• what i ordered from amazon in october (and september)

    oops– dropped the ball on last months post so i’m combining the past two months of what i’ve ordered from amazon! Read More

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    my favorite classic horror movies

    i did a poll on instagram and making a blog post of my favorite classic horror movies (versus not making it) won, so here i am!!

    i’ve been watching horror movies since i was wayyyy too young. i will never forget some of the traumatic things i saw (child’s play 2 when i was like 4, sorority house massacre 2 when i was 7 and the first scene of friday the 13th part v: a new beginning when i was about 8). I REMEMBERED these vividly throughout my life so my advice to parents is — don’t let your kids watch horror movies until they’re waaaay older ok?!?!

    since then, i’ve always loved horror movies– i pretty much watch them more than any other genre. in college i even took a class on horror film and shocker, i got an A! 

    the term “classic” is confusing because i’m getting older so some movies that seem recent are actually like 20 years old now so who knows what’s considered classic anymore?! ok enough talking, here are a bunch of movies i loved. Read More

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    almost makes mixtape ⋅ halloween playlist

    omg i haven’t made a playlist in FOREVER. YEARS! but i’ve been wanting to play halloween songs that aren’t the monster mash so i made one!
    sooo i hope you enjoy it!
    (and stay tuned for our spooky dinner setup)

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    pretty everything : modern mezuzahs

    i know i don’t have a ton of jewish readers, but for the dozen of us– i wanted to round up some beautiful mezuzahs.

    judaica standard time just released the ones above and they are so cool, they made me realize i totally totally need a mezuzah!! so i rounded up a ton for us. Read More

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    house tour : nicoles traditional turned modern home

    today is a special house tour! it’s the home of my best friend!! when i first saw their house before they bought it my first comment was “it’s so grownup” because of all the crown molding, nicole managed to turn it from super traditional into their own style so quickly and so well.

    she moved super quickly to make so many little changes as soon as they got the place like painting the kitchen cabinets, honing their marble countertops, removing trim pieces off their fireplace to modernize it and swapping the hardware and lighting out everywhere. the changes made such a massive impact to the look and feel of the house so i am so excited to share it with you today! Read More

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    pretty everything : modern steak knives

    i feel like most steak knives look so formal, and it bothers me when they look super out of place with the flatware– is that just me?! i got lots of questions about our steak knives when i shared my utensil drawers on instagram, so i wanted to do a big roundup of good looking steak knives.

    i think these are all beautiful, and not $500 either!!Read More

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    20 minute air fryer salmon bowls

    ok this recipe is so easy and delish for a weeknight dinner that i might make it every week! while the salmon is cooking in the air fryer, i just chop and prep all the other ingredients and it comes together super easily. you can obviously also cook your salmon in your oven if you don’t have an air fryer.

    the salmon will taste best if you marinate it ahead of time, so that adds a few minutes to the prep time but i think its very worth it. everything else i use is microwave or ready to eat so it’s so simple, but if you’re fancy you could cook your actual rice or edamame. i’m not fancy so i even use a squeeze bottle of ginger. Read More

  • pregnancy fail (pt. 3) — our ttc journey, continued

    i can’t believe we’re here again. but i’ve had another miscarriage, two within 12 months. having one miscarriage is one of the most devastating experiences i’ve ever had. but having two is unlike any pain i could ever imagine. wow it is so much worse and i wasn’t prepared.

    you hope the first one is just bad luck and you just feel cautiously optimistic that it wouldn’t happen again, but to go through it all over again is like an actual nightmare. i can’t even imagine how women feel who go through this more than that. i do actually feel like i have some PTSD from all of this, and the idea of having this happen again… it’s terrifying. Read More

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    printable halloween activity cards

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  • skeleton snack board

    inspired by all the cute fun halloween snack boards i rounded up for you yesterday, i was feeling very inspired to make my own! obviously pumpkins are cute but gid had the idea to make one that was more “on brand” in WHITE!! haha– ok this was honestly so much fun to create. 

    also, in full transparency i didn’t start with a skull. my original plan was a ghost and it was looking so pac-man and so not anything like a ghost so halfway through i decided a skull would be way more clear and i’m sooo happy with how it turned out! 

    for the base, i drew and cut out a skull shape from foam core and just piled the food on top. i started with the eyes, nose and mouth and built around that. to make the shapes of the eyes and nose, i just used the mini marshmallows and then filled the insides with raisins, it worked perfectly! for the mouth i just lined up black grapes!

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