Friday Favorites

Paying off all our debt was probably the best thing Andrew and I did in 2019.

Which means in 2020 we are trying to make smarter financial decisions.

Basically I'm supposed to stop eating out so often and there shouldn't be near as many amazon boxes at my front door this year.

It's all about wanting to retire one day or something like that.

So since I'm not supposed to be shopping on Amazon, I figure the next best thing was helping you shop on amazon.

I'll just live vicariously through you.

Okay?

Okay.

So here are a few of my favorite Amazon purchases.

You can click on any of the pictures to shop, but know they are affiliate links.

ONE.

So I know you probably aren't thinking about shorts in January, but I seriously love these shorts so much.  It has been YEARS since I have worn shorts.  I was not on board for the whole tiny shorts era.

But let me tell you I am hear for some appropriate length paper bag waisted shorts.

I wore these all summer and now I'm dreaming about warmer days when I can wear them again.

TWO.

I'm really just a fan of the paper bag waist.  I ordered these cropped pants in July and have worn them several times.  I don't have a picture of me in them, but I can assure you they are a favorite in my wardrobe.  I want them in all the colors.

THREE.

Okay.  Let's leave the clothes behind and move on to some travel items.  Y'all know The Weavers love to travel.

I have been using a Thirty-One make up bag forever.  I like it.  It's huge and pretty much holds all my stuff, but it is one big compartment.  I feel like I spend hours digging for that little bitty eye liner pencil at the bottom.

New makeup bag to the rescue.

I ordered this right before Thanksgiving so I have only used it a couple of times, but I am a fan!

The dividers are movable so you can make each compartment the perfect size for you.  It comes in black as well if pink isn't your thing.

FOUR.

A few years ago Andrew found a new phone mount for our cars.  The brand is Spigen.  It just slides onto your vent so it can be used in any vehicle.  This is especially handy when we travel and have a rental car.  Andrew actually keeps one in his travel bag for this purpose.  We use Spigen phone cases as well.  You insert a magnet in the phone case and it sticks to the mount.

I'm sure I explained that wrong, because I always do.  But you get the idea.

FIVE.

This last favorite is a bit random for this post but I still love it.

Flair Pens are my jam.  

But these Stabilo fine point pens are a close second.

If you decide you can't resist any of these things, I want to hear what you buy and how you like it.

Happy Friday Friends!!

Friday Favorites

Another week has come and gone and now it's Friday.

That  can only mean one thing.

It's time for...

I have a new favorite pair of shoes.  I ordered these plastic shoes from amazon while on vacation and they arrived the day after we got home.  Much to Andrew's dismay I think I've worn them every day since.  They are perfect for summer and going to the pool.  I got them on Amazon for $20 and I'm thinking I might need to order more colors and start a collection.

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Speaking of the pool.  I am loving having our neighborhood pool.  I have found the sweet little window of time after the mom's take children home to nap and before the teenagers start waking up when I have the pool all to myself.  This little window is my favorite time of day.

After my daily pool time I shower and throw on the comfiest clothes I own.  I throw my hair into a french braid/ponytail.  I'm not great at the french braid, but it is my favorite summer hairstyle right now.

As you can see not only is Andrew my favorite vacation planner but he's also my favorite hair style photographer. 

Let's just go ahead and talk about another reason why my husband is my favorite human.

No one and I mean no one is a bigger dreamer than this guy.  For awhile now I've been dreaming about some new adventures in my career.  I've been slowly letting Andrew in on these dreams since January.  I was scared to say them out loud.  I was afraid he would laugh and tell me I'm crazy.  I was afraid he would grab hold of my dream and push me to pursue it.  

He did the second of the two.  On our last day of vacation as we were traveling home, we discussed my dreams and they very quickly became OUR dreams.  He caught my vision and was more than ready to encourage me to go even bigger.

He is my favorite.

He loves me well.

Some of you have noticed that I'm working on expanding my teacher "brand".  This is a small piece of those drams I was just talking about.  Thank you for sharing my FB page and ideas.  Your love and support is my favorite.

Friday Favorites: Let's Get Dressed

It's Friday!!  Normally I love Friday but not so much when they mean Spring Break is coming to an end.  It's back to work on Monday.  Back to wearing something other than my favorite sweatpants and house shoes all day every day.

Today I thought I'd share some of my favorite places to shop for clothes.

