Time for my first favorites post of 2016!
First off, Happy New Year! I hope you all had a great holiday season! I can’t wait to back-track and share some pics from Christmas but for now, here is what I am loving lately!
1. Favorite in subscription boxes –
My January Stitch Fix was pretty spot on as to what my style is! BUT I still am yet to keep the whole box! If you are not familiar, you pay a styling fee. Get 5 items shipped each month. You choose to keep the whole box, for a discount. Or pay for each item you keep individually, and return what you don’t like. Here is what came…
A striped dress, tassel necklace, burgundy cardigan, burgundy dress/tunic, and a grey dress.
I kept one item…the dress in the center! It is perfect for work and I even threw on a statement necklace and wore it to a friends house on New Year’s Eve.
2.Favorite in freebies-
Thanks to Influenster, I got a gift box filled with St. Ives products to test out including an oatmeal scrub, pear body lotion, and citrus body wash! With the cold weather, my skin NEEDS the lotion, so that is my favorite item in the box so far.
3.Favorite in food-
For the holidays, my boss took me out for lunch to commemorate the end of a successful year and to enjoy ourselves and get out of the office at Christmas time. I chose Post 390 in the Back Bay, in downtown Boston for us to go. The Greek Salad with Steak was really delicious (as it should be for $25 for a salad, ha!) The steak was cooked perfectly and served on top of a baguette, and as you can see, a hearty portion. And the salad was fresh and crisp with no shortage of feta cheese! So much fun!
4. Favorite in beauty-
Have you seen Target’s beauty boxes? They are a combo of full size and sample items, featuring brands that Target carries. They have a pretty good discount – anywhere from $25 to $50 worth of products for $5-$10! I picked up a couple men’s versions for Christmas for the hubby and his brother. And then I bought myself one! I got this version which is now sold out, with my standouts being the mascara, lotion, and eye shadow!
5.Favorite in fashion –
Since snowy days are just around the corner, I bought myself a new pair of boots: called Khombu Annie! Only $50, lined with fur, water and snow proof, and actually quite stylish! I love the quilted pattern and the tassel shoe laces. It will make things just a tiny bit more bearable on the next messy, wet day!
That’s all for now, TGIF! Again, Happy New Year! Be sure to share what YOU have been up to in the comments, let me know anything you want me to post about, and anything else – I appreciate you keeping up with this little blog 🙂
*I am linking up with Life in Legging for Friday Favorites.
Post 390…is that the new,restaurant concept that’s opening up in post offices?
What a great place for you: bring your baby bump it up packages to mail, get them sent, flirt with the post office workers and rhen eat bolig Greek salads wuth a nice piece of red blood steak. Talk about multi tasking! !!!
The building used to have a post office 🙂 Now its just a trendy restaurant!
I have been hearing great things about 390! I’ll have to try it soon. 🙂
You will love it ! there is a fire place right by the bar making it very cozy but it is still very lively and the food is great – the whole farm to table type concept with seasonal fresh foods !
Thus the name…
I get it now.
Too bad the post office went out of business. I heard email is killing the postal service.
The post office moved to a small spot around the corner 🙂
I have some good ideas :
Places to for winter where its,realky warm but not really expensive and there are hot guys, preferably locals who you can down with and forget about.
Good after winter sales.
How to host a super bowl party.
How to pretend you like football when you really think it’s stupid.
How to make a good omelet.
Winter cocktails
Good sex toys for Valentines Day
That’s it for now
Ha i love your ideas – thanks !
Farm to table. How does that work in the winter..omelets and chickens?
Most farms are closed, except ones with greenhouses. I read that you and Sal used to grow tomatoes on a farm in Sterling. Did you also grow them in a greenhouse after the season ended?
The food is sourced from local farms as much as possible – I am sure greenhouses must be involved too! We do grow tomatoes – in Malden not Sterling – no greenhouse though – so no gardening in winter for us we just wait til spring / summer !
Is this one of those raw food, paleo kind of restaurants?
Farm to table sounds pretty raw food to me. Get it at the farm and then right to the table.
Or is it farm to kitchen to table which makes a lot more sense?
You could call it FTKTT or just FKT….I like the latter one best. FARM KITCHEN TABLE.
But like mentioned earlier FTK in winter has to be tough. But if you like eggs and cheese it’s cool and pretty tasty.
Yes farm to kitchen to table 🙂
Hmmmm most interesting responses. Good stuff what a great read. I live vicariously through you because I never leave my house because I feel Isis os everywhere
I luv restaurants with fireplaces even if they make my clothes and hair smell.
Do they cook any food over the open fire, like big steaks or some nice tuna?
That Janet is on to something with email putting a hurt on the post office . I bet auto bill paying is also a culprit. I can’t remember last time I used a stamp.
No they dont cook anything over the fire – it is just a cozy accent to the decor 🙂
What is Katy”s favorite lifesaver flavor? I like pineapple the best.
I can’t imagine a whole blog dedicated to lifesaver flavors.
You bummed about the Patriots. …
I sure am
Was looking forward to big SB 50 pahty…get drunk, get lucky and repeat during parade.
Now won’t even watch game. I hate all the Manning brothers and their slutty wives too.
Bet you’re still having a big party so you can blog about it and get paid. Invite me and my girls.
You see Spring Breakers? That’s one crazy movie.
I thought I was crazy. But I’m a rookie compared to those girls.
Sorry about the Pat’s Ginger 🙁 No party for me ! No never seen spring breakers !
It’s almost Feb. 1…nothing new on your site.
ThIngs cool?
Feeling okay?
Hubby fine?
Some of us like reading about things Iike restaurants built in old post offices and free stuff.
I know I have been slacking Maureen – yes things are cool hubby is fine and I am feeling okay lol 🙂
It stinks with no Patriots in Super Bowl.
You having a bug party like you did last year?
Homemade pizzas, platters of wings, nachos, lasagna, ribs…yum
I won’t even watch the game. Peyton (girls name by the way..duh ) Manning is a little cheater if you ask me. And he ruined what was going to be a good party for me and my buds. I hope he breaks his neck and then retires and goes into rehab and then a nursing home.
Awe bummer about the Patriots Maureen ! No big party around here !
Is this blog out of business?
I used to read it, but notice that nothing comes out of here anymore.
Hoping you’re okay and that you’ll resurface or if you’re not, my thoughts are with you in your time of need and hope you have a speedy recovery.
Hi Laura – Here I am ! Thanks for checking in !