Here are this week’s Recent Finds:
Recent Finds, 6/20
Photo Diary: Lake House Trip
Hey Friends, hey!
You may have caught this on Instagram, but a few days ago, a one-day plumbing job turned into a four-day plumbing job, during which our kitchen ceiling needed to be ripped open. (Fun. 😆) Mitch and I weren’t comfortable staying in a hotel, so we drove down to his family’s lake house/farm. (Hence my silence!)
We were thankful, though, that Chicago and the state of Illinois were both in Stage 3, that it’s a no-stops drive, and that my in-laws had been quarantining as well. And I must say: it was so nice to see them again. (And hug them!) On our first night, we stayed up until 2 a.m. just talking. The girls were in heaven, too–totally giddy to be with their grandparents again.
Home Finds, 6/16
Did some product photography for Mark & Graham recently! I need to Photoshop out the hose and the water stains 😆, but I was SO impressed with the Celebration Wine Bowl, Lazy Susan and Cheese Board! If your dad is like mine and spending a lot of time out on the patio, one of them might make for a great Father’s Day gift. :)
Hi, Friends! I’m really behind on freelance work, so please excuse me while I dip into my evergreen post reserve. 🙈 But hey: I did compile this over wine with Mitch, so perhaps it’ll be a little entertaining…
Mitch’s Father’s Day Gift Guide
One / Two / Three / Four / Five / Six / Seven / Eight / Nine / Ten / Eleven / Twelve / Thirteen / Fourteen / Fifteen / Sixteen / Seventeen / Eighteen / Nineteen / Twenty / Twenty-One / Twenty-Two / Twenty-Three / Twenty-Four / Twenty-Five / Twenty-Six / Twenty-Seven / Twenty-Eight / Twenty-Nine / Thirty / Thirty-One / Thirty-Two / Thirty-Three / Thirty-Four / Thirty-Five / Thirty-Six
Mitch here!
Father’s Day 2020 is on Sunday, and due to the pandemic, it’s bound to be the worst Father’s Day of all time. ♥️ But I’ve devised a handy gift guide to make your dad’s day suck a little less, and if you act now, everything will ship in time! Let’s do it.
Navy Striped Bow Loafers
Madewell Roadtripper Jeans / Striped Bow Loafers / Eyelet Top (Nearly identical here, here, here, here and here.) / Wreath / Lanterns / Topiaries (Darby Home carries a TON of topiaries. They’re amazing!)
Does this count as an outfit post?
A Few Good Links, Vol. 1
Don’t mind me. Just here overhauling the blog one series at a time. 😂 (Seriously, though: I’m into it. Let me know if you have any good series ideas. I’m apparently a child and NEED STRUCTURE.)
Did You Have a Favorite Stuffed Animal?
Let’s have a little lighthearted fun today, okay? :)
Lucy recently started showing preference for a particular stuffed animal: the little rabbit that I believe was part of either a Runaway Bunny or Guess How Much I Love You gift set. (I can’t remember. 🙈 Does anyone know the little brown bunny pictured above?!)
Reflection
Photo from this original post
Note: This short reflection appeared on Instagram yesterday, but I feel that it deserves a blog post as well.
10 Things
I’ve spent a lot of time reading and learning over the last couple of weeks, which I feel is of the utmost importance right now. (And always. I recently read Between the World and Me and was so moved by it. More below.) But as I ease back into blogging while looking at life through a different lens, I thought I’d do one of those “10 Things” posts, or whatever I called them back in the day–in which I’d write about the first 10 things that come to mind at 11:30 pm. (Which really just proves that I’m a insane insomniac, but whatever. 😜)
So here goes. In no order of importance: