Funny memes. It's Monday.

 

I don't print, but I screenshot EVERYTHING. That might be the millennial affliction. 

Just think of this every time you assume something is a good idea.

Friday Recommendations, 8/15

 1. Bad Teacher

Do you guys remember when movies used to be funny? Back when movies were GOOD and truly laugh-out-loud and completely inappropriate? Back before we knew what an a-hole Justin Timberlake really was? This is, I'd argue, Cameron Diaz's best work. Normally I don't love her, but real comedy is where she's best. 

Anyway, Scott turned this on the other night. I remember seeing it in the theater in Alaska. For real, go watch it this weekend. 

2. The Forgetting by Hannah Beckerman

Such a good book! I particularly love domestic thrillers set in the UK (or on the east coast like Boston, New York). I realized I don't like books set in the south or California...I've DNF'd like 10 books this summer and I noticed that common thread. 

Anyway. 

This is told in parallel timelines but I wasn't sure if they were happening at the same time or if they were past/future, past/present, present/future. (I won't tell you.) I spent whole book trying to make the connection between the characters. I prefer that kind of reading, so if you like thrillers with mystery that don't have a bunch of murder or mayhem, this is for you. Her newest book, Three Mothers, was also pretty good, but The Forgetting was better. 

3. I picked up a Billie Razor a month or so ago because it was so pretty. I cannot believe how inexpensive they are compared to disposables. I highly recommend this if you're razor-shopping. The magnetic holder is a game-changer too. 

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This week: memes, my list of summer accomplishments, and Stuff and Things

Stuff and Things Thursday

+Hot take: I don't like Lululemon. I don't get the appeal. I think it's pretentious and anyone pretending the quality of Old Navy workout clothes is that much different than something 4x the price is absolutely deluded. You don't need a LLL tank because it's "the best". You want it because it has that dumb little symbol on it. There is nothing (nothing) you can get from LLL that you can't get somewhere else that might even be better. I think I've only been in a physical LLL once? I've had a tote once (which I ended up selling) and I had the align leggings, which I also sold because I rarely wore them.

To the women who say they "only" wear LLL:

+They've not deactivated my school email and I sincerely hope they never do. I'm loving it. I at least want it so I can see the test scores from last year come October. That being said, Pinterest culture in the classroom has got to stop. Kids aren't learning anything because we spend all of our time personalizing it with fluffy rugs and pretty bean bag chairs. I used to make it a point not to use pink; I used a lot of neon accents or non-primary colors. It's a place of learning for 20-100 students, not your Xanga page circa 2004.

+I've been on the hunt for a fall bag. I ended up ordering this from Stitchfix (Here's my code if you like SF...I do). Amazon has something similar I will try if I don't like the SF one. However...I was sent on this bag hunt because I saw this $5,000 bag on Instagram and wow, I liked it. This creator does amazing price-breakdowns of rich girl hauls lol. Right now, she focuses on the sororities since it's rush season. 

I adore this Longchamp I bought myself as a birthday present when Sutton turned 3 (I think this is something I will do every year, honestly, as her birth was a feat), but I'm ready for something else after 5 months. 

+One of the things I wanted to do this summer was "sit on the porch and/or read on the porch". I've done NONE of that, but the dogs are enjoying the deck. 

+I've also been walking the dogs almost 3 miles every day. They start bouncing around by 10am wondering when the heck we're leaving, if we haven't gone. 

This last week I didn't feel great and it was really hot so we ended up just taking them to a trail/park and letting them run in the evening. I like this better than the 3 mile walk, not gonna lie. 

#fall will arrive, I just know it

+Homeschool Update: This is it. It's organized. I've got what I need in here to get things started. We'll see where/how it goes. 

The bottom shelf is Sutton's. Any and all books are downstairs in the basement and I have two tubs of other supplies but they don't need to be out every day. We're working with a 4-day week, Fridays I'm planning to be co-op days, and I do need to schedule in those hour-long dog walks somehow. 

Bucket list-ish

I made this list near the end of June. Once we were somewhat settled in Kansas, I figured I could pass some time during the rest of summer (which I loathe) by checking things off a list. Posting this strictly for posterity to show that I did try to get something accomplished this summer. Here's a post with photos.  The best things we did were probably the baseball games because of the experience aspect. 

1. Go to the pool. We did actually go to the pool a lot. Maybe 8 times? We did not buy a membership since I wasn't sure what use we'd get out of it, but we will buy one next summer.

2. Rabbithole Museum. Yes. The kids liked this and I was glad to check it off the list. 

3. Library card/storytime. Yes, I got a library card almost immediately to the local system and to the on-base library. We went to one storytime last week and will try to go again tomorrow. I don't think it'll happen every week but it's good for Sutton either way. 

4. Independence, KS. I want to go to the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum there. It's a few hours away but it's really just too hot right now. Maybe beginning of October-ish? Or over Thanksgiving. We'll see. 

