This Past Week
A week of small finds, and the first time I left the house without Clive...
Last week Jadyn and I went to an event together for Altar’d State. It’s so sweet because they’re faith based and started as a Christian book store. Then they started selling clothes, noticed the clothing was doing well, and expanded from there.
They don’t only carry faith based clothing, it’s other styles as well, but I loved this tee:
The event was first at their new store in the Green Hills mall then at Cheekwood, which is a gorgeous botanical garden that we go to often to walk around.
My jeans are from Abercrombie and I love the fit of these. They’re slightly baggy and high rise, I’m wearing the tall length. They’re one of my most comfortable pairs of jeans and I’ve been wearing them non stop postpartum (more on that in these posts here and here). My top is nice for hot weather as well as breastfeeding friendly, I’m not wearing many high neck tops at the moment to make it easy to nurse him on-the-go.
Antiquing
Last week Jadyn, Poppy, Clive and I went antique shopping while Elliott spent time with Anthony. We checked out the Franklin Antique Mall for the first time and it was so fun to walk around and look at all the items with so much history.
I found two of these chairs for $25 each and thought they would be great in the garden!
We usually love going to estate sales each weekend, and here are some of my best tips and how to find them in this post here. Antiquing feels like the more curated version of an estate sale. It’s already been sifted through and the better items are there, so you pay a bit more but you have better options in front of you.
In my garden
We’ve been harvesting mini sweet peppers, onions and tomatoes. The kids have especially been loving the sweet peppers and eating them as snacks. These Hunter boots have been my go-to for all things gardening and I just ordered this color for fall, especially because they’re on sale right now! These Mate 100% cotton leggings are so comfy and I wear them all the time. I also have them in black.
Fresh tomatoes are growing so nicely, I’ve been loving them with salt and pepper eating them fresh but they’ve been also so delicious for hamburger night.
Onions are also from our garden.
New arrivals
I haven’t been in a Target store in quite a while. I usually order delivery (more about our drive times and how we live here in this post). Clive was taking a nap and Jadyn said, should we get a matcha and go to Target? Anthony was going to stay back with him, so we hurried to get Poppy and Elliott ready and the four of us headed out. It was my first time leaving Clive at home while going out and it felt so weird!
We wanted a strolling Target run rather than one for necessities, which is when I’m most likely to get myself in trouble. I’ll pick something up, tell myself I need it, then put it back two aisles later. I’m pretty good about making sure what I buy will be useful and beautiful. I narrowed it down to these:
This doormat is for Jadyn’s door. I don’t have a butter dish and liked the look of this one. The berry bowls, I already have the white one and loved the cranberry. They’re so great for setting the table with berries or any fruit that needs airflow. I’ve been looking for a good roasting pan and this one is stainless steel. I was standing in the store looking up the reviews to see if it would last, and they were great, so I got it. That night I made chicken and potatoes in it. Such an easy weeknight dinner with plenty of leftovers for lunch.
The kids picked out these figurine toys and they’ve been playing with them all week. Poppy picked The Little Mermaid and Elliott picked Toy Story.
I’ve been investing in kitchen items that make weeknights more efficient to cook. This pan is so nice with all the functions it can do. I love the steaming option, I didn’t have anything that makes steaming easy. It can do all these things which is pretty cool: braise, sear, steam, strain, sauté, fry, boil, bake, roast and serve, and it’s oven-safe up to 450°F! The sage color is so pretty too.
Clive is getting so big. He’s 2.5 months, wearing 6-12 months and 17 pounds!
Love this little striped set for summer.
Sometimes when I get him from his nap he’s on his back, having rolled over from his tummy. None of my other kids ever rolled this early. I don’t think he knows his own strength yet!
This organic cotton mat is perfect for picnics or the beach. This photo is from Cheekwood recently at their summer night event.
We’re planning our beach trip to 30A, which is somewhere we’ve never been before and where a lot of people here vacation. It’s on the Florida panhandle, about a 6 hour drive from us. We’re really excited to check it out for the first time. My long time friend Jenna and her family will be going with us too and we’re celebrating Poppy’s 5th birthday there. More about what I’m packing in this post here.
xx Brittany