High Five for Friday

Happy Friday! It's been a great week and I have a huge list of to-dos for the weekend ahead. Highlights of this past week for me include:

1 -Picnic dinner along the water in Boston with two dear friends.
2 -The two dear friends, Steph and Jess and me.
3 -Lookout doggie, Milton.
4 -A productive week at work, getting ready for a new school year to begin in a few weeks.
5 -Our new light fixtures: glass bottles the mister installed over the kitchen island (I'm still deciding if I want to paint them or not)

From around the blog world, some posts I'm loving:

• I'm planning to make a few necklaces like this in the near future.
• Emily shared some great purging tips (I often aspire to be a minimalist, but fall short)!
• Date night ideas for two bucks...say what?!
• Laura's words about where we find beauty along with her honest vlog that shares more on the topic.
• Check out this free printable, perfect for bloggers.
• Anne shares her ideas on how to grow your blog while having fun and staying true to yourself.
• These coral nails.
• Outstanding ideas from Megan on fashion finds on a small budget.
• I loved this perspective of a family trip to Washington DC (one of my favorite places in the US).

Have a great weekend!
((I'm linking up with Lauren for High Five for Friday))

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