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August 2, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Favorite Things: Vol. XXVIV

Charlotte· Favorite Things

Happy Friday to all! I am so glad to have made it through another week. This transition to night shift has NOT been easy, but I can feel it getting easier with each week. But night shift surely makes me LIVE for the weekends!

Let’s go ahead and jump into my favorite things for the past week or so 🙂

Hello, Sailor

If you live in Charlotte and have yet to visit Hello, Sailor, do yourself a favor and make yourself a reservation now. It’s on the lake (VIEWS FOR DAYS), they have a bangin’ drink menu (Aperol spritz on tap!!!!), they have hushpuppies (my love language), and some of the best casual seafood I have had in Charlotte. Oh, and for dessert? Order the citrus ice cream. The chef created it with the intention of it tasting like the Flinstones ice cream pops you probably had as a kid– and he nailed it.

DIY Quote Wall Art

Whenever I am at home boutiques, I always gravitate towards the framed canvas quotes or bible verses. And then I see the price tag and I am reminded as to why I have yet to buy one.

But it is so easy to do it yourself! I started off and found a downloadable pdf of a verse I love on Etsy (here’s the exact one I bought) for under $6. I downloaded it and uploaded it to Office Depot who printed it next day on canvas for me ($12). Then I bought this frame from Hobby Lobby and mounted my canvas in it.

I secured it with some small nails and wood glue and had to add some mounting hardware, but it only took me like an hour to do. Super easy and a lot cheaper to do it yourself!

 

Garlic Butter Baked Brie

Look how buttery <3

I’ve always had a deep love for brie. Growing up, Sunday nights were always the night where we would kind of just make random snack things and eat leftovers from the week. Baked brie was a frequent thing we would make on those nights, and it was always my fave. Here is the recipe I used to make this brie (very easy!).

Portal Charlotte

Portal is an “interactive art gallery” pop-up in Charlotte (aka it’s a bunch of set-ups that make for fun Instagram photos). I had briefly heard of this place but didn’t really have any intention on going here. We had a date night in Uptown last weekend and stumbled across it. I honestly didn’t realize what it was, but we decided spontaneously to check it out. Admission is $17.50 a person, and definitely has some cute places to take a photo. But we mostly goofed off 😉

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Have a great weekend!

 

