after pool spaghetti and other 90s mom things

Hi, it’s me Andi! Your 90s mom friend coming prepared with a recipe, activity and product to try all around being the cool nineties mom you were always meant to be!

I’ll start with the “activity” if I can call it that, because you may have seen me post about this a lot on notes this week and yes… it is wearing a dress to the library.

Which may seem like no big deal, but hear me out. I am a strict, Old Navy athleisure girlie since becoming a mom. I have my Monday, Wednesday, Friday fits - all in navy blue and under the price of $20. I like that system.

But I have been meeting my friend Paige at the library on Wednesdays after our trash truck parties and she is always wearing pretty dresses. And after a few weeks I decided, okay let me try this too!

And I went to the library in in a dress and let me tell you something, it was a nice experience. I just felt better, lighter, and dare I say prettier? So the next day, I tried it out again and same thing! Not only was it comfortable and easy (I didn’t have to choose an outfit, it was just ONE thing to choose) but it impacted my mood for the rest of the day.

So, maybe try this out and report back.. I think I am going to do a July Dress Challenge of wearing a dress a day until I run out or oh no, I have to go buy more dresses. Let me know if you’re going to join me in this one! I think it’ll be fun!

Next, I have been so excited to share with you my after pool spaghetti. Let me set the scene. It was Tuesday, the day I came back from my solo trip and I was craving something homey. We all went to the pool in the afternoon and I couldn’t stop thinking about making a big pot of spaghetti.

I used this recipe, which is typically for lasagna and it is one of the BEST rated recipes on AllRecipes, with over 20,000 positive reviews. Instead of doing lasagna though I made a big pot of this delicious red sauce w/ meat and boiled spaghetti and let me tell you - this has been the best spaghetti I’ve ever had. You NEED to try this.

Here’s the recipe: World’s Best Lasagna

Another thing you must report back on ASAP, and also you have to go to the pool before eating this - I don’t make the rules.

And a product to make your dining experience better and more 90s.. laminated placemats. My daughter is so into her ABC’s right now so I got her this laminated placemat with letters but you could also a geography one? Names of all the presidents one? Having a laminated placemat is not only so nostalgic and 90s but it helps you as a mom while you’re preparing food for your children to have something to look at and learn from!

You can also so easily make this for yourself OR have me make you one! I am going dreaming up of 90s mom subscription boxes and I want to test this out by sending out laminated placemats to YOU (while supplies last). Message me if you want me to send you one :)

Alrighty, thanks so much for being here AS ALWAYS. I cannot believe I have over 200 subscribers now, never ever would I have imagined. Go have a fabulous 90s mom fourth of July!

BTW bonus, here are some ideas on how to make this weekend veryyy 90s 🇺🇸💌

xoxo

Andi