Things I've Loved Lately Vol.1
Greta and I have been in and out of hospital so much this month that July honestly feels like it could have been six months long… Between days on the ward or juggling medical outpatient appointments and you know — trying to raise a baby — I haven’t been ‘getting out’ much these days. A vulnerable baby and cold and flu season aren’t a compatible pair, unfortunately..
However, one sunny Winter’s day when we escaped the hospital, I found myself strolling through Collingwood Yards going to get a coffee and lunch at Stefanino’s and thought to myself - wow, this is bliss. This is it.. And they are the moment’s I keep striving for when I feel a bone deep level of exhaustion.
Lucy and I joke that there’s nothing quite like a post-hospital-stay state of euphoria. When Greta first got home we jokingly asked one another if there were any possibility that were in fact experiencing a shared manic episode. Some days it still feels like that — too good to be true, waiting for the other shoe to drop..
All this to say, my recommendations this month may very well be shadowed by a state of exhaustion and forced solitude but alas! Here they are, From My Drafts…
V-neck Sweater, 2. Silver hoops, 3. Tote bag, 4. Silver carafe, 5. Baby duvet cover, 6. Coffee table book, 7. Pram suit, 8. Skin tint.
This tote. It really is the perfect size for everything. I had the medium in sand but the large is very necessary with the two girls, now. I got the midnight brown but also really love the eucalyptus colour-way. I’m a sucker for a duck egg blue..
This skin tint. I’ve tried lots and this one is really, really good. Genuinely feels like nothing on the skin but evens out complexion and blurs without being too matte (or too shiny..)!
This moisturiser. Look beyond the cult-brand cool girl hype, and you’ll find that it’s a very good product. I haven’t tried much from the brand (yes, I’ve been living under a rock..) but I got this as well and it doesn’t annoy me like most lip balms do..
This woolen pram suit. Is there anything cuter than a baby wrapped up in wool? Perfect for frosty morning coffee runs and long winter walks. You would have also seen this baby duvet all over my instagram feed lately, too. It comes with us everywhere in the cooler months.
This baby duvet cover. They honestly have so many amazing sheet sets, for babies, kids, and adult size bedding, too. A brand based out of CPH. Impossibly understated and effortlessly cool, of course.. but at such a fair price. The girls have quite a few sets of their linen. They get better, and softer, with every wash.
This novel. I know it’s against the rules to recommend something you haven’t finished, but I’m about half the way through (I started it in January, though in my defence.. I’ve been a bit busy!!). I started following the author on social media. I think she came up on my TikTok late last year.. You’ll be as addicted to her eclectic, British-author-aesthetic as I am. Every time I put my boring black socks on I wonder if I should opt for a signature red like she has, instead.
This face mask. I really don’t have much of a skincare routine at the moment. I’m honestly too exhausted and I’d rather spend 15 minutes sitting down to write if I can, rather than lathering serum upon serum. So I’ll let the tech do all the heavy lifting, for now..
These earrings. Nothing makes me feel put together like a simple silver hoop. I can be wearing the sloppiest outfit to run out the door, and I throw on my glasses, a silver hoop and an unexpected, slightly dressy shoe or boot and feel a million bucks.
This pair of shoes. So easy, affordable and perfect parent-running-around-all-day clogs. True to size. Go for either the black or greige suede. They also come in pony hair if you’re feeling snazzy!
This vacuum. Hear me out. A vacuum Lauren, really!? And the answer is an unequivocal, yes! Earlier this month, the robovac really lit up my DMs and it appears that there are many of you who, like me, are too exhausted and too time poor to lift a finger around the house these days. We (and by we I mean Lucy!) splurged and got a good one.. I’ve heard that’s the way to do it if you’re going to buy one, buy a decent one. Anyway, we looooove ours.
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With love, Lauren