Good morning, and happy Monday! I hope you all had a nice weekend and that the weather cooperated for you! Here’s a little bit of what we’ve been up to over the past week.
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Home Projects & Updates
Super last minute, I booked a flight to Florida to wrap up some projects at Hola Beaches that we weren’t able to get to a few weeks ago. Busy season is rolling in so we have very little vacancy to head back and I wanted to wrap a few things up. I was only there for about 48 hours, but I was really happy with what I got done! Some of my projects included things like switching out a handful of windows coverings, replacing a toilet seat, getting the kitchen faucet fixed, selling some furniture, cleaning up landscaping, wash slipcovers, and other fun things like that. 😉
Over time, we had three sets of blinds where the wands had been totally busted out of the frame, so the only way to close them was to reach up and twist the tiny mechanism at the very top with your fingers. I wasn’t able to find anything that was an exact match to the others in the room, but it’s super close, and at least they function again now! It was a bit challenging doing this without another set of hands, but I was excited to get it done! I just bought these off the shelf at Lowe’s and then had them cut to fit.
UPSTAIRS KING SUITE BEDROOM SOURCES: Wood Bed | Nightstand | Seagrass Lamp | Faux Palm Plant
I got a chance to drive by our new street! There were a ton of construction crews on the actual road, so this is kind of a backwards view of where we’ll be living. Each of those small building on the right are detached garages and/or garages with carriage houses above them on the two story versions. I know I owe you a big post about the house we’ll be building (they still haven’t dug yet), but we’re excited about adding the carriage house out back! Since homes in this area of Florida don’t have basements (and we’ll be downsizing to about half the square footage we have now), it will be great to have the carriage house (essentially a mini apartment over the garage). It makes it easy for friends and family to come stay for longer periods if they want without feeling like they’re imposing!
We’ve also officially identified where we’ll be living while this house gets built. It’s only about 1-2 miles away and will be even smaller than the downsize I mentioned above! But, it’s the cutest house and we’re really excited about it. It has a little screened in porch, so I’ve already hyped up the cats about their new “catio”. 😉 I’ll share more info on that soon too, once things are a bit more finalized. Unlike our initial plans for temporary housing though, this house won’t be furnished. Which means we’ll likely be taking most of what the buyers of our current home don’t end up purchasing. Or, maybe once I get a bid to move it all, I realize it’s still easier to sell and then buy once we get down there. I’m hoping to start getting bids for that soon!
While I was away, I had an order from Pottery Barn arrive. Or I should say part of an order because the delivery crew lost one of the pieces and swear they never got the others :/ You may remember from this post that I went forward with ordering a storage solution for our home office after I about passed out hearing the cost of custom built-ins. Well, obviously when I ordered it all, we didn’t know we were moving. By the time we made that decision, it was too late to cancel the order. And now I still don’t have it all! I’ll be calling today to see what’s going on. But in the interim, our office looks just a little bit chaotic! And no idea why this photo is so blurry – but maybe that’s a good thing. Ha!
HOME OFFICE SOURCES: Chandelier | Desks | Leather Rolling Chairs | Rattan Cabinet | Abstract Art | Glass Lamp | Ceramic Cachepot Vases | Faux Greenery
Top Sellers Of The Week
Following are the top sellers of the past week across all of my channels. Links to each item are below the graphic.
BEST SELLERS (each number is clickable): #5 | #4 | #3 | #2 | #1
In Case You Missed It
Following are the posts I shared over the past two weeks, in case you missed some days!
Following are the most read blog posts of last week (excluding any of the new posts already mentioned above). Many times this includes old posts that are popular on Google or Pinterest.
Around Town & For Fun
Kurtis was clearly bored while I was away for two and a half days. He learned how to use Shipt to order groceries and then made several “gourmet” meals while I was gone. Thankfully I got to benefit with one of the meals Saturday night. Marinated chicken thighs with fresh veggies on the grill. Yum!
While I was in Florida, I managed to break away for about an hour each day to head to the beach. You can’t visit 30A and not see the water!
It’s so interesting how the color of the water can change so much from day to day. The photo below was taken in nearly the same spot as above at nearly the same time, and only a day apart! It’s basically always beautiful down there!
I collected a few shells one day along the beach. I had to watch out for all the ones that still had creatures living in them 😉
I took a 6 am flight home Saturday morning so I was back in Omaha around 11 am. Needless to say, with such an early wakeup call at 3:30, I wasn’t good for much the rest of the day. The weather over the weekend wasn’t great, so I definitely spent some time vegging out.
Our duck “friends” are back and are relentless about visiting multiple times a day. We’re blaming it on the unusually cold spring we’ve had. I swear they mock me when I try and chase them away! They literally aren’t scared of anything and just run around the pool while we chase them.
