Whew, it’s Friday.
It’s the first Friday Favorites of 2021, and I’m already ready for a weekend.
I don’t know what you’re doing, but I’m planning on lots of cozy time at home with my fam. Today’s post is going to be pretty short and sweet and then I’m off to do some chores and sheets before I work (Fridays are my sheets day; do you have a certain day to do sheets?!).
As always, I’m linking up with my friends Andrea and Erika .
Sending you much love this weekend. xo
Erika and I are bringing back Let’s Look again this year!
If you are a blogger, our first link up will be this Wednesday!
Here are this year’s prompts…
I’m excited to start a new year with you guys!
The number one question this week…Did you get a new Apple Watch band?
Yes.
Yes, I did. 😉
I bought this blush pink one for winter and spring and love it so much! I am wearing it with my Series 6, but just like the brown one I have, I really think it will fit all sizes of Apple Watches. I do change my band out when I workout (so that this one doesn’t get sweaty and gross) which seriously only takes three seconds. Super easy!
After Christmas, I wanted something reallllllly mindless to watch and saw that this was now free on Prime…
…do you remember Mad About You?! It began airing in the early ’90s, so I didn’t watch it then, but I used to watch the reruns when I was in college. All of these years later, and I still LOVE IT! It’s super cute, super funny, super light-hearted and sweet. I’m already on season two! If you’re looking for something light and fresh, here you go 🙂 .
Abercrombie and I have been in a serious relationship for years…and it’s only getting better…
…I wore this cozy fleece with my favorite leggings one day this week and then on another…
…wore this super cozy cardigan. I love fall and winter clothes SO MUCH! Also, those black jeans there are Wit & Wisdom which you know I love. If you’ve never tried them before, they’re a-mazing!!! They are mid-rise, have a lot of give but do not stretch out during the day as you wear them. Make sure you size down though when ordering! Also, edit here: lots of you were asking about my necklaces. The bead one is HERE and the moon is HERE.
Finally…
…it’s officially Soup Season!
Today, I’m sharing 34 Cozy Winter Soups just in time for your January! They are all so delicious and EASY!!
That’s it for today! Have a wonderful weekend!! xx
Tammy Nelson says
Good morning! I made your Cowboy Stew yesterday and my family devoured it. It was so so good !
Mix and Match Mama says
Yay!!!! I’m so glad you liked it!!!
Elspeth says
Yay! I love let’s look and I’m so excited you are bringing it back! Happy weekend!
http://www.elspethsdaybyday.com
Mix and Match Mama says
Yay!!! You too!!
Erika Slaughter says
I’m looking forward to another year of Let’s Look! Happy Friday, Friend!
Abby Kate says
I cannot wait for the Let’s Look linkup! I love that cardigan. It looks super cozy and cute! Have a happy day, Shay!
traci says
Love the outfits! So cozy!!
Random- have you mentioned what type of floors are In your closet?! Is that real wood or wood tile? We are wanting to redo floors so any insight would be great! Love the lighter color too!
Mix and Match Mama says
It’s real wood!
Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog says
Your outfits are the cutest! Have a great weekend, Shay! 🙂
Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog
http://charmainenyw.com
Libby says
I change & wash linens on Mondays. I have for 18.5 yrs. If I don’t have a set day, I can never remember when I last changed them.
Sheaffer Sims says
Oh my goodness! I’d totally forgotten about Mad About You! I loved that show!
jamie says
YES! i LOVED {mad about you}. i recently started putting movies and shows on for background noise to make our home cozy. i never understood you having movies on while you work, etc.— i have to have silence when i’m reading or doing any task that requires me to focus. i’ve really embraced having shows on in the background and {mad about you} is PERFECT. enjoy a peaceful + restful weekend.
Mix and Match Mama says
Yes!! There is something soothing to me about it too!! Happy Friday!
kathy says
Every year, the night before Thanksgiving, we watch Giblets for Murray from Mad About You (season 3). Even though we all have seen it so many times, we always laugh over that episode.
Mix and Match Mama says
Oh my gosh, I can’t wait to get to season 3 to watch that one! I’m going to think of YOU!!
Gail says
Yesterday I made your Santa Fe soup and it was so good and easy to make. Thanks for being a light in these dark times. I look forward to reading your posts everyday.
