WHAT WE’RE EATING

Nothing really new in our menu other than that I HARVESTED MY FIRST EVER VEGGIES FROM MY GARDEN (as you would already know if you read my most recent Weekend Top 10 post 😬)!! I picked some lettuce for KBBQ we had last week and I am so excited to finally get to experience a bit of that gardening magic that everyone always talks about.

WHAT I’M REMINISCING ABOUT

Little tiny toddler D is top of my reminiscing lately .. 🥺 He was so cute!

WHAT I’M LOVING

A has been ROCKING her swim lessons this summer. I feel like she is THIIIIIIS close to it finally clicking for her and her being able to swim without a floatie. Fingers crossed she gets it before the end of this summer. I think she’s going to be another mermaid like her big sister and it’ll be interesting if she does swim team when she’s older, how she fares. But I love watching her thrive with these lessons and she is having a BLAST with her swim teacher!

WHAT WE’VE BEEN UP TO

If I’m honest? LOTS OF RUNNING AROUND LIKE CRAZY PEOPLE. I never thought I’d be a mom to say this but I wayyyyy over scheduled my kids this summer. June has been absolutely nutso … I barely have an hour in the mornings after three separate summer camp drop offs to do my own thing/run errands before I have to start the crazy rotation of three separate summer camp PICK UPS. July should be a bit better but holy moly … lesson learned. I am NEVER doing this to my kids (or myself) again!

WHAT I’M DREADING

We started swim team this summer for the first time but omg … the parent jobs at these swim meets are NO JOKE. I don’t understand? Why can’t we just pay a little extra and hire people to do these jobs for us? Why do parents have to volunteer; why can’t we just go and cheer our kiddos on? Anyway, we have one more swim meet to volunteer at this summer and it’s a BIG MEET. I am NOT looking forward to that 🙁

WHAT I’M WORKING ON

GUYS! After 4 years of living in this house and 1 year of J working from home in our dungeon-like garage, we are finally working on getting our garage finished out. If you don’t know, our garage is completely unfinished. No walls, no ceiling … no insulation or heat or even wired lighting (we DIY hacked some lighting into the garage though). I am on step 0 of this project, meaning I haven’t even made the phone calls to the appropriate vendors yet BUUUUT it is something I am actively working on now. Woohoo! Should I do some garage transformation posts if/when this thing gets started!?

WHAT I’M EXCITED ABOUT

Guys … the Nordstrom Anniversary sale is coming up and previews start NEXT WEEK. I am SO excited to see what little sneak peeks they’ll be giving us in their catalog!!

WHAT I’M WATCHING/READING

So, I just started reading His & Hers by Alice Feeny. It’s a thriller and it came highly recommended so I’m eager to get through the book and see where the story takes me. I also just finished reading People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry and I AM OBSESSED. Like, top 5 reads of the year for SURE. I highly highly recommend it if you’re looking for a fun read that will give you all the feels!

As for what I’m watching … LOL. Okay, I don’t really watch much reality tv anymore (there was a season in my life when that was ALL I watched, though!) but I just started watching this show on BET called Encore. It’s basically taking all these ex R&B stars from the 90s & 2000s and putting them together to make one supposed super group. The show is …. trashy and I can’t stop watching it 🙈

WHAT I’M LISTENING TO

One of my favorite KPOP girl groups, Twice, came out with a new single for summer and guys … it’s good hahah. It’s called Alcohol-Free and it’s such a vibe. I find myself playing it constantly when I’m driving or getting ready in the mornings!

WHAT I’M WEARING

I’ve been really into matching sets lately like this… (this one is the Elias top and bottom sold separately by CJLA!).

But I’ve ALSO accidentally become obsessed with fake press-on nails LOLLLL! They’re SO good and fun, guys! They’re also super annoying because it’s impossible to do #momlife with claws like these so I am so torn. But I’m enjoying them while I have them!

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WHAT IM DOING THIS WEEKEND

It’s 4th of July this weekend! I’m planning on having a few friends over for a pool/backyard party & bbq and we also have tickets to go on a fireworks cruise (oooh fancy) on the 4th. Part of me is excited, part of me is already tired thinking about it LOL.

WHAT I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT MONTH

HAWAIIIII. Lord willing, we will finally be able to take our family trip to Hawaii next month. It was originally scheduled for March 2020 and we weren’t able to go at that time for obvious reasons 😉 I’m hoping that for next month’s WUW, I’ll be reporting to you from the big island. Fingers crossed nothing happens before then! If this pandemic has taught me anything, it’s to expect the unexpected and never say never 💀

WHAT ELSE IS NEW

So, I am trying my hand … at digital planning 👀. I love a paper planner and have kept a paper planner consistently since I was in high school … it’s my lifeline and only way I keep my family organized. J has always found my affinity for paper planners odd as it’s not the most convenient – for example, if I’m out and trying to schedule something I have to always go home and confirm my availability later because my planner is big and I don’t carry it around. Anyway, I saw on Youtube a video that someone made showing how they use their iPad and the app GoodNotes to digitally plan so I decided to give a try. So far … I am actually kind of liking it. We’ll see if once the novelty wears off I still feel the same but that’s what else is new!

Sorry I had to cover most of it with my hand like that but it’s my actual family calendar so … private info 🙂 You get the idea, though!