Good morning, sweet girl! It’s nice to see you. 🙂 I’m glad you could stop by this morning. I hope you’re on your way to do something fun.
Oh, my gosh, speaking of that, it just dawned on me that it’ll be June in like 5 seconds! — and I don’t really have plans yet for fun summer activities, other than a trip we’re taking to Hawaii next month, which I am extremely, ridiculously, out of my mind excited about.
But I mean other things, too, because I don’t know if going to Sephora and Ulta count as fun summer activities.
Well, actually, of course they do. 🙂
But seriously, Connor’s bigger now, so I’m looking for other summery things to do, like I’ve heard that the Oakland Zoo and Heart’s Desire Beach in Tomales Bay are supposed to be fun for the kiddos.
Anyway, I’m working on that this weekend, I also have to do, you know, boring prerequisite life stuff, like paying bills, vacuuming, maybe planting some tomatoes on the deck garden, cleaning the dish rack because it gets ugly hard water stains, going grocery shopping because we’re out of chips.
You know, errand stuff.
Oh, and tomorrow I’m going to dim sum with my mom and brother, which should be fun.
Whatcha up to? Is the weather warm there? It looks like it’s going to be nice here today. It’s definitely getting warm.
Before you go, here are a few stories that caught my eye this week…
- In case you’re curious about how the amaze-balls BECCA X Chrissy Teigen palette looks on lighter skin tones.
- Well, it looks like I’ll be scouring the corners of the earth this summer to find these new Frida Kahlo-inspired lipsticks, because they are EVERYTHING.
- Pore busters for sensitive skin — yes, please!
- Buuuuuut wait! Where are the cats in the new Paul & Joe summer collection?
- Best makeup setting sprays so that you can set it and forget it.
- Um…is this my long, lost child?! This kid asked for a Golden Girls-Themed Birthday Party!
- A possible dupe for Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara? L’Oreal’s Voluminous Lash Paradise looks awfully similar.
- Tattoos are the new toupees.
- Speaking of hair, is it true that your hair changes every seven years?
- I can’t believe this is possible: you can travel around the world and stay at people’s houses if you take care of their pets.
- I wish something like this would happen in my town: a rouge floral artist is going around NYC making huge arrangements in mundane things like trash cans.
- Not beauty related, but this story haunted me all week. My Family’s Slave is about how Filipino writer Alex Tizon’s parents had kept a peasant woman named Eudocia Tomas Pulido as a household slave (!), even after emigrating to the U.S. from the Philippines.
- For my creative peeps: happiness research shows the biggest obstacle to creativity is being too busy.
- I love looking at old pictures, and these snapshots show how in many ways motherhood is still the same as it was 50 years ago.
- Someone is going to museums adding smiles to classical art pieces using FaceApp, and it’s hilarious.
- 6 grammar mistakes everyone makes
- And just in case you missed them on the blog this week, some thoughts on the BECCA Sunlit Bronzers, the hair brand IGK, the coco-nutty new items from Marc Jacobs, the Surratt versus the Shiseido lash curler and the most amazing purple liner (it’s affordable, too!).
I’ve always wondered what would happen if you baked a log of cookie dough…
Because I still can’t get over Chris Cornell…
Oh, and if you have the chance to eat a scoop of ice cream today, I say GO FOR IT. 🙂
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
The Oakland Zoo is definitely a fun place for kids. I have memories of taking my daughter and her friend on the tram that goes over the lion’s area and wondering what would happen if one of them wriggled out of the seat. Needless to say, Dear Husband and I had a death grip on the girls. The SF Zoo is fun too, especially during a heat wave because it’s usually cooler there. If you get tired of the animals, there’s a carousel (which used to have a good hot chocolate stand right next to it) and there’s a playground my daughter used to love. If you lived down this way I’d also recommend Happy Hollow in San Jose, but it’s a bit of a trek from where you live. My daughter used to love Ocean Beach and then we’d all grab lunch or a snack at the Cliff House. Unfortunately, this place is under renovation, but it’s a great place for kids and has interesting programs and activities. You might check out what they have going on in other locations while they renovate. https://www.randallmuseum.org/
I have a friend up in Larkspur with three boys. They’re teenage and pre teen now, but if you want I’ll ask what activities she used to do with them up your way when they were younger.
Not to be a spelling nag, but did you want to use rogue instead of rouge in reference to the trash can artist?
Great pore-busting link! Thanks! 🙂
No ice cream weather over here, an judging from experience, the most fun summer activity (at least for the kids) is anything with water. Plus mud preferably.
I am dying over the Golden Girls party!!! My niece would totally want that- that’s her new favorite show.
No, it’s not warm here. We’ve moved beyond warm into summer. Hot and 8 bajillionty percent humidity, with rain showers moving in and out for several days. Ah, summer on the F-L-A panhandle. On the plus side, my tomatoes are busting out, so we’ll be eating good for the next few months.
Now I’m going to go add ‘bake an uncut roll of cookie dough’ to my summer bucket list.
I read that same article this week about the family slave. So so sad, I cried while reading it, especially seeing the pics his Lola reminds me of my grandmother.
I simply cannot believe how big Connor Claire has gotten!
I’ll be packing up tonight to move into my new apartment tomorrow, which has air conditioning, thank god! That’s pretty much it for the weekend plans.
I received my copy of The Atlantic today and sat down and read my My Family’s Slave. Powerful and disturbing. On a lighter note, I hope that you and Connor Claire get to have some fun in the sunshine this weekend.
Hi Karen
I’m getting sentimental remembering taking my baby girl to the zoo. Being you’re in the Bay Area a definite must for Connor Claire is the Children’s Discovery Museum in Sausalito. You’ll love it! There’s also new Children’s Museum up my way in Santa Rosa. Worth checking out. It’s right next door to the Charles Schultz Museum, which is also a fun thing for kids. And don’t forget, you can always get annual passes for these places that you’d go time and time again.
Enjoy every minute…the time flies!
Aw, look at that happy girl!!! 🙂 Which island are you going to in Hawaii (usually Kauai, right?). When we came home from Oahu and the Big Island, I made a 17 minute iMovie of pictures and video of the highlights. Anyone coming to my house is forced to watch it. HAHA!
Thank you thank you thank you for the mention of my post! I know, those Pai Pai lipsticks are hard to get in the U.S.! If I manage to get a source on them (without going to Mexico!) I’ll let you know. 😀
I remember when my little Caci was that small; enjoy every second of that tiny beauty girl because they truly grow up in the blink of an eye. Connor Claire will be reviewing the latest mascara with you soon, too! Thanks for the shout-out! xo