Weekend Update

Sale PSA: A polo sweater from Lou and Gray, now under $20 with code MIXITUP, a nice down hooded jacket from Patagonia, now 40% off, simple leggings from Everlane, now $43, and a chic linen dress from Tanya Taylor, now under $120.

1. This week, sharing a more practical wanted item: this Fjallraven mini backpack.

We pretty much hike all the time now. It is our only family activity. Stalking playgrounds for when nobody is around, going to retrieve takeout, and hikes. And as we are going hiking so often, occasionally even my trusty Baggu crossbody (by the way I love the new leopard print) can kind of pinch across the chest – so the other day I thought, why not a little backpack? This Fjallraven can hold a good amount and I hope the thin straps are okay because I’m not going to put tons in them…will report back how it goes!

2. Sharing this interesting WSJ article about people who tour houses just to snoop on the owners of the homes. Do you remember those days when there were open houses and we could all just visit houses and mingle in a closed space with strangers?

3. An interesting piece, via the NY Times, about how brands like Louis Vuitton are using high jewelry to shore up their brands. Do you guys watch Bling Empire? Totally random thought but I was so surprised that both Christine and Anna have the same LV high jewelry necklace…it is not where I would spend my high jewelry budget but what do I know?? I have neither bling nor empire.

4. One more piece, again via the NY Times, about finance bros (and tech bros) all moving to Miami. I have to be honest, I read this hoping to hate on all the people moving (and they do sound obnoxious) but it also makes Miami sound pretty good.

5. This week I read Mr. Peanut, by Adam Ross.

I randomly came across this book…I think I saw it on some reading list years ago, and remembered its name, and then forgot about it until I decided to try it last week. And I loved this book! It’s a kind of crazy story with three male protagonists all dealing with problems in their marriage. There’s a murder, and also a former accused murderer/now police detective, and all kinds of other stuff. But I would definitely caveat that by saying it is not a thriller in the traditional sense. There’s a lot of plot, and yet I would say that this book a) does not tie all “neatly” up, and b) can be quite dark. I loved it and am in awe of Adam Ross and his writing but just to be clear, I’d describe it as the spiritual opposite of a novel like Where The Crawdads Sing (which I also enjoyed just to be clear). If that sounds good to you (it does to me), I highly recommend Mr. Peanut.

PS: Thank you all so very much for your kind comments about wanting posts on both Monday and Friday on this Monday’s post! I really appreciate it. I wanted to respond back to each but honestly time has just gotten away from me this week. I’ll keep posting on Mondays and Fridays for as long as I can!