Will you be sharing your Nordstrom Anniversary sale picks this year? Anything you girls are eyeing?
The sale starts on July 28th (earlier if you’re a cardholder.. on that below) and goes until August 8th and while we do love this sale, it becomes a lot to handle at times because it’s all you see on Instagram. We will share our top picks when the sale goes live but we aren’t those girls who share a $10 tank top when it’s usually $15.. like that’s not what the sale is for in our opinion. If we share something, it’s typically investment pieces or things we’ve purchased in the past that we use and wear year after year.
Days to shop for cardholders:
ICONS: July 12
AMBASSADOR: July 14
INFLUENCER: July 16
Alix- what are you favorite frozen items from Trader Joe’s?
I usually stock up on the basics…frozen fruit and spinach for smoothies, rice and/or quinoa, riced cauliflower, cauliflower stir fry, cauliflower pizza crust (see a theme lol), shrimp, peas or veggie mix for Quinn’s dinners, and my husband likes the tiki marsala and pot stickers. I usually get the mini ice cream cones and popsicles for treats. We finally got an outdoor freezer so now there is more space for frozen foods, so I will do a deeper dive into their frozen section and share.
What were the responses for the hands free breast pump? I have done some research, but will need to get one to be hands free with my toddler.
The top responses were the Elvie, Willow, and Baby Buddha. Most people loved their hands-free pumps, but some said the Willow leaked. I purchased the Baby Buddha because my friend swears by it and I trust her opinion. I’m waiting for it to ship, so will review it when I get it! I’m waiting for these cups to come back in stock to use with it and I also got this belt clip to be hands free with it. I follow @bemybreastfriend in IG and she is an expert in all things pumping, so if you’re pumping definitely follow her for tips and tricks!
Heather- can you link the bracelets you wear? I’m trying to up my “arm party” game, but have a hard time knowing how to mix and match bracelets. Any advice?
I love Gorjana, Miranda Frye, and Erica Woolston as my stackable bracelets. I have these:
Alix, have you started to workout again? What your postpartum exercise plan? I’m 4 weeks PP and feeling kind of lazy not doing much yet.
I have only really been walking! I have my 6 week PP visit next week and will hopefully get cleared to ease back into workouts. With Quinn my anxiety was so much higher and I started doing Pure Barre classes and Core power sculpt classes at like 4-5 weeks PP like an idiot and it did not feel good! This time I’m letting my body fully heal and will ease back into my workouts when I get the OK from my doctor. Walking feels great right now.
I miss my Peloton and Cody, so I’m looking forward to starting some like 15-20 minute rides and some light arms. I also bought a Barre 3 summer online special and they have some great postnatal workouts I plan to start with. Peloton also has postnatal yoga classes I’m going to try. A friend also told me the SWEAT app has a good postnatal program that she loved- so might also try that.
I’ve scheduled my knee surgery (which was cancelled last year due to getting pregnant) for December, so my goal is to get my strength back by then to help with my meniscus recovery and can hopefully run again!
I need a new (and ideally under $100) pair of jean shorts for the summer. I need them to be slightly longer (aka mom shorts) for running around with my kiddos and not having to worry about showing everyone my booty at the park 😉
The jean short struggle is real on this one and we feel it to our core. Here are some great options:
I’m looking for a pair of dainty gold studs or huggie earrings to wear this summer. Can you link some you think are cute please!
Here are some cute ones:
Can you link the tummy time caterpillar Kinsley was using on IG stories?
Here it is! It’s so cute for tummy time and can also be used for seated support when she gets a little bigger and has stronger neck control.
xx A + H
