Happy Monday!

I love beginnings. Beginning of the year, the month, and the week. I’m actually really relieved for January to be over… I spent the first three weeks of the month without a job and absolutely no routine. I was starting to go crazy.

But now I’m back at it, working part time, getting back into working out, saving up for travel, and enjoying a routine. So I’m ready for February. It’s gonna be busy (and I love staying busy) and it’s my birthday month!

Now that I’m back to keeping busy I need to find a day of the week to sit down and make myself schedules. I’m one of those weird people who love calendars and planners and making To-Do lists. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all about being spontaneous! But there is something therapeutic about sitting down with my laptop and a couple notebooks so that I can prioritize all of my goals throughout the week. If you are like me and you get stressed really easily then I highly recommend doing this!

I always like to make myself some coffee while I do this and enjoy something I baked recently. This week, I actually teamed up with Next Door Desserts and enjoyed some delicious macarons during my planning sesh.

I honestly don’t have a huge sweet tooth but there are three things I crave occasionally and those things are:

• Chocolate ice cream
• Cheesecake
• Macarons

As soon as I saw the pictures of all these desserts, I had to at least try the macarons!

I enjoyed so many flavors! I had strawberry basil, lemon tart, coconut, peanut butter & hot jelly, white chocolate mocha, and cinnamon roll. I loved all of these but my absolute favorite was the white chocolate mocha!

I had my first macaron in Seattle, about 3 years ago, and they became one of my favorite treats! Ever since then I have been determined to find the best ones! I tried so many different kinds in Paris and they were good, but… I never thought I would find my favorite macarons at home in Portland!

These are, by far, the best I have ever had!

If you’re planning a wedding or an event and need some gorgeous desserts (or you just want something sweet to treat yourself too while you’re planning out your week), I highly recommend Next Door Desserts!

Now enjoy all these pictures I took while I got distracted with my weekly planning. Because if you didn’t take a picture of your macarons, did you actually have any?

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