31 Things to Do in March (Quarantine Edition)
1. It\’s National Peanut Butter Lovers Day! Grab your favorite peanut butter (I am a Crazy Richards girl), eat it from the jar, make some cookies or grab your favorite candy filled with peanut butter and indulge a little.
2. Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! Read a Dr. Seuss book, eat green eggs and ham, or create a craft in honor of his birthday!
3. Temperatures in Michigan have been on the rise and the snow is melting. I have major spring fever, but also know its Michigan and more snow is most likely on the way. Head to a nursery and pick up some house plants to combat winter blues and get ready for spring.
4. Just to put it on your radar, Easter is exactly one month from today. Start decorating and shopping!
5. Check out one of the new films being released today like Boogie or Disney\’s Raya and the Last Dragon.
6. If you love gardening, why not start growing seedlings right now?
7. Since March is the month of green, why not add more greens to your meals this month. I decided that I am going to have leafy greens with all of my meals.
8. Traveling still isn\’t the safest thing to do, so why not plan a spring staycation. I am going to do a Paris staycation and make some croissants and macarons to enjoy while watching French films and dreaming of the Eiffel Tower.
9. Head out for a hike. Make sure to dress appropriately for the trail – i.e. some may be muddy.
10. Visit the zoo! It\’s been a long winter of being locked up instead, get outside and visit some friendly faces at the zoo.
11. Sign up for a virtual 5k, and challenge a friend to participate with you.
12. Congratulations, you have officially survived a year in lockdown.
13. In honor of St. Patrick\’s Day coming up why not make some Lucky Charms treats?
14. Head outside and soak up the sun for some much-needed vitamin D.
15. Visit a new to you surrounding city and grab some food from a local restaurant.
16. Make some clover sugar cookies.
17. Happy St. Patrick\’s Day! Enjoy an old tried and true tradition or start a new one.
18. Today is my birthday, celebrate with me by eating something topped with sprinkles.
19. Give yourself a spring time mani and pedi.
20. Happy First Day of Spring! Start making your spring bucket list, and pump yourself up for the season ahead.
21. Make a pet-friendly Easter basket for your pup.
22. Head outside for a walk and enjoy the fresh air.
23. It\’s National Puppy Day! Post a throwback picture of your dog when they were a pup on social media. I cannot wait to see all the pictures!
24. Make a super cute Easter egg door hanger.
25. Grab a kayak and head out on the water (if it\’s thawed) and enjoy being out in nature.
26. Visit a local park and check out the trails they have to offer.
27. Send a friend who doesn\’t live close some snail mail – trust me it\’ll make their day.
28. Hop on your bike and hit the trails.
29. It\’s National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day! Shopping small isn\’t just for Small Business Saturday, it\’s for every day! I personally always leave chain restaurants behind and dine local instead. I challenge you to at least eat out at a local restaurant instead of a chain today.
30. Get ready for Easter with these adorable bunny cupcakes.
31. Start thing about the flowers you want to plant when the weather breaks.
Friday Favorites 2.26.21
And just like that, it\’s Friday again. For me, I think the week started to cruise by when the weather turned from single digits to blue skies and upper 40\’s. There\’s just something about beautiful weather that instantly transforms my mood. Sunday Jackers and I ventured out to the water to soak in some much-needed vitamin D and the whole week has followed suit. Let\’s talk about some faves from the past week:
Disney released the trailer to Luca and I can\’t wait for that adventure this summer.
Disney also made sure to pump up its followers about The Mighty Ducks Game Changers series headed to Disney Plus in March.
You can check out Land (the movie I can\’t stop talking about) in theaters now and On Demand March 5!
Prepare for all the summer camp vibes you can handle courtesy of the Netflix trailer to A Week Away.
Looking to try some new recipes? I am sharing three Southeast Asian recipes inspired by Disney\’s Raya and the Last Dragon.
Need a movie to watch this weekend? You don\’t want to miss Flora and Ulysses on Disney Plus – it\’s honestly too adorable for words!