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Every month, my toddler and I shop for our local c Every month, my toddler and I shop for our local community blessing box. I use it as an opportunity to teach him about taking care of others in our community in big and little ways. This is everything we got this month! #blessingbox #foodpantry #toddlermom
🍩 2-INGREDIENT DOUGHNUTS 🍩 All you need is a can o 🍩 2-INGREDIENT DOUGHNUTS 🍩
All you need is a can of biscuit dough and oil to make the favorite breakfast of my childhood!
Once you pop open your can of biscuit dough and separate the individual biscuits, you can cut a hole in the center and GENTLY add them to oil heated to 350-375 degrees. CAREFULLY flip over once brown on one side and once both sides are perfectly golden, transfer to a paper towel lined plate to drain excess oil. 
Of course you can’t go without toppings! Our favorites are cinnamon sugar, powdered, and strawberry glazed, but you could make chocolate frosting, vanilla frosting, or even jelly filled! The possibilities are endless when the doughnuts are this easy to make 😊
My toddler absolutely loved this first day of summer treat, let me know if you try it! #toddlermom #funbreakfast #whimsy #whimsicalchildhood #recipe
🍩 2-INGREDIENT DOUGHNUTS 🍩 All you need is a can o 🍩 2-INGREDIENT DOUGHNUTS 🍩
All you need is a can of biscuit dough and oil to make the favorite breakfast of my childhood!
Once you pop open your can of biscuit dough and separate the individual biscuits, you can cut a hole in the center and GENTLY add them to oil heated to 350-375 degrees. CAREFULLY flip over once brown on one side and once both sides are perfectly golden, transfer to a paper towel lined plate to drain excess oil. 
Of course you can’t go without toppings! Our favorites are cinnamon sugar, powdered, and strawberry glazed, but you could make chocolate frosting, vanilla frosting, or even jelly filled! The possibilities are endless when the doughnuts are this easy to make 😊
My toddler absolutely loved this first day of summer treat, let me know if you try it! #toddlermom #funbreakfast #whimsy #whimsicalchildhood #recipe
🍩 2-INGREDIENT DOUGHNUTS 🍩 All you need is a can o 🍩 2-INGREDIENT DOUGHNUTS 🍩
All you need is a can of biscuit dough and oil to make the favorite breakfast of my childhood!
Once you pop open your can of biscuit dough and separate the individual biscuits, you can cut a hole in the center and GENTLY add them to oil heated to 350-375 degrees. CAREFULLY flip over once brown on one side and once both sides are perfectly golden, transfer to a paper towel lined plate to drain excess oil. 
Of course you can’t go without toppings! Our favorites are cinnamon sugar, powdered, and strawberry glazed, but you could make chocolate frosting, vanilla frosting, or even jelly filled! The possibilities are endless when the doughnuts are this easy to make 😊
My toddler absolutely loved this first day of summer treat, let me know if you try it! #toddlermom #funbreakfast #whimsy #whimsicalchildhood #recipe
🍩 2-INGREDIENT DOUGHNUTS 🍩 All you need is a can o 🍩 2-INGREDIENT DOUGHNUTS 🍩
All you need is a can of biscuit dough and oil to make the favorite breakfast of my childhood!
Once you pop open your can of biscuit dough and separate the individual biscuits, you can cut a hole in the center and GENTLY add them to oil heated to 350-375 degrees. CAREFULLY flip over once brown on one side and once both sides are perfectly golden, transfer to a paper towel lined plate to drain excess oil. 
Of course you can’t go without toppings! Our favorites are cinnamon sugar, powdered, and strawberry glazed, but you could make chocolate frosting, vanilla frosting, or even jelly filled! The possibilities are endless when the doughnuts are this easy to make 😊
My toddler absolutely loved this first day of summer treat, let me know if you try it! #toddlermom #funbreakfast #whimsy #whimsicalchildhood #recipe
Did a really simple makeover to a sad, gray bathro Did a really simple makeover to a sad, gray bathroom to make it a little more fun and colorful for my toddler! So happy with how it turned out, and it ended up being such an inexpensive facelift! Inexpensive flexible moulding for the mirror, paint, an IKEA shower curtain, and some Etsy wall art made all the difference! #toddlermom #whimsy #roommakeover #whimsicalhome #colorfulhome
Letting go of my own aesthetic to make my toddler’ Letting go of my own aesthetic to make my toddler’s bathroom more colorful and fun. This was a super simple makeover and was very inexpensive, just to make getting ready in here a little more enjoyable. Let kid spaces look like actual kid’s play there!!!! #toddlermom #whimsy #whimsicalhome
Wanted to make my toddler’s bathroom a little more Wanted to make my toddler’s bathroom a little more colorful and fun without painting the walls a crazy color and making it feel even darker and more cave like 🫥🫥🫥 
Raising the shower curtain rod and sewing 2 inexpensive ikea shower curtains together definitely brought some color and funkiness into the space. And changing out the light fixture and framing off the builder grade mirror were such inexpensive upgrades that made a big difference! 
Also so happy with the fun wall art and affirmations to make getting ready in here a bit more fun! It’s a kid’s bathroom! Let it be colorful 🥰 #toddlermom #whimsy #kidsbathroom
Wanted to make my toddler’s bathroom a little more Wanted to make my toddler’s bathroom a little more colorful and fun without painting the walls a crazy color and making it feel even darker and more cave like 🫥🫥🫥 
Raising the shower curtain rod and sewing 2 inexpensive ikea shower curtains together definitely brought some color and funkiness into the space. And changing out the light fixture and framing off the builder grade mirror were such inexpensive upgrades that made a big difference! 
Also so happy with the fun wall art and affirmations to make getting ready in here a bit more fun! It’s a kid’s bathroom! Let it be colorful 🥰 #toddlermom #whimsy #kidsbathroom
We moved my toddler’s fairy garden from a garden b We moved my toddler’s fairy garden from a garden bed into a flower pot to make it a little easier for him to get to (and hopefully now it won’t be overtaken by weeds 😵‍💫) so obsessed with how this little fairy garden turned out!
#fairygarden #toddleractivitiesً  #toddlermom #whimsy #whimsicalchildhood
I just knew this skill would come in handy again o I just knew this skill would come in handy again one day #diy #crafty #whimsy
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Motherhood is the greatest gift and hardest job I’ve ever had. Being both a ‘forever mom’ and a foster mom has formed me into a stronger, more passionate, more empathetic, and creative version of myself. My life and work before kids felt important and meaningful, but raising kind, caring kids to impact their future communities and world feels like my most important purpose yet ❤️
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