After a fairly full and busy weekend, filled with spontaneous play dates and family get togethers, by the time Sunday evening rolled around TJ fell asleep on the couch at 8:20pm and I followed with an 8:45pm bedtime (I didn’t take a “nap-atizer” though, haha)…

 

And now here we are, at the start of another week. As I reflected on the previous week Sunday night I realized that I needed to start practicing more of my “mindfulness” techniques. This is something that I feel is a constant practice of, well, being mindful, and that the busier life gets, the easier it is to fall out of it. So I rounded up some of the mindfulness habits I try to engage in regularly, in case you’re needing a bit of a “tune up” in that department as well….

setting boundaries
intentionally paying attention to the present moment
gratitude
deep breathing
moving the body
listening to my intuition
putting my phone away

 

And with that, I hope everyone had a nice weekend and a wonderful week ahead!
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(Thursday night tacos with the family at a favorite, Wild Taco… cardigan, jeans, earrings)

 

 

(Friday morning school drop off and a fun school event for Harper… sweatpants, tee, sneakers, bag)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Friday date night at one of our favorites, Zinque… the mussels, crisp rosé, and views make you feel as if you’re on vacation… jeans (softest material), silk cami, cardigan)

 

 

(Off to the soccer field we go…. sweatpants, tank, sneakers, bag)

 

 

(A spontaneous get together with family… )

 

 

(Lounged in these washable silk pajamas this weekend… so comfortable (tee))

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Madewell is having 25-30% off for insiders, some of the items I own and recommend include this oversized black denim jacket, trainer sneakers, vintage straight leg jeans, metallic ballerina (mary jane) flats, vintage basic tee, and these tan booties. A few of the items I think would be great for fall include this olive longsleeve shirt dress, raglan sweatshirt, sweater tank, and this quilted bomber jacket.

 

SHOPBOP is having 20% off select styles… sharing the items I own and recommend below:
some of my favorite denim including this cream pair (both included in capsules), black wide legged jeans, as well as the white pair…
these pearl embellished hair ties
tan cargo pants (love that these are a slimmer fit, so not bulky or baggy like the 90’s versions…)
oversized chambray top (love tossing this on with leggings and joggers as a lightweight layer)
pearl mini hoops and these CZ huggies
this grey ribbed dress (included in this month’s capsule) and my go-to ribbed tanks
basic ribbed tee
my favorite linen pants in black
black satin skirt, which can be worn so many different ways (I wore it for a date night a couple of weeks ago)
go-to black t-shirt dress (which I’ve included in June-September capsules)

A couple of items I don’t own, but think are super cute (and 20% off) include this olive fisherman sweater, oversized black and white striped sweater, metallic kitten heels, black and white cashmere sweater, ivory bucket bag, perforated ivory belt bag (I’ve had my eye on this), and this sweetheart jumpsuit (which I think would be beautiful for a fall wedding as an alternative to a dress…).