter basket ideas}

April 16, 2019 xoxostacybLeave a comment

I LOVE Easter time. Well, I love all Holidays. We have so many fun Easter traditions, which makes this Holiday so fun. I always fill Bay’s basket with all the things summer time. New swimsuit. Beach towel. Goggles. Cute floatie. I pretty much follow what my parents did when I was a kid. Always a swimsuit and saltwater sandals. Oh and lots of candy. You can’t forget the candy! It’s like a Christmas stocking, but with summer stuff. All the fun little goodies.

I used to be able to post all my goodies here, but now I have a tween that likes to read my blog and look at all my photos. And since I want her to be somewhat surprised, I’m going to save her exact basket for Easter morning. I’m sharing all kinds of ideas. Some are in her basket this year. Some I’ve used in previous years. I even got extra and did a boy basket too!

I try to think of things she’s going to need as summer approaches and Spring break rolls around.

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{friday 5}

March 22, 2019March 22, 2019 xoxostacybLeave a comment

Friiiii-dayyyyy! I can’t even wipe the smile off my face today. Just happy AF it’s the weekend. Got up early, early this morning and cleaned the house from top to bottom. Even decorated for Spring a little too. I LOVE walking in Friday evening to a clean house. Makes starting the weekend extra sweet! You guys, we have hardly any plans….AGAIN! I’m sleeping in tomorrow, that’s #1 on my list. I’d love to work on the patio, if Mother Nature cooperates. Hope you have a good one!

BIG thank you to everyone who entered the {succulent wreath giveaway} If you haven’t entered….you’ve still got time!

The winner will be announced tomorrow!

5 things on my mind…..

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{friday 5}

March 8, 2019 xoxostacyb1 Comment

Friiiidaaayyyyy! 11 days left till SPRING! (I just googled it) Goodbye Winter. Gimme all the sunshine. I woke up early AF, like always. I made the decision to skip the gym and clean my house for 2 hours. And I feel really fucking happy about that decision. There’s something to be said about starting your day with a workout, trust me, I get it. But, leaving for work on a Friday morning with a clean AF house. It’s pretty close up there too. I did a little shimmy as I walked out the door. Ha!

Weekend plans: zip. zlich. nada. Which makes me slightly anxious. Being sober and all. What will I do all day? Anyway, have a great weekend! Do all the things. Have a drink or two for me, k?

Before you get your weekend started, I’ve got 5 things on my mind…….

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{weekend notes}

February 11, 2019February 12, 2019 xoxostacyb1 Comment

WOW, Monday sure did come fast! Hope you had a great weekend! We had equal parts kick it + all over the damn place. Typical.

Intentions for the Week:

catch up on paperwork/entry forms/permission slips
national random acts of kindness day
set a pretty Valentine’s Day table
figure out my fitbit issues…the app is no longer working?
make returns
start 3-day cleanse {on wednesdays we wear pink}
find the perfect black pair of shoes
heart dessert
show you guys a really cool new photo editing app
target finds

This week on the blog: Valentine’s Day table with a cute napkin fold. Galentines idea. Strawberry Tart.

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{weekend notes}

January 28, 2019 xoxostacybLeave a comment

Happy Monday friends! Hope you all enjoyed that sunshine over the weekend. Yesterday was absolutely gorgeous. Made me so ready for Spring. January is like the longgessttt month ever…and we’re in the final week. I’m looking forward to flipping my calendar to February and a fresh start on a new month. One with less pressure. Less shit to do…..Kinda. Amway, hope your Monday is off to a good start. I’m getting my hair done today, which always puts a smile on my face!

Intentions for the Week:

write thank you notes
pull out valentines day decor and get festive af
share stuffed bell pepper recipe
catch up on laundry
delete photos off my phone
hit my fitness + water goals
build the Omega Nu website…finally
have my mom + sis over for a facemask + wine night
make breakfast egg cups
give homemade celery juice a shot

This week on the blog: Stuffed Bell Pepper recipe. Hopefully I can get my Yosemite post complete. Black on Black on Black #ootd.

Highlights from the weekend……

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{mug gift ideas}

December 4, 2018 xoxostacyb2 Comments

I’m all about the mug life. It’s the perfect incognito beverage vessel. Is it wine? Or is it coffee? You’ll never really know what I’m sippin on.

And these pretty initial mugs from Anthro are perfect for your instagram game too…Ha!

I’m sharing 3 fun + easy + inexpensive ways to gift a mug to your homegirl + kids teachers + hostess + hairdresser or anyone really.

If you keep scrolling, I’ve also added some of my top mug picks too. Mugs are so damn cute these days, it was hard to just pick a couple so I shared a shit-ton.

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{friday 5}

November 9, 2018 xoxostacybLeave a comment

Hi and Happy Friday! Raise your hand if you’re as happy as I am for FRIDAY! I have been so inspired lately, it’s the best feeling. Only problem – not enough time in the day to make it all happen. I went to TJ’s and grabbed all the goodies to work on a fun Thanksgiving DIY to share next week. Although, my heart + mind are 100% on Christmas. Since I’m hosting turkey day, I have to slow my roll….for a minute. Would it be weird to eat turkey with a Christmas tree in the living room? Ha! Just kidding. I’ll wait till the day after! Weekend plans: sleep-in (if only till past 5am) watch my nephew play in his championship football game #gobenny! Take our Christmas card picture (they’re normally already ordered by now…who am I) Check out the Pixie Traders Vintage Market…more on that below! And dinner with friends.

Have a good one friends!

5 things on my mind……

FRIDAY sweatshirt

ONE – FRIDAY // When you find your second favorite F-word on a sweatshirt. You buy that fucker. I went to J.Crew Factory earlier this week and it fell in my shopping bag. So, I had to take it home. It’s $30 today with code: 2DAYSONLY! Grab one and let’s be Friday twins Ha! I also found a shit-ton of other really cute tops + sweaters + vests too. I’ll be sharing once I get them all linked up for you!

TWO – Egg White Frittata // It’s easy. It’s clean. It’s delicious. This was my go-to breakfast this week on my sugar cleanse. It re-heats so well too. Top with some hot sauce + avocado. BOMB! Serve over roast sweet potatoes…even bomb-er. Try it over the weekend, okay?!?!

Egg White Frittata

Servings: 2
Time: 10 mins
Difficulty: easy
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Here’s what you’ll need:

3 mushrooms, sliced
handful fresh spinach
1 cup egg beaters (or egg whites)
everything but the bagel seasoning
parmesan cheese
hot sauce

Here’s what you do:

Preheat oven to boil.

Spray your frying pan with non-stick spray. Avocado oil is my jam right now, but any will do the trick.

Add mushrooms and cook for about 3 minutes, flip half way through.

Add spinach and cook till wilted.

Whisk egg beaters or whites till frothy and sprinkle with everything but the bagel seasoning. Pour over veggies. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese.

Don’t touch the eggs. Even though you want to. Once they start to look set, gently run a spatula around the rim.

Transfer frying pan to oven and boil for 2-3 minutes.

Once eggs are puffed, they are DONE!

Remove and add more parmesan….you can NEVER have too much cheese 🙂

Cut frittata into 4 wedges. Top with hot sauce. Add some avocado if you’re feeling fancy.

Enjoy!

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