Good morning! I hope you all had a lovely Mother’s Day weekend! Here’s a bit of what we’ve been up to over the past week or so.
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Home Projects & Updates
I pulled the tulip wreath from our front door and swapped it for this affordable lavender wreath. It’s super simple, but that’s exactly what I was looking for after the bright pink tulips being up so long!
My little lime bush was thriving this week. We had some crazy storms (including hail) but thankfully no damage to my planters from what I can tell. This little lime doubled in size this week, so it makes me think we can actually start using some of our limes a lot sooner than I initially expected!
We were supposed to head to the countertop store on Friday, but we had some bad storms roll in so it delayed our visit. I wasn’t super interested in picking new options when the skies were so dark! We’re hoping to get over to their shop in Destin sometime this week. I had finally settled on a replacement, and then someone else snagged them while we were in Europe. So it’s back to the drawing board but hopefully we have that all wrapped up shortly!
Yesterday we made an offer on a rental unit here. As I shared, we sold one of our Omaha properties recently and have been on the hunt for a small unit here. We found one that needs a little work (more cosmetic than anything serious) so we should hear back today if our offer was accepted! I’m anticipating some negotiation but I’ll keep you posted.
Top Sellers Of The Week
Following are the top sellers from the past week across all of my channels. Links to each item are below the graphic.
BEST SELLERS (each number is clickable): Cover Image | #5 | #4 | #3 | #2 | #1
In Case You Missed It
Following are the posts I shared over the past few weeks, in case you missed some days!
Around Town & For Fun
One of my blogging besties, Kelley Nan, was in town on vacation this week with her family. On Wednesday night, we (along with our husbands) went to dinner at Gallion’s followed by drinks at Pescado in Rosemary Beach. We tried to get a group selfie and the results are laughable. We’re either talking, eyes closed, or moving in every single one. Thankfully I got a shot of the sunset, as well, to remember the night 😉
Tuesday, my next door neighbor hosted a ladies night in get-together at her house. We still have a lot of new construction around us, so new neighbors are constantly popping up. It was such a fun way to get to meet most of the ladies on our street, and neighboring streets!
On Thursday morning, I was the guest entrepreneur speaker at Acton Academy of 30A. I shared my journey from babysitter to house cleaner (and subcontracting my little brother for jobs I disliked) to 18 years in the insurance industry to full-time blogger/influencer and real estate investor. The learners were a variety of ages but they were so cute and had such great questions. That evening, I was given a stack of thank you notes from each of them. It was fun to read through their thoughts and favorite parts of the discussion!
Kurtis and some friends went to a movie that night so Rachel and I had a night on her back porch. At one point I heard a really strange sound, and realized their Bernedoodle pup was sucking the sprinklers. Our sprinkler water here is free and provided by the neighborhood from all the retention ponds. Let’s just say it’s not drinkable. Ha! Clearly he sprayed Dune in the process and they both were so smelly. They couldn’t understand why I would no longer allow them to sit on my lap! We gave them a walk instead 😉
I tried on all the Walmart finds from last week’s Wednesday Watch List if you want to check them out here in this video. All the links for the items can be found here.
Friday night we had a fun girls dinner at Citizen to celebrate our friend Kelli’s birthday! I wore this blue striped dress that you can also see above. I’m in a size Large and, although it’s sold out twice already, as of this morning it’s fully stocked again!
As we were leaving, I thought the sky looked so pretty! Little did I know the northern lights would show up here a few hours later. I had to stay up to make some sourdough I’d forgotten that I started. So I saw some images on Facebook and decided to go out an try to see them. I didn’t realize that you had to use your phone camera to see them best. And then I saw a giant possum in our yard, so I ran inside. Ha! Bummed I missed them but the pictures I saw online were incredible! Anyone else get to witness it?
Saturday morning I took a watercolor art class at The Studio Gallery 30A. It’s one of my favorite spots along 30A, and the owner Susie is so sweet and talented. We always have so much fun at her classes!
She’s doing a few little summer art sessions each month. This is where I took my watercolor collage class earlier this year, and this time around, she had us focus on seashells. My art clearly won’t be in a gallery any time soon, but the class is always so relaxing and informative and fun! I can’t wait to see what other classes she offers this summer! I highly recommend checking their schedule out if you plan to visit 30A this summer.
As I was about to pull into our driveway after class, I saw this huge guy sitting on the bank at the pond across the street! I’ve seen otters, deer, and a variety of birds, but never a turtle at this pond! He was so cute just basking in the sun!
Later that afternoon, Kurtis attended Foam Fest with a few friends. Essentially, a bunch of breweries come into town from the region and you get to try a bunch of beers. He had a lot of fun and then I picked him up for dinner. As we were driving home, after a later dinner than normal for us, I realized sunset might be near. Sure enough, we were only about 15 minutes out, so I suggested we run to the beach quickly. I’m so happy we did! It was busy, including a wedding, dinner party, bachelorette parties, baby showers, etc. But the sky was definitely showing off! We need to be more spontaneous like this and do some quick beach drop-ins!
That night, I decided to stay up and stalk the sky. Sadly, I never saw the northern lights, but it was still so beautiful outside! We have very little light pollution in this area so the sky is stunning.
We were pretty lowkey Sunday. We spent most of the morning on the phone calling our moms and family members for Mother’s Day. Then, after touring the rental we may purchase, we hung around the house, did some cleaning up, and watched a few shows. It was a great end to a busy week!
If you’re looking for a cute sweater for Memorial Day weekend, 4th of July, or just to be patriotic, I found this great look-for- less option! I actually have owned the splurge version in ivory for a few years (still one of my all-time favorites) but decided to try the navy save version. I then found this $30 Target version thanks to an Instagram follower, as well. Lots of cute options!
SOURCES: Save American Flag Sweater (alternative here) | Splurge American Flag Sweater
We’re headed on our first Florida road trip this weekend! We have a friend’s birthday party near Orlando, so it will actually be the first time we’ve driven further east than Panama City since we lived here. So crazy! It will be a really quick trip, but should be a lot of fun!
Recent Buys & Sales
Following are some sales from the weekend that have carried over and are still going strong!
- AMAZON has a number of deals today! You can shop their site here.
- ANN TAYLOR is offering an additional 40% off sale styles. You can shop their site here.
- ANTHROPOLOGIE has added a number of new items in their sale section. You can shop their site here.
- BALLARD DESIGNS is offering up to 25% off all furniture and 20% off rugs, lighting, mirrors and art. You can shop their sale here.
- BODEN is offering 10% off new styles and 25% off swimwear for the family with code J3T6. You can shop their site here.
- CRATE & BARREL is offering up to 70% off clearance styles. You can shop their site here.
- GAP is offering 40% off everything, and 50% off shorts. You can shop their sale here.
- J CREW is offering up to 50% off getaway styles for the family. Prices as marked. You can shop their site here.
- J CREW FACTORY is offering up to 60% off everything as well as an extra 30% off orders of $125+ with code BIG30. You can shop their sale here.
- LOFT is offering 40% off your purchase plus an extra 15% off at checkout with code SURPRISE. You can shop their sale here.
- LULULEMON has a number of new items in their sale section. You can shop their site here.
- MARK & GRAHAM is offering an extra 20% off sale styles with code EXTRA20 as well as up to 50% off bags, accessories, and travel plus free shipping on orders $150+ with code SHIPFREE! You can shop their site here.
- MARSHALLS has a number of deals sitewide plus free shipping on orders of $89+ with code SHIP89. You can shop their site here.
- NORDSTROM has a number of new items in their sale section, all marked up to 50% off! You can shop their site here.
- OLD NAVY is offering 50% off dresses and 50% off button-down shirts for him. You can shop their sale here.
- POTTERY BARN is offering up to 60% off clearance styles. You can shop their sale here.
- RUGS USA is offering an extra 20% off everything with code SUN20. You can shop their site here.
- SERENA & LILY is offering up to 30% off outdoor and up to 30% off rugs. You can shop their sale here.
- SUMMERSALT is offering 25% off their best-selling styles with code SUNNYDAYS. You can shop their site here.
- TARGET has a number of home deals, up to 30% off bedding, up to 30% off indoor and outdoor furniture, up to 40% off rugs, plus tons more! 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 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 number of new items added to their sale section, as well as free shipping and free returns on everything. You can shop their site here..
- WEST ELM is offering up to 60% off their sale styles. You can shop their site here.
- WILLIAMS SONOMA is offering up to 75% off clearance items. You can shop their site here.
I hope you all have a great week!
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