Hey, I hope you had a good week! Can you believe we are mid-year of 2026? So happy to be on Substack here with you, it feels like the right time to just get started and I am so honored you have chosen to get these weekly emails!
Alright, let’s get into this week’s 90s mom recipe, activity, and product recommendations!
For my birthday last week, my neighbor friend decorated the car and took me to Goodwill Outlet, alternatively called “the bins”. My first experience with “the bins” was last month during my girls trip to Tacoma, Washington. This is the hunting and gathering of thrifting, where you literally thrift by the pound and you never know what you’re going to get! I happened to find something so 90s and so beautiful and that is…
Chicken Soup for the Kid’s Soul — do y’all remember these? They were so beautifully written. Kind of like packaged up Substack stories that touched your heart. Anyways I was so excited to see these again out in the wild so that is my product recommendation for the week <3
Also how cute that my neighbor decorated her car for this thrifting trip? We are so used to just planning our little ones’ birthdays and this was such a sweet surprise!
Tying right into the recipe of the week, I have to share with you this chicken noodle soup I made, because it is and I quote “the best chicken noodle soup I’ve ever had” — my husband. My daughter loved it too! I kind of made up the recipe and measured by heart but added estimates if you really need them. Here it is:
Andi’s Best Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe:
In a large pot, heat olive oil over medium/high heat and sear chicken (thighs) for 4-5 minutes each side and then move to a plate
In the browned bits, add more olive oil and (2 tbsp) butter and add (3) carrots, (1) onion, celery (optional) and (3 cloves) garlic and sauté for 5 more minutes
Add chicken back and add chicken broth + water (2 cups of each should be good)
Add spices (measure with heart, but lean towards more than you think): oregano, thyme, garlic powder, salt, pepper, one bay leaf
Simmer for an hour, chicken should be easy to shred by this point
When you’re ready, add egg noodles for the last 15 minutes — then taste and see if it needs more salt/spices and then it’s ready to serve!
Pairs well with caesar salad and crunchy, buttery toast! I think this will become my go-to postpartum meal train option, or if someone is sick and needs me to drop them off a meal. So simple and delicious!
Lastly, the 90s mom activity I am recommending is to go to the coffee shop and watercolor (by yourself or with a friend or a neighbor)!
A few weeks ago, the activity I recommended was to go on a walk and say hello to the people who live around you. I shouted "I like your outfit” to a girl my age across the street who had headphones in and she took them out and we realized we had a lot in common! This is also the neighbor I gave a ride to the airport the other day (which is also 90s mom vibes). She invited me to watercolor together and we chose a coffee and tea place right by us and it was so much fun. An hour really goes by fast when you’re doing something creative, don’t have kids to worry about, and can just let your mind rest and play for a while. I was actually so happy with what I made too, it turned out so cute and so summer ☀️
So don’t forget to include yourself in setting up a cute and creative craft this week. Also, her watercolor set was so good I have to share as another product recommendation because I’ve been on the hunt for a good set. The color is so saturated and not watery for watercolors if you know what I mean!
Kay that’s it for now, let me know in the comments if you’re planning to watercolor, cook soup, or go thrifting - I want to know :)
Ooh and last thing, as much as I talk smack on Instagram lol I was able to snag the90smom handle but it’s also a little lonely over there. If you want to follow me there I would so appreciate it! https://www.instagram.com/the90smom/
See you next week! 💫
xoxo
Andi
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