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I have bought some really cool stuff this month! I have been working on decorating some areas of the house. I like to shop in stores for most of this….but sometimes I turn to Amazon for some filler stuff. I am loving the way everything is coming together. I also have some pet and kid things on here too. We know who gets spoiled in this house. As always, I am linking up with Tanya. Let me know if you have found anything cool.

Wind Chimes

This is seriously the coolest thing ever. Zoe and I are obsessed and stare at it every night. They are solar powered, so you just hang it and don’t have to worry about anything! They change colors and are completely mesmerizing.

Chanel Book

I grabbed this Chanel book for such a steal. It is absolutely beautiful, and I have been so fascinated by flipping through and readings bits from it.

Elements of Style

Another coffee table pretty. I have this one stacked with the Chanel one and The Curated Closet in my office. I just love using beautiful books to decorate with, and lift items to give an interesting visual interest to a space. Plus, the content is so pretty and inspiring! This one was on sale and a great deal!

Pampas Grass

This stuff is awesome for the price! I have seen it go up to $100 at different places. This one comes packed tight and super flat. A few hours in the sun, and magic! It looks so great and high end.

Command Outdoor Light Strips

I grabbed these string lights a few weeks ago, and needed a way to hang them on our deck. These had decent reviews and say they hold up to humidity. I will be the judge of that come summer.

Solar Candle

I bought this lantern for our front porch and wanted a solar candle that I didn’t have to mess with. I ordered the 4 x 8 and it is the perfect size for my oversized lantern. This thing worked the first night after only being outside a few hours in the sun and looks so pretty flickering in the dark.

Pitcher

I make iced coffee every day to enjoy myself, and for Chris to take to work with him. We love this one from DD. We needed a larger pitcher, and would you believe I walked Target about 3 times and realized there wasn’t a single one to be found???

Zesty Paws Mobility Bites

Mac is going to be 11 this summer, can you believe it??? Around Christmas, he started to limp around some and quit jumping up on the couch. I was starting to worry about him, and hoping he had just pulled something. Around the same time, Zesty Paws had sent me a bottle of these Mobility Bites to try in exchange for writing a review on their website. Within about 2 weeks of him taking these, he was walking around just fine and even started running outside with Zoe. After a month and a half of taking these, he started jumping back up on the couch without our assistance. It is incredible. I am sold and have purchased our own bottle, as we currently only have one left in the one I was sent. I give him one every night before bed, he thinks its a treat and eats it right up. There are 90 in the bottle, Mac is under 10 pounds, so he only has to take one each day so they last a really long time. Read the bottle for how many your dog may have to take. But I highly highly recommend these. The results for Mac has been incredible. He zips around the house like a damn fool and I love to see it, since he is a grumpy old man.

Nail Brush

Toddlers are gross little things, right??? These are very inexpensive and I got a 4 pack to keep them at different sinks in the house. This is the only way I can get the dirt out of Zoe’s nails. Why is there always dirt??

Dance Outfit

How cute is this?? Zoe loved the colors and sparkles. Her old dance teacher was up at the front desk when we came in that evening and I heard her and several other teachers talking about how cute her outfit was.

Petite Princess Aladdin Set

Zoe is obsessed with these petite princess dolls. She watched some show on YouTube with them and they are constantly played with in our house. I feel bad because a few of the characters are impossible to find. When I saw this whole set with more than just the princess, I jumped on it! We still need Aurora and Cinderella, The search continues.

Hey there, May! She kind of snuck in on us there this weekend, right? First off, shout out to Lindsay!!! Her birthday was yesterday, and I hope she had an amazing day! This weekend I had a few things I had to take care of, and the rest of the time it was very relaxed.

We kicked off the whole weekend with picking up Casa Fiesta for lunch on Friday. I had to work a lot of the day, but Chris decided to work from home and his dad even came over for a few hours. They put together our new pinball machine! I actually haven’t had a chance to play it yet, hopefully next weekend!

We also had an amazing sunrise and sunset Friday.

Saturday morning I knocked out a job before 8am. We made pumpkin pancakes for breakfast and got a few things done around the house, including weeding the front flower beds. It is raining the next two days, so I am sure it will look like a jungle again next weekend.

