It’s been a while since I did a Life Lately post (5 months!) so I thought I’d share what’s been going on in my world.

This month we said goodbye to our sweet girl, Lola.  After 13 wonderful years, she crossed the rainbow bridge.  I won’t lie; it was incredibly hard and still is.  Sharing the news opened up so many heartfelt stories and responses from you.  I’m so grateful to be a part of an awesome community.

If you’ve been in my house, you know that artwork is not my strong suit.  I love and appreciate it, but have always been very bad about procuring and displaying it.  While walking the aisles of Target last weekend, I saw a woman carrying a large frame that looked identical to a Framebridge piece I have.  I beelined to the frame aisle and picked one up to display a photo of our sweet Lola.

It’s identical to the Framebridge one, great quality and only $18.

I also picked up this dress from Target’s collab with Christopher John Rogers.  It’s fun, flirty and has pockets (yay!) but I found it to run a tad small in the hips and it’s a bit restricting in the arms.

Want to know a secret for buying affordable designer collab pieces?  Stick to 100% cotton garments only.  They look and feel the best.  Trust me.

I’ve been doing a lot of journaling lately and realized my daughter’s baby book had run out of pages.  I picked up this one, which goes from pregnancy to 18 years.

What I love is that it has space for photos, blank pages and the questions are small and digestible.  There’s no pressure to document every tiny detail or write a dissertation.  I find the path of least resistance usually wins, and the ease of this baby book is awesome.

Finally, after hearing great things about Jessica Simpson’s autobiography I put it in my Target cart.  I’m only on page 70 but have laughed so hard and truly enjoyed her writing style.  Definitely recommend.