Good morning, and happy first Monday of May! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! It was a busy and exciting week around here, so I’ll catch up to speed on what we were up to.
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Home Projects & Updates
This week’s Weekend Recap is going to be pretty short and sweet. And that’s because most of what we did involved chaotically prepping for our showings last week! I wasn’t originally going to post today, but wanted to share some exciting news with you. I’m thrilled to announce that our house is under contract after one day on the market and we’re able to stay in our home until October! If you missed our big announcement, you can check it out here. We couldn’t be happier with the outcome! I’m not going to share much about the family that bought it since that’s their story to share, but they made us a super sweet video and we’re excited about how excited they are to live here!
Now that we have some clarity on timing and when we’ll officially be moving, we feel like life can get back to normal for the most part! If you don’t follow me on Instagram, I shared this mini video tour of our main floor after everything was clean if you want to check it out!
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.
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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 turned 45 on Monday, and despite having to spend much of the day prepping for our house listing, we did go out for tacos and margaritas! Our friends at La Mesa sang to him, made him wear the sombrero and gave him a shot of tequila. Not a bad start to 45!
We ultimately decided to head to a hotel on Wednesday after the house was cleaned and photographed. With the cats, this made us feel much better about being prepared as we went into listing day! We had a full day of listings on Friday so we packed everything up and settled into the hotel. The cats enjoyed the big picture window overlooking the fairly busy intersection outside. This is literally the only picture I took while we were there :/ Kurtis and I spent most of the time working or me driving back to the house in between showings to make sure the floors didn’t get dirty, etc. since it was damp outside.
With an offer coming in so early, we were able to leave the hotel two days early. Thank heavens! Kurtis and I were sick of bar food from the nearby restaurant and I think it’s safe to say all five of us were sick of being within 10 feet of each other at all times 😉 We’re just grateful to be under contract and not having to deal with any more showings! We actually cancelled all other showings once we decided to accept the offer.
Sunday, the weather was beautiful again. It essentially rained and was overcast during all of our showings which certainly wasn’t ideal. But with the gorgeous weather Sunday we spent some time outside (including the cats)! If you look closely, you can see I popped a few hanging planters into some of my planters to add some color for showings. We still have nights getting below suggested temps, so this was a good option for now. Hopefully I can get them to survive, as I’ll probably break them up eventually and add them to my “real” plants for the summer!
Although the trees seem super delayed on budding this year, they’re finally getting there. And there are actually signs of spring popping up in our yard – it just took until May!
With the chaos of listing week behind us, I’m excited to get back into a more regular rhythm with blog posting again. I know it’s been a bit sporadic these past two weeks. I’m planning to post our spring home tour this week and also need to share our closets in the coming week or so, plus lots of other content I’ve had to put on the back burner while we were in prep and purge mode! Excited for things to slow down a bit as we head into my favorite season of the year!
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 an extra 40% off all sales styles. You can shop their site here.
- ANTHROPOLOGIE is offering 20% off decor and in-stock furniture. Plus they have a number of new items in their sale section. You can shop their site here.
- BALLARD DESIGNS is offering up to 20% off sitewide! You can shop their sale here.
- BODEN is offering 15% off full-priced items and free standard shipping and returns on orders $49+. You can shop their site here.
- GAP is hosting a flash sale with 40% off your purchase with code FLASH, plus an extra 10% off at checkout with code GAPDEAL. You can shop their sale here.
- J CREW is offering up to 40% off dressy spring styles. You can shop their site here.
- J CREW FACTORY is offering up to 50% off new arrivals, plus get $10 off every $50 you spend with code GET10. You can shop their sale here.
- KIRKLANDS is offering 20% off your entire purchase with code ENTIRE20. You can shop their site here.
- LOFT is offering 40% off your purchase with code FRIENDS 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 is offering up to 50% off select sale styles and free shipping on bags and accessories. 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 their Spring Sale, with items marked up to 60% off. You can shop their sale items here.
- OLD NAVY is offering 60% off summer stock up sale, and 30% off your purchase. You can shop their sale here.
- OVERSTOCK is hosting their Spring Super Sale with 1000s of items up to 70% off! You can shop their sale here.
- POTTERY BARN currently has limited sales & clearance items here. They are offering up to 20% off select outdoor furniture right now. Read more about what I’ve heard about potential upcoming sales here. You can shop their sale here.
- REJUVENTATION is offering an additional 20% off clearance items with code EXTRA20. You can shop their site here.
- RIFLE PAPER CO. has a bunch of cute items on sale, including 2022 planners if you’re still needing one. You can shop their site here.
- SERENA & LILY is offering 20% off your entire purchase with code GOFORIT! They have also added new items to their sale section. You can shop their sale here.
- TARGET is offering up to 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! You can see some of my recent top picks here. 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 is hosting a clearance event with items up to 75% off. You can shop their site here.
- WILLIAMS SONOMA HOME is offering 20% off select outdoor furniture. 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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