The Potluck: November 2020

I ordered this in dark grey last year, and I've been living in it since the weather took a turn for the cooler. While my younger one picked off the top button, this is still super cute and comfy with a tank beneath it!

Now the question is: Do I want to order it in a few more colors, too? Because goodness knows I need some more long-sleeved shirts to get through the winter months.

As sad as this is to admit, this sink caddy is changing my life for the better. I used to use a ceramic cup for our sink scrubbers, and recently, it's been filling up with water and other ickiness that runs off the sponges and scrubbers.

I ended up purchasing this on a whim, and I'm so happy with it. There's a place for the drips to fall that's separate from the sponges... and you can easily drain it out without the added yuck.

No, these aren't for me, but they're for the girls. And could we talk about how festive and cute they are?!? I love both the reindeer and the red with sparkles, and so do they. In fact, they loved the red dresses so much that they wore them for our holiday card shoot last weekend.

And no, before you ask, we did not hire a photographer. We put my camera with the interval timer on a tripod and took various photos until we got it just right!

Would you believe that I have not had a jewelry organizer since I was in college? Because it's true... and this past month, I decided I was over not having a good way to organize my necklaces, earrings and bracelets. I really like these Stackers because:

(1) You can mix and match the pieces you need to organize your own jewelry (and you can always add more if you need more),

(2) They make for easy, in-sight organization, and you can open the box for inspiration or to find exactly what you're looking for without rifling through various other items first, and

(3) They match our bathroom colors.

Obviously, this isn't the most important thing, but I dig that they don't look out of place on my countertop.

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation is one of my family's favorite traditions of the holidays, and the lines used on these matching mugs (because of course you have to purchase the set!) is one of my favorites from the entire movie.

Will it make sense to a non-Christmas Vacation fan? No.

Will you chuckle about it if you are? Absolutely.

In fact, I purchased a set of these for myself in preparation for the holiday season...

These are another adulty purchase from this previous month. We have a catch-all closet upstairs, wedged between the girls' bedrooms and the playroom. And up until this point, it has been a complete and utter mess. I ended up ordering 8 of these storage bins to store our DVDs, as well as puzzles, small board games, card games and more. And the closet is looking so much happier (and more organized) because of it.

While I don't like adding more plastic things to my life, I really like how the plastic is clear and that I can immediately find what I'm looking for. These containers are pretty durable, which is important when your kids go rifling through them, too.

OH MY GOODNESS, how cute are these? From the mugs (hello, cute Christmas tree, reindeer and ornaments to the Santa spatula and the platter, there are so many cute pieces of this collection! And I don't know about you, but I am here for anything festive this season.

I never thought I'd be recommending LAUNDRY BAGS, but here we are. In these pandemic times, I've discovered that a good mesh laundry bag is worth its weight in gold, and since my trusty laundry bag broke a few weeks back, I ordered this 5-pack of bags. And I really am liking them so far! Not only can I launder our masks in them, but I can also use them for underthings, shirts that need gentle care and more.

(Yes, before you mention it, this might be the adultiest thing I've recommended in a while. And it feels FABULOUS. Haha.)