Friday Favorites (August 7, 2026)

 

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 Hi Friends and Happy Friday or Fri YAY!

Let's share some faves from our week...

 

 

 

Cheer Camp!

 

Diana was at her first NCA College Cheer Camp this week!  I brought her to a fellow cheerleader's/new friend's house in Danvers first thing Tuesday and she was able to ride along with new cheer friends to Bryant University in RI.  She had a blast and we loved following along on IG!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 MEMEs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ring Stack

 

Adorable right?  I just love costume jewelry :) Another Tiktok win!

 

 

 

 Throw Backs!

 

As we are preparing for Zach and Zoe's wedding, we have been pulling some old photos for them...just love going down memory lane!

 

Easter 2004

 

 

 

 Amazon Faves

 

Silver Honey Hot Spot Treatment 

 It really helps sooth Remi's sensitive skin and hot spots!

 

 

My Favorite Protein Bars 

 

In addition to helping to hit my protein goals, these bars provide 5 grams of fiber per serving too.  I am diligent about tracking protein and fiber and these do the trick!

 

 

 Favorite Self-Tanning Spray

 

 I have probably bought this one over 100 times!

 

 

Counter Stools 

 

Our Pottery Barns were really beat up so it was time for a refresh and a much more affordable option!  These do the trick and are so much more comfortable

 

 Vanity Mirror

 

 

 A Must-Have for Diana's Dorm Room and snagged during Prime Days.  If you want to see our full dorm hauls, find me and follow along at "Holly Helps Mamas" on Tiktok...I have three videos to show you everything we got...hope to help some Mamas out!

 

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Girl Time

 

I got to see friends two nights in a row this week!

 

Wednesday night I got to catch up with Lynn and Nicki.  The three of us are getting ready to send our girls to Middle School- pray for us- ha!  We had some laughs and caught up- always love hearing that other moms are going through the same things and emotions as me.  It is free therapy!  We enjoyed dinner and cocktails at Figaro's- yum!

 

  and last night it was all about Bethany and Shannon.  We had so much catching up to do and it was so good for the soul!

 

 

 

That's a wrap!  Have a wonderful weekend friends!

 

 

 

Currently: August 2026

 

Hi Friends!  I am here with our friend Amy for her monthly installment of Currently...this month we're talking about what we're currently Savoring, Wrapping Up, Preparing, Remembering, and Organizing...so let's get to it!

 

 

 

Savoring

 

The last days of our Family of Four (and Remi) living under this one roof...so bittersweet...looking forward to a special family dinner...just the four of us this weekend 

 

 

 

Wrapping Up

 

Hmmm...not wrapping up/finishing anything right now...really in the throws of all areas of my life...if I can use "wrapping up" in the sense of packing...then I can say I am wrapping up lots of things for college move in for Diana...I'm gonna miss her too Remi :/

 

and these bags are the top item I would recommend- they fit so much and you can really pack them down!

 

Shop This Favorite 

 

 

 

Preparing

 

 

 For the big move in....Blackout 2026...hopefully a Fall Rush at Work...all...the...things

 

 

 

Remembering

 

 

  Summers of Past...

 

 

 

 

Organizing 

 

 

Organizing...oh yes...I think it has been a coping mechanism...organizing lots around here...keeps me focused and busy during down time. 

 

 

Wednesday Hodgepode

 

 

 

Hi Friends!  I am here with Joyce  for her fun linkup...let's answer her awesome questions shall we?

 

 

 

1. What's something on your August calendar you're looking forward to? Or dreading if that's easier to answer. 

 

 

 What a great question because I am feeling both for one particular day- August 19th- Move In Day at Merrimack for Diana- so very excited for her- excited to unload all the dorm stuff and get her set up, decorated and organized but dreading walking back to the car...will do my best acting that day for sure!

 

 

 

 

2. August 5th is National Oyster Day...do you partake? How do you feel about pearls?

 

 

 Awww how fun!  You know what?  I have a girls dinner planned tonight so if there are dollar oysters, I may just partake to celebrate.  Love oysters and shellfish but don't eat much of it all anymore. LOVE LOVE pearls-so classic- classy-preppy and my mom gifted me a beautiful set for Christmas one year and I cherish them :)

 

 

 

3. Tell us about a time when you felt like 'the world was your oyster'. 

 

 

 

 I have a necklace that symbolizes exactly this!  It has the Lola oyster charm and signifies the world being my oyster.  I felt like it when I went to college for sure...and even working in my twenties.  I get glimpses of that now off and on...trying to hold onto that faith and hope and dream about the future

 

 

 

4. Trip Advisor lists seven islands in the US that require no passport (for US citizens). If you're answering today from outside the US you'll still need to produce yours. An-y-way, have you been to any of the seven? Let's pretend you get an all expense paid trip to one this month...which one do you choose and why? 

Catalina Island California~Martha's Vineyard Massachusetts~Mackinac Island Michigan~Key West Florida~South Padre Island Texas~or Kauai Hawaii

 

 I have only been to Martha's Vineyard out of this list.  I would say Kauai Hawaii if someone else is paying for it for sure!  Hawaii is on my bucket list

 

 

 

 

5. Sylvia Plath is credited with the following- 

"August rain: the best of the summer gone, and the new fall not yet born. The odd uneven time."

Agree or disagree? In other words, how do you feel about this month? 

 

 

Completely agree...still in the peak of my favorite time of year/favorite season but change is always on the horizon with back to school...this year even more so...so the nerves have been ratcheted up...but when all is said and done...I still love August...the heat...the beach...my dad's birthday...our anniversary...Diana's Birthday... 

 

 

 

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

 

 

 Driving home from the beach on Sunday...we were stopped at a traffic light...I looked to my left and saw that "The Towel Guy" is still there...still peddling his awesome beach towels...he has been there selling since I was in high school...made me miss my best friend from AHS and I snapped this pic and sent it to her...such nostalgia...extra nostalgic and melancholy right now :/