There’s been quite a bit of frigid weather here in Texas–particularly frigid for Texas–as of late with temps in the 30s, ice, and snow all making far too frequent appearances (and, right on cue, the snow flurries began to start literally as I am typing this).

As a person who is already very cold-natured, any temps below 50 degrees just makes me want to swaddle myself in blankets; drink mugs and mugs of salted caramel hot chocolate or chai tea (with a healthy splash of rum or whiskey, of course); stockpile my favorite print and virtual reading materials; plant myself in my favorite nook of the couch; and then stay there until spring comes.

Okay, so I can’t bask in my special kind of hibernation all the way until March 20th, but I can at least do it for the weekend. So, I’ve gathered all of my necessary cold weather provisions (√ tea and hot chocolate; √ cashmere blanket; √ wine; √ a pair of my hubby’s colorful socks for my constantly cold feet; √ magazines; √ bookmarks of online articles I want to read) and I am hunkering down for the next couple of days.

If you’re planning to keep it all in indoors as well, let me help you get a head start with your reading materials. Here are my “Fab Four for Friday” favorite links for the week:

already nestled in for a couple of days, but forgot to pick up a few supplies? Don’t worry, the new service called Google Express is doing an Olivia Pope to let you know “it’s handled.” {sohautestyle.com}

thoughts of spring also make me think of spring cleaning…can tidying up really change your life? {agirlnamedpj.com}

speak volumes about your confidence without saying a single word with these 10 “do’s & don’ts” tips {Elle.com}

i’ll be doing a bit of preparatory research on what it’s like to drive one of my  future luxury dream cars, the Bentley Continental GT Speed, so that I can, you know, be completely ready to drive it when I get one {pursuitist.com}

Whether you decide to get out or stay in this weekend, make it a good one. I’ll be back on Monday with a sneak peek for March!