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¡Feliz Cinco de Mayo! As is design finch tradition, today I’m sharing five of my most favoritest things. I’m writing this as I sit here sipping a margarita, so consider yourself warned.

Uno. Old Navy Compression Active Wear

I first learned about the awesomeness of Old Navy’s compression active wear from one of my favorite blogs, Big Mama, when she featured it on a Fashion Friday post. Since then, I’ve acquired two pairs of yoga pants, a pair of capris leggings and a jacket. Surprisingly, the quality is really great which typically isn’t the case with Old Navy. In fact, it looks and feels like Lululemon but at a fraction of the cost. Case in point, earlier this week I happened to be wearing my Old Navy gear (and while I’d like to pretend that I was coming from yoga class, in reality I had just been to Starbuck’s for coffee) when I realized that the mannequin in the Lululemon window happened to be wearing my same outfit. The only difference was the price tag – Lulu wanted $108 for her jacket and I only paid $30 for mine. I win.

Dos. Citizen Cope

Let’s talk about my latest music crush for a second. I wouldn’t say that I’m really all that into music to begin with, but when I find a new musician that I love, I fall hard. Then I proceed to listen to everything by that artist on replay until I absolutely wear. it. out. and can’t stand the thought of listening to one more song. Fortunately for Citizen Cope, I’m still in the crush phase. My current favorite tracks are “Sideways”, “Son’s Gonna Rise”, and “One Lovely Day”. I know there are more, but I can’t remember the titles right now. Blame it on the margarita.

Tres. Physician’s Formula Bronzer

I’ve never been able to achieve much of a tan to begin with, but after a long, cold winter my skin is more pale than ever. The other day while grocery shopping I was perusing the beauty aisle and spotted this fun, shimmery bronzer. It’s super versatile – there are five different strips of color that you can blend together or use individually as highlighter, blush or eye shadow. With the simple sweep of a brush, I feel like I’ve been kissed by the sun!

Quatro. Organic Coconut Oil

Talk about multi-tasking, coconut oil can be used for everything from frying chicken to shaving your legs! I’ve shared before that I even use coconut oil to make natural homemade toothpaste. Most recently, though, I’ve been using it as my facial moisturizer. All winter long my skin has been so dry and this is seriously the best thing I’ve found to combat feeling like an alligator. I’ve read that coconut oil is also a great conditioner for hair, so that’s my next experiment. If I smell like the tropics next time you see me, you’ll know why.

Cinco. Busy Buddy Food Puzzle Toys

This last one is for the fur babies. When we consulted a dog trainer about Oliver’s obnoxious tendency to lick everything in sight, she suggested that we start making Ollie “work” for his food instead of giving it to him for “free” in a bowl. She explained that in nature dogs have to hunt, forage, and scavenge for their food. And that often domestic dogs will develop behavioral issues when their problem solving skills aren’t challenged. At first I was skeptical that the food puzzle toys she recommended would have much impact, but I’ve noticed that Oliver seems much calmer now that he has to work so hard to earn his kibbles – he’s using up all that energy that is usually reserved for naughtiness!

I could keep on going, but unfortunately I can’t count much higher than cinco en Español. Fortunately, you can always find more design finch faves in my Amazon store.