January Recap and Favorites

For as much as January dragged on, this last week seemed to sneak up pretty fast! I usually joinย Shayย andย Sheafferย for the month-endย What’s Up Wednesday, but it completely escaped me. So instead, today, I’m using some of the prompts to round up my January recap and favorites!

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What I’m Reminiscing About

January is a big birthday month for my family, and we celebrated our daughter’s 19th right before she headed back to college! We are so proud of her and can’t wait to see where her life journey takes her!

 

Products I’ve Tried

I recently triedย Tula’sย Beauty Sleep Overnight Repair Treatmentย and I’m hooked! Made with probiotics + superfoods, it works itโ€™s magic overnight with clean, powerhouse ingredients that smooth the appearance of wrinkles and improve your skin tone and texture while your sleep!

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Tula Beauty Sleep Overnight Repair Treatment

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Alterna Haircare sent me their collection of hero products from theirย Caviar Anti-Aging line,ย and Iโ€™m obsessed with all of them! Each product contains potent botanical ingredients, including their Age Control Complex with black sturgeon caviar extract and is free of parable a, SLS, and synthetic color. Plus, they all provide thermal protection, restore moisture, elasticity, and shine. They have really made a difference in my dry winter hair!

Alterna Caviar Hair Products

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I also recently triedย ย Papa Stevesย No Junk Raw Protein Bars,ย and these are going to be a staple in my pantry going forward. Instead of being mass-manufactured, theyโ€™re made fresh weekly in Southern CA. And, every bar is non-GMO, gluten-free, and soy-free. You can find them at Whole Foods!

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Papa Steves Protein Bars

 

What I’ve Been Reading

Where The Crawdads Singย had been on my library list for ages, and it is probably one of the best books I’ve read in a long time. If you’re not familiar with the story, it’s about a murder in a small town on North Carolina’s coast and the suspect who has grown up in the marsh.

Girls Like Usย is a page-turner, and I read it in one sitting. It’s a thriller about an FBI agent who leaves her small town after high school and never looks back. She returns after her father’s death and finds herself drawn into some unanswered questions from her past.

What I’ve Been Listening To

I love listening to podcasts when I’m working out, and I just discovered Court Junkie through this post on Once a Foodie. The episodes cover trials of suspects and across the United States. The very first episode was a case that happened a few miles from where I live, so that had me immediately hooked!

What Else is New

Even though I rely on my phone to see the time, watches are a timeless accessory, and I still love to wear them! How pretty is the watch face on myย Starkling watch! Their watches are not only beautiful, but they are also affordable!ย And, keep on reading because a few of my blogging friends and I have a fun giveaway for you!

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Dark Floral Sweater

 

I can’t end my January recap and favorites without mentioning this awesome giveaway!ย  Today I am teaming up with 4 other beautiful bloggers to host a Valentine’s Day giveaway! There will be 1 Grand Prize winner with a box full of goodies for yourself and the special guy in your life including 3 Starking Watches, 2 face masks, foot masks, an eye mask for sleeping, earrings, scrunchies, Season 8 of GOT on DVD, and the contents of 2 Gentlemen’s boxes! There will also be six second-place winners that receive a Starking Watch! With so many prizes you have a great chance to win! Good luck!

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Thank you for reading my January Recap and Favorites!

 

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31 responses

  1. Radostina Blagoeva

    Awesome giveaway and I love your watch!
    See you in February!

    http://www.fashionradi.com

  2. Living on Cloud Nine

    I am so into bars right now but some have so much junk in them, I will have to run to Whole Foods for sure! I LOVE the family photo, your girlie is so pretty and I know sweet and smart as a button! Have the best weekend my beautiful friend! xo

  3. Thanks for sharing all these faves of yours! Love that photo of you family. Happy birthday to her and have a terrific weekend Jill!

    https://www.kathrineeldridge.com

  4. Gina Daily

    Always love these fun life updates. Happy birthday to your daughter! Adding Girls Like Us to my TBR as well! Thanks for the recommendation!

