About a billion years ago I used to post some of my favorite things each Friday, and I’m going to try and bring it back for a bit. I might share physical things, food or recipes, places, activities, who knows. The options are endless.

This week my favorite things are:

Morning coffee on a porch

My parents have a great wrap around porch and taking coffee out there in the morning is such a nice change of pace. In Orlando I drank most of my coffee in the car and then on office days I’d usually have one or two lattes in the office that I got from the drive thru or delivered by UberEats.

Fresh garden produce

My dad planted a spring/summer garden and I’ve been having a lot of fun picking some of the last squash, bel peppers, mini watermelons, and oh so many tomatoes. It’s so much fun that Christopher and I made a DIY compost bin for my dad’s garden. We’re almost like real farmers now. (Hahahahaha, not even close)

My new Able backpack

I have been hauling my everyday wares around in a Longchamp tote bag for years, but I have a hard time keeping things organized without using like 5 pouches, so I decided to try out a backpack. Now if you’ve been around you know I don’t do things half way, so I dove in the deep end and ordered a leather backpack from Able. It has two compartments, one with a laptop sleeve, a water bottle pocket on each side and a front flat zip pocket. So far I have really been enjoying it. I keep my iPad, Bluetooth keyboard, journal, and kindle in the back section. I keep my purse and sometimes my Nintendo Switch in the front compartment, a water bottle in one side, and my phone, AirPods, and charging cables in the front pocket. It’s comfortable to wear and not too heavy or awkward for me as a shorty McShorterson.

My newest plant additions

I went to the local community college late summer plant sale and picked up a new purple oxalis and a pitcher plant. I chatted with one of the greenhouse experts and got some tips for some of my other plants and they even gave me a pot full of their succulent blend soil to try and keep my burrow tail from completely leaving this earth. Fingers crossed.

Dolly Parton License Plate

Tennessee has a Dolly Parton Foundation license plate and now I want to live in TN so I can have it. It supports Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library’s childhood literacy program. I love reading and know how important it is for kids to learn to love reading, so if we end up in Tennessee, this will be going on my car.

What are your favorite things this week? Let us know in the comments.