Hi readers! The best day of the week has finally arrived! This was a “catch my breath” kind of a week for me. I’m breathing steady again. I hope that you are all breathing steady, too! My regular readers know that Fridays are devoted to the fun and frivolous stuff in life. On Fridays, I’m a material girl living in a material world. I call Fridays, “Favorite Things Friday” here at the blog, and I list three of my favorite books, products, songs, TV shows, experiences, etc. I strongly encourage you to list your favorites as well to help add to all of our shopping lists for the weekend. Without further ado, here are my favorites for this week:
American Leather Company Comfort Sleeper Sofa – We recently converted one of our bedrooms to a nice-sized home office for my husband. We did not want to lose any sleeping room capacity, so we went on a quest to find an actually comfortable, functional and stylish sleeper sofa. This sleeper sofa is revolutionary because it doesn’t have any metal bars or separate mattresses. It is easy to open up and it is unbelievably comfortable. We’ve tried it ourselves! When closed up, it’s a lovely comfortable couch to sit on, and to converse with the man behind the desk. Despite the name of the company (btw, made in the USA, right in Texas), there are many fabrics to chose from besides leather, and the couch comes in all different sizes and styles. If you are going to invest in a good sofa, with the versality of a sleeper sofa, you must check this brand out. American Leather Company has revolutionized sleeper sofas. This ain’t your cousin’s futon bed!
Integrity by Martha Beck – Martha Beck is a wonderful, engaging (often humorous writer) and her latest book, Integrity, is chock full of wisdom and food for thought. The book also includes several practical activities to help you get back to your own “integrity” which Martha defines this way, “Know what you really know, feel what your really feel, say what you really mean, and do what you really want.” If you like the works of Byron Katie (who Ms. Beck quotes a lot in this book) and Anthony DeMello, you will love this book.
Kenberrys Cable Management Box Set – My husband’s gorgeous, handmade reclaimed wood desk was getting lost in distraction by all of the cables coming out of his computer and his monitors. This set, found on Amazon, neatly hides all of the unsightly cables away, so that the focus can remain where it should be – on the gorgeous polished wood rings of the desk, and all of the untold history those rings must hold. We found this wonderful, ingenious set on Amazon.
Friends, have a fabulous weekend! Spend your weekend in integrity: Do what you really want to do! See you tomorrow. Here’s a bonus quote from Integrity by Martha Beck: “Everything that truly makes us happy is limitless and multiplicative, not scarce and divisive.”
Are you passing on love or are you passing on pain? Heal your pain and pass on love.
I’m going to follow Martha’s advice today, and go glamping with my friend group in Solvang. I was on the fence about it, feeling like I have so much work that I want to get done, but after reading Martha’s quote, I’ve decided that I deserve a mental health day!
In case you aren’t familiar (and why would you be?) Solvang is a tiny town in central California that was founded by Norwegians, and it has retained its Old World flavor. The bakeries in that town are DIVINE, and it sits on the edge of wine country, so it is surrounded by vineyards. It is typical when glamping to have a hearty peasant breakfast then spend the day caravanning from one winery to another, tasting flights of wine and picnicking in the beautiful valley. The campground where we have been staying for years has morphed into a resort, with permanent “tents” that feature private bathrooms and wifi. So it’s not really camping anymore – but it sure is fun!
Kelly, that sounds absolutely divine!! I’m so happy you took Martha’s advice!
I’m definitely going to check out that book, thank you!
To the other Kelly, good for you to giving yourself a day or a weekend away. You deserve it. And I used to live in Northern California, and I used to love driving down and visiting Solvang. It was one of my favorite towns. Thank you for mentioning it, and taking me down memory lane. Enjoy!
Okay, another place on my bucket list, Vicki!