What We’ve been Loving Lately (June Edition)

Welcome back to our monthly series – What We’ve Been Loving Lately! This is the fifth installment of our wrap-up of some of the things we’ve been into over the past few weeks. If you haven’t read the May edition, you can check that out too for some great suggestions on new shows and products. So, here’s what we’ve been loving lately …

Pink, Pink, Pink

I have a complicated relationship with pink. It’s my mom’s favorite color and it was what I wore for the majority of my young life. So of course when I started dressing myself I rebelled by wearing all black all the time. But then I actually matured and found that I really love pink (if you can’t tell by this entire website, then go check out my Reel for National Pink Day). And now Arielle says her favorite color is pink. So everything in our house is pink, sparkles, and fuzzy. I am loving it.

We are so busy!

Which is the good news. I have been working on some really great collaborations with Arsenal Yards in Watertown (an awesome place for date night), The Stone Zoo and their new Supersized Creatures! Exhibit (the perfect day with the kids), the PEM and the Patrick Kelly: Runway of Love show, LensDirect, B.Good, JuicyGreens and Make it Minnie jewelry. Some of these collabs have already gone live, some will be posted in July and I have a bunch more in the works that I cannot share yet so make sure you stay tuned to the blog and my IG to see what’s happening!

July 4th Movie Marathon

When I have time, I’ve been working through my favorite summer movies in preparation for July 4th. Though people consider the holiday to be the unofficial end of summer, I refuse to buy into that. Especially because my birthday is in August and that is a holiday in and of itself. 

Pool Days

If it’s a hot day, we always make time for a few splashes in the pool. Arielle loves hanging out in her little kiddie pool and I’ll sit next to her in a lounge chair while dipping my toes in. It’s such a great way for us to spend some time together and keep cool!

What we Bought in June

We have a bit of a mishmash of what we bought in June. I grabbed this cheeky sign for my cousin’s new chicken coop. And I am loving these Stride Rite sandals that I got for Arielle that I ended up buying her a second pair. I also refreshed my supply of hair care products. I keep the pink looking bright with this color-deposting shampoo, and I get rid of hard water build-up in my strands using this wellness shampoo. 

We are prepping for July 4th and we have some awesome events in our town so I got this prop for a costume I’m working on for Arielle. Anyone have a guess what she’ll be dressed as during the wagon parade? And for Father’s Day I gave my husband this life-changing shirt for our more informal events. I ended up having to return it for a larger size because these shirts run small so if you do shop UntuckIt, keep that in mind. 

Now, onto what we’re Not Loving

Covid finally hit our house. After 2 years of playing it safe and avoiding the direct effects of this pandemic I saw that dreaded little positive line on a Covid test a few weeks ago. I felt like I had been having a bad sinus infection, which was less than fun. But I am so grateful that Alex had no symptoms as well as Arielle who up until now has been too young to get the vaccine. We are now officially Covid negative but it has made me more aware of where I may have been getting lax with wearing my mask. However in the end, we were actually wearing masks when I think we got it so that may have a lot to do with just how contagious this current strain is. That being said – I am going to continue masking up and socially distancing because I do not want to go through this again. 

So what have you been loving lately? I’d love it if you’d email or DM me your recommendations.