Mix and Match Mama says
Awwwww! Yay! I’m so happy to hear this!!
Sarah says
Happy New Year! What size do you wear in Abercrombie? I’m 5”5’. Slightly longer arms.
Mix and Match Mama says
xs!!
Karen says
Oh my gosh, I used to love Mad About You!!!
Mix and Match Mama says
Watch it again!!! Even though it’s like 30 years old, the comedy and plot still holds up today!! I have thoroughly enjoyed it!
Sandra Roberts says
My sheets went into the wash around 7:20 this morning!
Meghan says
Happy Friday! Would you mind sharing the couch that your brother gifted you again?
Thank you!
Mix and Match Mama says
Yes! It’s “The Thomas”! (Which is super special for so many reasons…both of my grandfathers have Thomas in their name plus my brother and Samuel do too!)
Amy Wood says
Hi, Shay! Are you not doing a 2020 book synopsis this year? I hope I did not miss it somehow!
Mix and Match Mama says
You missed it!! You can read it here: https://mixandmatchmama.com/2020/12/2020-books-in-review/
Tracy says
Do you have multiple sets of sheets for each bed so you’re not rushed to get them all back on before bedtime? I don’t but I’m really considering the additional investment. I find that I put off washing them because I wait for the perfect day schedule-wise. Also, do I just have a terrible dryer or does it take everyone multiple dryer cycles to get sheets completely dry??
Mix and Match Mama says
Oh Tracy. I am probably doing it ALL WRONG but I like our sheets to be “seasonal”, so yes, I have multiple sets but no, I don’t replace them with a new set. Right now, we’re using our “winter sheets”, so I wash, dry and put the winter sheets back on. The alternative at this point would be for me to stick the Halloween sheets on today 😉 .
sandi says
You are not alone with the sheets (or towels for that matter) taking a long time in the dryer. My washer is fairly new because ours overflowed a few years ago, but the dryer is 19 years old. Sheets and towels take forever. I’m sure a new one would be more energy efficient and take less time, but the cost, the research and who likes spending money on things like appliances 🙂
Susan Crivella says
I had really good luck with Abercrombie Kids for my 6th grade daughter for Christmas. So many cute clothes that are great quality, wash well, and fit her great!
Sarah Langley says
Can’t wait for your “let’s look”!!! I love them!! Please tell Kensington that I bought my daughter the Vanderbeeker series for Christmas, and neither one of us can put them down!!! We love them!!! We need more book reviews from her!!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Mix and Match Mama says
Yay!!!!! Aren’t they adorable?! I want to live on the covers 🙂 !
Clare Butler says
You know I love Friday faves and this one did not disappoint!! I love that watch band, I just ordered one for myself!
Judy Pfretzschner says
Sheet day is Monday for me now that I am retired!
Mix and Match Mama says
I am always impressed by a Monday sheet day!! It takes me all week to work up the energy 😉 .
Hallie says
Do you have a link for the boots you are wearing with the Abercrombie fleece? Thanks!
Mix and Match Mama says
Yes! They’re almost all gone though. https://www.nordstrom.com/s/sorel-lexie-wedge-boot-women/5534053?origin=keywordsearch-personalizedsort&breadcrumb=Home%2FAll%20Results&color=026
Charlotte Place says
I can’t wait to try some of these soup recipes—they all look yummy! And…Monday is “sheets day” at our house! 😊
Mix and Match Mama says
I am so impressed anyone can do sheets on a Monday morning!!! 😉
Andrea says
That beanie though!!!! Do you have a link?
Mix and Match Mama says
I just checked and it’s from Abercrombie but I don’t see it online any longer.
Nicole DiDonato says
Ooh I can’t wait to see the coffee area one!! I’ve been looking for cute ideas.
Andrea says
That beanie though!!! Do you have a link?
Sugar Bostick says
Your purses in the background give me all the heart eyes!
Patty says
Growing up, my mom always changed our sheets on Fridays. I have fond memories of going to bed on Friday nights and my bed being all fresh for me. It is the little things that you take with you far into your life.
Kim S. says
I love Mad About You and I’m so excited the reboot is also on Prime. Thanks for sharing!!
