Are your kids back in school yet? I have a junior, freshman, and a middle schooler (Like HOW did that happen?! I still feel 30!) who started this week. In preparation, I curated some fun back to school finds for teens and pre-teens including school supplies, school clothes, and accessories. I thought it would be helpful to have them all in one place for you so here you go!

We completely transformed our first floor with Select Surfaces Laminate Flooring and spoiler alert- we couldn't be more pleased. But here's the thing; We had perviously sworn off laminate flooring so how did we go from 'No way. Never again.' to 'We love this flooring and you should absolutely consider it?' Let me tell you...

After a year of working on the guest bath off and on, it's complete and we couldn't be more thrilled! The main culprit of the delay was...you guessed it- paint! Initially I chose a pretty muddied pink color and while I loved it, I knew almost immediately that it wasn't right for the guest bath. To add insult to injury, it sort of made me hate the DIY harlequin floors. Once I admitted that I couldn't live with it and started over, everything changed. Here's the lesson- small windowless bathrooms don't need light paint. They need depth. Here's the guest bath, start to finish!

I love curating gift guides but it's a special challenge when you're shopping for a man of simple pleasures. Joe is such a content guy who has a few things he thoroughly enjoys (bourbon and Jujitsu to name a couple). He doesn't collect shoes, tech gadgets, or sports paraphernalia. So what do we do for our easy-to-please husbands or dads? Well first of all, experiences are super fun! And now that I think of it, I should write a post on that. But other than that, I love upgrading things he already has. You know- the 12 year old worn out baseball cap or the ratty toiletry case. That said, this father's day gift guide has something for everyone- the active dad, the cook, the stylish dad and more and the best part? It starts at just $14.95. Ok, let's get into these gift ideas for Father's Day!

Can you believe Easter is just around the corner?! I've rounded up a bunch of fun Easter basket fillers for your kids, but a caveat: Turns out the gift guides are growing up along with my kids so these gifts are geared toward older kids and teens. I've shared a quick note about each item- many of which we have- in the list below and included an asterik for items under $10. There are definitely items on both lists that are gender neutral so make sure to peruse them both! Oh and update- I added a few more gift guide links at the bottom of the post, including all of the things we *actually* bought.

Easter Basket Fillers for Big Kid and Teens Boys:

Mighty Patch, the Original. $12. I can't even believe we're to this point with Dax. Genevieve swears by these. And you know I love a personal care item posing as a gift.