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Similar dress  + Similar dress My new hobby: needlepointing!!! I am so glad I tried it out in January 2020. Before buying a canvas and pattern to learn the skill, I definitely saw it take off as a trend. This is one trend I can get behind! I started with this pineapple cross-stitch pattern+canvas I found at a big box craft store. After my mom showed me how to stitch, I was hooked. I started to needlepoint because I needed another outlet for stress relief as I started to rigorously study for the MCAT. It felt good to be doing something that required no real brain power or critical thinking. It was honestly love at first stitch 😂 It was perfect timing when quarantine started because I knew that I had something more to do to fill the extra free time. I love how it is an activity that involves working with your hands, and you can occupy them without holding your phone/tablet etc. It is the best way to relax AND be productive at the same time. It feels good to know that you are workin...

Mask wearing will definitely be the norm for the foreseeable future. There is A LOT of scientific evidence that links correct mask wearing to decreased transmission and incidence of disease. (So this is my plea for each of you to please, please wear a mask! Even if your state does not mandate it, please set an example for others, and wear that mask.) We have been making masks at home because we have a sewing machine. It has been a fun project for the past four months, but I realize that not everyone has a sewing machine and needs to purchase already made masks. I have seen some REALLY cute masks out there. I love that so many businesses have hopped on the mask train, and have come out with their own collections. I personally think that the non-medical masks are so much more fun for errands and every day wear, and that we should save the medical masks for the healthcare and frontline workers. I think all the masks available on the market is so clever because there is something for every...

Happy Sunday, friends! I have a fun, short and sweet post for today! I have had an increasing affinity for basket/straw/wicker bags in the past couple of years. Something about them just says summer, and I am here for that message. I love how they are multi-functioning: a hand bag, a beach bag or for decoration and storage when you are not using them! I only have a couple of them, but love how versatile the bags are. My favorite wicker bag is from J. McLaughlin, but I cannot find it!! I think it is called the Aria, so keep a look out if you are in love with the bag in the picture.  I love all kinds of the basket bag: mini sizes, structured, novelty shapes {like the sea shell below}, and big totes! You can totally find the perfect basket bag on a budget- I have included options for all different budgets 😊. I just love the idea of having a sunhat wall next to floating shelves displaying all of my cute wicker bags, and using big basket totes for pretty storage. One day it will happen...

June felt like it came and went. I swear yesterday was the just the first week of June! How has July Fourth already come and gone, and its practically mid July!? I promise I will be better about getting my monthly favorites up more quickly, ahah. This months list is a long one 😊. Gardening-  My aunt and uncle have a garden every summer. This year, however, we started the garden from SEEDS in late March. It was so fun to watch them sprout, I feel like they are my children, and the day we planted them outside felt like sending them to kindergarten, haha. It has been a surprisingly stress relieving activity, and it feels good to know exactly where your food is coming from. Look out for a full on gardening post and garden tour soon! Partake cookies - OMG these cookies!! I found this brand of cookies when I was looking for ways to support the Black community, so yes this is a Black-owned business that is also women run! We. Love. This. The cookies are free of the top 8 allerge...

I am not sure the last time, if at all, I shared books that I had read/am reading. During grad school, I did not have much time for recreational reading, but post graduation quarantine life gave a lot of time for fun reading! I am sharing what I read in the past 4-ish months, and what I am currently reading. I hope I can stay on this reading grind as long as possible! After you peruse my reads, I would love to know what you have read, and what you recommend I read next. I have some ideas, but I love to know what others have loved. Books I Read: Crazy Rich Asians: Rich People Problems If you have not read this series, you must!! This is the last book of the trilogy, and the most wild, in my opinion. I often looked up from reading and said "WHAT!!!?!" out loud. I feel like it is a really good summer read because its fun, juicy, and a great escape. Little Fires Everywhere I liked reading this during quarantine because I could follow it up with watching the Hulu TV version of i...