Savoring Monday

I have been thinking about my Summer bucket list for months now, planning budget friendly summer activities, crafting projects and florida adventures we can go on. I've curated a mood board on Pinterest for inspiration, and the ultimate summer 2026 bucket list below, if you are looking for ideas on how to have a fun summer. This is a general list, and I plan on sharing more niche focused lists soon (crafting, food, adventures). The video above goes more in depth on how I want to spend my summer <3 I hope you can find some inspo! Create more, consume less: spending more time in my own life and less time on screens Get crafty, diy, try new hobbies: going analog this summer with crafty hobbies like felt art, embroidery, sewing, crocheting, and more Make accessories for summer: think beach jewelry, bag charms, tote bags Diy home decor for summer: crochet placemats, wall art, air dry clay trinket dishes Document the summer: through photography, vlogs, drawing and junk journaling...

 

We bopped around town, tried new cafes, went to a few different places, I unwrapped gifts, received cards, collected pamphlets and any memento I could during my birthday weekend. We spent time in Downtown West Palm Beach and tried a new tea bar. I kept an event flyer. Then we went to the Salty Donut. Our donut box came with a paper liner that had this cool design on it, so I asked the barista for a new one I could use in my journal. I also kept the receipt and part of the donut packaging. Then we went to the Palm Beach Outlets and I kept a pamphlet, part of a Miniso bag, my Miniso receipt, and packaging from the mystery toy I got.  I kept tags from the clothing items I got to wear during my birthday weekend, wrapping paper and cards from my gifts, and pieces of the birthday decor we used.  I'm so glad I have this hobby because it is a special way to document memories and I want to prioritize it more. In the video below, I share each item I saved and a time lapse of me putting ...

 

  Notes from the week: No.7: a cozy self care week

monday today is day 8 of my 75 days of slowing down challenge. I want to move with ease throughout the day so I'm not going to make a to do list. I'm going to take it easy and slow.  Today's focus seemed to be mostly about getting outside in between all of the rain, and about filming. I started another vlog documenting my journey through 75 days of slowing down and also filmed a one hour long sit down video.  I successfully got outside for 4 walks today and ended the day with 8,000 steps. tuesday One of my goals yesterday was to get some crafting time in, but it just didn't happen, so I want todays focus to be all about that. I also want it to be self care focused and full of analog activities. Some of the things I want to do today: crochet, junk journal, take a bath, watercolor painting, read, possibly a puzzle, making a fruit syrup for my matcha, possibly baking a gluten free pastry, diamond painting, writing, making my summer bucket list, etc. Today I was able to mak...

I have become a big fan of soda alternatives like Olipop, Bloom, Poppi and sparkling water. Some of the ones I've tried recently include: the Bloom, Olipop and Poppi shirley temple, Spindrift grapeade, Olipop raspberry sherbet, Poppi berries and cream, and Poppi wild berry. I love a good berry flavor.  My favorite drink to order at a restaurant is a shirley temple, so lets talk about those first. The Poppi one tasted more like a tart cherry juice, while Olipop and Bloom tasted more like the soda. Out of all of them, Bloom is my favorite variation.  Out of the recent berry flavors I've tried, Olipop raspberry sherbet is probably in my top 3 drinks of choice right now. It has the perfect flavor profile between berries and cream. On that note, I did not like the Poppi berries and cream flavor. The Poppi wild berry one though is one of my favorite restocks. As for Spindrift, I'm still trying to find my favorite flavors, but the grapeade one is a classic go to. It's refreshi...