🕯Lil Treasures #87: Nostalgic Teenage Angst and a Tortilla Scented Candle
Happy Friday! Somehow I blinked and it’s basically August, and I’m not really sure how we got here. I’m in denial about the end of summer, but also welcoming it with open arms because it’s that time of year when my children revolt and lose their minds. Thankfully I can throw myself into stories of Olympic dreams to help me cope with this while I attempt to begin the packing process. It’s been quite a summer, folks! Tell me the best part of yours in the comments!
Here are this week’s treasures:💰
💙 I thoroughly enjoyed this post from Sarah Bessey, but it also made me regret my current surroundings which are not in fact next to a mountain stream.
🏅 We are deep in the throes of the Olympics, and I have many feelings about it. My world has pretty much revolved around synchronized diving and any and all sporting events happening in Tokyo and I have 0 regrets. If you are in the same boat, you might enjoy a good, faith-based Olympics deep dive on this past week’s episode of Faith Adjacent! I got to talk to two real live gold medalists and it took all I had to try and remain cool.
🌸 We are currently in the process of moving homes, and I’m trying very hard not to cover the entire house in this Bloom wallpaper. 😍
✉️ This video made my early 2000’s indie heart so very happy.
💔 For a great read on Olivia Rodrigo (xoxo) and why we love to indulge in teenage angst so much, check out this article!
🥗 Definitely adding this sour cream salad to the menu this weekend.
Let’s get to those good tweets!
OKAY BETH
HELP ME FIND THIS WORLD!
this feels like a personal attack:
Have a great weekend, pals! Can’t wait to see you in the comments. If you have a favorite Olympic moment so far, please share!
Good morninggggg! I am typing while lying on an air mattress next to my best friend and matron of honor cause it’s REHERSAL DAY! one day till I get to be Mrs Martin!
Summer highlights
📚reading 200 picture books for grad school
🏡 buying my first house with my fiancé - grown up acheivment unlocked!
🏠settling in said house ans making it a home!
Annnnd that’s it. That’s my summer. Wedding planning and grad school didn’t allow for fun adventures 😂
Olympic highlight thus far: discussing gender and fashion and traditional influences on athlete dress across the sports with my James. 🤓 I haven’t gotten to sit and *enjoy* prime time coverage yet. Soon!
Morning!
I really thought I’d be writing this to y’all from a cabin in the mountains with fellow beloved Swipes Tiktok Jillian, Bethany, and Danielle, but I’m not. 😩 I drove down to the cabin on Monday and got a call late that night that my dog was attacked (AGAIN) by my neighbor’s dog. I stayed at the cabin on Tuesday and had such a lovely time celebrating Bethany’s birthday, but then on Wednesday I drove back home to my pup. It was a hard decision, but I know it was the right one for Mable’s well-being. She was already really anxious because I left her and then the trauma on top of that was too much for her to handle. As of right now, she is recovering well and I’m accruing a lot of medical bills that my neighbor is being sketchy about paying.
Treasures this week:
- MEETING MY BESTIES IN PERSON. Y’all. I’ve been talking with these women every day this year as we go through The Bible Recap together and it was the greatest joy to hug them in person and share a meal around the same table.
- Speaking of meals, we had THE BEST dinner at a restaurant in a tiny Girlmore-Girls-esque town in the mountains. It was my first restaurant experience since the pandemic began and it was delicious!
- I drove down to NC from Chicago and passed through the Smoky Mountains where Dolly Parton grew up and I listened to her book “Songteller” where she gives the backstory on a lot of her songs. It was delightful.
Looking forward to reading y'all's comments!