Thursday, January 15, 2026

Pretty Things

ONE - a raffia crossbody under $100? Yes.

TWO - these caught my eye

THREE - a festive little sweater $55



FOUR - a classic necklace for when your parents ask you what you want for your birthday!


FIVE - a fun clutch $38 that'd be a great girlfriend or sister gift that you wouldn't typically buy for yourself 





Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Randoms

​Thank y'all for the Molly Anne love yesterday! :) She is thrilled to think that some of you like what she posts! 

A few randoms...

1. I did TSA precheck Touchless yesterday at the charlotte airport. It's super cool. If you're a known traveler and over 18 you can opt in on the American website. Not sure about other airlines. I know 15 airports have it so far! You don't have to show your ID or boarding pass. 


2. Do you have an Amazon warehouse around you? Check here to see if they have open to the public tours you can take. It's very cool. My kids loved it too. 

3. We are mostly doing clean out the fridge and also breakfast for dinner this week. I'm out of town a bit and it's just easier to have easier things planned. We had a shrimp bowl on Monday night that the kids loved. Shrimp, steamed broccoli, Asian cucumber salad, rice. Easy. 

Chat soon! 

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Molly Anne's Teen Picks

Molly Anne asked if she could help me with my blog and I told her yes and I would give her some of the commission she makes if y'all shop her links! Young entrepreneur-ness at its finest! She already has another post that she's thought of for next week. Here we go - I love her finds, especially number 1!

Oh and she can wear adult clothes now which makes this even more fun! 

ONE - very cute fuzzy shoes and would be a good pick for 10-13 year olds, even cool Moms!


TWO - I personally like wider pants so anyone like me, this is perfect for you!


THREE - a cute skirt that I love to wear all the time.


FOUR - Shoes perfect for springtime I love how bright the colors are!


FIVE - Shorts that are nice for hot weather.


Monday, January 12, 2026

Panthers

​We had sort of a low key weekend except we had some friends over to watch the Panthers play off game on Saturday. That turned into a couple little friends of Grady's spending the night and all of that! It was fun! Our house is set up so well for hosting in my humble little opinion. We built it and decided all of those details so it better! It's just nice to see that our decisions almost 10 years ago still work for us as our crew has grown!

Pancakes for the dudes and Molly Anne on Sunday morning!

Baseball lifestyle and madden duhhhh age 7/8!


Oh a little rewind - I took the kids to the Panthers pep rally on Friday after school. They loved it and got t shirts and a picture with Mike Tolbert and Sir Purr!


Oh yes and football on Saturday morning of course! Sunday was birthday parties and regrouping for the week!

Several former panthers players coach the teams where Grady plays flag. I think it's super cool they do that and give back like that. It's neat for the boys to see it. One of Grady's coaches played at Virginia and in the NFL! There's DeAngelo Williams in the teal over there. He's funny to watch coach because they are all so used to a different level of all of the things! And then it's 5-8 aged kids! 


Busy week for me. Going to take it day by day. 

Thursday, January 8, 2026

First Thursday Looks

​It was fun to find some fresh new things this week! 

ONE - these are the best jeans and they're marked down to $59. 


TWO - shout out to Hilary as she showed me these kicks and I ordered them immediately. Love the silver!


THREE - love the jacket


FOUR - can't believe how much I love these cut candle holders. I got a couple for Christmas... aka I ordered them when they were on sale! They are so pretty on our mantel. 


FIVE - such a cute bag. Also has black trim as an option.


Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Egg Scramble Plant Points Galore

I know I've shared this before but I was so excited about alllll of the plant points in this. Grady and I had fun counting! If you want to hear more about plant points and their benefits to your immune system, follow Molly Anne's first pediatrician on Insta - @dranamariatemple 

The key to having this on a work day is to cut all veggies on Sunday. Here's what I have in mine:

Spinach

Kale

Tomatoes

Garlic

Brussel sprouts

Broccoli

Orange pepper

Mushrooms

Scallions

Throw it all on a big skillet.​ Add a little avocado oil. And saute it up.

Now much smaller


Then here come the eggs.. I know I shouldn't eat four eggs but I love them and I don't eat this every day. 


Ta da - add some truff hot sauce and some feta from a block (so much better) and you have a delish breakfast!


Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Menu This Week

My goal this week is to amp up my kid's plant point intake! The more plant points the better, their immune system this time of year! Plant points - fruit, veggie, nuts​.

Sunday - Zuppa Toscana Soup (Olive Garden copy cat) - this was soooo good. I added carrots for an extra plant point!

Monday - meatloaf, leftover mac n cheese (viral Tini's is best ever!) from a Sunday evening get together and French green beans for something different. My Mom's meatloaf is something like this - 2 lb ground beef, half sweet onion chopped, 1/3 cup ish Italian breadcrumbs, few tablespoons ketchup, couple teaspoons minced garlic and tablespoon dried parsley. Mix all together, put in loaf pan and put ketchup on top. Cook 40 min or so at 350. 

Tuesday - chicken bowls (chopped rotisserie chicken on Sunday when I meal prepped).

Wednesday - shrimp nachos with blue corn dipper chips. I'll just cook some shrimp the night before and then chop them and put them on the chips with cheese and other good toppings.

Thursday - leftovers 


Baked Beans - I made this recipe on Sunday too. I was skeptical of the amount green peppers but they were good.