Highlights from the Week {Food, Friends & Moments of Magic}

Hi my lovely friends! Missed you last week! To be honest, I was thinking of little other than Accounting because it completely took over my life until Thursday night. BUT once that was over I felt immediately back to my real self (joyful, laughing, and inspired). I used to get super down on myself when I would be totally out of sorts and unfriendly during busy times, but now I just try to be compassionate toward myself the way I would be to a friend in the same situation. I also try to shelter myself so that I don’t lash out on loved ones because that is absolutely a possibility when I am stressed (not proud of it, but it’s true).

I no longer feel guilty when I cannot make time for blogging/podcasting/other things, but when it’s a consistent tirade of just not having enough time for the things I love, it does start weighing on me a bit.

Thankfully, the end of the week brought enough little joys to make up for all the blah during the week. Here are a few I want to share with you.

A blurry but happy photo taken at Clyde’s 🙂

Saturday rainy morning with chocolate oats, the perfect playlist, and blog reading and writing

So this is what is currently happening, and I cannot even describe to you how content I feel. Yes, I have that small nagging voice in the back of my mind telling me I need to get started on studying for my two midterms this coming week, but for right now, I am enjoying this moment.

I slept until 11:47 today, made myself my favorite whipped banana oats with added cacao powder and chocolate chips while chatting with my mom on the phone, and enjoyed it all with a delicious mushroom mocha. Can you guys tell I am HIGH-KEY craving chocolate right now?

And then I settled on the couch next to our bay windows, with the rain softly falling, turned on this playlist (one of my faves that I made), and caught up on all the blog reading from like a week ago. And then I felt inspired to write this post, so here I am 😀

ALSO, I came across this video and cried the whole way through. Please watch if you want to believe in love.

 

Dinner at Clyde’s, followed by Insomnia cookies with friends

I hadn’t hung out with these two lovely people in a bit of a while, so it was so nice to catch up on Friday night without worrying about obligations or deadlines. Clyde’s is one of my favorite Georgetown dinner spots (truly a classic). I got the Autumn salad with arugula, mixed lettuce, candied pecans, some kind of cheese, apples, and some really good shrimp. I was still pretty hungry afterwards, so when one of them suggested getting Insomnia cookies, I was like YAS. Got the double chocolate chip, and it HIT THE SPOT.

Also LOL, I accidentally got two because the guy heard me wrong (FACEPALM), so I gave one to Roomie when I returned home, which made us both happy. 🙂

 

Bestie bringing me a few slices of pumpkin bread on a particularly difficult night

Georgetown Bestie is the sweetest human, and I feel so lucky to have her so close to me. Whenever she knows I am stressed or busy, she always comes by with little treats or hugs or words of encouragement. Love you, gal. Also, the Trader Joe’s pumpkin bread mix is BOMB!

 

Friday lunch date with the most delicious acai bowl and latte

My friend and I have a standing Friday lunch date, which always feels particularly sweet after a difficult week. I usually opt for South Block, and on this day I was particularly craving their seasonal Autumn bowl with apples, almond butter, and granola.

And that Bluestone Lane latte was a necessity as we walked back to campus in the rain.

 

Halloween festivities

Saturday night my friends and I had our first Halloween festivities of the season. We got all dressed up, stopped by a friend’s birthday party, and then ended up coming home, turning on a disco ball and some iconic music (Kelly Clarkson anyone?) and dancing. Oh and then somehow we ended up watching Shrek. I haven’t seen Shrek in around 10 years, and OMIGOSH IT WAS SO GOOD. All my friends kept laughing at me because I was so in awe. I finally got a lot of small jokes that totally went over my head as a little kid, and just the brilliance of the movie and the music and the dialogue really got me. I was basically grinning like an idiot through the whole thing. Also can’t stop listening to/singing Hallelujah. Ugh SO GOOD.

Also, anyone care to venture a guess as to what my costume is? Hint: she’s a pretty iconic power girl who’s pretty, ahem, out of this world. 😉

Some super stress-busting workouts

One of my favorite kickboxing workouts

This awesome HIIT workout followed by this KILLER butt routine

This tough abs routine followed by this one (BURNS SO GOOD)

This LUXURIOUS stretchy yoga routine (one of my absolute faves at the end of a week)

This 30 minute total body Pilates routine + this power yoga flow

And that’s about it! Feeling so content right now and unbelievably grateful. Guys, if you’re currently in a busy season or feeling like it’s hard to find the silver lining, just please do something kind to yourself and remember that you are exactly where you need to be, and this is all temporary. Keep searching for the magic <3

What were some magical moments or things to be grateful for this past week in your life?

Linking up with Meg for Week in Review <3