Friday Favorites, the new year edition! 1.6.23.

 

Happy Friday, friends! I'm linking up with Andrea and Erika for this favorite weekly blog post. How was your week? Mine was really, really good and it flew by. I've been so messed up on my days! I'll update you on yesterday and share more about my day yesterday in a few minutes. I'm jumping right in with some of my favorites from this week! 

First up are these favorite outfits, shoes, and jewelry (along with the purse that I still love) from this week, and a closet clean out that my friend Amy inspired. 

I organized my side of our closet and it makes me so happy. I organized summer dresses (left), to pants, then camisoles, followed by t-shirts, then regular shirts, dressy shirts, cardigans, sweaters, etc. I also organized all of this from light to dark. I feel like I can SEE all of my clothes now, and I know it'll make me wear more of what I already have, like the pink cardigan you see above. This kind of completed project is my favorite! 

It's been a favorite thing to update our bedroom. I love this little vignette area that I did over the weekend on top of the lingerie chest in our room. I bought that hanging basket and greenery last weekend, and the white container and cuddle season sign were 75% off at Hobby Lobby. A great sale is always a favorite! 

It's been a favorite to have this as my lock screen and wallpaper on my phone this week. I'm memorizing Scripture again this year as part of my morning quiet time routine (this is my first one for the year), which is also a favorite because I'm doing something totally different and unique this year. I'm reading through the book of Psalms really slowly, a chapter at a time, and journaling at the same time. I'm also doing a devotional that is one of my favorite ones I've ever read, and I'm memorizing Scripture. Here's the devotional book that I am loving.

This meme below is my favorite that I've seen all week. I literally laughed out loud as I read it, and also because it feels true. 🤣

Our healthy dinners this week have been my favorite! You can read that post by clicking here, when I shared some dinner inspiration on Tuesday. This picture below is a recipe I made based loosely on a recipe for a deconstructed sushi bowl. You can Google it or use Pinterest, because I can't find the one I used. 

Thoughtful gifts are my favorite! Todd brought me home this gorgeous plant when he went to Costco on Monday. I love it so much, especially because it's low maintenance. 

Hearts are my favorite! Did you know this? I kind of have a thing for them and have them in forms of pillows, as my earrings (both my main piercings and my second ones), and in a tattoo on my left wrist.

Todd and I got tattoos together on a Saturday in 2020, before Covid hit. Mine is special to me, because it reminds to pray over my boys, that they would love the Lord their God with all their hearts, souls, minds, and strength, and that they would love others as themselves. 

Lastly, Bible study is my favorite and I'm excited for it to start back in a couple of weeks. I cannot wait to study these chapters in John and digging deeper into the topic of joy in one of my favorite new  testament books. 

I'll close by giving an update from yesterday's blog post. To read that, click here, if you don't already know why I asked for prayers yesterday. So, I had the interview at the elementary school and it went really well! It's for something called an intervention specialist assistant, for kids of all grades who have fallen a little behind in reading. I would be assisting the teachers by helping out with small groups of students all day as they work on reading comprehension skills. I was familiar with this, because I volunteered to help with that while my sons were in public school here in our town. Anyway, I interviewed with the principal, an assistant principal, one other person, and the two intervention specialists. The position is temporary, so through May, but will probably turn into more for the fall semester. I really loved all the staff and administrators that I met, I could tell they liked my answers as they asked me questions and wrote down the things I said, and I know that the questions I did have about the job were relevant and informative. 

I will hear in a few days on whether or not I get this job, but thank you for your prayers! I could feel them, and I know the Lord helped me during the interview, because He recalled a couple of situations to mind that I had happen when I worked in my previous school ten years ago, which I was able to use for answers to their tricky questions. I know that even if this isn't the one for me, that the perfect one will come in the Lord's timing. I'm praying I'm okay with however it turns out, but if they offer me the job, I plan on taking them up on the offer. I'll go from working twelve hours a week to 40 hours a week, but I'm excited at the possibilities that are to come. So, again...thank you so much for praying! All of you are a tremendous blessing to me. 

Here are my other posts I've written this week, starting with my bonus Saturday post.

Monday was a double post about the weekend and Prime Purchases. 

Tuesday was when I shared some dinner inspiration.

Wednesday was this month's Currently post! The link will stay open all month, in case you want to join.

And yesterday was the weekly Thankful Thursday link party that I co-host with Rebecca Jo.

How was your week? I'd love to hear something that was a favorite of yours from this week! Thanks for reading my blog, friends, and for taking the time to comment on my posts this week. Have a great weekend! Whatever you're doing, stay cozy and safe! I'll see you back here on Monday. Much love to you all. ❤