Man, we got back from vacation and jumped in head first to so much busyness and this week has felt loooong. I scheduled swimming lessons for this week a couple of months ago thinking it would be fine to jump right into them after vacay, but now I’m kicking myself because I forgot just how hard it is to get back into the swing of things after being gone.
I’ve been working hard all
week unpacking and putting things away, doing laundry (like, 11 loads), meal
planning and grocery shopping, sorting through pictures from our trip, and doing
everything else that needs to be done in the real world after a week of being
away, and I’m exhausted. Throw in
several doctor appointments plus swimming lessons every day and that just calls
for chaos. Needless to say, I’ve just
been trying to keep my head above water this week and I’ve been giving myself a
lot of grace. I think I almost have
everything back in order so I’m hoping for some relaxation this weekend! Woo hoo!
Y’all ready for some
favorites? I have some really good ones
for you today!
O N E – Beach Bag Jelly Pouches
These jelly pouches from
Walmart.com have been floating all over blog land lately and I’m going to go right
ahead and jump on board with everyone else and say these are awesome! We have a huge beach bag that we use, and the
entire time we were at the beach, I felt like I couldn’t find anything in the
bag because everything was just thrown in there. We also occasionally had wet stuff in there and
I worried about the wet stuff messing up the electronics (phones, speaker,
etc.).
This week I purchased three
of these pouches to divide up our giant beach bag as follows – sunscreen in one
pouch, electronics in one pouch, and then an empty one to put wet stuff
in. Then toys, books, towels, and
everything else can just get tossed in to the main bag. This makes it soooo easy to find
everything. No more digging to the
bottom of the bag for the tiny little face sunscreen stick.
The pouches are way larger
than they look so they hold a great deal of stuff! They're clear, too, so you can see what's in there! They also come in a lot of cute styles… I
have the watermelon, the lemon, and the rainbow, and they also have a Beach
Please, a unicorn, a mermaid, a bomb pop, a Suns Out Buns Out, and another
patriotic one. So many cute ones to
choose from and only $8.97!
T W O – Best Sunscreen Stick
And speaking of sunscreen sticks,
I wanted to share this one with y’all because we love it so much. Gone are the days of slathering yucky white lotions
on the faces of your squirming kids.
These sunscreen sticks are awesome,
y’all! Just a few swipes on their little
faces and you’re done. It’s wide so it
covers quickly and it also goes on clear so you don’t need to rub it in. We used these on the kids every single day at
the beach and neither of them had a trace of sunburn ever. So good.
T H R E E – Cutest Sign
Hearth and Hand for Target
needs to staaaahp with all of the cute stuff, y’all. They make me want to redecorate my entire
house. Instead of redecorating the whole
thing, I held back and I just bought this cute little reversible sign for our
kitchen. On one side it says “Let’s Go
Out” and then when you flip it over it says “Let’s Stay In.” I’m a sucker for black and white stuff, so this
goes perfectly with everything else in my kitchen!
And if you like that one,
then you might also like its sister sign “Stay Awhile.” That one hangs on the wall.
F O U R – Amazon Dress
I’ve mentioned this dress on
the blog a couple of times, but now that I’ve finally worn it, I thought I’d
review it and let y’all know what I thought… it is the cutest dress, y’all!!!! I wore it one evening in Seaside
F I V E – Weekly Funnies
Now some memes for the week…
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| A little dad humor in honor of Father's Day |
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| #Truth |
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| Yep, I'll take all the big ones, please. |
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| It didn't matter what you were doing... when that song came on at the club, you dropped everything and headed straight to the dance floor! |
And in case you missed
anything these last two weeks, here’s a little recap of what’s been happening on
the blog.
And one final thing before I go, Olivia's big girl bedroom was featured on one of my favorite blogs (The Dedicated House) this past week! You can see the post here.
And one final thing before I go, Olivia's big girl bedroom was featured on one of my favorite blogs (The Dedicated House) this past week! You can see the post here.
Happy Friday, y’all! And happy Father's Day to all of the daddies out there!
*Linking up with A Liz Adventures and Carolina Charm for Five on Friday, A Little Bit of Everything for Friday Favorites, Meet @ the Barre for Friday Favorites, and By BMG for High Five for Friday.
Oh man, Low was my JAM! And I cracked up at that office pun. I might have to use that sometime, haha. The little sign from Target is too darn cute. And I absolutely love that gingham dress! Happy Friday - hope you have a great weekend after this week of busyness!
ReplyDeleteThat dress is spectacular on you and I may just need it for my vacation coming up! Those jelly pouches are precious to! I hope you get to relax and enjoy the weekend girlfriend!
ReplyDeleteI love the bags. I picked up a plain bag at target to stick our sunscreen in but now I wish I'd gotten a cute one!
ReplyDeleteThat dress looks amazing on you. I love it. And those jelly pouches are sooo cute. I may have to pick one up!
ReplyDeleteI love the gingham dress! I am glad you are giving yourself grace, getting back into the swing after a week away is hard! Have a great weekend with all the dads in your life!
ReplyDeleteOh my word - that dress is absolutely adorable! Definitely ordering that!
ReplyDeleteThat dress is adorable on you! We've started renting vacation houses so I can do laundry on vacation and not come home to a mountain (plus we get to pack waaay less too!)… but all the groceries and putting away does make for a busy first few days arriving home.
ReplyDeleteThank you! And that is a great idea! We did have a washer and dryer in our condo but we were just always on the go and I honestly didn't even feel like worrying with it. Ha!
DeleteCongrats on the feature! Re-entry from vacation has been so tough! We've been back a week, and I still feel behind! Hope y'all have a happy Father's Day!
ReplyDeleteThat dress looks so good on you!! I love the pouches from Wal-Mart
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