No.35: Five September Favorites

1. GLOBAL TABLE ADVENTURES
If you are interested in international cuisine, Global Table Adventures is the website for you.  We have been choosing recipes to make based on the countries in our African Studies and everything has been delicious!  This week, we are studying Mali and will be making Maasa, a type of gluten-free pancake doughnut.  Her directions are always simple and clear.  I also love how she sprinkles in a little geography and culture throughout each post.  Be sure to check out the Map Room as a cool way to browse her website too.

2. MY NEW TUNIC
We had a handful of fall-like days here a few weeks ago and I excitedly looked at my closet to see what I had to wear.  Apparently, I must have been in a third-trimester decluttering hysteria last year because I have almost nothing!  Part of me is kicking myself for my craziness, but the other part is secretly excited to build a wardrobe from scratch.  It’s like a capsule wardrobe in reverse!  One of my first purchases was this tunic from Target’s new brand, A New Day.  It’s soft and non-clingy and will be perfect over leggings for school days at home.  

3. PRINTABLE WORKOUT PLANNER
I have been running pretty consistently since July as well as dabbling in a little CrossFit and weight-training.  I started using these printable workout calendars to plan a month out at a time.  Four weeks seems to be the sweet spot for me!  I used to plan full 90-day training schedules and then get frustrated when school would begin again, Mark’s work would pick up, or we’d all get the flu.  My plan was ruined and I’d just quit.  Now I just look at the month ahead and tweak my plans to fit what’s going on.  I’ve been much more successful – no quitting yet!

4. 1 SECOND EVERYDAY APP
“Life is made of seconds.  A modern visual diary.  Stitch the moments of your life into a single continuous chronological movie.”  I LOVE this app.  We’ve been recording seconds since the day we moved into the new house (over three months now!) and it is already one of my most prized possessions.  

5. “GARDEN ANSWER” YOUTUBE CHANNEL
While chatting with my hair dresser about future garden plans, she mentioned her latest find: the Garden Answer Youtube channel.  I quickly looked it up when I got home and I’m hooked now too!  Her garden tours are my favorite, giving me so many ideas for our land in the years to come.

I’d love to hear about five of your favorite things too!  Link up your post below!

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