garage sales and other 90s mom things

Hi! It’s me, Andi — your 90s mom friend coming each week with a product recommendation, recipe, and activity to try out to become more like the 90s mom you are meant to be!

I hope this article finds you well, but if it doesn’t I also get it! It’s funny because I feel like I’ve been talking to so many friends who just feel like they are going through it, whether it is car stuff breaking down or growing through conflict - like we are not alone, we’ve got each other and that is a blessing. So let me know how you are really doing, I’d love to know!

Anyways, let’s get into this week’s Friday faves! I was driving home and saw a garage sale sign in my neighborhood and I thought to myself, let’s just go see what they have. To start off with, they had 5 vespas in the front. I was on the phone with my friend and I asked her, “Should I get a Vespa??”

This was the best garage sale I’ve been to since the 90s and it really brought me back to being 8 years old in 1998 and my parents gave me a Ziploc bag of quarters to go to garage sales and I felt so rich. Like I could buy so much with my little baggie.

That’s how I felt today, for $20 I walked away with a brand new Shrinky Dinks Maker, a Children’s Cookbook, Rifle Paper Co Airpod case and more. So that’s the activity I am recommending to you, this weekend there WILL be garage sales around you — you just might have to look or pay attention to the signs and also grab your partner or friend and say “Hey, Andi said the activity of the week is to go to a garage sale so we have to go!” Or you could even host your own garage sale! I have been eyeing corners of my home and thinking quietly to myself, do we really need that anymore? So yes, garage sales!

For the product recommendation, there was a laminator for sale at this garage sale too (I know, they literally had everything). I would have gotten it but my brother-in-law got me one for Christmas and the power to laminate things is so 90s mom. It is the easiest thing to do, you just sandwich what you want to laminate in between the sheet and run it through, and the opportunities are endless. So far, I’ve really only made bookmarks and my husband made me mahjong cards but I will be using this for more and I think you should look into it too or add it to your wishlist! Also, if you do have a laminator already — let me know what else I should make, I would love ideas!

And lastly, for the recipe of the week I would love to remind you that you can use your free will to make a pitcher of frozen strawberry lemonade, and it is ridiculously simple but will bring you and your kids and guests so much joy.

Here’s what you’ll need for Andi’s Frozen Strawberry Lemonade:

Ingredients:

1. Lemonade

2. Frozen strawberries

3. Crushed ice

Directions:

1. Blend in a blender

2. Serve in a pitcher

3. Take outside and enjoy on a picnic blanket

Keeping it super simple for the recipe for the week but you guys, try it and take a picture and let me know what you think! It pairs well with burgers and sandwiches and I’ve heard cold or warm drinks are grounding and can help us regulate our nervous systems, so if you need some of that in your life — try this frozen lemonade! <3 (or go get a smoothie because it is smoothie weather!)

Okay, that’s it for this week but this has been such a fun Substack week. I can’t believe that there are now 800 (??) of you beautiful souls tuning in and becoming 90s moms with me. Truly, thank you! I will see you next week!

P.S. I released my first podcast episode and was so nervous about it but have gotten such a sweet response from this community and I’m so grateful! Feel free to listen over the weekend and let me know what you think!

xoxo

Andi