Happy Mother’s Day weekend!  Mothering is combination of being in state of awe, confusion, joy, discontent, and fear.  But at its root, mothering is primal.  Last summer, Little Man and I had a very unsettling experience in a river.  For a few seconds, which seemed like an eternity, I felt like we were fighting for our lives.  My only instinct was to protect him and find safety for him.  I needed to get us out of that damn river.  Once I knew he was out of the water and unharmed, my body went into shock.  It took hours for the shaking to stop.   (I am now realizing that this is an extremely depressing story to write about prior to Mother’s Day.  Geeesh, sorry!) Not an experience I would ever like to repeat.  However, the river taught me something about myself.  I brought this precious life into the world and I would scratch, pull, hit and scream (with everything that is in me) to protect it.  I now know that for a fact.  When I get caught up in the frenzy of modern day parenting, I attempt to center myself by thinking about the long game.  Will this matter in 6 months, 3 years, 10 years?  For most things the answer is a resounding no.  For the rest, just do your very best and try to give yourself some grace.  Your children love you.  Flaws and all, you are their mama.  Happy Mother’s Day to all of you!  xo

And now on to lighter, happier images. (HA!)

1. I’m taking myself to see RBG this weekend …..while my boys see The Infinity Wars.  She is my kind of superhero!

2.  A gorgeous stack of rings by Dana Rebecca

3.  Salt and Straw is open in Seattle.

4.  Give me all the woven bags.  That strap!

5. Yep, still want a tattoo!  This moon is kind of perfect.

6.  Dinner!  Slow-Cooker Chicken Mole Tacos.

7.  Blush and Green and Cactus.  Spot on!

Happy Friday!

Happy Friday! Each week I am inspired by articles I read, recipes I find, pictures I see, and music & podcasts that I hear. Little details from each one shape my week. I love passing along this inspiration. I hope you have an amazing weekend.

xo-d

1|  I’m a little twisted but true crime stories get me every time.  Atlanta Monster is a haunting story and this podcast hooked me!

2|  Cutest handbag there ever was!

3|  Ellen Pompeo just became the $20 million dollar woman.  #timesup

4|  Perfection.

5|  What Unites Us?    “In a polarizing climate, what unites Americans may be as powerful as what divides us.”

6|  General Tso’s Chicken.  Thank you Jessica Seinfeld!

7|  Be Your Own Boss:  Rony Vardi of Catbird Jewelery.  We all have such interesting paths in life!

PS:  I have written about Rookie and Catbird (and here) before. Still love both!!

Happy Friday!  Each week I am inspired by articles I read, recipes I find, pictures I see, and music & podcasts that I hear.  Little details from each one shape my week.  I love passing along this inspiration.  I hope you have an amazing weekend.

xo-d

This week’s details:

1 The sweetest charm necklace.  It was on my holiday wish list, but it looks like it’s moving over to my Mother’s Day wish list!

2 Lemon bars made with the most interesting ingredient.

3 Planning to make this soup over the weekend

4 Mood.  From an artist I love to follow on Instagram

5 We are REAL late to the party, but we watched Baby Driver last weekend.  I totally understand the hype. You gotta watch it!

6 Maybe if it’s personalized…..I’ll take my vitamins.

7. Vintage love.

care/of: vitamins via Cup of Jo

Labor Day weekend!  The weather is going to be perfect, so we are going to pretend that school did not already start! Hope you have a wonderful long weekend and soak up those last sweet drops of summer!

A few links that interest and inspire me:

1. Thrifting helped this NYC girl find her style!

2. My favorite summer read.

3. 8 things you should no longer do for your teenager! {A game changer in my house.)

4. A subtle, spicy scent.  My favorite.  And this brand again.  I mean, really?!

5. My love for Humans of New York continues. It is now a docu-series on Facebook.

6. Chefs team up and Seattle wins!

7. Interracial couples share their stories 50 years after a landmark Supreme Court decision.  #loving

It’s somehow Monday again.  Between a class party, a doctor’s appointment, a track meet and time trials for swim team-Friday was an absolute blur.  By the time I had a moment to breathe it was time to go to bed.  Do the last weeks of school feel like a gut punch to anyone else?  Absolutely crushing.  My kids have one more week and then it is Camp Mommy!