Sophia says
Woohoo, another Let’s Look! I can’t wait to blog and join the link up this year for that!! Happy Friday, Shay! 😀
Fay says
I love your blog but find it very frustrating. I am a teacher supporting a family of five on a teacher’s salary. No way can ever afford any of the clothes you buy even at the sale prices. The most I spend on one piece of clothing is $19. I wish you would devote a blog to people who in the real world live on a budget but still like to dress stylish.
Mix and Match Mama says
Hey Beverly, thank you for your comment! I’m always trying to include a mix but staying true to what I actually wear. I know a lot of bloggers buy things (like from Walmart) just to feature on their blog, but that doesn’t feel authentic to me. You’ll often though find things here and on Instagram from Amazon, Old Navy and Target. What I wear is simply a suggestion and by no means do I ever expect everyone to buy/love/wear all of it. Have a great weekend!
Kelly Henderson says
I always do sheets on Friday or Saturday because I learned a long time ago, it’s harder to wake up when you have clean fresh sheets so it needs to be on a weekend day. Now that I work from home, I can do them on Fridays. Also, am I the only one who makes the bed with no sheets while they are being washed? I can’t stand an unmade bed so I make it after I strip it and then unmake to remake it with fresh sheets.
Emily says
Of course I have a clean a sheet day! I recently read an Instagram poll and about 45% of people that took it said they didn’t wash their sheets every week, I was shocked!
Mix and Match Mama says
Ewwwww!
Jennifer Maynard says
OMG! I am so excited that Mad About You is on Prime. We will begin watching this tonight!!!
Mix and Match Mama says
It’s so cute!!!!
Melissa says
Happy Friday/sheet day, I guess. Can you please link the info on the necklaces in the Ambercrombie cardi pic? Thanks. Have a great cozy weekend.
Mix and Match Mama says
Yes! I need to just go in there and add the boots too for the people who asked! I’ll modify it right now!
MelanieL says
Soup season is my favorite, I can’t wait to try some of these! I just ordered that fleece, I’ve had the black one for a couple years and I love it! My family will be happy to see me in a different one, LOL! Happy Friday!
Amanda @ That Inspired Chick says
I loved mad about you! I’ve thought about starting it on prime recently too!! I may have to do it!
That Inspired Chick
Kelly Davis says
Monday is sheet day! I work from home and I make it a point that Mondays are stay home days with no appointments, so I dust mop the floors, strip the beds, and then head to my office feeling like things are tidy and I can be productive. It is the reverse of my “clean off my desk” evening and Friday routine:-)
And Mad About You came out around the time I was married (1992) and was semi parallel to our stage in life- we loved it then, and I can’t wait to watch it again now!
Joanne says
Oh I just LOVED Mad About You!! I’m going to have to start re-watching them. I’m sure I missed some episodes along the way.
Dee says
You must have gone some where warm over break because the Fam is so tan.
Mix and Match Mama says
Ha! Quite the opposite, we went to Park City, UT…good self-tanner for me 😉 !
Erin says
Summer Corn Chowder is a fave around here! I gave made it at least once a month since June.
My new show is Bridgerton on Netflix! Wonderful escapeism!
Amy says
Just want to say I read your comment about some bloggers that post links to Wal Mart how and it is not authentic. I totally agree with you. It is bad when a blogger posts links to Wal Mart clothes when their family wears Ralph Lauren, etc. and not Wal Mart clothes. It makes the blogger seem phony. Glad you only post things you really wear. If you don’t wear it in real life, don’t link to it. Have a good day!
Meghan says
I love Mad About You! One of my friends recommended it, and you’re right, it’s so light, but SO funny!
Cathy says
Hi Shay, what’s the link to your bead necklace? The link goes to Amazon Favs instead of the necklace! Thank you!
Mix and Match Mama says
Sorry!! I just fixed that for you!
Cathy Carter says
Thank you!! Ordered the right one, whew! Can’t wait to get it! Also ordered and received everything on this post and love!!! I’ve been washing our sheets on Fridays, great idea!! I also made the jambalaya recipe! Delicious!! My husband LOVED it! Happy Birthday to Smith!! Have a great weekend!!