Time for this week’s Friday Faves! I started this series as a way to share some of my favorite things from the past week. They can be products, websites, experiences, TV shows, or just whatever tickled my fancy this week. Here were my faves of the week!
1.) Roku. What is Roku, you ask? Roku is awesomeness in a box. It’s a streaming media player that allows you to subscribe to channels in order to view their content. Channels like Amazon Prime, Hulu Plus, Netflix, Vudu, and so much more! {Before we purchased this thing, I didn’t even know that most of those channels existed, so don’t feel bad if you’ve never heard of them either.} My husband originally purchased it to try and convince me to cancel our digital cable subscription and watch streamed TV on the Roku instead. Upon learning that I would have to pay $1.99 for each Real Housewives episode that I wanted to watch, I quickly nixed that idea! There’s just too many Housewives…and you all remember how much I love them. The box itself was pretty inexpensive (I think we paid less than $80), but you do have to pay for some content and channels.
2.) Downton Abbey. But, if it wasn’t for favorite #1 up there, I would have never fallen in love with the PBS show, Downton Abbey. {And for those of you that don’t watch, yes, it is DownTON and not DownTOWN, as I had originally thought.} It seems like everybody has been talking about this show lately – it peaked my interest enough to check it out and Oh. My Goodness. I am completely in love. So in love, in fact, that I caught up to the current episode in Season 3 in just 2 short days! An entire series in 48 hours time. What can I say? I love the English – I love their accent, and I love how proper they are because I’m…well…not.
3.) XBox with Kinect. In keeping with the TV theme this week, I have to tell you guys how much I love our XBox with Kinect. Not that I’m a gamer, at all, but I’ve been doing my workouts every day using solely my XBox with Kinect. I have a few “games” in my workout arsenal that I rotate using, and with the XBox with Kinect tracking my every move, I know if I’m doing my sets correctly. {Or, oftentimes, incorrectly, but at least it’s helping me improve.} I’ll be sharing a Resolutions Update at the end of the month, so I guess we’ll see if this XBox with Kinect has helped me reach some of my 2013 fitness goals…stay tuned for more on that!
Hope you enjoyed my TV-themed edition of Friday Faves! It was completely unintentional – trust me – but evidently I spent a little too much time stuck on the boob tube this week. Be sure to check back next week!
I can’t wait for the 2nd seasn of Downton Abbey to come on Netflix! Then the hubby and I will watch back-to-back episodes. So much fun!
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I started Amazon Prime just to watch this show – love, love LOVE it!
I have been hearing so much about Downtown Abbey too…maybe I should give it a shot!
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Yes. Definitely. The story lines are sooo good – and a few episodes have brought me to tears. I love a good cry!
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