Inspiring and interesting things this week:

1.  Just got this amazing pottery cradle to hold an air plant!  I am obsessed.

2.  SJP and Michelle interview each other!

3.  Chris Martin and the crowd sings at One Love Manchester.  Goose bumps.

4.  Dads and Daughters workshop.  Local dads can learn all about blow drys, braids, ponytails, and buns.  {HEART EYES!}

5.  Preach! {via bl.ack.magic.wo.man IG}

6.  Outfit inspo.

7.  The cutest woven drum bag EVER!!

I couldn’t finish this post in time to hit publish on Friday. But since I’m in charge, I can post it on Monday instead.  I hope you had a wonderful weekend.  Our weekend centered around Little League playoff games.  Sadly Little Man’s team suffered a crushing loss yesterday, so he is done for the season.  We also saw Wonder Woman.  You really MUST see this movie.  I pretty sure I have seen every superhero/comic inspired movie produced in the last 8+ years.  Wonder Woman is by far the best.  Hands down.  I loved the action, the spirit, and the story line.  Plus, the kick-ass women were entirely inspiring! Hope you all have a great week.

A few things that inspired and interested me last week:

1.  A sneaker problem continues. Into these Pumas.

2.  Who hasn’t watched Love Actually multiple times?  The Love Actually sequel is a dream come true.  {Only 15 minutes.  Watch it!}

3.  Covfefe inspired many! And made me laugh.  xo

4.  I found the socks that Kendall Jenner was wearing in last week’s post.

5.  Ellen Pompeo’s home in Sag Harbor is gorgeous.

6.  Ceramic tile transitions to wood floors in a striking entry.  SO. GOOD.

7.  We heard Leroy Bell play live on Friday night.  Been on replay ever since.

It’s a three day weekend. The weather is going to be amazing in Seattle and are planning to bum around in our own city! We are hoping to go for a hike, grab some pizza, ride the Seattle Great Wheel and explore the Public Market. Spread out over three days, with a little pool time thrown in for good measure, it sounds like heaven to me.  Have a fun weekend!

A few things that caught my attention this week:

1. Socks with heels.  These sheer stockings give me all the heart eyes!

2. Have you see this IMomSoHard video?  They are all of us looking for a swimsuit.

3.  The trailers for I Love Dick on AmazonPrime are pretty funny.  I mean…Kevin Bacon.

4.  I love simple earrings.

5.  An interview with Aziz Ansari on the podcast Fresh Air is worth a listen.  Do you watch Master of None?  Season 2 is out.

6.  Just ordered this new book.

7.  An amazing low, leather sofa.  That’s all.

My little family is scattered in three directions and 2 states this weekend, but the sun is out and OMG have we been waiting for it!  Thanks for all of your kind and thoughtful feedback this week.  It was amazing to hear that you had missed Where is June? and are willing to take another ride with me.  I hope you have a great weekend.  Put this song on repeat and turn that shit up! xo

This week the things that interest and inspire me include articles to read and Podcasts to listen to:

1. Flower Flashes brighten the day of New Yorkers.  The Flower Bandit strikes again!

2.  My love of Podcasts continue….this time with Katie Couric.  {My favorite episodes are interviews with Sheryl Sandberg and Ina Garten}.

3.  An article that stopped me in my tracks.  My Family’s Slave.

4.  I’m not shopping…but if I was.  This stacked heel from Grey City is what dreams are made of….

5.  On switching careers…..

6.  Needing to do something with my mantle.  Looking for inspiration and this transformation is pretty fantastic!

7.  The Livelovesara blog is totally addicting.  Her packing posts are my favorite.  Take a peek.

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It has been frigidly cold in Seattle this week…but it came with abundant sunshine and I will take it!  What are you up to this weekend?  I am FINALLY going to see YSL exhibit at the Seattle Art Museum.  I tried to go on Thursday with my sister-in-law, but the exhibit was sold out.  Ooops.  Instead, we did a little day drinking……

Here are a few things that inspire and interest me this week:

1.   Where is this snowy oasis?   Makes you want to ski week, doesn’t it?!

2.  I have fallen hard for blouses with overstated ruffles.  {I’m eying this one next!}

3.  Just finishing a bathroom renovation, and still can’t get over the black fixtures.  My budget didn’t allow it, but I’m obsessed.

4.  Editors at Harper’s Bazaar make style resolutions.  Such a fun way to think about the new year!

5.  The coolest coffee maker that I gifted myself this Christmas!  Great coffee and it looks so pretty sitting on my shelf.

6.  {Foolproof} Chicken Tortilla Soup.  If you can buy a rotisserie chicken and open canned goods-this recipe is for you!  PS// It’s yummy.

7.  The simplest of leather hair ties.