Weekend Reading #8
What I splurged on this week, my new (clean) self tanner tanning. and what I'm working on
Happy weekend! I don’t know what shifted, but after barely cooking the last year (my husband has been making dinner and we order once or twice a week), I’ve been into it again. I prepped kebabs for Conor to grill, a beautiful (and delicious) caprese pasta, our family’s favorite gluten free cutlets, and finally used this to make ice cream (I used coconut sugar) and it was SO GOOD.
I feel like I’m really back after kids and the pandemic and treatment. I really struggled when I was pregnant and postpartum and felt like I wasn’t myself. My reduction and lift was life-altering. No longer feeling like I have 2 foreign objects on my body feels amazing! I never felt like myself - I was physically so uncomfortable. We’re in a great place with the kids, I’m going on my first girls trip since becoming a mom, working on the thing I’ve wanted to do for almost a decade, and I’m finally in a good local friend groove.
Sharing this because a year ago, and really, even early this year, things felt so different. I spoke to one of my best friends in CA just a few months ago, feeling so discouraged. Things can change faster than you’d think.
I wrote a few new posts this week.
How to Find, Make, and Keep New Mom Friends
My Favorite Art and Craft Supplies for Kids
We have a pretty low key weekend planned. Conor has a few showings and our friends came over for dinner last night. I woke up with a cold so laying low today.
I’m looking forward to the upcoming week. I have dinner with the girls I’m going to London with (keep in mind I haven’t met two of them), lunch with 2 girlfriends, and an event with Conor. Lunches are so much less practical but I really love a lunch. That’s what sparked my latest project.
A Design Project
A few months ago, an IG follower reached out and asked if I’d help with her family room. We worked together so well – she’s lovely. So when her bathroom flooded, she asked if I’d help with that. Then a week later, she asked if I’d help with her bedroom, too. She’s honestly been a dream client. So I spent a few hours working on her bedroom last week. It’s been a fun project.
Recent Splurges
I splurged on these new headphones and just wowwww. They are still $100 off and I highly recommend them. I’ve never experienced anything like this. I’ll admit they took a few minutes to get used to since they completely silence everything around you but I’m hooked. They felt like a good investment for something I’m working on, but they’re just incredible and I’d recommend them to anyone who wants to tune out the world around them. They’re still on sale, too!
And I finally caved and ordered the airwrap. It arrives today so I’ll report back.
Recent Purchases
Margot had a random bike with training wheels passed down to her but it’s so heavy and hard for her to ride. So I started doing some research and ended up ordering one of these for her. It’s supposed to be easier to ride. We’ll see how real that is.
I just ordered a second bottle of my clean tanning foam since it’s on sale.