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Fun Facts Friday {2/15}

February 15, 2019 7 Comments

1. Did everyone have a nice Valentine’s Day? Lucas and Alex both had a great time at their school/daycare parties, and now our kitchen table will inevitably be covered in valentines for the next couple of weeks. No matter how many times I pick them up, I turn around and BAM. There they are again.

I give it a few days before I start slowly sneaking them away and tossing them into the garbage because they never knowwwww.

2. Jay and I didn’t celebrate, since we don’t really do Valentine’s Day, and Jay had actually been away traveling for work, so we ordered some takeout salads for dinner and then I rummaged through the boys’ leftover Halloween candy for my “Valentine’s” dessert. Hey, chocolate is chocolate, right?

3. This is still one of my favorite pictures of these two. Funny enough, Alex was wearing the same shirt yesterday that Lucas was wearing here, since each of my kids only owns one red shirt.

Gahhhh, those cheeks. <3

3. I’ve had a few people reach out to me lately (mostly on Instagram) asking if I’m still tracking macros (if you don’t know what I’m talking about, you can check out this post to read more on that!). Most of these questions typically come when I post pictures of things like alcohol and sweets, so I could see why people may ask then. ; )

I will say, I took a good 5ish months off from tracking, and I think that was good for me. While tracking macros is a great tool and really does deliver results, it’s not something that I, personally, could maintain as a year-round lifestyle. That said, I think it’s a great thing to revisit, and after enjoying a very indulgent December and January (oh hey, birthday treats!), I’ve been loosely tracking again as a friendly reminder of what my days can look like without cookies and cake after every meal. Maybe I’ll share a few WIAW’s coming up to show what I eat to hit my macros? Or has that subject become overkill in the blog world?

4. So Lucas has become suuuuper interested in everything space and planets over the past few months. We’ve got plenty of books to read (these below are the most recent from a Scholastic Book Club order), and the StarChart app is one of his favorite things to check before bed, but I would really love to be able to find somewhere awesome to bring him to experience something more interactive.

We have a couple of smaller planetariums in the Albany/Schenectady area, but if anyone has any suggestions/recommendations for anything within a few hours of Albany, I would LOVE to hear them! I’m thinking we may try to plan a little day or overnight trip this spring or summer with him. 🙂

5. Okay, let me just say that Primally Pure’s Everything Spray is incredible. Not only does the scent just make me feel like I’m in a spa or something fancy, but my goodness, it works SO WELL on freakin’ razor burn, and that’s all I’m gonna say about that.

Their Lavender Deodorant and their Lip Balm are my two other favorite products that I’d highly recommend, too. Plus, don’t forget, you can use code SWEETTOOTH10 to get an additional 10% off your first order PLUS, anyone who purchases from Primally Pure in the month of February will receive a free flower bath packet with their order!


6. And for my last fun fact of the day…I promised you guys some feedback on the survey results that I got, so I’m going to share a little bit of that with you all today!

First, as I mentioned before, I will say that this survey was actually EXACTLY what I needed right now, and truly was a big eye-opener for me. I think for a long time now, even though I knew that my blog is a little different from many of the others I’ve been blogging alongside with these past 8+ years, I was still holding myself to the same standards. Feeling like I must post regularly, needing the bright/filtered/beautiful photography, wondering if I need to really choose a focus for this space…

When in actuality, that just isn’t what this blog is. And from reading through all of your feedback, that’s one of the biggest reasons that you come here! And it was sort of one of those, “Oh my god, they’re right!” moments, and I realized that it’s totally okay for this space to be perfectly imperfect. In fact, I’m embracing that even more now.

In terms of what you all like to see and/or what you want to see more of, they were pretty much the same across the board, and there really weren’t a ton of categories that were overwhelmingly higher or lower than others. The top 5 requested content topics were…

  • Day in the Life/Personal
  • Parenthood/Recipes/Meal Planning (all pretty much tied!)
  • Fashion/OOTD
  • WIAW
  • Fitness

And while none of this necessarily surprised me, it was a good reminder that a wide variety of topics is a cool thing.

Out of everything from the survey, the comments were my favorite. Out of the 1569 of you who took the survey, 839 of you took the time to write a comment and that is awesome. I read through every single one, and totally appreciated each and every one of them…whether it was a positive ‘thank you’ or a more constructive criticism, I came away with some new insights and ideas.

So again, THANK YOU for your continuing to come and visit me here in this space, and I’m excited to continue sharing more of what I can, when I can. <3

I hope you all have a fabulous Friday and a wonderful weekend ahead, whatever you may be doing!

The Two Fleece Pullovers from Amazon You Absolutely NEED In Your Life

February 13, 2019 11 Comments

I had been on the lookout for a new, cozy, 1/4 zip fleece for a few weeks. I checked out all of my usual spots but nothing was really fitting the bill. Then I kept thinking about all of the adorably staged photos I see floating around on Pinterest with these girls in their super…

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It’s Always a Great Weekend When…

February 11, 2019 10 Comments

…When it’s my week to watch Lucas at Saturday morning soccer. Don’t get me wrong, I have a great time with Alex, too…but Alex’s class is a parent/child class, so that means my weeks with him are much more involved. When it’s my week to watch Lucas (Jay and I alternate), that means I get…

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Fun Facts Friday {2/8}

February 8, 2019 7 Comments

1. Holy crap, you guys. I mean, seriously. I wish I had a more eloquent way to express my thoughts, but you guys have just absolutely blown me away with your responses to my last blog post. I created that blog survey on a whim while writing the post, and honestly, I am SO thankful…

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Figuring Out Where To Go From Here

February 5, 2019 33 Comments

I’m finding myself in a very awkward stage of blogging right now, and I have no idea where to go with it. Blogging has changed so, SO much since I first started almost NINE years ago (coming up in April, which still blows my mind). Many (actually, pretty much all) of the blogs I’ve followed…

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Fun Facts Friday {2/1}

February 1, 2019 3 Comments

1. I had the nicest little birthday this year, thank you all for the sweet birthday wishes! Of course, I had to obligatory birthday photo with the boys like I’ve been doing since Lucas was born…but sheesh, these two have over 90lbs combined with them. I’m not sure how much longer I’m going to be…

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A Late Weekend Recap!

January 30, 2019 12 Comments

Hey guys! I have (once again) seriously let this week get away from me! We had another kiddo under the weather at the beginning of this week (a phantom fever + super lethargic, but nothing else, thankfully) so that took up some of my time. But on the bright side, today I’m celebrating my birthday!…

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Fun Facts Friday {1/25}

January 25, 2019 3 Comments

1. Well, it’s been quite a week! Despite having a couple of posts up this week, I feel like I haven’t really been able to “talk” to you guys! We wound up dealing with a stomach bug in the house last Sunday (our poor Alex), followed up with a nasty, week-long cold for me. So…

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Top 10 Recipe Posts for 2018

January 24, 2019 1 Comment

I always enjoy looking back through the previous year to see which blog posts were the most popular, and today I’m sharing the top 10, most visited recipe posts here on STSL! Unfortunately, I don’t get much of an opportunity to share recipes very often here on the blog these days. Every once in a…

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Court Profile CircleI'm Courtney, a 30-something wife and working mom living in upstate NY. I'm a food lover, fitness enthusiast, baker extraordinaire and lover of all things sweet.
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