In keeping with the NICU payments, this man above was my costliest [and worth it] buy of the 12 months 😉 Nevertheless, if it’s extra materials issues we’re speaking about, I’ve additionally acquired an inventory for that! 2024 was a 12 months of attempting out some new traits [goodbye skinny jeans] and likewise a 12 months of investing in some merchandise that give a bit of extra which means and intentionality to life [see my fave Amazon + health and wellness purchase!]
With out additional ado, I current to you the highest of the tops..the best of the best..and my favourite gadgets I’d inform all of my girlfriends about [hi, that’s you!]
LOFT Huge Leg Denims in Petite
They had been my first pair of dipping my legs into the wide-leg development they usually had been the proper first pair to get began with. Not too extensive, not too skinny, and I like that they arrive in petite for these of us 5’4 and below!
Nike Waffle Debut Sneaker [true to size]
Not solely are they so snug, however they’re flattering [and narrowing] on the foot. They pair simply with denims, leggings, shorts, and many others!
Dolce Vita Platform Sandals [true to size]
Out of the entire sneakers from the 12 months, I wore these probably the most! They’re so snug and straightforward to simply slide out and in of! I like the hammered gold {hardware} to offer ’em a bit of one thing additional!
Divi Scalp Serum // Divi Dry Shampoo
‘Twas the 12 months of postpartum hair loss [and hair re-growth thanks to this scalp serum]! I’ll perpetually be hooked on this Divi scalp serum for serving to fill within the gaps of thinning hair! I exploit just a few drops on my scalp after each time I wash my hair and it really works like a attraction! Bonus: it smells and feels nice on the scalp as nicely!
I initially purchased this Vitamin E oil after a buddy advisable it to assist with stretch marks whereas pregnant, nevertheless, I began utilizing it on my face each night time and completely love the outcomes! It has helped my pores and skin appear younger and hydrated and for less than $15, I preserve shopping for it time and again!
Technically, this was a present I obtained this 12 months and never a purchase order I made, nevertheless, I’ve since bought a pair to reward to individuals in my life. I’m the queen of taking pictures and by no means creating them, so this digital photograph body that we’ve got in our kitchen has been a spotlight of the 12 months. Each time I’m within the kitchen [which is often] I get to re-live so many recollections from over time. What’s even cooler is that my mother and father, mother-in-law, and sister all have an Aura body as nicely so we are able to all add pictures and video to one another’s frames via the app which is tremendous straightforward to make use of! It’s such a enjoyable technique to keep related with the complete household!
I like after I enterprise exterior of my regular genres and love what I uncover. The Ladies is a historic fiction e book concerning the Vietnam Battle – it follows a girl, Frankie, as she travels over to Vietnam to be a nurse. Whereas the story is gut-wrenching on so many ranges as you learn concerning the encounters, it’s additionally such an eye-opening and galvanizing story that can alter your perspective!
For those who haven’t performed this but, imagine me after I let you know it’s such a enjoyable one! It’s much more enjoyable when you had $1 or $5 payments into the combo! We performed this over the course of the 12 months with household and pals and each single individual has loved it – particularly those that have received the pot 😉
Radley Sectional // See all Radley Sectional Kinds
This was the 12 months of ending the bunk room on the lake [you can see how it all turned out here!] and this sectional has been such a private and visitor favourite! Added perk: it’s all the time on sale!
Technically I purchased this in 2023, nevertheless, 2024 was the 12 months of utilizing it to our max potential. This moveable TV [it’s on wheels and rolls around] does all of it — from streaming dwell TV to Netflix, utilizing the web [great for recipes in the kitchen], utilizing it for work shows within the workplace, Shawn makes use of it each single day in his workplace and once we had been within the hospital for a month, we rolled it proper into our room and had it there for us the complete time! It’s a splurge nevertheless it’s a enjoyable one!
I simply acquired this throughout the final week of the 12 months and I can already let you know it’s certainly one of my favourite issues I personal now. I like that it gathers a lot information, proper at your fingertips [literally]. From monitoring my day by day exercise [steps, calories burned], to sleep, my coronary heart fee, stress ranges, readiness stage for the day, menstrual cycle [I love that it tells me when I’m fertile and not based on my body temperature], oxygen ranges, and extra! It actually does all of it and I don’t discover the ring to be too cumbersome or heavy!
2024 – you’ll perpetually go down as one of the vital difficult but rewarding years of my life. I couldn’t be extra grateful for what this 12 months gave to me and taught me – largely about love. Actual, real, unconditional, by no means not going to like you, kind of affection. And it’s one of the best reward I might have ever dreamed of. Cheers to a tremendous 12 months – I can’t wait to see what 2025 has in retailer!