A Little Change Around Here! 💌

Before we jump into this week’s happenings, I wanted to let you know about a little change I’m making! Moving forward, instead of sending you an email every time I publish something new, I’ll be rounding up all the latest recipes, projects, and happenings right here in What’s in Orbit!

You’ll still get all the homemade goodness, just delivered in one weekly email instead of a handful throughout the week. Because while I love popping into your inbox, I certainly don’t want to move in like Stephen King apparently has in my newsletter! 😂💛

But more on that later…

Fresh From the Kitchen

This week I dropped my Classic Peanut Butter Blossoms Recipe, just in time for all your holiday baking!

These are my son’s favorite cookies, so we make them year-round. What I love about peanut butter blossoms is how versatile they are. You can be as creative or plain as you want to be! Add a Hershey’s Kiss or a mini Reese’s Cup. Roll them in colorful sugar, plain sugar, or don’t roll them at all!

Make them YOURS!

They’re a classic for a reason, and if you ask me, no Christmas cookie tray is complete without them!

A Little Christmas Shopping 🎄

For as long as I can remember, my mom and I had a tradition of taking a little road trip every November to do some Christmas shopping. When I was growing up, there weren’t nearly as many shopping options close to home, so we’d make a day of it and head somewhere with a little more variety.

It’s a tradition I’ve continued over the years, and one I was hoping to carry on yesterday. Unfortunately, I’ve been feeling under the weather again, and the thought of being 45 minutes from home when I inevitably started feeling like garbage wasn’t exactly appealing. 😂

So I changed plans and stayed a little closer to home instead!

Which worked out great because I rarely go shopping anymore. Mom and I used to get out there almost every week, so I always knew what was changing in the stores in real time. These days? Well, most days you couldn’t pay me to leave my house, so I haven’t a clue what’s going on in the stores! I really had a great time just perusing the aisles.

EIGHT HOURS worth of a great time! 🤣 Yep! Despite feeling like a dumpster fire, I managed to spend a full workday’s worth of time shopping.

I came home feeling like I was rode hard and put away wet (which is only half wrong, seeing as it rained ALL DAY LONG), but I crossed SO many people off my Christmas list! And for the ones I didn’t, I at least have a pretty good idea of what I’m getting them.

I’m heading into the Christmas season feeling surprisingly prepared, which never happens, so I am SO excited about that!

I’m still hoping to make our traditional shopping trip happen this year, even if it ends up being a little later than November. 💛

A little something for me🎁:

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I went shopping for everyone else yet still managed to bring something home for me, this beautiful candle warmer and “Cookie Season” candle. You know, because I still need my house to smell like freshly baked cookies even when I’m not actually baking them.

A candle warmer is a gift I gave to multiple people last year and I REALLY wanted one myself but I didn’t get. But sometimes the old saying “everything happens for a reason” is right because when I tell you I ran to this when I saw it from across the store. I mean I RAN.

Dare I say it’s prettier than the ones I gave out last year? Sorry ladies!

10/10 recommend.

Reading Update 📖

Apparently, I can’t tackle reading Under the Dome in a timely manner. Honestly, at this point, Stephen King should be paying me rent for what seems to be his permanent residency in my newsletter! 🤣

I’m about 65% through this book, and honestly, it’s not the story’s fault. I’ve been so preoccupied with creating videos, developing recipes, and staying active on my socials replying to all of you that I haven’t made the time to read.

When I do pick the book up, I don’t want to put it down!

I am committed to having it finished before next week’s newsletter! Y’all hold me to it, you hear?

💛 Until Next Time…

Before you go, I want you to know how much it truly means to me that you let me into your world every week. Which is why I’m so excited to tell you that I’m announcing my very first giveaway next week! It will open Friday, November 20, close Sunday, November 22, and take place right here on the blog! Exact details to come!

I really think you’re going to like this one! I’ve curated a collection of some of my favorite things, and I can’t wait to share them with you.

And because you’ve chosen to be part of my little corner of the internet, you’ll hear all about it right here in next week’s newsletter. I appreciate you more than you know!

You continue to make my ordinary days the most extraordinary! I hope I can help you do the same.

Talk with you soon! 💛