High 5 for Friday!

I'm linking up with Lauren today for High 5 for Friday for my top 5 highlights from the week! I hope you had an awesome week and I can't wait to see your 5 highlights!

1. I ordered from Julie Ann Art for the second time, and I was NOT disappointed! I was so excited to receive my package. I was also antsy to start making lists (is that weird?)!

2. I treated myself again and got my nails done. I love the purple and the super sparkly silver! It feels so nice after they're done, and I feel more confident with myself. That is always a good thing!

3. I started making Valentine's Day gifts a little early this year. I've noticed that I am pretty much unproductive after work during the week, so I really only do things on the weekends...and that leaves not a lot of time to actually finish projects that need to be done. I'm telling myself that I'm being productive!

4. I officially have 2 pen pals now! I mailed off their packages on Wednesday and I can't wait to receive what they're sending me. I hope that one day, the 3 of us can meet in person. Receiving snail mail is so much fun (even with the stamp cost going up..!)

5. The hubs and I are trying to eat healthier and go to the gym. Well...we've been putting the gym off ALL week and on Wednesday night, we opted for a movie in bed with some junk food. Yeah, I'm pretty much useless during the week! Haha!

I also wanted to add a not-so-good highlight from my week. It's a highlight because it's stood out for me and hurts my heart. My mom bought a puppy for my younger sister and I about 8 years ago. The 2nd day that we had her, she started having seizures. She was so so small, that she fit in to the palm of my hand. That day, my mom let me stay home from school to take care of Izzy, and my friend's mom drove me and Izzy to the vet. The vet said she wouldn't make it through the night...but that was 7 years and 9 months ago! Izzy was a shiht-zu/toy poodle and was about the size of a kitten! She had hypoglycemia, hydrocyphilis (sp?), and she was mostly blind. Always the happiest dog, though we thought that she thought she was a cat sometimes...

She passed away on Wednesday night. She will forever be my Izbit <3

xo. Nicole

• Currently •

Working on: Eating healthier! Working at a school has been a huge blessing in more ways than one. I no longer drive off and grab fast food on my breaks, I just pack a lunch the night before. I admit, sometimes I just hate dragging myself in to the kitchen in the evening, but I appreciate it the next day when I'm not crashing from a sugar high or something.

Thinking about: Adding in some exercise on top of eating healthier. I've already noticed a difference from my eating habits, but I think it would feel amazing to just...feel better!

Anticipating: What to bake next! This weekend, I made gluten free banana blueberry muffins. Delicious! 

Listening to: No specific artist, just the radio on my way to work. But I did YouTube a rising country artist, Ray Gibson. She's amazing! I actually went to elementary school with her and her sister and it was so cool to see how far they've both come since then. One has her own business, iweartheheadress, and one has a music career!

Eating: Healthy! I've been *trying* to stop eating gluten, but failing miserably at that. My husband can't have gluten, and there's a huge chance our children won't be able to either, so I figured that I should just cut it out, too. It takes away the chance of cross contamination while cooking and such. Buuuut, I just ate Nutella and banana toast for breakfast, sooo....

Thankful for: Everything right now. My grandpa was allowed to go home from the hospital, but he has to get stronger for surgery. That's another bridge we'll cross when the time comes. I have a rewarding job, a wonderful husband, and a great family who are always there for us.

Planning for: We found a money saving chart thing that goes for a whole year, so we started it January 4th! You're supposed to have almost $1,500 at the end of the year, and we're both doing it, so we'll have almost $3,000. We plan on using it to finally go on a honeymoon!

Reading: Just magazines right now. I recently found my Kindle, so I've been looking around at what sorts of books I can put on there. Any suggestions? My favorite series' are Harry Potter, Something Borrowed, and Confessions of a Shopaholic...

Watching: We have become obsessed with the TV show, Raising Hope. It's hilarious! It helps us unwind at the end of the day while curled up in bed. I highly recommend it!

I came across Roxy's post on her "currentlies" and gave it a go! Check out her post to see what she's been up to, too! :)

1 more follower until a rad giveaway and I reveal the new blog name!

xo. Nicole

Glitter + Flowers

Lately, I've been obsessed with finding perfect wallpapers for my iPhone! I don't know what brought it on, or why I'm obsessing, but I am. So naturally, I went on Pinterest today and searched for a bunch of wallpapers. I came across so many pretty ones, but I only selected a few. I loved them so much, that I wanted to share them with you!

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I hope you loved them as much as I do! 

Happy Sunday!

xo. Nicole

•• Note: I am aware that some links post to a Pinterest pin, but I couldn't find the actual source. If you know, please let me know and I will update it! My email is: nicole.franson1@gmail.com, and you're always welcome to comment on the post, or tweet me: @nicloemax!