- I’ve been trying really hard this week to cut back on dairy. I mostly want to see if that’s what been causing my skin to breakout lately, but also for general health purposes. I’m probably never going to be fully dairy-free (because I really love cheese), but I’ve switched to the Califia Vanilla Creamer for my coffee. I’ve used this before and loved it, but then I started the bad habit of putting whipped cream in my coffee (which omg, you can buy a container from Whole Foods that they make in the store and it’s literally the best thing ever). So I definitely needed to cut that out. But the Califia Creamer is the only almond milk creamer I’ve found that actually makes my coffee CREAMY. And that’s because there’s coconut cream in there. I also really love it in iced coffee. Which brings me to my next favorite.
- Starbucks Blonde Roast iced coffee. So if y’all remember last week I told you the Cloud Macchiato from Starbucks was my new favorite, and it still is. I got it like two more times since then, which is another thing that made me want to cut back on dairy. So instead I picked up a bottle of the iced coffee from Target. I love the blonde roast one because it’s not bitter at all. I add just a little of the Califia creamer and it’s the perfect treat. Less calories, less money, dairy-free, win-win-win
- Another “bad” habit I started was my after-work snack. I HAVE to have an after-work snack. Lately I’ve been eating Wheat Thins with cream cheese which is probably one of my favorite snacks ever. BUT again, too much dairy. So I decided to try some dairy-free cream cheese. I went with Kite Hill because it was made with Almond milk and didn’t have too many crazy ingredients (looking at you Daiya, what are you even made of??), and it was cheaper than the Treeline one (which I’ve had it before at someones house and it was delicious, but I can’t pay $9 for cream cheese. sorry) Well the Kite Hill one ended up being really good! It’s tastes really similar to whipped cream cheese!
- Okay, Daylight Savings hasn’t been a favorite all week. The first part of the week was ROUGH. I just couldn’t wake up in the mornings. BUT I’m loving the extra sunlight in the evenings. It’s especially nice that I can take pictures for the blog after work instead of having to rush and do it before. So, I’m including it as a favorite because I think the worst of the readjusting is over.
- I just picked up the Papermate Inkjoy Pens last night from Target and I’m very pleased with them. I might do a whole review or maybe even compare a bunch of gel pens for y’all, but my first impression of them is good. As much as I love my fineliners and felt tip pens, they’re not great for writing a large amount quickly. So I decided to give these gel pens a shot because they’re supposed to dry faster than a normal gel pen, which means less smudging. I plan on using these for actual journaling where I’m usually writing pages at a time. But I’m sure they’ll make their way into my bullet journal as well.
Honorable Mention- I included the Watercolor Confections palette in a Friday Favorites a couple weeks ago, but I finally did a full review on the blog. If y’all haven’t checked it out yet, you should. I’ve been OBSESSED with it.
