Happy Friday! Sorry for the radio silence — it’s been a busy week! My mom flew into town on Wednesday and yesterday I had a revision surgery. If you’re new here, I had a prophylactic double mastectomy four years ago to reduce my breast cancer risk down to 1%. It was quite the journey but totally worth it. Over the years I’ve lived with some implant discomfort and often experience fleeting pain across my chest from the sub-muscular placement (which my surgeon no longer performs), but after the Natrelle recall was announced this summer, I was motivated to finally have them replaced. Anyway, surgery went great and although I was super upset over waking up with two surgical drains (seriously THE worst), I am recovering really well — well enough to write this post when I got home from the hospital (I blame any spelling/grammar errors on the meds)…

1. Whole30 Light

Since I won’t be cleared to workout for awhile, Matt and I started Whole30 – Light on Monday. I call it the “light” version because we work in a cheat meal on Sundays after church and we drink on the weekends. (I am fully aware that it 100% against the rules, but it is the only way to ensure Matt and I can stick with the diet without going crazy.) We followed this light version back in January and both of us got into the best shape of our lives…and then slowly throughout summer we started packing the pounds back on. So now we’re doing another reset before the holidays! For the 5 people that care, below is our meal plan this week. My only gripe is that this diet requires a lot of cooking. However, I do double every meal so we can eat leftovers for lunch the following day. Also, there are definitely days I come home from work and am too tired to cook so the meal plan goes out the window and we instead eat scrambled eggs for dinner. Oh, and these are our absolute favorite meals on Whole30, so it’s a high probability that all 4 weeks will follow this meal plan.

whole30 week 1 meal plan

Korean Beef Bowls
Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Ground Turkey Taco Bowls with Spanish Cauliflower Rice
Breakfast Casserole
Crockpot Pork Carnitas
Greek Burgers & Sweet Potato Fries
Steak & Baked Potatoes

2. Lash Extensions

I got a full classic set of cat eye lashes from Deka Lash — Strawberry Hill and have never felt more fabulous without mascara. The studio is super cute & sleek, my lash artist (Katelyn) was sweet & knowledgeable and the process was so relaxing — and I left with gorgeous, luscious lashes! Deka Lash is offering Carolina Charm readers $20 off (!!!) an initial set of classic lashes with code CHRISTINA20.

Lipstick (color: cruisin) // Lipgloss (color: rosewood) // Waffle Knit Henley Top

3. Caroline’s Room

We have been working hard on Caroline’s room! Last weekend I changed out all of the knobs on her Ikea dresser with these gorgeous marble and gold knobs and we had her wallpaper installed! This room is coming together more beautifully than I could have dreamed for Caroline. She has been adorable about it too and is adamant about not moving in until it’s completely finished — and we’re so close!

4. Fairy Tales Hair Care

I’ve been on the hunt for (sulfate and paraben free) hair products for Caroline to manage her curls better and was excited when Fairy Tales reached out recently and offered us some products to try. I requested the Curly-Q line for our curly girl and although it’s only been a few days of using them we are big fans — and now I’m using the products too. All of the products smell heavenly and the Tangle Tamer Detangler Spray is truly magic. We also received the Rosemary Repel Lice Prevention line which many of you swear by! Anyway, we really liked the products we received and so I wanted to share them with you all — although from the many messages I received it sounds like I’m the last one to the Fairy Tales party.

You can find Fairy Tales product lines here: Amazon // Target // Walmart

5. Amazon Leopard Love

I am obsessed with the leopard trend this season and cannot get enough of this print right now! Here is a round up of some fun leopard fashion finds from Amazon!