Weekly Reads and Finds

I am currently waiting for my box of Krispy Kreme donuts to be delivered. I felt like we needed a treat after some pretty bland and boring meals the past couple of days.

I didn’t want to turn on the oven because of the heatwave so anything that I had meal planned went to the wayside and I had to improvise with what we had on hand.

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Weekly Reads and Finds

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Long weekends always throw me for a loop. I have to stop and remember what day it is so that I can make sure to get anything finished that needs to be done that day.

It felt like Saturday, and I am lucky that I remembered to get Easter stuff yesterday while I was out instead of waiting until today like I was going to since I had forgotten that everything was closed.

Because then I would have to go tomorrow and that would just suck. I am avoiding shopping at all costs tomorrow.

Yesterday I made a transitional spring to summer capsule wardrobe that will take you until the temperatures soar, and it was nice to see how many of you feel the same about summer.

I feel like I have always been surrounded by summer lovers, except my kids, they hate it too and I usually have to resort to bribery to get them to go out in it.

It made me think of a funny video I watched that talked about all the people who look forward to summer, and it must be because in your brain you still connect it to having holidays/time off school.

This totally makes sense because even though I hated the heat, I always looked forward to summer vacation as a kid.

I guess that just sticks for a lot of people.

Weekly Reads and Some Videos:

Europe’s oldest map shows tiny Bronze Age kingdom

Most Popular Song Each Month Since January 1980. This Youtube video is 50+ minutes long. I love this stuff, it reminded me of a bunch of songs that I forgot about. It’s crazy how many hits came from the 80s. Almost every song was great. 2010’s to now…not so much.

Fuck T-shirts. I’m sure you” find one that is applicable to you.

The Age of Average

In case you didn’t yet catch the trailer for the latest Wes Anderson movie…

Explore the Ancient Art of Kumihimo, a Traditional Japanese Braiding Technique

14 Fun Facts About Dungeons & Dragons

The era of the tween icon is over as we know it

Photos of the Japanese Subculture Where People Wear Giant Cyclops Masks. This is super cool.

An Ode to the Timeless Appeal of Circle Skirts

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Weekly Reads and Finds

A white background with a collection of 23 finds from the past week.

One | Two | Three | Four | Five | Six | Seven | Eight | Nine | Ten | Eleven | Twelve | Thirteen | Fourteen | Fifteen | Sixteen | Seventeen | Eighteen | Nineteen | Twenty | Twenty-one | Twenty-two | Twenty-three

I was good with no purchases last week, but this week I bought a couple of vintage things. They are actually from the same seller, so it was like a happy accident.

I have been searching for a suede, fringed jacket and found one from the 70s that I hope looks as nice in person. I started searching their store and saw a vintage 1950s letterman sweater.

It is red wool with a W on it which is perfect. I have looked at them over the years but have never found a colour that I liked with a letter that worked for my name.

So it was a jacket purchase with a bonus sweater find. It kind of works for the preppy vibe because…

This week I was kind of getting excited over a distorted preppy aesthetic, so I made a capsule wardrobe for it with an explanation of my thought process in that post.

It’s a fun aesthetic. I find that it exercises my style creativity when I play around with different aesthetics.

I also made a French style inspired capsule wardrobe digital style guide that also contains a bonus weekend packing list.

The preppy wardrobe made me REALLY want to get the track jacket/blazer hybrid. It’s such a statement piece.

Maybe some other day.

Weekly Reads and some videos:

Ai Weiwei Uses 650,000 Lego Bricks for Recreation of Monet’s Monumental ‘Water Lilies’

‘The Lost King’ Dramatizes the Search for Richard III’s Remains. This looks GOOD. The trailer is about mid page in the article.

Explore the Hereford Mappa Mundi, the Largest Medieval Map Still in Existence

Florida school principal fired for showing students Michelangelo’s David sculpture. This is insanity.

The Assassin’s Teapot

The Humbling Tyranny Of The Photos Our Kids Take Of Us

Jurassic Park but with a Cat

How Loneliness Reshapes the Brain

The Story Of The Sword Duel Between Two Topless, Aristocratic Women

Tens of Thousands of 12,000-Year-Old Rock Paintings Found in Colombia: The Sistine Chapel pf the Ancients.

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I am now offering digital styling guides, and personal styling services. If you are looking for some styling help that is inexpensive and easy, check out my digital styling guides. If you want some one-on-one help shopping, building and editing your wardrobe, or packing for a trip, I can also assist. Check out all the styling services that I offer here.

This post contains affiliate links. By using my links to shop I may receive a small commission (at no cost to you). Thanks for supporting what I do 🙂