10 Random Things

Friday morning cuddles selfie. Just kidding, there was no cuddling. June is much too active for that now. 😆 What a ragamuffin. (Our PJ’s are connected below!) 

HIII! It’s Friday yet again! This 7 days was a whirlwind but a definitely fantastic whirlwind! How was yours?

I’m nevertheless so energized from the Elisamama gown expose and buzzing from all your excellent form words and phrases! My brain is just much too scattered to entire any other posts apart from a random word-vomit “10 things”–which we have not carried out in awhile, in any case! 😆 So right here we go. The to start with 10 items that arrive to mind! 

10 random things… 

Elisamama launch! As outlined above–still on a higher from putting up the huge expose yesterday! I have hardly ever launched dresses prior to so I actually have NO notion what to count on. I mean, I appreciate our types so significantly, and we created them with YOU all in intellect specifically–but as transpires when placing myself out there in any new capacity–admittedly there has certainly been a minimal voice inside of my head at instances asking yourself, “Will men and women invest in them!? Will I be able to pull my fat as a spouse for Fisayo!?” so viewing the amazingly favourable and overwhelming reaction has just been so so amazing. Like simultaneously giddy and variety of a sigh of aid? THANK YOU. ♥️ I definitely hope you really like the attire as a great deal as we do! This has been these kinds of a exciting knowledge and we’re now conversing a 2nd partnership! 🙌🏼

A lot more fascinating challenge partnerships on the horizon: Remarkable strides in TWO other collaboration initiatives have been taking place this week. A person is with Whitney–it’s not a Paris vacation but…somewhere else that is similarly wonderful! Make certain to get on her e mail record so you really do not miss the information when we ship them out!

The other is with a model I’ve been operating with for a although now, 1 I’m passionate about and a brand name YOU all adore. I’m not absolutely sure if I’m allowed to say who it is but so I’m likely to confirm suitable now and spill the beans as quickly as probable. But we’re wanting at an equipment start for fall! Eeeek! 

It is Eventually not freezing in Chicago! I say this as it’s going to be like 37 levels this weekend. 😂 But in spite of the wet climate, I’m just so, so grateful I haven’t experienced to dress in a puffer coat since coming home from Florida. It’s been so nice to be TRENCH COAT weather conditions! (Are you even a midwesterner if you aren’t continuously chatting about the climate?) 

I walked previous daycare right now on the way to operate errands and peered in the window and who did I obtain but June sitting on the head teacher’s lap! 😂 Minor teacher’s pet! It’s so sweet to see how much she loves them and how considerably they adore her. I get a good deal of messages from audience inquiring how I felt about daycare and if it was the appropriate childcare final decision for us, and it definitely was. There is very little better than viewing them light-weight up when they see just about every other at fall-off! Not to mention, possessing my working day (and residence) to myself Monday via Friday has been important for my mental health and fitness and getting some semblance of harmony juggling perform, everyday living, time for myself, motherhood, etc. (As if that exists, but, you know.) 

I’m likely to early content hour these days with my pal Sam, June, and her minor boy! We built impromptu programs this morning and I am SO thrilled! Neal is heading out tonight to check out March Madness game titles with his pals. Enthusiastic that we are each obtaining buddy time in! 

And on that note…we have a day night time on Saturday! We lastly bought a True babysitter! (My remarkable sister in regulation usually watches June, but we have essential to obtain a regional sitter we aren’t relevant to for a though now and I’m fired up we last but not least did! I actually utilised the Bambino app! (If you signal up and reserve through that website link we’ll the two get $10!) Brighton was the one particular who turned me on to it and it was actually valuable! 

A further “work” connected win: I hired a workforce to assistance me make graphics! This has been on my listing for SO lengthy. I have often admired the quite graphics and beneficial purchasing/styling roundups that some of my other blogging good friends had, but I never had time to do it myself–much significantly less the time to do them Nicely. 😆

I eventually bit the bullet and uncovered the girls of 2 Social Co and it’s been Incredible. They have completed an unbelievable career bringing my Lucky Magazine type collage-motivated dream to existence. If you have been subsequent together on Instagram, you’ll observe I’ve been putting up a large amount much more of these fairly graphics! You can see them all  published on LTK as perfectly if you pass up them on tales!

I know outsourcing can be truly hard to do, even when if you have the funds for it! No matter if which is in your household lifetime (using the services of a cleansing service, organizer, household manager, handyman, etc!) or your qualified daily life (outsourcing various qualified responsibilities you aren’t fantastic at or just never have the bandwidth for), but every single time I have taken the leap, it’s been an complete godsend and I can not advocate it plenty of. If you have been on the fence about it, take into consideration this my thrust! 😘

New Rothy’s code! Entire transparency, Rothy’s is a sponsor! But they’ve opened my price reduction code back up for 48 additional several hours! They are so wonderful-they saw I was incorporating a lot of my Rothy’s shoes and my tote in my collages and they questioned me to do far more stories about the merchandise I like and also opened my code back up! Code JESSKEYS20 will get you $20 off your to start with time purchase of $100 or far more! Shop all their merchandise below! (My favorites are their driving moccasin, “the square” flats, and their tote bag! All are washable and created of 100% recycled ocean plastic! 

Freda Salvador sneakers on sale!! This Under no circumstances comes about. I have never witnessed the white leather edition on sale just before, and even better–they’re 25% off as element of the Bloomingdales Buddies and Household sale, indicating, the sale selling price saves you $73! 🤯 I just can’t consider it! They are my likely my #1 most worn shoe in heat temperature and I just cannot suggest them adequate. I compensated entire rate for them and I would shell out comprehensive rate once more for them in a heartbeat. Moreover, Freda Salvador is a little, lady-owned manufacturer, so I like to assistance them! ♥️

“Why have little ones?! It appears so difficult!” I cherished this Cup of Jo piece on the most magical areas of motherhood if you need a come to feel-superior read. You do not need to have to be a mom to appreciate it! I even had kid-cost-free by option readers DM me after I shared it on Instagram expressing, “this was so sweet and produced my eyes perfectly up with delighted tears!” 

Hope you have an completely amazing weekend!