Friday Favorites: February Loves #1

I did it! I hopped on the Friday Favorites train. Being that I love seeing others share their favorites, I had to ask myself why am I not sharing mine. Honestly it all came down to "one more thing". Can I add one more thing, but once I started compiling a list of favorites I got all excited. So join me today for my February loves - from home projects, random coffee loves, dates with the hubs and the youngers to my favorite DIY in skincare!
Home Projects

Boy to I love to get an area revamped around the house, though I don't always love the process. My hubby and I are not the reno couple by any means, but he's getting savvy with a drill these days. And I had just the place for him to put those skills to use! We kept getting into each other's way around the coffee - that won't do - so he wholeheartedly supported the idea.

Ok, let's start with my ultimate favorite - the tray! My mother in law gifted me the 3-tier tray for Christmas and the glass canisters, after I mentioned a desire to consolidate all my coffee goods into one place. The shelf we brought from Georgia was "homeless" so I decided to try it over the coffee bar with industrial pipes to hang it with. Here's the before and after pics!

Thanks to Lisa and Andrea for showing me the ways of the 3 tiered tray.

Side note: If you love fresh ground coffee, our burr grinder makes a delicious difference to our morning coffee - and afternoon coffee. ;) The grinder is by Cuisinart and costs about $35. Worth. Every. Penny.

Cuisinart Burr Grinder/Similar 3 Tiered Tray

I still need hooks to hang coffee cups from the bar, but I'm thrilled with how the shelf looks over this old buffet! Now I just need to finish the decor for Valentine's Day!

And before I move on, I think I want to start collecting these type of mugs. I found them on The Daily Grace Co., thanks to Recbecca Jo of Knit by God's Hand. I'm putting this one on my wish list as this is one of my favorite hymns. 

The Daily Grace Co.

Sweet Dates with the Hubby

One of my goals for 2019 is to "cultivate" more time for the people and "things" that matter to me. Of course this was inspired by the goal planner I've mentioned on the blog a few times. With that being said, Glen and I are a spontaneous couple which essentially means we don't get out for those dates b/c something is always going on. I've learned that we have to schedule those outings in. Right now that may mean once a month we get away, I'd say that's progress.

In January we snuck away to a local restaurant know as Yoders. Yoder's has Amish dishes at their finest. Glen had a roast beef melt and I ordered a cabbage roll. If you're ever in Sarasota, Yoder's Marketplace is a fun little stop on your travels!

Exploring with My Youngers

Exploring with my boys helps me accomplish several of my goals: getting outside more, living out mini-adventures, getting the DOG out, finding extra teaching opportunities and spending quality time with these cuties! This go round we went to the Red Bug Slough, which is a beautiful, hidden gem in Sarasota.

Simply Earth Recipe Boxes

I loved the recipes in the January box, geared toward nourishing your skin naturally, with the body butter being my absolute favorite. Part of my love for it comes with a sense a pride that I made it myself and know exactly what I'm slathering on my body! The rest of the "feels" comes from how it makes my skin feel! As for February,  I've already made a few recipes and LOVE the tinted lip gloss recipe, which I'll be sharing on Monday!

January Body Butter

February Oils...

February Box

Alright my friends, have a fabulous weekend and if you missed this week's post on Threading Your Brows or My Favorite Trendy Print, hop on over! Have a fabulous weekend!!

Chrissy