you’re my favorite : july/august 2016

Revisiting the "you're my favorite" prompt (my last post was a full year ago!) today! A few things that are my favorite right now/this summer/subject to change…

Travel. Still & always. Strangely, I don't have any flights booked this month, although I do have some local-ish travel planned. Starting to book fall travel, and very much looking forward to winter travel this year. We just booked an anniversary trip (wrapped in a work trip) for Sept – any recommendations for a fun dinner in DC?

Mad River Distillers. Quickly became a favorite after stopping at their Burlington tasting room. We regularly have one of their spirits in our bar cabinet – currently, it's Maple Cask Rum. I like to sip it neat at night when Dan is drinking his way-too-smokey Scotch. 

State of our Union meetings. To be fair, we've only had one…well, one & 1/2. Inspired by the weekly meeting suggestion in this article, Dan & I have scheduled check-ins about life, love, and what we're creating this time around. We recognize that life can be messier when you're in your 40s AND combining households AND dealing with other households. Here's to thriving rather than surviving.

Clairsonic. Here's the thing…I have good skin. Pale, freckled, and slightly wrinkled…but good skin. So I didn't really think that I "needed" a Clairsonic. I had the opportunity to pick one up last month…and I love it. 

My standing desk. Have we talked about this before? I got a standing desk at work many months ago, and it's the best. I really never lower it. I'm in enough meetings throughout the day that I do give my back/feet a rest. 

Cool mornings & warm days. This morning had just the slightest amount of chill to the air…enough for each of us to grab a flannel/sweatshirt as we sipped our coffee on the deck. 

Captain Fantastic. What a great movie!

What's on YOUR favorites list right now?