Good morning! I hope you all had a nice and restful weekend! Here’s a bit of what we were up to over the past week or so.
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Home Projects & Updates
As I mentioned in last week’s Wednesday Watch List, I headed down the street Monday for my goddaughter, Zoe’s bedroom makeover! She is thrilled with how it turned out. Here’s a little behind the scenes action as baby sister tried to help mom take down the old convertible crib Zoe still had in her room 😉 Such a cute “helper”!
I also had a nice day last week to get the drone out for some aerial photos and video of our backyard! I haven’t gone through them all yet, but I’m glad I had a day that finally cooperated weather-wise!
My Incrediball hydrangeas in our backyard are finally blooming and they’re for sure my favorites! I always love the limelights too, but the Incrediball bloom almost two months sooner!
A little look at the pots in our courtyard. I kept them really simple this year with a palm tree, petunias, sweet potato vine and creeping Jenny. I’m bad about watering these since I have to carry a pitcher out, but they’re finally starting to do a little better!
And it wouldn’t be a new week without a shot of my favorite planter 😉 Unfortunately the matching one on the right side of the pool house has some issues I need to investigate this week. I think one of the vines broke somehow (likely in a storm) and it’s all intertwined with the healthy growth. I’m hoping I can find a way to cut 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.
BEST SELLERSÂ (each number is clickable):Â #5Â |Â #4Â |Â #3Â |Â #2 |Â #1
In Case You Missed It
Following are the posts I shared over the past two weeks, in case you missed some days!
- Weekend Recap
- Wednesday Watch List
- New Releases From Studio McGee at Target
- My Favorite Swimsuit Brand Sale
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 made beef jerky for me on Saturday! It’s always a favorite! The deli where we got the meat forgot to freeze it the night before though, so our pieces were handcut and a bit more like rib meat than jerky. Still delicious though! We’ll plan to share his recipe the next time around, so it actually looks how it should 😉
Friday night, Kurtis’ parents were in town and it was our brother-in-law’s 55th birthday! He requested Lazlo’s for dinner and then we headed back to our house for mini Bundt cakes. It was a lot of fun to catch up with everyone!
Kurtis has told me multiple times in the past week or so that I need to share this with everyone. So here you go 😉 I bought this chopper back in 2020 at the recommendation of my friend Kelley Nan. I remember when it arrived, Kurtis laughed and said we’d never use it. Well, fast forward two years and we hadn’t – up until about three weeks ago! Now, Kurtis uses it multiple times a day. Sometimes I swear he just tries to find things to use it on! But it’s a great way to use up veggies, too. We’ve had a bunch of fresh salads lately and throw everything in from red onions to cucumbers to carrots to celery to peppers and more! I’m just wishing I used it for that spicy cucumber salsa I love to make – it would save so much time!
Here is our dinner last night. We were just going to grill steaks and have a salad on the side but last minute decided to make like a steak and blue cheese type salad. It was loaded with cucumber and red onion and it was really good!
Bailey, always chasing that sunshine!
LIVING ROOM SOURCES: Console Table | Sofa | Linen Pillow | Striped Pillow | Leather & Wood Chair
Or water… she sometimes gets a little too brave for her own good!
These two are obsessed with getting to go out on the pool deck. Unfortunately they’re also obsessed with eating grass and going on unauthorized adventures. They seem extra deviant when they convince the other to go along with the trouble. That little path to the left is their new favorite and it’s insane how fast they can disappear down it if we turn our heads away for a minute. Needless to say, they’re time outside is usually limited to two or three minute windows. Ha!
I love how much use we’ve already gotten out of our bar window. It’s definitely one of the things we’ll miss most about this house! It’s so fun to sit out here for lunch when the weather cooperates! It actually sprinkled a bit Friday night when we were out here, but it kept the guys at the bar dry since the window overhead protected them.
SOURCES: Planter | Wall Lantern Light Fixture | Outdoor Swivel Chairs
It’s a big week for us! We’ll be officially closing on our house, closing on the rental house we’re selling here, and doing the walkthrough for our flooded rental house to inspect at the repairs (it’s finally done)! I still haven’t been over to check any of it out, so it will be a fun surprise. I’m actually excited to see the LVP floors we used. I’ll be sure to share if they turned out as good as I’m hoping!
It’s pretty hard to believe that Friday already marks the first day of July! This summer is flying by. We’re hoping to make some final decisions about the big move to Florida later this week. We’re actually contemplating moving in two rounds now. After hearing so many nightmare stories of people not receiving their items without major delays after cross-country moves, we may just do it ourselves. That also sounds like a nightmare, but at least we know it will all arrive that way! We do officially know now what the buyers of our home will be buying furniture/decor-wise, so we can now move forward with making plans a bit more official! Now that we know we’re moving into an unfurnished temporary house (not our original plan), we’ll likely be taking more than we initially planned. But it’s still a very manageable amount that we’re thinking we can handle on our own!
We’re looking forward to getting to Friday and for the long weekend!
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 additional 40% off all sale styles. You can shop their site here.
- BALLARD DESIGNS is offering 20% off all outdoor. You can shop their sale here.
- CIRCA LIGHTING is offering 20% off sitewide, including Visual Comfort! You can shop their site here.
- DUDLEY STEPHENS is offering 40% off select styles with code FLEECEFOURTH. You can shop their site here.
- GAP is offering up to 75% off markdowns when you take an extra 50% off with code SALE; up to 50% off regular prices styles; and an extra 10% off regular priced styles at checkout with code GOSHOP. You can shop their sale here.
- J CREW is offering up to 50% off summer styles, as well as an extra 50% off swim sale styles with code SPLASH. You can shop their site here.
- J CREW FACTORY is offering up to 50% off new arrivals, plus if you’re a Rewards member, you can get an extra 20% off $100+ with code PERKS. You can shop their sale here.
- KIRKLANDS is offering up to 75% off everything – no code required. You can shop their site here.
- LOFT is offering 50% off your purchase with code USA! You can shop their sale here.
- LULULEMON has added a bunch of popular items to their sale section. You can shop their site here.
- MADEWELL is offering an additional 20% off sale styles with code SALEONSALE. You can shop their site here.
- MARK & GRAHAM is offering up to 70% off for their Fourth of July sale. 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 has a number of new markdowns worth checking out! You can shop their sale items here.
- OLD NAVY is offering 30% off your order at checkout – no code required. You can shop their sale here.
- OVERSTOCK is hosting a their 4th of July sale with 70% off 1000s of items and free shipping! You can shop their sale here.
- POTTERY BARN is hosting their 4th of July warehouse sale, with items up to 70% off. You can shop their sale here.
- SERENA & LILY is hosting a dining event with special prices on all the essentials. You can shop their sale here.
- SUMMERSALT is offering 30% off sitewide with code SALE30. You can see my top picks in this post. You can shop their site here.
- TARGET is offering 30% off outdoor furniture and decor and 50% off women’s swim (today 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! This pair of counter stools are a great value! You can shop their site here.
- TORY BURCH is offering an extra 25% off 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 70% off. You can shop their site here.
- WILLIAMS SONOMA HOME has marked down 100s of items up to 70% off. You can shop their site here.
- WORLD MARKET is offering 10% off curbside and store pickups to members (it’s free to join)! This marked down Rattan Waterfall Coffee Table looks like it has a lot of potential! You can shop their site here.
I hope you all have a great week!
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