🙋🏼‍♀️ Happy Wednesday, Sweet Friends!

When I get mid-week, I get that itch to host on the weekends. I start texting my people to see who can come over or who’s doing what.

Sometimes, this ends up with a “I’m free this evening!” to which I respond: “Come on over! I’ll keep it simple!” ((Narrator: She does in fact NOT keep it simple.))

This has become my go-to appetizer - a nibble, if you will. At my mom’s 70th birthday party, this was the dish that came back empty and the most requested recipe.

​Boursin Marinara Dip isn’t a recipe… It’s TWO ingredients, four if you’re feeling fancy. And everyone loves it!

🛒 Things I’m Loving:

You all know I love to order online. But I rarely share what I order and what I’m truly loving. So! Today, I reviewed what I’ve purchased so far this year, and I’m adding my four favorites. Cool! Yay! Wow!

((Coming back up after writing all of those… I feel like y’all should imagine Vanna White holding each item… Or, the QVC people! Got that visual, great!))

​Corneacare Heated Eye Masks — Y’all, I’ve been a dry eye sufferer for a while now. These little heated eye masks are *the best thing.* Seriously! I have a heated eye mask that plugs in (I like the sustainability of that!), but the disposable ones create the perfect steam around your eyes. After hours on my computer, I take a 20-minute break in the afternoon for a little what I call a “cat eye nap.” I’ll set my timer for 25 minutes and put on the eye mask. After 25 minutes, I gently massage around my eyes, then wipe them clean with a damp cloth. My eyes feel SO much better! When I use them consistently (as in DAILY!) I can really tell a difference.

​Stanley Cup Water Bottle Holder Thing — I love love love my BIG drinking cups. If you’ve known me for any length of time, you know I always come with a water cup in my hand. I know these are expensive and excessive… but I love them. I have quite a collection, too, and since I trade them out every day, I needed a place to store them. My cute OLD fridge gets a lot of love in my kitchen. It features two drink holders and two magnetic spice racks. When you live in an apartment, storage is a hot commodity! This magnetic holder thing has been fantastic.

​Clean Skin Club Towel Holder — I’ve become a big fan of the Clean Skin Club Face Towels. The box is sleek, but I wanted something cute to store mine. This basket/box has brought me so much (lame!!) joy in my itty bitty bathroom!

​Slotted Spatula Skimmer Thing — I have more kitchen utensils that I need… I knew that when I ordered this. But!! Have y’all seen any of the grandmas’ cooking on social videos?? The ones I see have a spatula-like device, so I knew I needed one. I love it!! It’s become my most grabbed item in the caddy! ((And, spoiler alert: I ordered one for all my family members for Christmas.))

Cheers to the end of the week!

Not to alarm you… But we have TEN Thursdays until Thanksgiving. Let’s make these weeks matter as we head into what I call “Hosting Season!”

💕 Heaps of love y’all!

Ash

TL/DR: I shared my favorite two-ingredient appetizer and four of my favorite things I’ve purchased this year.

✨ How to make the weeks matter:

• Say no and set your boundaries.
• Put your phone down and gather with real live humans.
• Light the nice candles that you’re saving.
• Do the little things you’ve never done before.