Monthly Favorites: August 2019

A roundup of my current favorite products, links, and things from around the web! Check out the list and find some new things to try for yourself.

While you’re reading this, I am gallivanting around Hawaii!! Oahu specifically…my last major trip for the year! August was one hell of a month! Backpacking through Yosemite, some big life change/decisions, skydiving over Niagara Falls (my 3^rd jump!!), seeing Shawn Mendes in concert and so much more! I can’t wait to start sharing some pics from this trip, but in the meantime, I am pumped to share my August faves . . . so much good stuff this month!

To eat

Coconut Lime Epic Bars | new flavor!! From the Ground Up Cauliflower Stalks  Pipcorn Broccoli Cheddar Cheese Puffs Blue Diamond Low Sodium Roasted Almonds with Sea Salt Bob’s Red Mill Pan-Baked Granola | more details coming on these soon!! ALL the flavors are amazing. NOOMA Blueberry Peach & Chocolate Mint Coconut Drink Mavuno Harvest Fruit Chews Naam Nom’s Cherub Bar | Raisin Spirit Carob Bars FitJoy Grain-Free Pretzels | the same ones I used to make these amazing Chocolate Covered Pretzels!

To watch

Netflix- 13 Reasons Why Season 3 | the best season yet in my opinion! The actors are just doing such an amazing job and I love all the important issues this show addresses. Incorrigible | One of Chris D’elia’s Netflix comedy specials . . . had me ROLLING with laughter! I am seeing him live in Rochester in November. Literally cannot wait! Movies- Ready or Not | A comical horror movie about a family you would NEVER want to marry into. Moana | Can you believe I haven’t seen this movie until now?! Where have I been?! YouTube–  The Cut | one of my NEW FAVORITE YT channels…funny, yet informative social experiments.  Lauren Brodauf | I was an IG follower of Lauren years ago because of running, but earlier this year she started a YT channel and she is HILARIOUS. 

To listen to

Shawn Mendes | I went to see Shawn Mendes in concert in Columbus this month, so naturally I’ve been jamming out since then! He is AMAZING live. ….check out this unreleased song when you get a chance!! SO good. Alessia Cara | Alessia was Shawn’s opening act and she BLEW ME AWAY!! I was a fan before but she is incredible live. Sounds exactly the same as she does on the radio….better even. And I love all of her new songs. NF | One of my favorite rappers…or really artists in general! His new album The Search speaks to my SOUL. AJR | They have a song about The Office . . . enough said. Seeing them in concert the day before my 25^th birthday in November. George Ezra | Perfect travel music in my opinion!  Dirty Heads | I know summer is ending but all of their music makes me feel like the season can go on forever!  This amazingly heartfelt song by Andy Grammer!  THIS KILLER COLLAB between Kygo and Whitney Houston!! …I also started a new series on IG where I share my top picks from New Music Friday on Spotify in my stories.

To read

Buffalo: America’s Favorite Summer City Dads being Dads GOT Showrunners are Headed to Netflix Why I Prefer to Travel Solo Baby with Down Syndrome Becomes Model for Oshkosh B’Gosh Simone Biles Tests the Boundaries of Gymnastics with Her New Moves Bride Walked Down Aisle by Man with Father’s Heart Doctors Explain How Hiking Actually Changes Our Brains Strong Women Would Rather Be Alone Than Spend Time with Assholes

Favorite posts from Healthy Helper from August…

Low-Carb KETO Chicken Parmesan Backpacking Through Yosemite Explore Your Own Backyard: Skydive the Falls Healthy Chocolate Covered Pretzels

[Tweet “#MonthlyFavorites: August 2019 #augustfavorites”]

Tell me some of your favorite things from the past month!