Lovin’ Lately is a monthly roundup of the good things in life and the sentiments I’m carrying into the upcoming month. Imagine we’re catching up over coffee, and I’m gushing about what I’ve been Lovin’ Lately…
Hellooooo!! Oh how I’ve missed you!! I’m back from Denver, where we traveled to meet my sweet new baby nephew (I’m an aunt!!!) and celebrate my little brother’s nuptials. Now I’m happily sitting at my laptop sipping a salted maple iced oat milk latte, with my face & body slathered in lotions and oils because ya-desert-raised-New-England-gal is parched from the dry heat (I did not pack enough moisturizers!).
A few weeks ago, I was feeling a nod of burnout, mostly from cramming in lots of late nights and early mornings to work in the cracks and crevices of what was undoubtedly the busiest month of my life. But this morning, when I woke up in my own bed, I was craving this moment of writing, creating, and reconnecting with you all here.
July took us to Lake Ontario for the 4th of July, camping at Lake Carmi (at the Vermont-Canada border), to our first Red Sox game at Fenway, to Connecticut and then New York City, my return to Fenway to see The Chicks (my 2nd time!) and Tim McGraw (my 3rd time!), and then we dashed west to Denevr to kick off August. Our travels and adventures are officially behind us, and while I soaked up every glorious moment of dining out, bearing witness to my children’s awe and delight as they took it all in, and countless core memories, to me there is no place better than home and nothing quite like the calm and steady of our normal routine. Phew! But what a gift of a summer we were blessed to experience. Now to get back to our normal bedtimes, home-cooked meals and errr… chipping away at some summer credit card debt.
I am someone who has a very busy brain, so while I was boppin’ around this summer, my notes app continued to grow with ideas for things to create and share here. So while things have been quieter than normal this summer, there is a lot I’m excited to get to as we sashay into autumn (but not before summer ends, of course).
As kids gear up to head back to school, and the temperature begins to cool, I urge us to savor the final days of summer— peaches that drip down the arm, extended afternoons at the lake or pool, and whatever lazy and vibrant moments you yearned for last winter. Summer isn’t over; don’t let the creep of fall take a single day of this glorious season from you!
Okay, enough yappin’, here’s a look at everything I’ve been Lovin’ Lately!
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🦋 I Tried Living Like it Was Summer 2006 (YouTube)
🐟 The Lost Art of Floundering from Mattie Tiegreen
‼️ We’re quietly teaching our kids that everything is more important than them from Courtney McGee
🌶️ Authentic Mexican food veganzied by cocinandoconel_jefe (Instagram)
📚10 Most Iconic Books on Gilmore Girls That Every Fan Should Read from Jules @ Friday Night Readers
🤯 Something Bigger Than AI is Happening from Shae O.
📚 Peaceful films & books about finding beauty in everyday moments from Lucy Fuggle
🤠 Reba, Miranda Lambert & Ella Langley on Country Music's Comeback (YouTube)
🌱 10 Things I Stopped Buying (and what I do instead) from The Living Standard
In the comments: What is something you still plan to enjoy and savor this summer?
Happy August!!
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