Friday Things #573

1. Last Sunday, both of the boys had birthday parties, so I decided to take Isabelle out for a little girl time while they were at their parties. We had lunch, browsed at a bookstore, and stopped at Starbucks. She enjoyed it SO MUCH, and it was such a nice little time with her. (She picked out an InvestiGators book, which was new to us, and she LOVED it… we also picked up The One and Only Bob for Joseph since he really, really liked The One and Only Ivan, and we got Dominic Who Was Roberto Clemente?)

2. This was her, the day before, “getting shade” at Joseph’s soccer tournament… I love that when she grabs stuff to keep her busy at a sporting event, she always grabs books 🩷 (In this picture, she was reading the Mister Rogers poetry book… and still wearing her beloved purse 😄)

3. The weather is looking dismal here this weekend; are you making anything fun for the long holiday weekend? If you need some inspiration, check out my summer recipes archive – there are so many wonderful recipes perfect for this time of year!

4. I made an impulse purchase last week after seeing Facebook ads for this TYMO automatic rotating curling iron. I am AWFUL at curling my own hair; it never looks good, and while I was hoping this might work well based on the videos I saw, I was sort of expecting it to be a dud. I was SHOCKED when I gave it a test run and it created perfect curls. I am still in disbelief, but oh my gosh, I’m so glad I gave this a shot! I don’t curl my hair often, but it’ll be great to have when I want to!

5. Love this >> “The secret to winning is learning how to lose. That is, learning to bounce back from failure and disappointment-undeterred-and continuing to steadily march toward your potential. Your response to failure determines your capacity for success.”

6. A social studies teacher had the parents of her 6th-grade class bring in relics from their childhood for a “Museum of the Millennial,” and it was such a blast from the past; I love it!

7. This is fascinating >> Genetic Adaptations Allow All-Female Korean Divers to Cope with Extreme Conditions

8. The kids spring sports seasons are over and ahhhhh I think we ALL need a little breather!

9. On that note, this is a great little read >> The Importance of Open Calendar Space. Ever since the kids’ activities have gotten busier, when we have free time on our calendar, I really try to not fill it with SOMETHING ELSE so we all have some time at home to do odds and ends and just BE.

10. TGIF! These two are masters of relaxation 😍