Midweek Ramblings + Recent Purchases + Current Wishlist.

{One of the beautiful Christmas trees that I saw in Kentucky! Stay tuned for more posts from the trip soon! Keep up with me on social media @miss_alk}

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Ramblings:

• Last Ramblings of 2017! Today's post is my last Midweek Ramblings for the year! (Next week I have some of my annual end-of-year recaps planned for the blog.) I can't believe that yet another year has passed of sharing these tidbits of my life with y'all on Wednesdays. I started doing these posts back in college and I wasn't sure how long I'd keep doing them or if anyone would like them, but clearly they have stuck around!! Corny as this sounds, I'm excited to ramble my way in 2018 with another year of blogging. 😊
• Holiday motivation struggle: It has been a rough week with motivation at work! My first time off since starting my job was a couple weeks ago, and I have another long weekend coming up for the Christmas holiday. Then I'm off the following weekend as well for  New Years' trip! It's so strange to me to have all of these long weekends in a row after going so many months without time off, and it's definitely taken extra effort to stay focused and productive at work this week. Anyone else feel me on that? 
• Native New Englander: My native Maine self totally came out this week with the weather. After a warm fall, Vermont has had a bitterly cold December. Yesterday, temperatures finally hit 40 degrees (something we haven't seen in a few weeks now). I broke out a dress and tights for the occasion, and remarked several times that day on-air "ISN'T IT WARM OUTSIDE TODAY?!" I'm laughing to myself now... if I was still in North Carolina I would be freezing in 40 degree weather! Funny how you change your geographic location and your perspective changes! 

Purchases:

• I haven't done any personal shopping this week. My high school bestie and I have a shopping date planned for this weekend when I arrive home in Maine, so I'm looking forward to that! I'm also excited for After Christmas Sales!

Wishlist:

• Not a super fun item but soon I need to replace my radio headphones for work! I've been starting to look at different pairs at various price points on Amazon. 
• This sweater sure would brighten up some cold winter weather! And it's on sale right now. 
• Since I've called a few places home, lately I've been obsessed with custom coordinates jewelry. This bracelet is gorgeous and I love how you can customize it with where you've lived! 
• As the weather continues to get colder in Vermont, I continue to crave ALL the scarves! 
• These are the most darling shoes!! (Not very appropriate for New England winter, but I can dream right?)

Recipe of the week: My Favorite Matzo Ball Soup. Giving a shameless plug to the recipe that I shared on the blog this week! It really is one of my favorites to make at this time of year. 

Song of (2017): Since this is the last Midweek Ramblings of the year, sharing my favorite song of the year! Hands down and without a doubt, it was Rockabye by Clean Bandit. I am a big Clean Bandit fan and love everything they release, but this song I especially love!! (I associate it with a tougher time in my life last winter, and hearing this song on the radio then always used to put a smile on my face!)

On the blog this week:

• What to Wear to Visit a Horse Farm.
• A Visit to Old Friends Farm in Kentucky.
• Happy Hanukkah! My Favorite Matzo Ball Soup Recipe.
• Kentucky Garden in the Snow...
• Holiday PR Packages Review.

      Have a wonderful rest of your week! We're so close to Christmas!

      God Bless,

      xoxo Annaliese