Hi friends! Happy Friday! What are you up to this weekend? We’re headed to Phoenix for a concert, P has a b-ball scrimmage, we have NCL meetings, and our weekly dinner with the fam – I look forward to it all week. I’d love to hear what you have going on!

(Monsoon season has been a BUST but at least we’ve had some gorgeous rainbows)

We’re still trying to find our school/homeschool/airline/work groove around here, and our daily schedules have changed a ton since last year. Liv has done competitive dance for many years and it’s her first year taking a break. She’s going to play some school sports instead, and I’m excited for her to find something new that she enjoys. I definitely miss the dance world but I don’t miss driving two hours each night between drop-offs and pick-ups at the studio. She’s had more time to work on homework and chill at night, and I’ve been able to cook pretty much every night.

(gluten-free chicken pot pie with roasted broccoli. I’ll do a roundup soon with new recipes I’ve tried that have been successful)

I prefer to cook at home because you can control the ingredients and sometimes I’m disappointed by the taste, quality, and cost of restaurant food. If I didn’t prep and plan in advance, we’d often grab quick takeout on the way home from the dance and basketball shuffle. We were spending soooo much, many times it was meh or gross, and I definitely feel like eating at home has been easier with this schedule.

Some exciting things coming up on the horizon:

– Not one but TWO huge launches on Monday. Two of my all-time favorite brands are launching amaaaaazing things and of course, I’ll spread the word here Monday morning!

– A trip to San Diego. Counting down for time with our Kleiger fam and some Vitamin Sea

– P starting farm school. It’s one day each week and she gets to ride hoses, help with the animals, and do art on the farm with some other homeschool kids and she’s super excited about it. More of our homeschool plans are here.

It’s time for the weekly Friday Faves party. This is where I share some of my favorite finds f

Hi friends! Happy Friday! How was the week?

I’m sorry for disappearing on ya this week. I honestly just needed a second to breathe. The Pilot was gone – he’s back today! – and I was getting the girls ready for back to school, but also… I was just having a mini blog crisis. I’ve had one before, and just had one of those weeks where I was just in a little bit of a funk. I’m back now and missed you all <3

We’re trying to find our groove around here with airline life, but it’s definitely been more chill than military and commander life. I waited SO long for this time to actually be here and am so so glad it is. Just trying to establish our new routine. P is starting homeschool again on Monday (here we go!) and I’ll share what we have planned – lots of fun stuff ahead.

(JELL-O arms from this week’s Pilates class. We wore arm weights the entire time and it was fierryyyyy.)

Meal prep has saved me during these solo parenting weeks, even though we ate all of the fruit within 3 days.

It’s time for the weekly Friday Faves party. This is where I share some of my favorite finds from the week and around the web. I always love to hear about your faves, too, so please shout out something you’re loving in the comments section below.

8.8 Friday Faves

Fashion + beauty + random:

July reader faves! It’s always fun to go back through analytics and find the bestsellers that I shared here on the blog.

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Hi friends! Happy Friday! What are you up to? The Pilot is home from a trip (YAY), we’re meeting friends for a last hurrah swim and dinner at the pool, we have an NCL meeting, and family dinner at our house. Since we got back from Spain, we’ve been doing weekly family dinners again and it has been such a great way to start the week. My favorite memory from last week was watching our 10-month old niece Daisy eat a popsicle on the patio. She was a HUGE fan.

I’d love to hear what you have going on this weekend!

Mazer wanted to show you her fresh cut and long eyelashes.

It’s time for the weekly Friday Faves party. This is where I share some of my favorite finds from the week and around the web. I always love to hear about your faves, too, so please shout out something you’re loving in the comments section below.

8.1 Friday Faves

Fashion + beauty + random:

A moment for the shoes. (Got them in Spain but they have them at Nordstrom! I’m always a US 8 or 38, and sized up to a 39 for these and they’re perfect)

My friends at Left On Friday sent me some new suits! It was my first time trying this brand and I was blown away by the super light compressive fabric (I sized up to a medium after reading a ton of reviews online and it still felt like it held everything in), fit, and quality. It’s totally seamless and they have a ton of colors. I ended up choosing this one piece, and this top + these bottoms. The bottoms I chose had the most booty coverage and feel like this is my new fave swimsuit brand. Both suits are linked here.

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Hi friends! Happy Friday! What are your plans this weekend? It’s my nana’s birthday, so we’re celebrating the birthday girl, I’m teaching a barre class, and meeting up with a friend for brunch. It should be pretty low-key and lovely.

This week has felt SO chill compared to last week’s sale extravanzana. Between the EquiLife sale, Prime Days, and the Nordstrom sale, it felt like a lot. (I also tried to share products in a way that didn’t bombard you guys!) Thank you again so so much to those of you who have shopped through my links, and don’t forget that you have until Sunday night to enter the wellness giveaway here!

(your chance to win a Lumebox!)

It’s time for the weekly Friday Faves party. This is where I share some of my favorite finds from the week and around the web. I always love to hear about your faves, too, so please shout out something you’re loving in the comments section below.

7.18 Friday Faves

Fashion + beauty + random:

The Nordstrom sale is still going strong, and here are the bestsellers so far:

– Hanky panky (I wear these pretty much every day)

– This set of bangles

– The best wireless bra

– These fleece pants

– This perfect travel backpack

– This classic tote for work, travel, or life

– This kids’ fleece hoodie

– Sexy and classy lingerie

– This ADORABLE girls’ set

– This is my go-to daily cleanser because it’s gentle enough for my eyes

– This cozy sweater at a ridiculous price

– Ordered this for Liv for Christmas

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Hi friends! Happy Friday! What are you up to this weekend? We’re celebrating my nana’s 90th birthday (!), going to dinner at our friends’ house tomorrow night, and family dinner at our house on Sunday. I love summer so much. Kids in AZ go back to school super early – early August – so we’re trying to live up this last month as much as possible.

*Heads up, still lots of time to enter this week’s giveaway! One lucky winner will get a Lumebox and some of my fave wellness goodies.

Some pics from the week:

Mazer being RIDICULOUS

Pasta salad and steak night!

Here’s what I put in the pasta salad:

– NOW Foods quinoa pasta

– Roasted red pepper

– Cucumber

– Artichoke hearts

– kalamata olives

– Feta

– Fresh mint and basil

– Seasoned it with leftover pesto, olive oil, balsamic, salt, pepper, and oregano. I made a giant batch and we all snacked on it for a few days.

It’s time for the weekly Friday Faves party. This is where I share some of my favorite finds from the week and around the web. I always love to hear about your faves, too, so please shout out something you’re loving in the comments section below.

7.4 Friday Faves

Fashion + beauty + random:

Thank you so so much to those of you who have shopped my links this week for the EquiLife sale, the Amazon Prime Day sale, and the Nordstrom sale. Whew!! EquiLife and Nordstrom are still going strong! If you want to order a detox kit for our fall detox (we start the d