Then, on Sunday, we’ll drive again to Jacksonville Seashore to spend the day with my household and rejoice my fortieth birthday. Yep, the massive 4-0! I can’t consider it however, in one other breath, I can and I’m feeling grateful for 40 years.
Earlier than signing off for the weekend, I needed to share a roundup of some small issues I’m loving this week in true Issues I’m Loving Friday type. Carry on scrolling should you’d wish to verify them out and I hope you all have an exquisite weekend!
Issues I’m Loving Friday
(Carry-on bag: Amazon / Matching set: Amazon / Sneakers: New Stability / Carry-on Suitcase: Samsonite)
What a gem of a bag!! I ordered this bag after I was trying to consolidate our stuff previous to our journey to Sarasota. I needed one bag I may use for nearly all the things from a carry-on bag to a seashore bag. I’m such a sucker for pink + orange/pink collectively and after I noticed this shiny striped bag on Amazon, it known as to me as a result of it felt so joyful and joyful! (It additionally is available in many further patterns and colours.) The bag ended up far exceeding my expectations for a myriad of causes. Not solely is it waterproof, but it surely’s additionally fairly giant so it holds a ton… BUT it has so many inside and exterior pockets you need to use to prepare your stuff that it doesn’t really feel overwhelming. Additionally, it has a zipper closure on prime which I particularly appreciated when utilizing it as a carry-on bag.
These clear backpacks have been so useful for our boys for journey. I’m somebody who can get overstimulated by an excessive amount of stuff, particularly relating to an excessive amount of stuff hidden within the abyss of a large bag. I maaay have been projecting this onto our children after I ordered them these backpacks however I favored the concept of a barely smaller backpack (one our 4-year-old may carry himself) and the clear type of the backpack has been so useful relating to the boys simply finding no matter journey leisure factor they’re after of their baggage. The entrance pouch is sufficiently big to carry no matter snacks I packed for them for the flight after which the again part is full of our go-to journey toys, video games, books, and so forth.
Style: Historic Fiction / My score: A-
After seeing Gina so extremely suggest The Lotus Footwear, I added it to my library holds listing and dove in when it grew to become obtainable earlier this week. The guide follows Little Flower who, as a younger little one, is bought as a maidservant (muizai) to Linjing, a daughter of a distinguished household. Little Flower believes her certain toes, one thing nearly unparalleled for a muizai, and her extraordinary expertise for embroidery, a talent usually reserved for high-class girls, will assist her someday marry out of her position as a muizai. Solely Lingjing has different plans as she comes to appreciate what an asset she has in Little Flower as her muizai. What follows is a narrative of two ladies whose lives are deeply entwined and full of heartache, jealousy, betrayal and moments that completely shattered my coronary heart. The guide captivated me from begin to end as it’s full of no scarcity of drama, intrigue and even surprising suspense at occasions. As a fan of historic fiction, I additionally discovered it fascinating and heartbreaking to study extra about Imperial China within the 1800s and assume these with a love of historic fiction would take pleasure in this guide very a lot.
Style: Romance / My score: B+
I take pleasure in most of Ali Hazelwood’s steamy romance reads due, largely, to the best way she sprinkles a little bit of science and academia into the combination in a manner that feels distinctive to romance novels. Are they tremendous plausible? Probably not. Are they enjoyable to learn and nice escape novels? Completely. Not In Love follows Rue Siebert and Eli Killgore, two individuals who met up one evening for a mutually agreed upon hookup that by no means occurred (regardless of their intense mutual attraction), solely to run into one another the next morning at Kline, Rue’s office the place she works as a biotech engineer. Rue’s job is one she loves, and one she’s labored onerous to safe, and when she learns Eli’s firm is within the throws of a hostile takeover of Kline, she’s instantly is aware of no matter attraction she felt towards Eli the evening earlier than is one thing she will be able to by no means act on out of loyalty to her boss and shut good friend. However that’s simpler mentioned than executed when Eli and Rue proceed to be compelled collectively and compelled to reckon with their rising attraction… and the steadfast loyalty they each really feel towards their jobs and the individuals round them.
Ideas on 4 (I acquired a couple of DMs on Instagram after I talked about my sister is pregnant with child #4 asking me whether or not or not we’re nonetheless contemplating one other child. The very, very quick reply isn’t any. We’re nearly definitely executed having youngsters however that doesn’t meant this was a straightforward resolution for us to achieve. So most of the ideas I had two years in the past that I shared on this previous weblog publish nonetheless ring very true for me.)
Arugula and Beet Salad (The salad I made most frequently final 12 months! Excited salad season is upon us once more!)
Query of the Day
What’s one factor you’re loving this week?
