1. I could tell you the reason that there is no recipe up today is because I made a super yummy cucumber salad but my roommates are utilizing the kitchen so I can’t get in there to take pictures. Or, because I just came back from hot yoga after 3 weeks off and I’m so tired I want to die. These would be partly true. The real reason is because I started season three of Game of Thrones today and I literally want to do nothing else but watch Tyrion and Daenerys be awesome. My GoT dream: for Tyione and Daenerys to fall in love and rule the iron throne together and lock all the Lannisters in a deep dark cell somewhere. With that said, I haven’t seen ANY of this season past episode 2 SO DON’T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT!!

2. This lipbalm. The tin says one of the ingredients is “super secret strawberry flavoring”. What that means is, “we melted strawberry starburst into a lipbalm and are calling it top secret”. Seriously. Just like a strawberry starburst. I’m in love.

3. This moisturizer. It protects from UVA and UVB which is so, so important and which not a lot of sunscreens do. It’s toted as chemical-free but one look at the ingredients list and you can see thats a lie. BUT, GoodGuide gave it a 6 on a scale of 1-10 for being a safe-for-you product, which isn’t too bad. It’s hard to find an all-natural moisturizer with SPF that covers UVA and UVB. let me know if you have found a good one

4. My friend, Laura, has started a fun, new blog called Makeshift Living.  She talks about cute, cost efficient solutions for the home while she moves into a new place with her beau. She is giving away two succulents which are just so darn cute and trendy right now. If you search on pinterest for succulents, you’ll find about 8 million  different ways to display them. I have three now- 1 black prince, one cactus with purple straw flowers and one big hanging one for my porch called a donkey tail. So so so cute AND easy to care for. So enter her contest now and try and win yourself some!

photo by Laura

5. and last but not least, the new Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran music video. It’s adorable and I sort of want to die each time i watch it and I get to the end. I mean, a little mini Ed (and Ed’s new sleeve tattoo! hello!!) and a little mini Taylor. Love it. I can’t wait to see this song live this summer. I need to get tickets soon!!

I hope everyone has a great weekend. I will be getting dragged to a speed dating event by my friend Ashley, going to SOWA with my Grandma and cousin and, oh yes, holing up in my room and finishing season 3!