chasing the weekend! [and some links from lately!]

my favorite home decor instagram to follow these days is 100% randi garrett design. everything in every room… gooooorgeous!!!!

we’re all programmed to think that sleep should occur one way and one way only… but have you heard of second sleep?! apparently, our ancestors did sleep a little differently!

i’d never seen this grammar rule explained before!!! but ahhh, it makes total much sense, doesn’t it!!

when we’re in the sun, depending on sensitivity, i like 15-30 minutes of straight sun exposure for the health benefits, and then really prefer covering up in clothing to baking sunscreen ingredients into our skin… although, we do also use the healthiest ones we can find, when necessary! but!!! there’s another fascinating approach… how to eat your sunscreen!

my mom sent me this recenty: 10 independently owned organic companies worth supporting! LOVE this kind of info!! especially since i already love a lot of these brands. 🙂

also, maddalena, my mom, and i have fallen so in love with the bucket list family!!! i’ll be honest: at first i was like… a family that sold everything to travel around the world? cool, buuut i can’t handle that! home base is like, my EVERYTHING! but, they are just dreamy as far as sweet, growing families go… i love their sense of humor… and they visit and share some amazing places and experiences! also, they have great teeth and that’s always been a thing for me.

and finally, wow… this incredible video from our alma mater was shared virally this past week, even featured on good morning america! every single time i have clicked on it, i’ve been completely in tears. like, straight up weep status. i mean, i was already proud to have come out of such a place… in 13 years, i rarely wanted to miss a day of school. i always felt cared for and knew my teachers were praying for me. it’s definitely where i found my love of painting. and of course, i eventually met my husband there!! but out of all the successes that school can boast… it makes me the proudest to have spent so much of my life at a place that would make headlines for how they worship and lift up loved ones in a time of need. how many schools would drop their day to do that? what a testament! [and on a personal note, i think especially because schooling for our little ones in the not-so-distant future has become such a topic of stress for me recently, it just hit home what a special place i was able to be a part of!] [additional note, mr. ellis is now healed as he went home to jesus today, so please send up a prayer for his family if you are so inclined!]

on a cheery note, a baby kangaroo hopping into a pillowcase pouch!!!!! oh my gosh, i would snuggle that joey all day and all night. when my babies grow up and get all busy, will someone please bring me an orphaned joey?!?!

and lastly, i’m just throwing it out there ooone more time for obsession’s sake… i’m moving on up from my snuggie this fall! 😉 😉 and nope, you’re not the only one who’d never heard of a ruana! it’s not a poncho? not a scarf? it’s amazing, is what it is.