Welcome to 5 on Friday, a little list of things I’m enjoying lately. I got this idea from Tim Ferris who sends out his 5 Bullet Friday posts to all his email subscribers and Laura Tremaine’s Secret Posts. If you’re interested you can check out Tim’s website at Tim.blog and Laura’s at 10thingstotellyou.com . I thought it would be fun to do a short and simple posts of things I’m enjoying lately. Every week you’ll find different content…could be books I’m reading, movies, tv, recipes, quotes, articles, household items etc….anything I’m enjoying to pass along in the hope that you might also find something you’d like.
App I’m Addicted To Lately
Wordscapes Described as an addicting cross puzzle…yes it is! In an effort to lessen my mindless scrolling of Instagram and Twitter and actually use my brain more I downloaded this app…and now I’m glued to my phone playing it if I’m not reading. I love the scenic backgrounds and the little daily present I get to open to reveal a prize:). See, it’s the little things, right? And I’m using my brain so I’d say it’s a win win
Movie I Enjoyed Recently That Also Pleasantly Surprised Me
Instant Family starring Mark Walberg and Rose Byrne. I think I saw one preview for this before we went to the movie and I expected a slapstick kind of “mindless” humor type of storyline. That’s not what this is, although there was some silly humor in parts. For the most part, however, the movie tackled serious topics in ways that made me laugh but also cry a little which was totally unexpected. Highly recommend this one.
Workout DVD’s I’ve Dusted Off for the Winter
T25 with Shaun T I really love walking outside at the park and will continue to throughout the winter but sometimes I just don’t feel like putting on all my winter clothes, hat, gloves, boots, etc. I bought these dvd’s several years ago and I’ve done the entire program more than once so I thought I’d get them out again to incorporate with walking. I find Shaun T super motivating and each workout has a low impact person to follow if, like me, you can’t do a lot of jumping. You get a calendar to follow that lays out what workout to do each day as well as 10 different workouts so you don’t get bored. Best of all, it’s only 25 min!! And yes, you will sweat and get a good workout in that amount of time.
Graphc Novel I Loved That’s a Mustread for All BookWorms
Book Love by Debbie Tung. You might think I typed wrong because I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned a graphic novel on the blog before but I loved this little book. She captured so many of the idiosyncrasies of being a book nerd…I felt right at home reading this! One of my favorite parts was Bookworm Fears…Being Stuck with Free Time & Nothing to Read , A Movie Adaptation That Will Negatively Change the Way You Feel about the Book, and When Someone Asks This Question – Can I Borrow Your Book?:) All so true for me. This would make a great gift – I wish the publisher would’ve set the pub date for this month rather than Jan 1 – and I plan to grab my own copy to reread when I need a little pick me up
Fun Book Lists I’ve Enjoyed Reading
6 Books That Deserved Their Hype & 6 That Didn’t from Susie at Novel Visits , 10 Popular Books Worth the Hype from T at Traveling with T , Popular Books Worth the Hype from Orange County Readers , 8 Books That Deserved the Hype & 5 That Didn’t plus Best debuts of 2018 from Sarah at SarahsBookshelves and 30 Contemporary Fiction Novels for Your Book Bucket List from Allison at Mindjoggle
See anything you also enjoy on my list this week? I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments below!
Have a Great Weekend!
I can always count on you for some good recs. As the Christmas season gets more and more busy, I need some distractions and am going to add the Wordscapes app to my phone. It sounds great for some mindful escaping.Like you, I tend to not even consider graphic novels, but you have me very curious about Book Love.
Thanks so much for the link, Renee and have a lovely weekend.
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You’re welcome Susie, I love helping out in the recs department! I think you’ll enjoy Book Love as a whimsical take on being a book lover. Let me know what you think of Wordscapes, we can compare levels:) Have a great weekend!
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Thank you for the link, Renee! Both Book Love and Wordscapes sound like things I could use this month! I’m glad to hear you liked Instant Family–the previews intrigued me. I’m sure I won’t get to it until it lands on Amazon or Netflix, but it’s one to look forward to 🙂
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You’re welcome! Both Wordscapes and Book Love are fun distractions for the busty month of December
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Thanks for the shout-outs! I used to do T25 all the time when the kids were little and I needed something fast I could do in the basement before they woke up! Hardest 25 minute workout I’ve ever done!
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It really is such a great 25 min workout!
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Love love love these posts ❤ I want to see Rose Byrne movie (love her!) and I need to check the exercise videos!
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Thanks Annie!
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Thanks for linking my post to your post 🙂 🙂 ❤
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I’ve heard great things about Shaun T. I haven’t been able to run in over a week because of my stupid cough – hoping to get back to it today!
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Coughs are the worst! Hope you feel better soon, it’s no fun to miss workouts. Shaun T is worth a try when you’re looking to add something different to your running
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I enjoyed checking out the posts about hyped books and whether the blogger felt they deserved the praise. I also ended up adding some books to my TBR due to that. Book Love is a great graphic novel and I am looking forward to when it is published so I can buy a couple of copies for gifts. Great post Renee.
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Thanks Carla! Book Love will make a great little gift
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Thank you so much for linking back to my post! ❤️❤️❤️
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