TEN SIMPLE THINGS || "PLEASE SIR, MAY I HAVE SOME MORE?"

and I say that in my best poor orphan boy accent. but in all seriousness, if I could sum up this week into one word, it would be 'hungry'. all this running is really taking its toll on my body and my grocery budget. so it's no wonder that most of the things listed here are food related. I hate to admit it, but I'm a glutton. 

001 :: the smashbox contour kit. just recently, sephora got it back in stock and I had to snatch one up before they disappeared again. and if you order before august 10th, beauty insiders get double points!

002 :: the exterminator coming. in recent weeks, we've been having a bit of an ant problem. we tried everything and finally had to ask for an exterminator to come and take care of it. since his visiting, we are ant free and it is so nice to have that peace of mind.

003 :: a whole day of sunning. you would think that living on the ocean, getting out and getting tan would come a little easier, but no. even in the caribbean, something always comes up, so it was lovely reading in the sun all day and coming in to find a developing tan at night.

004 :: rhubarb preserves. I finally hunkered down and bought some fancy, grown-up preserves this week ( I guess the non grown-up kind are the ones you can buy in quarts ). I chose rhubarb since I've been missing that flavor this summer and was not disappointed. now, if they only sold it in bulk...

005 :: a doughnut, perfectly sprinkled. I picked it up at the bakery and it vanished before I even started the car. when I foretold this happening to the sales clerk, she was not amused. she just looked at me like I had frosting and sprinkles all over my face, which was an astute foretelling on her part because that came later.

006 :: putting coconut oil on my face. when mitch saw me do this for the first time, he looked at me as though I'd lost my mind and refused to touch me for the rest of the evening. but lo and behold, I woke up the next morning and my face was noticeably more supple and maybe it was my imagination, but it had better coloring, too.

007 :: eating a whole carton of blackberries at the beach. I base my produce pickings on what looks best. since all of our food is flown in from elsewhere, you never know what is gonna turn up ( sorry locavores; I totally believe in the cause, but it's that or get scurvy ). this week, the blackberries were looking mighty fine and I gobbled all of them up oceanside.

008 :: beach yoga. all the kids are doing it. I don't think getting back to nature knows true meaning until you're downward dogging and literally digging your fingers and toes into the sand while little waves are sweeping underneath you.

009 :: feeding the iguanas. if you follow my instagram feed, then you know our pool hosts a rather large family of iguanas. they pretty much leave you alone unless you're snacking. and I was happy to share just a few blackberries with them. I'm pretty sure they're herbivores, so hopefully no harm was done.

010 :: finishing the third harry potter book. that series is really taking me back to elementary school. my goal is to finish all seven before the twentieth. wish me luck!

this weekend is sure to be a good one, though perhaps a bit melancholy. some of the friends we have made on the island are through with their own 20-month sojourn and so we have to say goodbye. and there's really no better way to do that than with a proper beach day and farewell dinner. other than that, you can find me running twelve miles on saturday and mitch will most likely be studying for his final round of blocks. can you believe another semester has passed already? craziness!

what are your plans for this weekend? I hope they're wonderful. let me know in the comments.

love, arielle

**photo found via pinterest