Weekly Roundup

The primer is going on the house! The crew has been hard at work taking care of all the prep work which includes a lot of extra steps to safely work around the lead-based paint. I’ll be sharing lead safety tips in an upcoming blog post, but until then, here’s a preview of how things are looking with primer!

I bought a few things for a new baby joining our extended family soon. I picked all the things on the registry that I found so helpful in the newborn days and we’re still using with a nearly two-year-old. They include this nail filer (seriously the best - we use it daily), a weighted wipes dispenser, this nose picker, a car mirror, and a stroller fan.

The number of holes in this…

I got this set of conversation cards that I’m hopeful will, well, encourage conversations.

Friends bought an old house and the first thing I could think to get them as a housewarming gift is this.

We all want to help the birds, but please do not leave bits of yarn, fabric, or human hair out for birds as nesting materials. Hatchlings can easily become entwined even in natural fibers that have been processed. These fibers can also attract predators or cause mold. Learn more here.

My kitchen was included in Architectural Digest about kitchen cabinets. The photo is from before wallpapering and I hardly recognize the space!

I bought this preorder item as a gift to my future self and I truly cannot wait for next year.

Turns out I’m allergic to the sun. whomp whomp.

Mirabel’s nursery is divine.

A new season of a favorite TV show, Workin’ Moms, is back!

This is the next book on my reading, erm listening, list. I’ll be listening via Libro.fm which supports my local bookstore.

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I was talking to family about how giddy I get about a few musicians that have an incredible talent and are so young. I’m just so proud of them and admire their unique creativity! I put them into a playlist to share with cousins, and now I’ll share with you. Here are a collection of artists that created these songs all before they turned 25 - many before they turned 20! Seriously, so proud and so lucky to enjoy their music!