August Favorites: Lifestyle.
A peek at my food + fun favorites for the month of August. Leave your favorite discoveries below!
Lululemon Align Crop (and pants). OH MY GOSH. My leggings life is changed forever. These feel like butter. They are so insanely stretchy and soft and wonderful. You cannot see through them whatsoever. I am done with wunder unders – these are where it’s at. Incredible.
Lavender Melon Kevita Master Kombucha. I talk about this constantly but this is a new flavor I tried while on vacation. It is my new favorite flavor – perhaps even more than the grapefruit. So delish.
It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover. I know I mentioned this already in my Tuesday Things, but this book was SO good. I finished it in one day, which I haven’t even come close to doing since Max was born.
Cherry Republic Chocolate Cherry Coffee Beans. Oh heck yes!! I’ve been making cold brew with this and do I even need to say how much I adore it?
Pitaya packs. Repeat, but still obsessed. You can see how I make mine here.
Rebecca Minkoff Julian backpack. Sooo I’m almost positive that I whined and complained when the backpack trend came back in. I don’t think I’d be interested in one if I didn’t have a kid, but wow – I love this bag and it’s a lifesaver. I only have been using crossbody bags the last few years, but they tend to be smaller. Max is at the age where I still need to carry a few things (wipes, maybe 1 diaper, tons of snacks and water) but don’t need a huge diaper bag. I always left mine in the car most of the time anyway.  I love the size of this bag. I love the leather.
Gravie app. This is what I’ve been using to quickly add words on to my instagram videos. It’s SO easy!
Trader Joes Hot and Sweet Jalapenos. My brine-loving palette is absolutely nuts over these.
Quay Cherry Bomb sunglasses. I’ve mostly worn the same pair of sunglasses for three (!!!) years, but I LOVE these ones. The color, the fit – so cute.
On that same note, I’ve just been filming those videos with my Samsung nx300. God I love this camera so much. I’m having a ton of fun making those videos, just shooting what I’m making when I want to make it. No stress. I use this tiny tripod and it’s awesome. I also got some great shots of the sunset with that tripod in Michigan!
Love Crunch Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate Granola. This should come with a warning label.
These Greenroom notebooks from Target. School supplies will forever be my love language. I have a few projects I’m working on and I always need a new notebook.
Honeycup mustard. This might sound ridiculous but we love this so much. My mom has bought this for as long as I can remember (20 years?) and it’s the one mustard that Eddie loves. We go through phases, using a jar in a week and then forgetting about it for awhile. We’re back on the bandwagon. We can sometimes find this at my local grocery store, but I can only find it to link on amazon right now.
Instagram stories! There I said it. I love it.
[none of this is sponsored, just like to talk about things that I discover and love over the month. tell me your faves! there may be a few amazon affiliate links above. love love.]
25 Comments on “August Favorites: Lifestyle.”
You should start brewing your own kombachu. I do a continuous brew and it is very low maintance.
it’s not too involved? i always thought it was such a process!
Hi Jessica – I just emailed you about kombochu continuous brew! I have been doing it since May 2015!
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Those jalepenos…. YES LAWD!! I picked up a jar during a recent TJ’s trip and finished them in a day. Since then I’ve made another trip and picked up 3 more jars. I like to cook a can of black beans with onions and spices and smother it with the peppers. Obsessed!
oh YUM!
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I want to buy those lululemon pants but the reviews are scaring me away! All the comments speak of terrible piling… How are they holding up for you??
Here’s the secret – I used to work there and I don’t understand why this isn’t stated more clearly to customers. Do not wash the pants with anything other than other Lululemon pants of the same fabric! The Luon fabric is meant to be washed alone or with other Luon and then air dried. So, just wash solo or with other Lulu pants and then air dry and this should prevent piling. :)
thanks for the tip!
hi! my align pants haven’t pilled at ALL. they have probably been washed 6 to 8 times (maybe more). They haven’t even pilled on the insides of the legs or anything. however, i do exactly what elizabeth says and only wash my lulu bottoms by themselves. i have done this for years – someone told me about it with the wunder unders. my wunder unders never really pilled either (some have started, they are like 8+ years old).
i will wash the align crops with spandex sports bras (maybe) but never with sweat pants or cotton-y tanks or anything. i also hang them to dry!
Looks like I may pull the trigger and buy them after all. Â Thanks for the tip!
Oh that coffee sounds so good! Where do you get?
it’s from cherry republic! i linked it above.:)
I love lavender everything sooooo definitely going to hunt down that kombucha. I’ve been loving your new videos lately, I’m patiently waiting for the vacation video you promised us! And can we puhLEASE get a Max update or at least a photo dump?
ahhh video is coming! it will be up this weekend. it took so much longer to edit than i anticipated because we had clips on 5 devices! :)
I JUST bought those Lulu leggings last week and I’m obsessed! They’re my first pair of Lulu’s and some of my friends couldn’t stop talking about them aaaaand now I see why. I’d wear them every day if I could.Â
I recently bought the Samsung on your recommendation and I LOVE it. When you travel/go out of the house what do you do with it? Do you have a camera bag, strap, or some sort of protection? I’m so afraid I’m going to break it!
i just stick it in my bag! with the lens cap. i used the 30mm so it’s much smaller/flatter. before, when i shot with the lens it came with, i worried about the same thing. i did use a strap at that point. right now though, i just throw it in my bag!
The Lavender Melon and Grapefruit Kevita Kombucha certainly are THE BEST! I get a little too excited when they are on sale!
100% yes to Greenroom notebooks; the pages are so and thick. And yes to instagram stores.
The Love Crunch Granola is soooo good. Also try the dark chocolate macaroon flavor. Also highly addictive! YUM :)
What do you like to do with the honeycup mustard and the tj’s peppers? Randomly happen to have both on hand but need ideas!
I’m starting your book recommendation and excited for something good to read. I just finished The Woman in Cabin Ten, which was suspenseful and interesting and I highly recommend it.
how have you not damaged/broke/scratched your sunglasses in 3 years ????????? what is the secret. i recently bought my first pair of >30 dollar sunglasses. i had always decided why would i spend so much on a pair of sunglasses that always seem to scratch, break, etc so fast. well i talked myself into a $300 pair (bday gift) thinking they would be heavy duty and i would take care of them better. well less than 30 days later they are scratched right in eye sight ! no idea how. seriously used case everytime, didnt drop, etc. even my boyfriend who bought them for me was amazed. luckily they are still within return policy so i’m returning them and not purchasing anything else. clearly im not adult enough to have a pair of nice sunglasses so i must stick with cheapies !