I\’ve been looking for some spring nail polish colors to give myself a little refresh, and am loving Northern Nail Polish Mackinac Island and America\’s High Five for spring.
My nails have been complete suck lately. Zoya just released Rescue + Repair – the simple solution for sucky nails. I just started using it and will report back next week.
I am beyond obsessed with Williams Sonoma partnering with Amirah Kassem\’s Soho-based Flour Shop bakery to bring the run Rainbow Explosion cake home with a DIY Rainbow Explosion Cake Kit. I think I need it for my birthday!
Disney and Pixar’s Luca—Teaser Trailer Now Available
Is it summer yet? Disney and Pixar just released the teaser trailer for summers greatest adventure Luca, and the anticipation is killing me.
Directed by Academy Award® nominee Enrico Casarosa (“La Luna”) and produced by Andrea Warren (“Lava,” “Cars 3”), “Luca” features a remarkable voice cast.
Synopsis of Luca
Set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera, Disney and Pixar’s original feature film “Luca” is a coming-of-age story about one young boy experiencing an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta and endless scooter rides. Luca shares these adventures with his newfound best friend, but all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from another world just below the water’s surface. Directed by Academy Award® nominee Enrico Casarosa (“La Luna”) and produced by Andrea Warren (“Lava,” “Cars 3”), “Luca” releases Summer 2021.
Southeast Asian Recipes Inspired By Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon
If you\’re like me, you\’re probably missing travel. One thing I love about traveling is trying new foods, you never know what you\’ll discover. This year I decided to start a personal journey and make or order foods from places I want to visit or that surround a movie (remember when I made this amazing ratatouille while Jack and I enjoyed watching Ratatouille on Disney Plus?).
I recently learned that Disney\’s new movie Raya and the Last Dragon (coming to theaters and Disney Plus Premier Access March 5) is inspired by Southeast Asia and Southeast Asian cuisine plays a unique role in the film. You know that got me completely inspired to make some Southeast Asian food, and I spent some time looking up various recipes and one thing I learned is some of the sauces that make Southeast Asian food taste the way it does require a wide variety of ingredients and that can get costly quick.
Disney must have known that us foodies would want to give Southeast Asian cuisine a try, and they partnered with OMSOM to bring a few good recipes and all you need are these OMSOM sauce kits! Check out the recipes below! I cannot wait to make the Lemongrass Barbecue Salmon! Yum!
Don\’t forget to catch Raya and the Last Dragon in theaters and on Disney Plus Premier Access Friday, March 5!
Synopsis of RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON
Long ago, in the fantasy world of Kumandra, humans and dragons lived together in harmony. But when an evil force threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. Now, 500 years later, that same evil has returned and it’s up to a lone warrior, Raya, to track down the legendary last dragon to restore the fractured land and its divided people. However, along her journey, she’ll learn that it’ll take more than a dragon to save the world—it’s going to take trust and teamwork as well. From directors Don Hall and Carlos López Estrada, co-directors Paul Briggs and John Ripa, and featuring the voices of Kelly Marie Tran as Raya and Awkwafina as the last dragon Sisu.
Movie Review: Disney Flora and Ulysses
Heroes come in all different shapes and sizes. Sometimes you end up discovering them unexpectedly. In the latest Disney Plus release Flora and Ulysses, an unexpected superhero comes to life in a fun story. Based on the book by Kate DiCamillo, Flora and Ulysses is about an unlikely friendship between Flora a young girl who is superhero obsessed (thanks to her dad), and her new friend Ulysses a squirrel with superpowers.
Like any good superhero, Ulysses has enemies, and when you\’re a squirrel those enemies are humans that just don\’t understand. This allows for some great comedic moments throughout the film. While I wouldn\’t recommend getting a squirrel as a pet (a cute stuffy of Ulysses is approved of though), I do recommend checking out Flora and Ulysses. The premise may sound silly, and it is, but it is everything light-hearted that we could use right now and will definitely keep the whole family entertained.
I cannot recommend Flora and Ulysses enough. In fact, I told my mum to watch it and she just can\’t get enough of it!
Fashion meets Food 