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I'm Wearing: 

Tank ($24!)// Necklace

Pittsburgh-ing: As I mentioned in last week's lately post, we celebrated my sister, Callie's 22nd birthday this past weekend! She chose to go to Tender, which is a restaurant on Butler Street in Lawrenceville. It's really eclectic inside as it use to be a bank! I had been there for drinks before, but never for dinner. Everything we had was delicious. They had a gorgeous, massive bar with really fun drinks/craft cocktails. Although, I stuck with my usual extra dirty Hendrick's martini! Afterward, we headed to a bar on the Northside to cheer on the Steelers in the first playoff game. Can't wait for Sunday, round 2!

Wanting: I would love for you all to take a moment to fill out this quick survey to help make Summer Wind better and more tailored to what you like! It is completely anonymous unless you choose to enter your e-mail as a giveaway entry for a $100 Visa gift card! The responses I have received so far have been so incredible. You have all provided such sound advice; so thank you so so much for that! The giveaway/survey will continue through Sunday 1/17!

Wearing: I have to admit, I've been slightly lazy with what I've been wearing lately. A lot of the same thing over and over again (aka black, black, and more black). It's usually around this time of the year that I get really bored with my wardrobe. Scroll through above to see some of the things I've been eyeing to shake it up!

Reading: AdWeek's 10 Best Ads of 2015.  While we are on the topic of reading, I'm interested to know your #1 favorite book of all time? You know, the one that you stayed up until 3 am because you couldn't put down? I have been unimpressed with some of the books I've read lately and would love to know what your absolute favorite is (leave the title in the comments!).

Watching: Not watching Making a Murderer like the rest of the universe. I watched three episodes and could not get into it! However, I've seen a lot of movies lately, but still really want to see Sisters and the Big Short. I just saw The Martian with some friends and we all loved it. It stars Matt Damon and a host of other big names in Hollywood such as Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels and Kate Mara. Kind of an odd grouping of people, but it was a really cool story line. Matt Damon gets stuck on Mars and the movie chronicles his experience... I don't want to share anymore, you have to watch! I also just saw Concussion which starred Will Smith. It was filmed in Pittsburgh so it was really awesome to see SO much Pittsburgh in this film.

Drinking: When I was in high school, I was a cheerleader. When we had our two weeks of two-a-days in August to prepare for the beginning of the season, we practiced/worked out 8 hours every day. Since we practiced on turf and the temperature would oftentimes be around 100 degrees, it was really easy to get dehydrated. I myself was so dehydrated at one point, that I got the chills and felt like I had the flu. So the lesson here? Drink your water! Anyway, I don't really like Gatorade, but I absolutely love Propel. That's what I always drank during two-a-days. I thought for the longest time that it was discontinued so I was excited to see it in the grocery store. I stocked up and have been drinking a ton of it. It's SO good and I think it's the perfect thing to drink if you aren't someone who loves to drink 'plain' water! While it's 0 calories and has a lot of great vitamins, I will caution that it contains sucralose-- so by no means should it substitute your water intake, but it's not terrible for you!

Listening: My January Spotify playlist is now public! It's a work in progress, but there's about 25+ great songs as of right now! Also, I have been obsessed with Vance Joy for a year or two, but I hadn't given the song, Fire and the Flood a chance. I have been listening to this non-stop on repeat! It's so good and I am obsessed with the lyrics, too! It's one of those songs where you can really belt out the chorus while you're driving! I've been listening to a lot of music lately (if you can't tell) because I got a UE boom speaker, which is wireless (Bluetooth) and easily portable, so I can listen anywhere! It has SUCH good sound, I definitely recommend it... it's a good price point, too!

Inspiring: I admit, I fell for click bait, but this was worth it. The tagline made it sound like Zulilly provided awful customer service when a customer was trying to return something, but when you click on the story, you read this amazing story! I know that this company practice is probably not the best for their 'bottom line' but the PR junkie in me absolutely LOVES this.

Loving: This article that features 13 of the best Chrome hacks. I am so team Chrome over any other browser and these are some pretty cool plug-ins. My personal favorites are Facebook Unseen which lets you read your Facebook messages without sending a read receipt, Push Bullet which allows you to transfer content between your devices, Full Page Screen Capture which allows you to take a screenshot of a really long page, Check My Links which checks a web page for broken links, and Momentum which is my favorite 'desktop' for Chrome.

Quoting: 'The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched.'- Helen Keller