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You know that feeling when you’re trying to pick out the right carton of strawberries, and you’re looking them all over? You finally find the one with the perfectly red berries, bright green tops and not a blemish in sight. Oh, the satisfaction. That’s how I feel when I pick out these fun things for y’all at the end of the month. All month long I’m curating ideas and picking out just the right things (the best berries!) to share with you at the end of the month. Here’s the best of the best! 

If you’re new here, once a month I share my favorite things: recipes, purchases, reads, and other odds and ends. It’s one of my favorite posts to write each month! You can catch my January favorites here.

To Wear

• This tasseled cover up from Francesca’s that’s a total dupe for this $160 one. It’s so FUN and I can’t wait to take it to Playa Del Carmen.
• These druzy earrings and white tassel drops that are my new go-tos
• These super fun kaleidoscope workout capris that I snagged at Target

To Cook

• Not healthy at all, but we cooked this Baked Cream Cheese French Toast Casserole last weekend, and it was to. die. for. Literally. It might kill you. But it’s so worth it.
• I picked up these chicken potstickers from Trader Joe’s, threw them in with a veggie stir fry mix and we called it dinner. SO GOOD. We won’t talk about the brown rice that I cooked to a crisp and ended up throwing away. But really, these potstickers were less then $4. Find them in the freezer section. And buy two packages. Trust me.
• I can’t wait to try this Breakfast in Bread recipe ASAP🙌

To Read

• 8 Changes to Make to Your Home Environment To Help You Feel Less Stressed – MORE PLANTS!
• I am the queen of paper piles. In a small apartment, that takes up space REAL quick. I like this solution!
• Business casual is a toughie for women, but I like the way this article breaks it down. I’m finding it’s really dependent on the office environment!
• I’m reading the sequel to Me Before You (called After You) and am absolutely LOVING it. I’m iffy about sequels but Louisa is a character you can’t look away from. I think I see a little of myself in her- the desire to travel and explore vs. the comfort of being home. I’m working on it😉

From ASL

In case you missed it, here are the most popular posts from A Simplified Life during February:

• Best Ever Crockpot Queso Blanco – this went CRAZY on pinterest
• 10 Ways to Love Your Husband – this was so fun to write. I always love getting opinions from the guys!
• 5 Favorites from Trader Joe’s – so much goodness

I have so many recipes in the works for next month, and I’m hoping y’all love them! We’re on the countdown for Playa del Carmen, which means it’s time to get my bikini out where I can see it for some extra motivation😉 P.S. it’s the first of the month- use today to set your goals and intentions for the month! I break mine up into categories: blog, self, and marriage. I’d love for you to share your goals below!

thanks for reading,