natjtan Friday Favourites is baaaack after a 2 week break! I’ll try and keep it short now I’m back in the routine of back to normal. I’m looking forward to this weekend once I get my outdoor fitness coursework finished. This last weekend of summer is meant to be a little warmer of late and as I’ve been brought up work before play (which is so instilled even though I caught my Mum a few years ago on a visit back, sitting doing crosswords when she said she would be making the bed and cleaning the bathrooms. For years she drummed it in to me ‘work before play’ when she says it now I laugh saying ‘Oh yeah? Crosswords!’. I gave myself permisson to slack after that, but not too much.) I’m hoping I get studying finished in time to enjoy some sun!
Anyways, Friday Favourites, things that have been making me smile this week or have caught my eye.
Arnie’s Words of Wisdom
fromtrextotigress posted this a few weeks ago and I agree 100%. I just need to apply it to blogging and my personal training business. Always work in progress!
Aj and D
Just because! Diesel’s favourite day I think was when their food and ‘toilet paper’ delivery came. AJ love snacks (part of the their breakfast and dinner that I place around the apartment so they ‘hunt’) from tunnel.
H&M Cat Tape Dispenser
Like I need another tape dispenser (I have their Flamingo one from last year), but I couldn’t pass it up!
Graffiti in El Born
Cycling through El Borne this week, this crow caught my eye.
I was just a little excitement when I found out last week, H&M’s beauty line launched in Spain! Not just make up, but skin care and hair care at affordable prices. It’s cruelty free, organic, Ecocert-certified, and sustainable! No parabens, GMO’s etc (though I did read paraffin oil in a few eyeshadows). If only they did reward points like Sephora, it’ll be perfect! So far their Sea Mist Salt Water Spray is surprisingly good (nothing like K&K’s Beach Waves Sea Salt Texture Spray. That is amazing aside the international shipping price) and I may have purchases a few other items.
Pebbles From Greece
Nearly every time I go to the beach, I come back with shells or pebbles. They go in a jar or dish. One jar, dish per year or country. They’re like gemstones to me!
Mangabey Monkeys, Peahens, Bats and Dragonflies
The zoo’s still open until 8pm until the first day of Autumn next week. It’s a great time at the moment to be there to hear the birds settle to roost and see bats out hunting. Even dragonflies are still up 20 minutes before sunset! You can just make one out by the near middle.
You don’t look like me! One of the younger mangabey monkeys who was equally as curious as the peahen she was of him.
Press Up with Lateral Sandbag Drag
These have always been a favourite of mine. Works just about everything! I also like the 2nd variation here and move forward in a plank to drag it again rather than push it back (some space required!). Trick is to stay in a plank position and the sandbag maintain contact with the ground.
Internet Finds
Unfortunate pink cat’s rescue with a a decree from the King, who ended up improving souq animal welfare conditions in Bahrain.
4 elderly bears who spent 20 years in captivity get to feel grass for the first time in years.
What happens when bears go to rehab.
What’s been making you smile this week? Have a great weekend!
Sandbag pressup drag image taken from Google Images
Love the Friday favorites, your cats are so cute! I also didn’t know H and M had a beauty line, I’ll have to look for that! 🙂
Thank you! They think they are too!
I think HM launches the beauty line this week in the USA or at least that’s what I found researching writing about it 🙂
Thanks for the shoutout. Arnie is speaking the truth, although I have been known to do as your mom. Watching the OC Housewives instead of cleaning. H & M doesn’t have a beauty line here yet.
No worries! I give credit when it’s due or let it be known where the credit is from, I don’t take it!
I’ve watched some more Arnie motivational youtube vids. He’s right and a great motivational go getter! Daydreamers need pushing!
I think HM are launching their beauty line in North American this week, or USA at least from when I researched it. Advantage for once being in Europe we get it first!
Me too! I get distracted easily if I’m not enjoying what I’m doing or meeting a deadline!
I think HM launches the beauty line in the USA this week, so Canada should be next!