Kurtis even tried letting the cats out, and they couldn’t have cared less. Once we’re finally able to get them to leave, they’re usually back within an hour or so. Hoping the temps finally kick into summer mode soon so they move on to the pond where they’re supposed to live!
Sunday, we met Kurtis’ sister and brother-in-law for lunch at Lazlo’s. They swung by for a few hours afterwards and we hung out in the pool house. Kurtis had to catch our little escape artist Hawkeye a few times 😉 He’s gotten a little too good at knowing when the bar is open, he can easily get outside to explore.
The courtyard honeysuckle is out in full bloom and couldn’t be prettier!
COURTYARD SOURCES: Outdoor Swivel Chairs | Striped Pillows | Side Table | Coffee Table
I know I’ve said this multiple times over the past month or two, but I finally feel like this is the week where things will start to get back to “normal” around here. Ha! But seriously. I feel like I’ll finally be getting back into a routine for a few weeks, and I’m really excited about that! Kurtis even has a few off-site meetings this week, so I feel like that will make me even more productive. Especially since I have a lengthy list of blog posts I want to get written! I also want to prep for a summer home tour to share here!
Recent Buys & Sales
Following are some sale from the weekend that have carried over and are still going strong!
- AMAZON has a number of deals in their Today’s Deals section. You can shop their site here.
- ANN TAYLOR is offering 40% off select full-priced styles and an extra 40% off all sale styles. You can shop their site here.
- ANTHROPOLOGIE is offering 30% off your summer packing list. You can shop their site here.
- BALLARD DESIGNS is offering 20% off outdoor, lighting, rugs, and wall. You can shop their sale here.
- CIRCA LIGHTING is offering up to 30% off select designs while supplies last. You can shop their site here.
- GAP is offering 40% off your purchase with code FLASH and an extra 10% off at checkout for members with code PERK. You can shop their sale here.
- J CREW has women’s shorts and swim starting at $34.50 and an extra 50% off sale styles with code SHOPSALE! You can shop their site here.
- J CREW FACTORY is offering up to 50% off everything. Plus, cardholders get an extra 25% off with code CARDPERKS. You can shop their sale here.
- KIRKLANDS is offering 15% off your entire regular-priced purchase with code REGULAR15, and free shipping on orders of $59+. You can shop their site here.
- LOFT is hosting a mystery flash sale, where you click to claim your discount! You can shop their sale here.
- LULULEMON has added a bunch of popular items to their sale section. You can shop their site here.
- MARK & GRAHAM has new markdowns added to their sale section. You can shop their site here.
- MARSHALL’s has a number of deals sitewide plus free shipping on orders of 89+ with code SHIP89. You can shop their site here.
- MICHAELS is offering 20% off regular priced items with code 22MADEBYYOU. You can shop their site here.
- NORDSTROM is hosting a designer clearance sale with items marked up to 40% off. You can shop their sale items here.
- OLD NAVY is opening up SuperCash, and if you don’t have any to spend, you can get 30% off your purchase with code HURRY. You can shop their sale here.
- OVERSTOCK is hosting their Summer Red Tag Sale with 1000s of items up to 70% off! You can shop their sale here.
- POTTERY BARN is offering up to 50% off select outdoor furniture. Read more about what I’ve heard about potential upcoming sitewide sales here. You can shop their sale here.
- SERENA & LILY is offering 20% off all bedding and bath with code UNWIND. You can shop their sale here.
- TARGET is offering 25% off furniture – online only. You can shop their site here.
- TJ MAXX has a number of deals sitewide and is offering free shipping on orders $89+ with code SHIP89! A few recent favorites are shown below. You can shop their site here.
- TORY BURCH has added a number of new items in their sale section. You can shop their site here.
- TUCKERNUCK has a bunch of cute items in their sale section. You can shop their site here.
- WILLIAMS SONOMA has their clearance section marked up to 75% off. You can shop their site here.
- WILLIAMS SONOMA HOME has marked down 100s of items. You can shop their site here.
- WORLD MARKET is offering 10% off curbside and store pickups to members (it’s free to join)! You can shop their site here.
I hope you all have a great week!
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Laura says
You’ve gotta love a puss that knows when”the bar is open”! Maybe he wanted a cocktail? Also, we had a mother duck and her ducklings in our pool here in Palm Springs. Try getting ducklings out of your pool! We chased them around and around the perimeter. Probably would have made a great video!
Sarah says
Haha! More like he wanted to roam the yard 😉 And I can’t even imagine with ducklings! I swear the adults are laughing at me. Ha!