My favorite local boutique is Golden Girls.  I love that I can walk in to this store and tell Carrie or one of the girls what occasion I'm shopping for and they immediately begin pulling things for me.  I'm not usually one who wants a sales associate's help, but I just adore everyone of the girls that works here.  I love that they push me beyond my comfort zone and help me find things I never would have tried.  Here are a few of the cute things they've found for me.

First, how cute is my newphew?!?

This dress is actually a shirt.  They posted it with the cutest yellow shorts on their social media and I fell in love with it.  By the time I went decided to go buy it they were out of my size.  Carrie showed me a few other pieces but I couldn't get past this outfit.  She suggested I try this shirt in a few sizes bigger than I normally wear and wear  it as a dress.  Brilliant!   This is why I love this store.

I seem to only have pictures of dresses I've gotten there.  I promise they sell other things including some of the cutest Razorback shirts.

They have stores in Fayeteville, Heber Springs, and Clinton.  If you are ever in one of those places you should stop and check it out.


The majority of my favorite places to shop are online.  I love me some Jane.  Jane has more than just clothes and has new things every day.  The best part is they are very affordable.  Here are a few pieces I currently have my eye on.

Another online shop that I have fallen in love with is Roolee.  I have a few pieces from them that instantly became favorites in my closet.  And as always I have my eye on some things that could easily be my favorites as well.

These shoes  are ALL the things my current dreams are made of.

One last favorite shop for the day.  Piper and Scoot is a fairly new discovery for me but I've already ordered a couple of dresses from them.  I wouldn't mind adding a few more pieces to my collection.

There you go.  A few of my favorite places to shop for clothes.  I tried to put links on everything for the online shops. Let me know if you ended up ordering from one of them. Or maybe you just want to buy me a gift because you know gifts are my love language. :)

Loving the Maxi

Maxi dresses seem to be so popular lately and I love them!  I have been envious of tall girls who could pull it off.  At only 5'3" I didn't think there was anyway I could do it.  So I did what any girl would do, I consulted twitter.  After some positive feedback I decided to finally just try one on.  Trying things on doesn't hurt anything....except my bank account.

I now own four maxi dresses!  I'm so in love with them.  They are so stinkin' comfortable and I'm thinking they are going to be great for school.  I sit on desk a lot while having discussions with my students.  I'm in the floor a lot doing science labs.  Shorter dresses are not always conducive to my work environment.

Here is one today that I can't wait to have an excuse to wear.  Can't wear it to school, but that's okay.

(Ignore the weird face I'm making)

I sent a pic of it to the husband to get his opinion.  He responded with "Yoko".  Not sure if that is good or bad.  That's how he and I shop together.  He says shopping with me is awful!  He hates standing in a women's clothing store while I try things on.  Guess I understand that.  But I like to get his opinion.  So I shop and text him pictures.  Works!

I've also decided I'm going to become the Queen of Cardigans.  I have so many sleeveless dresses and tops that I love but can't wear to school because they are sleeveless.  No more.  I'm just going to own a cardigan in every color of the rainbow and then some.

My wardrobe has grown quite a bit this summer.  I'm ready for school to start just so I have a place to go where I can dress up and wear cute clothes. I don't see the point in dressing up to sit at home.  I'm doing good if I'm out of pjs before the husband gets home from work.  It's been jeans and a tshirt all summer.  Ready to dress girly again.

Jumping on the Bandwagon

There was a time in my life when I swore off pinterest. I did not see what was so great about it. I save things I find all the time in folders in my favorites. My favorites are very organized. What was the difference between that and pinterest?

No one really seem to have an answer to that question.


A few weekends ago, Andrew and I spent a lot of time in a hospital. His dad had open heart surgery. Thankfully he is doing very well now. During that weekend there were times when it was not appropriate for girls to be in the room so I hung out in the waiting room with my sister-in-laws.

Joy Beth and I were visiting and playing on our phones when the subject of pinterest came up. She was showing me some super cute outfits that she had pinned. That was the moment it happend. I jumped right on that bandwagon and have been addicted ever since.

The only problem with pinning cute outfits is that is makes me want to go shopping. I want to go buy all the things I'm pinning.

Here are a few of my favorites.








Are you pinning???

My Wardrobe

I posted last week's wardrobe selections on my teaching blog. Here is the link if you are interested. Just thought it would be fun.