Hey-hey! Happy Friday!
I think that rhymes 🙂 Nope, I didn’t do it on purpose this time!
Anyway, are you guys happy it’s Friday? I am! It’s been a long-long week. Even though hubby has been traveling and kids are gone, too I feel like every day I was hopping from one thing to another with the last thing being hopping into bed. So glad the weekend is coming!
But it is still Friday morning and on Friday I share my 5 recent favorites with you. Here we go 🙂
{ONE} Reads
I’ve ordered a couple more books from Amazon in the past week and just got them in the mail yesterday.
I’m especially interested in the “buying your first bike” of this one as you know from this post.
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Cycling
And also to get ready for this:
I can’t wait to start reading all this goodness 🙂 I’ve recently realized that I don’t read enough. Not nearly as much as I used to. Read as in books, where you actually turn the pages 🙂 We’re so overwhelmed by the internet, social media and the constant flow of information that we forgot how to sit down, tune out and just read a book. So, my goal from now on is to read at least one book a month! And you guys get to hold be accountable 🙂
Here’s what my promise to myself looks like for the next 10 months (at most):
{TWO} Indoor Cycling Association Summit
I found this event through…oh gosh, let me restore the chain of events in my memory here 🙂 I was first introduced to the Indoor Cycling Association by my Spinning® MI Meg McNeely who shared this article by Jennifer Sage (the Association founder) on her FB page.
After I read the article, which I think is great and a must-read for all the cycling instructors out there, I subscribed to the ICA newsletter and that was how I learnt about the summit.
Karma works wonders 🙂
Anyway, this is an online summit and it runs April 3 through 16 with 2 sessions a day, and it is FREE!
24 sessions led by the top professional instructors, cyclists and scientists. FREE. OF. CHARGE.
Even if I don’t get ECE’s for that – uuuhm, yes, please!
I am just loving the sessions so much! Despite the lack of time and the fact that the sessions are only available for 12 hours each day, I work hard to find time to listen to them, because staying current with your education is key for being an awesome instructor. And I really want to be one!
If you are interested, you can still join this wonderful event for FREE right here.
You can also get an all access pass and have all the sessions + bonuses + handouts available for you anytime for 6 months after the summit.
{THREE} Shutter Starz Tabletop Complete Photo Studio Kit w/2 Light Tents & 8 Backgrounds
Well, I am just about to take my food photography to the next level, friends 🙂 I think this is a good investment, which just so happens to be a lot of fun to play with, too 🙂
Here’s what’s in the kit:
- 2 professional photo tents 32″ and 13″
- (8) Colored Internal Sheets for background modeling (White, Red, Blue, and Black)
- (2) High output 30 Watt 5500K lights
- Includes a tripod adjustable from 13.5″ with extension up to 40″
- 100% pure white nylon velour fabric and stainless steel spring frame.
It is a food blogger’s dream – hands down!
{FOUR} Magnetic Purse Hooks
I don’t know if you ever heard of such a thing or not, but I got one as a Christmas present from one of my friends in Russia and I am loving it! I have pretty much no room for my purse at work. I tried gluing a purse hook onto the side of my desk but it doesn’t take long for those to break (yep, I am a crazy heavy bag lady alright). Getting the glued part off takes quite a while though.
So. Anyway. I gave up on those hooks and shortly after that I got my magnetic hook for Christmas. Here’s what mine looks like:
Check out these other awesome creations! So neat!
This one is my favorite :):
I think they should have had the text facing the other direction though – for the bar tender to see 🙂
{FIVE} #FFAprilAbs Challenge by FitFluential
I am loving this challenge! Even though it is not easy to remember and find time to plank (I know, I know), I am doing it and haven’t missed a day so far.
I’m up to 1:45 as of today 🙂 Working my way back to my previous record of over 5 minute plank 🙂
Your turn: what are the things you’re loving lately?
Have a great weekend, guys, and stay fit!
I love the idea of the purse hook! I hate having to often put my purse on the ground when I’m out, especially at restaurants. I’ll have to look into these!
Kathryn, me too! Check them out on Amazon – they are dirt cheap and there are so many beautiful designs out there!
Those purse hooks are such a great idea! Wish I had one for when I use to work in an office!
They truly are 🙂 You could still use one for going out 😉
I need to take more time to read books! I use to be a book nut before I discovered blogs…haha.
Technology is not our friend in this case 🙂 🙂 🙂
Lena! So many books for you to read 🙂 I like the Mindful Eating one! As for cycling, I give you SO much props, that’s something I simply cannot get into…it hurts my butt too much! And as for your plank challenge, THAT’S INTENSE! do you ever do it on your elbows? Which is harder anyway….I’m sure you’ll be able to work your way back to five minutes in no time!
Hey Amber!
Yeah I know, but I already started reading some of the books (I have that bad habit of reading several books at a time). I’ll be ok, it’s good for me to read something that is not on a glowing screen anyway 🙂
As for spinning, I got a solution for your problem – get a pair of padded shorts and/or gel bike seat cover – solves the problem completely most of the time unless your bike set up is completely out of whack 🙂
I plank on straight arms, but once I get back to my record, I will challenge myself with plank on the elbows, I think 🙂
So good to hear from you! Thanks for stopping by 🙂
I really enjoy biking–but I sure don’t know much about the science of it. We live out in the country near a lot of dirt roads and ride bikes to explore whenever the weather is nice!
I am sure missing the riding outside part of it 🙂
Love the tabletop photography studio! I can’t wait to see the photos 🙂 and I’d never heard of the purse hooks but that is a brilliant idea.
I can’t wait to start taking those photos 🙂 Should get the studio in the mail today 🙂
I got a purse hook as a gift once and never used it – I should try it!
So convenient! I love mine 🙂
oooo! That photo studio kit looks awesome! I may have to invest in that, too. Let me know how it works out 🙂
Will do, Nicole!