Five Friday Faves - 5.23
Tactical, practical, summer prep
Happy Friday!
If you’re on the East Coast, specifically New England, congratulations to making it to the most fickle of weather weekends, Memorial Day. Some years its just magical and you get an extra weekend of Summer. Some years, it’s the most brutally cold, chills-inducing weather.
This year, we’re experiencing the latter plus a nor’easter. Thanks.
Anywhoo. There are a few things I’m buying to gear up for the beginning of summer!
Bug Spray - Good LORD did I need this. We had friends over this weekend and accidentally stayed outside until the bugs came out and sun went down. I got annihilated by the mosquitos. Including some bites on the bottom of my foot. Truly torture. I bought these and have had great experiences in the past. I really want to get this Dusk Stone from Kate McLeod.
Sun Screen - I inventoried what we had left over from our Spring Break trip and added a few more of these. I also love this for my kids. I got this in Paris, and this is my favorite for my face. I leave a bottle by the door for when I forget in my morning routine and remember when I’m leaving the house, but am too lazy to go back upstairs.
Skin Care - Sunscreen is great and all, but something I hate, is going to bed with sunscreen still deep in my pores. I love this exfoliating bar year-round, but especially during the summer to get the sunscreen off of my body after a day at the beach. After exfoliating, I try to use these these moisturizing bars, and this shower salve is amazing. My lower body tends dry, mostly because I’m lazy in the moisturizer department, and these products make it so easy I have no excuse.
Bathing Suits - For MDW Sales (which start really flipping early) I look out for some good sales for kid’s suits. Now that my daughter is potty trained, and one piece suits are great unless they’re wet. Then it’s torture to get them on and off, especially when you’re an independent 3yo woman. I love this suit from Minnow and I’m obsessed with Boden suits for her. For my son, we love these suits and these, but most from last year still fit. He also always wears a sun shirt, and I often buy the Cat and Jack Sun Shirts.
New Grill - We were at a friends’ house the other weekend and we made burgers on their Blackstone Grill, and when we left, my husband was searching for one. We ended up purchasing one the other weekend, and have been obsessed since. I’ve made a number of meals on it, smash burgers, sausage and peppers, and we have plans for fried rice. We have these accessories, cleaning, and burger stuff, and I would recommend.
More A Day In Her Life:
ICYMI - Danielle Dallau was such an inspiration to chat with! She truly does it all and has fun doing it! I loved chatting with her about her days as a Corporate VP and mom of four kids! She’s a force and was just a blast to chat with! Listen to this episode if you’ve ever wondered how parents of four children do bathtime, or how she makes time for herself during her schedule!
One Year Ago - A Day In Her Life with Jenny Driezen - Jenny is the co-founder of the Fresh Starts Registry and lives in Edinburgh with her husband. Their love story is the cutest meet cute I’ve heard in forever, and hearing about her days in Scotland make me want to be an expat.
Two Years Ago - A Day In Her Life with Ayana Lage - Ayana is a freelance author, content creator, and mom in Florida. I loved hearing about her days and still think about her solo sushi Dates!
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we just got a blackstone too!