We had some plans Saturday afternoon, and afterwards Zoe and I stopped off at Belk. She had to potty, and I was thinking of a few things I would like to look for. It was my first time setting foot in any of The Summit stores in over a year. I didn’t find anything we were looking for, but I did grab a dress to try. Spoiler alert, I got it home and wasn’t a fan…so I guess it is going back. I also have to return a dress to H&M this week too. I am tired of all these cheaply made dresses that are ill fitting, wrinkly, see through and not flattering.

Sunday morning I got 75% of another job done before everyone woke up, and we decided to get Jack’s for breakfast. We puttered around the house for a little bit, and Chris declared it “Italian Sunday.” We ordered some Italian for lunch….just look at the appetizers…

It was supposed to rain on Sunday, but I noticed in my weather app that it was going to come in later than we thought. I asked Zoe if she wanted to dig out the water table and clean it up and she was SO EXCITED! Her and I spent hours out back, her playing with her slide and water table…and me finishing up reading Second First Impressions.

I hope that you all had a wonderful weekend. Linking up with Tanya. I will have Amazon Favorites up tomorrow.

Happy Friday! This week sure did fly by! It has been warmer here all week, so we have spent a lot of time outside. It felt so good to get a walk in every day before lunch with Zoe. My daily steps have been up in general, closer to where they were last year at this time.

Zoe and I had to grab a few things from Target this week. We walked past some of the toys and she saw the Pound Puppies and asked if she could get one. Who from the 80s can say no to a Pound Puppy??? And of course, her real puppy too 🙂

Favorite Purchases: I saw these bowls about a month ago and fell in love and put them in my cart and got distracted. By the time I remembered I needed to check out, they were gone. I hate when that happens! Anyways, they came back last week and I jumped on them so fast! They have a really cute mug set with this pattern and stripes for under $20, and you can purchase an entire table setting in this and a few other prints as well.

Favorite Lusts: I have had my eye on a few blazers lately, and am really wanting this one from Express. I love the sleeve length, and I think the cut would be flattering.

I am also obsessed with this dress from Vineyard Vines. I love the colors and the style. I have never bought anything from them. Do they typically run true to size?

Favorite Aldi Finds: I found some good stuff at Aldi this week! The chocolates had so many fun flavors, the seasoning jar includes 4 different ones: maple bacon, habanero salt, lime chili and parmesan garlic. Zoe and I both really enjoyed that Elote Style corn! And of course, always the cheeses.

Favorite Workout: I did this one again this week and always am really glad when I chose it. I paired it with a 10 minute walk after and it was perfect.

Favorite Funnies:

That is it from me today. I am running low on energy and creativity. I am hoping to clean out my closet this weekend. I have been very uninspired in there lately. If I had to return to the office next week, I literally don’t know what I would wear?! That tells me it is time to let some things go. I also have some weeding to do outside. It is insane how fast the weeds grow in our front flower beds. Do you have anything fun planned? Linking up for Friday Favorites.

I always love seeing wish lists for ideas for myself and others. Mother’s Day is just around the corner!

Tory Burch Cloud Miller Sandals – I have had so much foot/back/hip problems this last year. I notice a huge difference in my pain level based on if I wore my slippers around the house all day or went barefoot….and when I wear flat shoes running errands. I simply CANNOT wear flat flip flops or sandals any longer. I regret it every single time, and pay for it for days. These are supposed to have arch support while still looking stylish. Sign me up!

Bryn Chanel Necklace – This site sources and/or redesign lux brand items into beautiful, affordable pieces. This Chanel necklace is such a classic, timeless piece that would be beautiful alone, or layered with other pieces I own. I also love this LV lock necklace!

Diptyque Candles – Who doesn’t love a bougie candle as a gift? I think any of them sound amazing. I love the way the jars look and would like it for my office decor.

Colleen Rothschild Shampoo – I have been using the conditioner for about a year and am obsessed. I need to try the shampoo!

Blanket – I love having cozy blankets! I have heard rave reviews about this one. It is a great size and look for the price! I would like to take on of my living room ones to keep in the bedroom, and replace it with this one!

I had shared these Slides on my wish list. When I first started this post, there were no reviews, and I went back to look at them this morning and they are getting terrible reviews about falling apart after just a few wears. Just FYI for any who are looking at them. I saw a pretty big influencer share them just this week, so I am sure they are going to be popular.

Rolling right into that last week of April, can you believe it! This month has gone by insanely fast. I really am amazed each day when I look at the time and realize that hours have gone by since the last time I looked. It is hard to fit everything in each day.

This weekend we didn’t really have any plans. Unfortunately, Chris ended up having to work a lot of it. So I guess it was best that we weren’t committed to anything. Friday morning, Zoe and I went and picked up some plants for our mailbox bed and front porch. Our mailbox bed was a mess, it was basically just dirt and weeds. I grabbed some rocks, a whiskey barrel and some really pretty flowers and here we are!

Here is a little tip. Even if you measured out the flower bed and the 40 pound bag of rocks says that it is enough for a 3 foot bed 2 inches deep layering…still buy double what you need! I started with 2 bags and went back and bought 2 more later that same day. We have black shutters on our house, black mulch in the front beds and a black mailbox…so I figured the black stones would look best. Also, can we talk about how obsessed I am with the lavender on our front porch?!

Speaking of plants, last week I had picked up this little guy. It has only been a week, but he is still alive. I hope that I can keep them all this way! I would like to get one or two more indoor plants as well. One for the living room, and one for my office. Zoe has a succulent she picked out for her bedroom a few weeks ago that she was excited about caring for.

Friday evening we ordered pizza from Ironstone. Zoe was a fan.

Saturday morning we made breakfast and I got to work cleaning up around the kitchen, and cleaning out our coffee machines. Why is that an all day event?? I ran out of vinegar after the first one, and we had to make a Target run. I picked up a dress while I was there. While it was really cute, it ran really big. After I got it home and tried it on, I knew it would have to go back. Why are fitting rooms still closed? I am going to be returning this dress that they are going to put back on the floor after I tried it on and it sat in my house for a day. I really don’t understand how that is any different than trying it on in the store. I have returned 6 things to Target in the past month. I really am about to give up on them and their weird ass sizing.

I had grabbed some M&M ice cream cones from Aldi last week, so Zoe and I had a little afternoon treat after all our work!

Saturday evening we spent some time outside after a thunderstorm rolled through. It felt so nice! We were predicted to have bad weather most of the day, but it was a lot calmer than expected. We even had several hours of sunshine! We came in and cooked up some taco meat for nachos and called it dinner.

Sunday morning, Zoe and I cleaned up her playroom after breakfast. Again. And when I say Zoe and I, I really mean just I. Zoe doesn’t know it yet, but she is getting a chore chart this week. I got so frustrated with her when we were trying to clean everything up. I think she needs some more responsibility and consequences to keep that room under control. She does really well at helping me with laundry, feeding Mac, unloading the dishwasher, watering plants, etc. But her room? Lord help us! When she was younger, she was really OCD about her stuff. She has grown out of that this past year, and I want it back haha. If you have any tips or tricks that have worked for you, throw them my way. I will share any progress we make once I come up with something.

That afternoon, we headed over to my SIL’s for a few minutes and then grabbed some strawberry milkshakes from Jack’s. Other than the one time I made a “healthy” version of a milkshake at home…Zoe has never had one before. I told her it was like drinkable ice cream and let me tell you…she was here for it! She finished off an entire one herself and declared it “Super Yummy!!!” I guess we will be going back for more in the future.

Sunday nights have become steak night at our house. Chris has a steak every Sunday and I usually put burgers on the grill for Zoe and I, or sometimes I will have steak or sushi. I made homemade fries last night to go with the steaks and burgers instead of our usual spinach salad. I think it is fun to have a certain night dedicated to something. It also makes meal planning a lot easier for me.

Just like that, it is back to the grind today! The library took one of my suggestions on a new book, and got Second First Impressions. I was the first on the waiting list, so I have that to look forward to this week! Tomorrow I am going to try to post my Mother’s Day Wish List. I always like to share it each year to give ideas, and love seeing what others are posting too. What did you do this weekend? I hope you have a great week!

Linking up with Tanya.