5. Baseball games. We did actually go to a Kansas City Monarchs game and then a Royals game.

6. Walking trails. I have one that we do most days. We found one on base but Scott and I did it by ourselves and then there's one that a few minutes' drive away. So technically three. But the dead heat of summer is not, admittedly, the best time to walk in the woods. The fact that we've been logging a couple of miles a day is a huge victory though, after not walking for months on end. 

7. Coffee/read on porch. No. Maybe in October.

8. Plant flowers. Yes, I did this. It took a shockingly short amount of time. We also planted grass in the backyard because we have a lot of mud and poor drainage.

9. Scheel's. Yes, we did this. We went 5 years ago and took my parents there as something to do. It's a neat store if you have the time to look around.

10. Zoo. No. End of September sounds perfect for walking around the zoo. 

*Bonus: We also went to Wonderscope and that was better and more fun than the Rabbithole Museum. Very much recommend!*

Memes for Monday

My entire inbox is just sales ads and password reset links.

Not me, but Sutton: ^^^

Friday Recommendations, 8/8

I usually try to recommend some form of media in these posts... books, tv shows, movies...but I have found NO media worth recommending in the last week (books have been a particular struggle) so a few products and an easy recipe. This week I also posted what I've bought for not-fall when it comes to clothes and then memes. 

1. Eye masks and serum. I got a restock of my two favorites this week. My local Walmart doesn't carry this serum so I ordered from Amazon and these 24K gold eye masks have been repurchased at least 3 times. I've had some weird sinus issue and the cooling really helps in the morning. 

2. This nail polish.  I went off in search of Olive and June gel polish (my old Walmart had it) but couldn't find it in Kansas. I ended up with this from Target. I really prefer O & J's formula, overall, but this is very smooth and you don't need a lot of extra steps. I love this color (Miley) because I think it's a good summer one for my skin tone. I'm going to go get a more neutral color for #fall soon. 

3. Chicken caesar wraps.The easiest thing ever and it's going to be dinner twice a week for the next month if summer persists (it will). Grill chicken and chop it up. Make a bag of caesar salad mix. Toss it together. Put it on a wrap. Make a burrito. 

4. Okay, I lied, here's one media recommendation (barely). We've not had luck with TV this week, really, but I made the mistake of hovering over the Netflix description of The 5th Wave for too long last night. Scott was immediately interested. It's an apocalyptic movie where aliens attack Earth. He looks at these types of movies/shows as instruction manuals and what-would-you-do-Kristin? scenarios and I hate them. It started to sound familiar toward the end and I was like "wait, is this a book?". 

It's YA fiction. Not the worst movie ever but definitely took such a YA spin at the end that it made it feel way less real. I recommend if you need a movie to watch on Netflix this weekend. 

Linking up with Friday Favorites!

Fake Fall clothes

It’s not #fall yet but we’re getting there. With moving, I intentionally didn’t buy any clothes from like April to June because I was grossed out by how much I had in my closet that I haven’t worn since having Sutton. And also, packing up all the dresses I wore for school was kind of depressing because I’m not going to be wearing them and I’m just hoping I got my money’s worth.

Onto some things I can wear in August…

A button down. I wanted this in olive, but they only had it in a small in navy. Runs large! It has a denim look and is like a t-shirt-type material. 

I wear it over everything like a cardigan and I've slept in it too. <$20 well-spent. You could do this with shorts, leggings, a skirt, whatever! 

I bought this camo cropped sweatshirt in-store at the outlet and it’s not on the site but it was $20. I treat camo like a neutral so they have a ton of options online if you like it too!

This is just my personal recommendation but I know everyone has their own preferences for bra-shopping. I only buy bras at Aerie. << It's this particular one only. I found that line there years ago and it was perfect and I go back every year and order a couple more. I don’t care about color so I get whatever is on sale (they all fit the same!) and usually try to hit a holiday sale too. These were $17 each so I grabbed two a few weeks ago. 

Team tees from Old Navy. These were about $15 each and totally worth it. They run true to size so they’re loose but not oversized. I got mediums. Wait for a sale. They're twice as much right now. 

Summer sweatshirt. They have many colors and designs but this was $9 and I couldn’t resist. It’s soft and oversized and absolutely worth it. This is a medium.

I will occasionally pop onto the Madewell site and I saw these “vintage” tees* for $14 each and I always need new basics. They run small, I think. Like, they work but they are not all comfy cozy. 

*I would expect something vintage to be looser.

I'm 99.9% sure that's the mirror I bought in-store and it didn't cost that much (site says $108 and I'd be scared to order a mirror online anyway). 

Lastly, I broke my tar-jay moratorium to buy this mirror (our rental is mirror-less aside from bathroom vanities) and I had to get these shorts. My other two pairs of target pull-on shorts have been worn thousands of times in the last 5 and 3 years, respectively, so I knew I’d get my $15 worth out of these. They are a million percent more purple in person and I didn't know I'd bought brown shorts until I got home and took the tag off (and I am not colorblind). 

Now that I have a mirror ^^^ I will get around to taking pictures again but that also means I'll have to make my bed (so we'll see, I guess).