Mitch here!
Today I’m putting my adulting face on in full display to break down the final boss of adulthood chores: health insurance and healthcare benefits. But before you go running off with your fingers in your ears, I can promise you one (awesome) thing. If you come on this journey with me right now, you’ll be better off for it. A simple analysis of your health insurance and benefits arguably has the biggest upside out of any other adult “chore.”
Newer Girls’ Wool Coat Here and Here
I’m extremely passionate about little girls’ clothing. 😆 It’s just so much fun—and Emma and Lucy are into it, haha.
Today I’m sharing my preppy fall favorites for minis. By no means is it an exhaustive list; just some products we’ve owned and loved for years and others I have my eye on!
Before we get to that, though, here are my most valuable takeaways from buying kids’ clothing:
Mummy Costumes / Leopard Costumes / Halloween Outfit #1 / Halloween Outfit #2 / Kitchen Chairs / Kitchen Stools / Similar Kitchen Whale / Giant Spiders / Faux Craft Pumpkins / Artificial Pumpkins / Buffalo Check Pumpkins (Also have this one from Ballard, and it’s adorable!) / Artificial Mums (Try these potted fall sunflowers if the mums are sold out!) / Artificial Topiaries / Chinoiserie Planters / Dachshund Topiary / Newer Lanterns / Living Room Rug / Living Room Details
I love these!
Vanity (On MAJOR sale via Wayfair. 30″ for us.) / Scalloped Mirror / Sconces / Waste Basket / Flushmount Chandelier / Wallpaper: Option One, Option Two, Option Three, Option Four, Option Five
Our powder room toilet broke. It’s been fun! 😜
It’s okay. It’s a very strange toilet, haha. It’s “comfort height,” which is unusually low to the ground. I can’t tell you how many times friends have been like, “Hey, what’s up with your toilet?” 😆 On one hand, it’s great for potty training. On the other hand, it looks awfully weird.
Ugg Scuff Slippers / Minnetonka Trevor Slipper / Jeans, Cardigan and Newer Long-Sleeved Tee / Front Stoop Decor
Good morning from the Larkin Fam, and happy birthday, Mitch! ♥️ (We’re three days apart!)
Let’s jump right in… and talk about the first 10 things that come to mind:
TODAY IS THE DAY. We’re heading down to the lake house this morning because tonight is Charlie and Shirley’s rehearsal and tomorrow is their wedding! I can’t believe it’s here. I have a lot to do this morning, and I’m insanely grateful to my brother- and sister-in-law for swooping in and taking Emma down last night. (I’ve never seen her happier. Thrilled to be back with her cousins.) But it’s all happening and we’re so blessed as a family. More on all of that soon, and who knows, maybe I’ll remember to Instagam Story this weekend. 😉 (Probably not.) But here’s today’s regularly scheduled post!
Since we’re skipping the annual trip to the pumpkin patch this year, we’re bringing the pumpkin patch home to the Larkin Residence. And we’re saving money while doing it! Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Amazon and Whole Foods Market are offering new ways to save this Prime Day, taking place October 13th and 14th.
Kids’ Barbour now available in the U.S. here (My favorites are the classic waxed jacket and the quilted one! For adults, my favorites are the classic waxed and warmer quilted Beadnell jackets available at Nordstrom and Tuckernuck.) / Kids’ Field Hockey Stick (Thank you, Barbie! This is mine.) / Sneakers / Current Boden Play Dress / Current Boden Jumpsuit / Current No-Slip Slippers / Lucy’s Patagonia Jacket / Emma’s Mask
Well, this is the cutest thing ever.
I’m basically asleep in this photo. Sorry.
J.Crew Lady Day Coat ($100 off! Another option is the Lady Coat in Italian Boiled Wool, which is new and also $100 off.) / Madewell Roadtripper Jeans / Chanel Flats (Lookalikes here! Honestly, I’d get the far less expensive French Sole version. Or the Michael Kors or J.Crew versions. The Chanel ones are nice but nothing to write home about in terms of comfort, IMO!) / J.Crew Cashmere Camel Sweater (Love this pointelle one and this more casual one, too!)
Hello! A reader let me know that the J.Crew Lady Day Coat—along with its more casual sister Lady Coat in Italian Boiled Wool and **a bunch of other coats and jackets**—is on major sale today! (Thank you, Carolina!)
A quick review:
