Tangent Tuesday: My Favorite Things

I've found that I don't like posting recaps of activities or events as much as I like writing about topics. Granted I don't have anything deep or meaningful to write about but hey, life isn't always complicated. Sometimes, it's just like The Sound of Music and about a few of our favorite things...

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And because I'm mildly obsessive compulsive and love lists, here's a list.

1. My iPhone and Mophie

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Well duh, I love my iPhone, Apple is amazing, blah blah blah. The major flaw with the iPhone though is that I can easily drain my battery completely by early evening—and plugging it in is either not possible or a total pain. For my birthday my parents bought me a Mophie Juice Pack Air which extends my battery pack by... a lot. I don't know, like half a day? All I know is at the end of the day I don't have search for my cord to keep my phone from shutting down. It's bulky, but that doesn't bother me. The one thing that would be neat is if Mophie came in other colors besides plain white—pink please?

2. Amazon

Amazon's not a thing? Who said Amazon can't be a thing? In wedding planning I've been using Amazon for EVERYTHING, and because Nathan has Amazon Prime we get free two-day shipping. So basically, I never leave my apartment to go to the store.

3. Tazo Tea

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Ok yes, I love Starbucks as much as the next girl. And I love carrying a Starbucks cup around with me all day. Do I love paying $4 a day for tea? No. (I don't drink coffee.) Good thing this tea is amazing. My favorites are Refresh and Zen—Passion is good but very very strong if you let it sit more than 0.00001 seconds. So is Organic Chai. p.s. I like my tea weak.

4. My Brooks Nightlife Running Jacket and Pro Compression Socks

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My three siblings and I all got the Brooks neon yellow Nightlife jacket for Christmas. I also got bright pink Pro Compression socks—and gave Emily and Nathan black Pro Compression socks. Hey, if it's a good product, buy more of it. Abigail, Emily, and I all sported our matching jackets on a (cold cold cold) run to Minneahaha Falls in Minneapolis and Nathan (taking the picture), Emily, and I also wore our compression socks. Love them. The jackets are reflective for running at night and the socks aid in blood flow and recovery.

5. Leverage

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This is a bittersweet one because just after I finally started watching and loving this show, TNT canceled it after five seasons. On the bright side, there's five seasons to watch! Eliot (to the left of the guy in the center—team leader Nate) is my favorite character, closely followed by Parker and Hardison (to the right). Nate and Sophie are kind of whatever, but every fight Eliot gets into makes up for it. If you haven't seen it, you don't understand—but it's awesome. Just trust me.

What are some of your favorite things? Bonus points if you put them into song form.