Over the past couple of days I have discovered a couple of things that have made me happy. Maybe they will make you happy too.

Find #1: Diet Nestea White Tea Berry Honey – I usually prefer to drink water or tea over sugary juices or sodas and this tea is so delicious. It has a light crisp taste with no calories and very little sodium. Yum! I didn’t actually buy this drink, it was given to me, but I can’t wait to find it in the stores.

Find #2: Cook’s Illustrated Light Recipes Magazine – When I am home on the weekends I like to watch America’s Test Kitchen on public television. It’s a very informative cooking show where the cooks test several different ways to make a recipe and then make their perfected recipe on the show. They also test different ingredients (e.g., tomato paste, salsa, cake mix, etc.) and equipment (e.g., salad spinners, knives, thermometers, etc.) to determine the best brand. It’s great. Anyway. They have a couple different magazines and I was very excited to find this particular issue. Sometimes “light” recipes don’t always turn out the best so why even bother. Right? Well, I am hoping these recipes will surprise me. Some of the recipes in this issue include: Macaroni and Cheese, Chicken Parmesan, Meatloaf, Fudgy Brownies and more. I am excited to try them all. Especially with my husband’s new health goals.

Find #3: Thin Mint Brownies – Thin Mint Girl Scout cookies are my favorite so I was excited to find a recipe for Thin Mint Brownies. Mmmm! (I wonder if there’s a lighter way to make them? Just kidding.)

Find #4: Netflix – My husband signed us up for a free trial with Netflix and I am excited to see if it will be something we like. However, I spent way too much time putting movies in my queue – it was addicting. I especially liked the Previews section where you can watch previews of movies to see if it’s something you’d like. My trips to the movie store may be over but my time spent on the internet is starting to increase! If you have any great movie suggestions, let me know.