• Home
  • about
  • blog
  • contact
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
    • YouTube

The Regular Folks

  • Shop
    • shop my posts
    • amazon finds
    • style favorites
    • home favorites
    • etsy finds
  • Food
  • Home
    • travel bucket list
  • Life
    • Favorite Things
  • wellness
    • 75 Medium
  • Style
    • style favorites
    • shop my posts
    • Amazon Hauls
  • Books
    • Book Posts
  • Travel

October 27, 2023 · Leave a Comment

Friday Favorites: Volume 37

Favorite Things

Happy Friday! We made it to the weekend, and since its been a couple weeks since I last did a Friday Favorites, I figured we were due for one!

Stepping stones for each birthday

I actually did this about a month or two ago, but I really want to make stepping stones each year with Theo’s footprint to put in our garden!

I bought a kit from Hobby Lobby and it had the concrete, a mold, and these glass/tile pieces to make a mosaic with. Hopefully my mosaic number skills will improve next year lol

Regardless, I’m really happy with how this turned out!

New system to determine activities for the day with baby/toddler

One thing I have started doing in recent months is writing down activities, putting them in a basket, and having Theo randomly draw out some activities for us to do. Sometimes I feel at a loss of what to do for the day, and this has made it super easy and fun to take some of the deciding out of the agenda for the day!

Lately I’ve been filling our days with more library story-time visits and doing errands/chores that I need to do to allow him to help, but when we have free time just for play, this is how I’ve been enjoying determining what to do 🙂

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Sara Ann Sutton (@saraannsutton)

Linen 2 Piece set from Amazon

I got this Linen 2 piece set from Amazon for our recent trip to Italy but I’ve found it to be versatile with the changing weather. It’s comfy for lazy days around the house but also looks nice enough church or a dinner out.

Currently reading:

Upgrade by Blake Crouch

This will be my third book I’ve read by Blake Crouch. I read Dark Matter a number of years ago and read Recursion a couple of years ago and loved them both. Dark Matter remains one of the best books I’ve ever read. If you enjoy science-fiction, I think you will enjoy his books! This is another science-fiction by him that has more to do with DNA. My husband read it and thinks I will really enjoy it, so I’ll let y’all know!

Audiobook: The In-Between by Hadley Vlahos, R.N.

This one was another recommendation, but from a close friend. I have come across Hadley’s videos on TikTok every so often where she talks about stories about her work as a hospice nurse. My friend who recommended it said that she cried every chapter, but that it actually gave her a lot of peace regarding death and dying.

Death is such a taboo topic, but I have unfortunately had to encounter a lot of it with my past roles as a nurse– especially when I worked in the ICU. Hospice has always been such an interesting area that I’ve considered in my own career. Every hospice nurse I’ve ever worked with is truly an angel.

I’m about 50% through with this one, but really enjoying it so far!

« Toddler-Friendly Washington DC Weekend
13 Indoor Activities To Do with a 1 Year Old at Home »

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Hey there!

I’m Sara Ann and am a big fan of fresh flowers, traveling, and eating a pint of Ben & Jerry’s in one sitting. I share my life, loves, ideas, and everything in between with the hope to inspire and help make the lives of regular folks (maybe like you!) simpler, happier, and healthier.

Looking for Something?

Follow me on instagram

saraannsutton

creating a suburban fairytale in charlotte, nc 🏠📚🐸
motherhood, foster care, & a bit of everything
theregularfolks.com | 💌saraann@theregularfolks.com

Some niche romantasy content 🙂‍↕️ Mostly joking th Some niche romantasy content 🙂‍↕️
Mostly joking though because nothing sounds worse than a planet made of ice 😵‍💫 #romantasy #romantasybooks #bookhumor #romancebooks
A reminder that you don’t need to go buy 100 new C A reminder that you don’t need to go buy 100 new Christmas decor items to achieve a Ralph Lauren Christmas or whatever the Christmas trend of the year is 🎄 #christmasdecor #christmas #holidaydecorating
Theo said “family photos? ✌️🏃‍♂️💨” 📷: @melissalewi Theo said “family photos? ✌️🏃‍♂️💨”
📷: @melissalewisphoto ❤️
I wish this was an exaggeration of how I react spe I wish this was an exaggeration of how I react specifically when someone tells me they are about to start a court of mist and fury #acotar #romantasy #bookhumor
Honest trial of the @kristinesshair gloss in the s Honest trial of the @kristinesshair gloss in the shade Bittersweet! I actually filmed this at the beginning of October and now I can say it has faded really nicely. This hair gloss gave my hair so much shine and toned it just a bit darker and cooler. I love the results! #hairgloss #athomebeauty #diyhair
✨ join my toddler and I while we contribute to our ✨ join my toddler and I while we contribute to our local blessing box! ✨
Note: I did end up donating the formula elsewhere— I didn’t want to leave it outside because extreme temperatures can mess with the integrity of formula!

I took my toddler to the grocery store so we could pick out some shelf stable foods that are also good sources of protein. We made a couple of shelf stable birthday cake kits (everything included to make a cake!) and also donated a bunch of diapers that we no longer had use for! 
I really want to start doing this more often, because it caused my son to ask a lot of good questions and we were able to have a good talk about helping others ❤️
I know this is a very small action to take in ligh I know this is a very small action to take in light of cut SNAP benefits and the government shutdown, but I do think small actions can add up to big ones!
We love our Mr. Toad and it’s been so fun making a We love our Mr. Toad and it’s been so fun making a fairy garden type home around his tree! And he doesn’t seem to mind it at all 😉 #fairygarden #toddlermom #toads
First time trying these viral heatless curls 😵‍💫🤷‍ First time trying these viral heatless curls 😵‍💫🤷‍♀️ maybe I need more practice, but if you have tips with them, let me know!! #heatlesscurls #hairstyles #easyhairstyles
So much fun having my toddler pick out what candy So much fun having my toddler pick out what candy he wants us to add in the cookies and bake them together!  Plus we can use up extra candy! #funactivities #holidaybaking #halloween #fallactivities
November 1st means it’s time for an outfit change November 1st means it’s time for an outfit change for our beloved porch goose, Beef 🥰🪿 #porchgoose #thanksgiving #porchdecor
My toddler asked me to be “old slug lady” aka Roz My toddler asked me to be “old slug lady” aka Roz from monsters Inc and I said “bet” 🫡

Also as I was rushing through this makeup I didn’t notice that my foster daughter had spit up all over my sleeve so YA IGNORE THAT #halloween #halloweencostume #pixar #disney @pixar
Follow on Instagram

Blog

About

Contact

Policies

Browse by category

you look lost. follow me!

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

TikTok Feed