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Friday Favorites - August 12, 2022

 


Welcome to Friday finally!! So, I've been reading a lot of blogger's Friday Favorite posts and they have a lot of photos throughout their week. I must admit I am the world worst about remembering to take a photo! Part of it is because I put my phone down as soon as I get home unless I need it for a dinner recipe and the other part is my iPhone really needs to be upgraded. I currently have the iPhone 10 and the camera quality is not nearly as clear as the newer phones. I'm holding out for the next Apple release which is rumored to be next month; fingers crossed I can upgrade then! 


So, without further ado I do have a few things that have been my favorites this week I can share with you!

Favorite Technology 

Facebook addiction has been something I have been drying to conquer for the past year. It's difficult, especially when I need to look up a menu or store I am looking for and they only post on Facebook. I'll end up reinstalling the app on my phone to "just look up one thing," and before you know it, I have spent 45 minutes scrolling the newsfeed vortex. Even if I did not use the app, I would use the browser on my desktop and still get sucked into the newsfeed for way too long. 

This week I removed the app from my phone again, but I learned about the Newsfeed Eradicator extension for Google Chrome. This little extension displays a quote when you go to the Facebook page where the news feed would normally show. I can still search and go to a specific page or profile, but the endless newsfeed scrolling temptation is gone! This little plug in has been a GAME CHANGER! 


Favorite Playlist on Spotify

Instead of listening to news on the way home from work, I have been unplugging and relaxing. I found this Pop Goes Classical playlist on Spotify and I have been loving it! It is familiar sounding yet without lyrics. Give it a listen!


This is also what I have been up to this week:




I harvested & saved basil seeds from my basil plants during the garden cleanup! 


This was my favorite meme this week lol! It would be dreamy to set sail on a boat as luxurious as the Titanic one day. 


Have a fantastic weekend!!



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  1. Joanne August 13, 2022 at 3:08 AM

    Now I do hope they market the "new" Titanic with a different name or something... I'm not sure I'd feel safe even though we have melted most of the icebergs! LOL

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