My Favorite Things: Our Backyard

We had a very busy weekend, which involved Free Comic Book Day, and a viewing of Thor! More on these festivities later this week, I promise.

My Favorite Thing for this Monday is our backyard. When we bought our home back in October, I had no idea how much I would fall in love with this outdoor space. Right beyond the rocks there is a drop that leads to a small creek, and the wooded area lies behind it.

Ahhhhh serenity.....Aron and I ate breakfast on the patio Saturday morning. Is it weird that I am excited about our patio furniture? We found it at Walmart last weekend on sale.

Word of advice; if you are going to go for it and do bagels with cream cheese, please buy the full fat kind. Please. Even the reduced fat stuff I bought tasted like plastic. Of course, I still ate it :)

I'm wearing a cute bow cardigan Lola-Rocks Clothing got in this week. (Lola-Rocks Clothing is my business in case you are wondering). It really is adorable. Also, I put a streak in my hair last week. The main purpose of the bleached streak was to cover the massive gray streak that is forming :)

Our kitty Sebastian likes to join us on the patio, mainly to partake in some yummy grass and greens.
Hope you all have a fabulous week!

Adrienne

A Different Direction

Hello Lovely Readers,

After much contemplation, I've decided I will be be changing things up a bit on my blog. What Lola Wants is currently fashion centric, but from now on it will be more of a personal blog-but not in a TMI sort of way :)

My upcoming posts will focus on family, friends, music, art, and..... fashion. Yes, you will still see my posing with my hand on my hip from time to time, just not on as regular a basis.

I love all my fashoinista blogger friends, I think they are amazing and read their posts daily. But for me personally, I want to change it up a bit. I hope you will stick around to partake in some life nuggets with me.

Adrienne

Giveaway Winner!

The winner of our Retro Spring Giveaway is the fabulous Louise from Coffee and a Cardigan! I'll be emailing you for your address info. Congratulations!

My Favorite Thing: Woodland Creatures

I've always had a soft heart for animals, all animals. My favorites tend to be woodland creatures; bunnies, deer, and so on.

One of the rad things about living in Tennessee is that you're surrounded my wild nature. Even in our subdivision, which is quite populated, there is a little patch of wood that the animals still live in. Fortunately, that patch of wood is right behind our back yard.

Yesterday morning I was taking a shower and I hear Aron say "Adrienne, get out of the shower now." He leads me to out bedroom window and there is a deer to the left of our house, nibbling on the grassy hill. Here are some pics Aron managed to capture.

There is also a brown bunny that hops around and visits different yards. Here is a blurry iPhone pic of him (or her) :)

Hope the photos of animal cuteness brightened your Monday a bit!

Adrienne

FBFF: Fitness

April 29: Fitness and Fashion

1. Do you keep some kind of fitness routine? Why?
I was working out at the gym regularly, but my gimp knee put a stop to that nonsense. Seriously, I will be working out again in the next few weeks. I mainly exercise for my health, since I have high blood pressure. Working out makes me look and feel better, regardless of what size I am.

2. Has working out, maybe training for a marathon or something of that nature, helped with your own perception of body image?
Working out and becoming physically stronger has helped me love myself just a little more :)

3. When you are hitting the gym or just going out for a long walk what do you wear? Is it about functionality or fashion?
At this point, it is all about functionality, especially if I am hitting the gym at 6am.

4. Do you feel there is a cultural perception of what you ‘should’ be doing for your own physical fitness?
Definitely, and this annoys me a bit. You don't have to join a gym to be healthy. Walking every day, or being active in general, are great steps towards fitness as well.

5. Dream big… what would be your ultimate fitness goal.
To fit back into a size 16 :)

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