Friday Faves / vol. 18
Hellooo!!
Through a series of May-related epiphanies (mostly via Jen Hatmaker’s Insta) it’s become apparent to me that the month of May is God’s way of punishing me for having children. All the moms out there know what I’m talking about. This month could not be more stressful. Kids are in the thick of end of year stuff: fun runs, fun nights, fun days, track meets, overnight class trips, AP exams, another cough, an unexpected dental procedure, a mental breakdown, an existential crisis, you know the drill. It’s maybe even worse than December. And then you throw Me Made May in there and I don’t know, it’s definitely a lot. I’m just hanging on for the ride right now (and always).
Despite all this - and in spite of the rather unfortunate timing — it is fun to document my me-made outfits along with everyone else doing Me Made May. I’m using a new hashtag this year (#raemademay) for my own posts. I don’t do a challenge anymore - I wear me-mades almost every day, year-round — but I do enjoy joining in the fray/frenzy/fracas.
A few other things to share…
puzzling: I started another Magic Puzzle and about halfway through a kid spilled a glass of pop all over it and so I threw it in the garbage and had a silent tantrum. So I am sharing a pic of one I did a couple months ago called “Plant Ladies” and just pretending I did that one instead.
reading: I read Still Life by Sarah Winman and now I really want to go back to Florence. And The Lincoln Highway was super fun to read.
gardening: I picked my first crop of asparagus in the garden this week, hurrah!
sewing: I got my newest pattern design, Garnet, back from the grader and cut out a sample for Clementine in a pale purple grid linen that I’m going to sew up next week. If you get my newsletter you got a sneak peek of Garnet in the last issue of Studio Notes.
watching: In the middle of watching Beef with Mr Rae (whoa.). Also binged Tiny Beautiful Things, which totally made me cry, and Queen Charlotte, which was the perfect amount of period costume + hair + melodrama.
In the nature-watching category: I put the hummingbird feeder up on our kitchen window this week and it’s been delightful to watch them buzz by and grab nectar while we eat breakfast.
cooking: I made one-pot Chicken Orzo with spinach and artichokes this week and served it with the fresh asparagus and it was a big hit. We eat a lot of DALS recipes around here, and Jenny’s newsletter is also great.
Wishing you all a relaxing weekend!
xo,
Rae
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