10 Things We're Doing Besides Long Weekending with A Few Things
Caught up on the podcast lately? Feels like now’s the time to queue it up ‘cause though nothing’s going to make MDW traffic jams move faster, these eps might make ‘em feel a little less painful:
+ What you should be watching on television, for which we brought in an expert because we can only tell you to tune into Friday Night Lights and Vanderpump Rules so many times before you stop listening.
+ What exactly a creative director does, straight from the mouth of one of the best in the biz, who also happens to be one of the OG fashion bloggers.
+ How to stop being so neurotic about following recipes and just start cooking, courtesy of someone who makes it all seem so easy—because maybe it actually is?
erica’s things
Revisiting this after realizing my jorts saw so little action on a vacation that had plenty of beachy, cutoff-friendly moments.
Over-ordering and -eating tapas at Petit Comité and Mamarracha in Sevilla, Spain...and then promptly collapsing into bed at the v. pretty—and right in the heart of things—Corral del Rey.
Going deep on the gripping work-wife drama that is The Animators.
Pounding the pavement and the cobblestones in these sandals that 1) have loads of support 2) keep your feet up and away from city grime and 3) remind me of Gwen Stefani circa 1996.
Seeking out some new toppings for my ‘bout-twice-a-week lunch standby, a baked sweet potato, which lately has been getting doused in coconut oil and tamari (hey, don’t knock it ‘til you try it).
claire’s things
Flipping a lid upon realizing that there is, in fact, a way to reuse those travel-size saline solutions (that, naturally, only come in two-ounce bottles
Appreciating the solid advice and useful reminders in this Q&A about how to fight with your romantic partner like a (semi-)sane person.
Giving the curls a helping hand with a brand-spankin’-new (to me) wand that I’m way into and that seems to be inflicting less heat-related damage to my already dry hair.
Fangirling pretty dang hard over a Mira Jacob and Priyanka Chopra combo. BTW, are you following Mira’s illustration insta? It’s cracking me up.
Feeling crazily, crazily inspired by the design and hospitality at Santa Clara 1728, a gem of a B&B in Lisbon, Portugal, from João Rodriques, who also has three (soon to be four!) other spots around the country.
turn it up to 11 - from claire
Outfitting my flowers in the vase equivalent of a classic striped T-shirt..
