Welcome to 5 on Friday, a little list of things I’m enjoying lately. I got this idea from Tim Ferris who sends out his 5 Bullet Friday posts to all his email subscribers and Laura Tremaine’s Secret Posts. If you’re interested you can check out Tim’s website at Tim.blog and Laura’s at 10thingstotellyou.com . I thought it would be fun to do a short and simple posts of things I’m enjoying lately. Every week you’ll find different content…could be books I’m reading, movies, tv, recipes, quotes, articles, household items etc….anything I’m enjoying to pass along in the hope that you might also find something you’d like.
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Summer Thriller Hyped By Bustle That I’ve Added to the Top of My Summer Must Read List
The Van Apfel Girls Are Gone I love the sound of this missing children/coming-of-age thriller. Set in Australia, it involves the disappearance of 3 sisters at the same time. Intriguing. Releases June 25 by Algonquin
Article I Found Interesting
Can Reading Make You Happier? I think most of us book people know the answer to this but I really enjoyed reading the scientific evidence for bibliotherapy
Some Fun 2019 Book Preview Lists I Came Across
10 Debut Books to Watch for in 2019 , Books Being Made Into Movies in 2019 , 10 of the Most Anticipated 2019 Books by Female Authors, The Real Book Spy’s Every Thriller We Know About So Far, The Millions: the great first-half 2019 book preview, Hello Giggle’s 50 most anticipated books of 2019,
A Small but Great Invention I’m Loving
Every Drop Lip Spatula This is exactly what it sounds like, a little rubber spatula on a longish wand to scrape the bottom of all those bottles, tubes, and containers our fingers can’t reach. This is genius. I also bought the larger version called Beauty Spatula for bigger bottles like shampoos etc. I’ve linked with Amazon but I got mine at The Container Store where they’re actually cheaper!
Tea I’m Loving This Week
Fireside Mocha from David’s Tea I love coffee in the mornings but in the afternoons I go for tea. I’m usually an Earl Gray or English Breakfast drinker but I got a Christmas gift from a friend with an awesome mug and tea diffuser from David’s Tea, along with a holiday tin of loose leaf teas. The are YUMMY! Fireside Mocha is my favorite so far and I made a run this week to my local David’s Tea to stock up while it’s on sale. It’s seasonal apparently and will vanish until next year. Boo! If you have favorite tea suggestions, leave them in the comments!
The Van Apfel book does sound intriguing. I’m definitely going to take a closer look at it and a couple of the preview list I somehow missed. (I can get lost for ridiculous amounts of time in those lists.) Have a great weekend!
I get lost in those preview lists too, I love seeing what’s coming up on the horizon. Hope your weekend has been good!
I added that book to my TBR list. Sounds so good!
Tea, I too, am a coffee drinker but when I was sickish, and Starbucks made my Medicine Ball completely wrong, I tried Coffee Bean’s Winter Dream Tea and it was amazing. It is seasonal as well but it was so delicious. https://www.amazon.com/Coffee-Bean-Tea-Leaf-Winter/dp/B009NDFEOM
Thanks so much for that link Tina! WE don’t have a Coffee Bean (I wish) but I’m going to order one on Amazon!
That tea sounds amazing; too bad it’s seasonal! I’m a big tea drinker but have never tried their brand. I think I’m going to have to now though! Have a great weekend!
If you love tea, yes you have to try David’s Tea! I was skeptical when I first went into the store but it really does taste better than most other teas I was drinking.
I’m definitely going to check them out! I have a shelf in my pantry dedicated to tea, so I’m a bit addicted, lol. Thanks for sharing a new brand!!
Van APfel!!! I’m in, love the sound of the story !!
I thought you’d like the sound of that! We need to let each other know when it’s up for request
Love the sound of that spatula. Did you buy it online?
I got it at The Container Store, you can get it online through them or on Amazon (I put links to both)
Thanks Renee. 😍
Renee, I just added The Van Apfel Girls are Gone to my tbr. Thanks! It doesn’t look like it’s available for request yet.
I’m more of a coffee drinker than tea but I do love Harley & Sons Hot Cinnamon & Spice. It’s also made in decaf so I can drink it later in the day. Delicious! I haven’t heard of David’s Tea, I’ll have to check it out.
I keep checking on Edelweiss and Netgalley, I’m hoping it comes up soon! I haven’t heard of Harley & Son’s but I love anything Cinnamon so that sounds good. I drink decaf in the afternoons too otherwise I’d be up all night:)