Notes From The Week / Vol. 18
Everything I own that’s on sale for MDW, new tech backgrounds, easy one-pan meals, the most comfortable summer sandals, and some big news about our home.
Hi! Happy Memorial Day Weekend. It’s the unofficial start of summer, and I am so ready for sandal season. We’re seeing friends later today, hopefully spending a lot of time outside this weekend, and will celebrate my father-in-law’s birthday, too.
My sleep has been terrible, so I am hoping to get a little downtime in. I stayed up way too late. The girls really want to watch The Super Mario Galaxy Movie so I’m going to let them watch it and hopefully get some rest and hopefully do a little painting outside with the girls. I have a fun partnership due June 5 that I’ll shoot this coming Monday or next weekend.
Jackie asked me to run an errand with her earlier in the week, and we ended up going to dinner. I also took 2/3 of my kids to dinner solo one night, and realized how far I’ve come from the days when I was anxious to do anything with my first.
I finally met Claudia in person. We recorded this months ago, then talked for over an hour afterward and stayed in touch. I finally stopped by her house so we could work together and chat for a few hours. Then I got my hair done in the city and met some girlfriends for drinks after bedtime.
On The Blog
Easy One Pan Meals Everyone Will Love
You can see a full roundup of my favorite MDW sales and top picks here.
But in todays post, I’m going to focus on the things I already own, love, and would buy again. From home favorites to beauty products to a few fashion staples, these are the purchases that have actually earned a permanent spot in my life. I’m also sharing a few things I ended up ordering this week, too.
What I Own and Would Buy Again: For the Home
Birch Living: I’ve spent years trying to create a healthier home environment, and trying the Birch Luxe completely changed everything for me. It’s supportive, cozy, low-tox, and feels like a hotel mattress. Birch’s Memorial Day sale is their best offer I’ve seen: 27% off.
Visual Comfort: Save 20% sitewide. Almost all the lighting in my home is from visual comfort, and it’s all linked here.
Business and Pleasure Co: wagon and picnic table
Staub: Dutch oven and cast iron frying pan
Lulu and Georgia: Mirror
Annie Selke: My favorite jute rug. It was gifted by the brand, but I love it so much that I have three of them in my home.
The Container Store: I have everything in this post.
Wayfair: My closet rug, guest room lamp, and this mirror
Serena and Lily: The girls’ nightstand and table lamp, this quilt, our swivel chairs, kitchen chairs, scalloped tray, and playroom rug.
Funboy: These air mattresses are so fun for movie nights and sleepovers
Kathy Kuo: Bookcase
Helix: Mattress and cooling mattress protector
Boll & Branch: Percale bedding set (the duvet has a zipper instead of buttons)
The Foggy Dog: dog tag, macaron toy, pancake toy, and dog collar
What I Own and Would Buy Again: Clothes and Accessories
AYR: My most-worn sweatshirt (that I have in 2 colors) is $60 off!
EBY: My favorite relief bra. It’s wireless, lifts, and they stay place. It is my most-worn bra.
Alex Mill: sweater jacket
LL Bean: boat and tote. Everyone in our family has one.
Janie and Jack: My son has this slub tee and polo in a few colors
Hanna Andersson: Linen dress, pajamas
Petite Plume: I bought a bunch of new pajamas for the kids
Ralph Lauren: Save 30% on sale styles. I just found this sale so linked the pieces my kids have here.
What I Own and Would Buy Again: Beauty and Wellness
Supergoop: sheer sunscreen stick, unseen sunscreen, unseen sunscreen body, and everyday sunscreen stick
INNbeauty: affordable and refillable moisturizer
Tubby Todd: Everything linked in this post
Higher Dose: sauna blanket
Cann: Naked hi boy
Sunday Riley: good genes
Coco & Eve: Self tanner
DIBS Beauty: I linked all my favorites here
What I Bought This Week
These sandals are not on sale but they’re beautiful, similar in style to the Hermes ones but a lot more affordable and so comfortable.
The High Confectionary: Buy 2 of my favorite CBD and THC gummies and get 1 free. I bought 2 chill out in sour cherry and got the apricot sleep gummies for free! I take these almost daily — they are so good and help me feel a little chill without feeling high.
Necessaire: I ordered the eucalyptus body wash and rosemary hair duo.
J. Crew: (for the kids) graphic tee, linen shorts, tennis dress, paper bag shorts.
Boden: this top and matching shorts, two more of this tank (for both girls), and these striped shorts, and patch pocket shorts.
Petite Plume: bow pajamas, coastal pajamas, heart pajamas, and le woof pajamas.
Hanna Andersson: kids’ nightgown
RL: Get 30% off sale. I just placed a big order for the kids and got the best deals! I linked some pieces they already owned and what I just bought on shopMy.
And a little something extra for my paid subscribers:
A BIG house update
The work thing I’ve been trying to figure out