  5. Kellyann

    This was a great list! I need to try those protein bars right away – they look delicious! Have a super sweet weekend Jill!
    xo,
    Kellyann

  6. Allie Mackin

    Oh love your January and that dress, gorgeous!

    Allie of
    http://www.allienyc.com

  7. I just love these posts of yours hon and what beautiful photos too ๐Ÿ™‚ xx

  8. How wonderful and special to have a good memory with your daughter. I tried Alterna Caviar line last year, it’s quite good. Have a lovely weekend. <3
    FASHION TALES

  9. Yay for all the birthdays this month! I need to try those protein bars, LOVE that they’re clean and not mass produced. I have stayed away from Quest bars because they’re highly processed and have artificial sweeteners.

    Green Fashionista

  10. Mireille

    Always neat to see others favorites and life happenings.
    http://www.chezmireillefashiontravelmom.com

  11. Those hair products sound amazing! And so does the repair treatment! Happy Birthday to your daughter! Love how you wore the Starking Watch! The turquoise is a pretty contrast with your top!

  12. It’s so fun to try out new products like these. And knowing how you keep an eye on good ingredients, thanks for doing all the research Jill.
    XOOX
    Jodie

  13. Sounds like good products! Enjoy your weekend!

  14. I love all these! What an awesome month! =)

    – Cielo
    Mermaid in Heels

  15. What a fab round up and thanks so much for mentioning my podcast post! Happy birthday to your daughter – I hope she’s having fun in college. And thanks also for those book recommendations – they’re going on my 2020 list.

  16. I love your January round-up! Happy birthday to your daughter – it’s my youngest daughter’s birthday in January too!
    The Tula cream sounds amazing and so do the hair products
    Julia x
    https://www.thevelvetrunway.com/

  17. Might have to check into the vegan version of those bars, yum! Happy birthday to your sweet daughter.

    Amy Ann
    Straight A Style

  18. Aw, so many great things to wrap up January, Jill! Happiest of birthdays to your beautiful daughter! Those protein bars look amazing! Thanks for sharing and linking up!

    Shelbee
    http://www.shelbeeontheedge.com

  19. Sounds like a good month! Happy birthday to your daughter too! ๐Ÿ™‚

    Hope that you are having a lovely weekend ๐Ÿ™‚

    Away From Blue

  20. I hope your daughter had a wonderful birthday! I used to love Alterna’s haircare, but I’ve not tried any of their products in such a long time. I definitely need to check them out xo

    MakeupMuddle.com

  21. margot

    Happy birthday to your daughter !
    And It looks like you had a great month with a lot of nice new things.
    xx
    Margot
    https://troughthepasturesofthesky.com

  22. Such a cute round up! Hope your daughter had a fantastic birthday!
    ~Samantha
    http://goldcoastgirlblog.com

  23. Lizzy H.

    What a fun January, Jill! Happy Birthday to your daughter! I’m always looking for new fiction to read and I’ve heard about “Where the Crawdads Sing.” I may have to add that to my list! ๐Ÿ™‚

    http://lizzyslatest.com/

  24. It sounds like you had a wonderful January! I still have Where The Crawdads Sing on my reading list, I need to get to it!

    Make Life Marvelous

  25. Happy belated Birthday to your beautiufl daughter.
    I love Caviar products.

    http://www.ninakobi.com

  26. What a beautiful daughter! The Tula’s cream sounds interesting. I always think the next product will be “the one” to do the trick to make my skin look younger. LOL. Christmas of 2018 my mom bought me a 10 Step Korean skin care kit from Costco and I loved all the products. It seems the older I get the longer my night face routine takes. So fun to hear about your January favorites. Have a fabulous week!

  27. Such a cute picture of your daughter!! She’s darling. I loved Where the Crawdads sing…seriously think it was my favorite from 2019. I’m definitely intrigued by those protein bars…they look yummy.

  28. What a beautiful family photo! Belated happy birthday to your daughter dear!
    Jessica | notjessfashion.com

  29. Happy belated birthday to your beautiful gal.
    Vaishali
    http://www.vivaciouswish.com/2020/02/06/valentine-day-lookbook/

  30. Great family photo. Happy birthday to your pretty princess!!