Hey guys! Welcome to my Saturday Series, “Some Things I’m Loving!” If you want to join me, feel free to link up below and we can all share with each other what we’ve been loving this week! :)
{this has nothing to do with anything except that it’s awesome}
Song: The Civil Wars, “Poison and Wine.” I could get lost in this song, and I have. The other day I just had this song on repeat and was crying and crying and it was so therapeutic. I always like the saddest songs the most. Enjoy. Get lost. I dare you.
Workout: Running in the evening with Zack is my current obsession. Can’t stop, won’t stop.
Food: More apples. I swear, I can’t get enough of them. And also Cheez-It’s. But they have to be Reduced Fat. They are sooooo good. And the only kind I’ll eat.
Miscellaneous: OMG you guys. So I just found out that you can borrow ebooks from your public library to read on your Kindle!! Say whaaaaat. This has seriously changed my life. I have been nerding out about this for the past 24 hours (am I super late to this party??) and have already written a really long book list. At the top of that list? The Happiness Project” and “Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)” because I have decided I need to get some really positive reading in my life. I tend to lean towards sad stories, because they are usually the prettiest and most poetic (much like music) but I want some happy reads in my life. Plus, I’ve already read the best books ever written a.k.a. “Gone With the Wind” and “Wuthering Heights.” So, you know.
What are some of your favourite books ever?
Any good songs I need to listen to?
xo
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I love that song too!! So good. And I didn’t know that about the ebooks! I can’t wait to do some discovery with that! Mindy’s book is AWESOME. Especially if you have watched her on TV before in her show The Mindy Project. It feels just like you and her are sitting down for coffee and she’s telling you about life. I’ve also heard great things about The Happiness Project. I love The Shack for a great read also!
Eeee I’m so excited to read Mindy’s book! I LOVE her show!! The Shack sounds very intriguing- thanks for the rec!
xo
Yay for running with your man!!! Those runs are the best, I miss running with mine. Omg I didn’t libraries did that!!!!! That’s too awesome! I haven jumped in the kindle bandwagon yet, I still prefer my books, but at least I know this for future reference :)
I like to read actual books, too, I totally get it! But the kindle is seriously such a good invention, namely because if you like to read A LOT like I do, then you can just go from one to the other in the same device! Okay. #nerdalert
xo
My family has an excessively large number of John Deere cups…. :P
Haha that’s awesome. Gotta love John Deere! ;)
xo
What an absolutely beautiful song – it had me in tears! I completely agree with you when you say “they are usually the prettiest and most poetic”, I couldn’t have said it better myself. Two songs that I’m getting completely wrapped up in right now are Happiness – The Fray and Bones – Ben Howard. Hope you have the loveliest weekend xx
Isn’t it so pretty?! It’s been on repeat lately. I love both of those songs you suggested!! YES yes yes!
xo
Apples are awesome with some almond butter!
Oooh I’ll have to get me some almond butter! YUM!
xo
I am loving that John Deere mug. That is awesome! Also, I need to start reading more. My friends keep telling me to get an e-book!
Hehe the mug always makes me smile!
xo
Goodreads.com can recommend you books if you tell them what books you liked in the past.
Positive books that I have read (some during my pregnancy):
Bossypants (Tina Fey)
Hotel Babylon (Edward Jones-Imagen)
An Ideal Husband (Oscar Wilde…)
The Importance of Being Ernest (Oscar Wilde…)
Gay Men Don’t Get Fat (Simon Doonan)
Circle of Friends (Maeve Bincy)
Heart and Soul (Maeve Binchy books in general have a positive attitude towards life)
Happy songs:
Don’t Worry Be Happy (Bobby McFerrin)
Dream a Little Dream of Me (Doris Day)
Smile (Uncle Kracker)
Your Song (Ellie Goulding)
Get Your Way (Jamie Cullum)
I Finally Found Someone (Barbra Streisand and Brian Adams)
Have a lovely weekend!
xoxo, Eszter
http://kukolina.wordpress.com/2013/10/18/i-became-the-new-face-of-estee-lauder/
Oh goodness, thank you so much for all of those awesome suggestions!!! I am adding them to my list! :) :)
xo
I thank you as well!
I bought yesterday “Is Everyone Hanging Out With Me?” – I am reading it on my Kindle. ;)
xoxo, Eszter
The Civil Wars have gorgeous voices and I really enjoy Poison and Wine. You should listen to Sleeping at Last and their song Page 28. Love love love that song. The lyrics are just so good. I also really love Jenny and Tyler…pretty much any of their songs are lovely.
I will definitely be looking those songs up!! Never heard of Jenny and Tyler, so I’ll have to listen to them to! :) Thanks for sharing!
xo
I love the Library, we have one within walking distance and JUST got library cards a few weeks ago (after living here for almost 2 years). They didn’t have a book I wanted at that branch but said they can get it from another branch… how nice right…lol… you can tell I haven’t been to a public library in FOREVER.
YAY a library card is one of the most exciting things one can get :) I’m like really excited for you haha. I’m such a nerd :)
xo
Girrrrrl if you love sad songs, I hope you have a ton of Counting Crows in your iTunes library. That’s some of the best sad music, ever! I’d particularly recommend these songs: Black & Blue, All My Friends, Sullivan Street, and Colorblind. Man, I almost started crying just typing those titles.
Also, I love your John Deere mug :) There’s a special place in my heart for John Deere!
Bailey
http://akabailey.blogspot.com
YES. I am a huuuuuuge Counting Crows fan. Like, I used to listen to Colorblind every single day, on repeat, in high school. Coffee black and egg white <3 Ughhhh. Love love love.
xo
That song makes me cry. I can’t even listen to it. Haha…Aside from the Harry Potter series, my favorite books are written by Chuck Palahniuk. He’s definitely not for everyone (he is super dark), but I love his stuff.
Katie–if you love Wuthering Heights (which I do), you should watch the Masterpiece Classic: Wuthering Heights. It’s awesome. And then, while you’re at it, you should watch Downtown Abbey if you haven’t. I’m obsessed.
Oh, and those are available on Hulu. Free!
Love love looooove Wuthering Heights! It’s one of my favourite books of all time! I haven’t seen the Masterpiece Classic, I don’t know why! I am so on it, thanks for sharing!! :) Also, duh I’ve watched and am also obsessedddd with Downton!! So excited for the upcoming season!
xo
I am absolutely ashamed of myself. I work at a library and I could have told you months and months ago about free ebooks from your library. I could have let you know! Also, while I don’t know what your library is like, at ours you can get the free ebooks on basically any nook, e-reader, kindle, tablet, I-pad OR smart phone.
Also, not every library has this but you might want to check yours out and see if they have Freegal. It is a service that allows you to download three(it may be more for you because my friend’s library in florida allows her to have 4) free songs each week. Totally legal. It is all songs that have been produced through Sony but there are some really good artists on there. I was able to get songs off of Gavin DeGraw’s brand new album on the very day it was released through Freegal. They have many other artists too and it is really great. I personally love it.