Bluebonnet Faves

Fall is cozy season, and sometimes all it takes is a candle or a color to bring that feeling into your home. For me, I like to buy things I use daily, rather than decorations that sit on a shelf. Here's a list of small things from Anthropologie that I actually use in my house daily to get that classic fall, cozy feeling.

Welcome to my series “Borrow our tradition”. In this list, I am sharing some recommendations for our Christmas book basket tradition. Every December, we put up our tree on December 1. One of the first things we do is to put a basket of Christmas books under the tree for easy reading all month long. I put them away at the end of Christmastime so every year they feel fresh but so familiar for our kids. Here's what's in ours so you can jumpstart a new tradition.

Halloween is hands-down my kids' favorite holiday, and it's not just because of the candy. They love the vibe and the memories, especially classic halloween images like bats, witches, skeletons, and cats. Every year I try to make it special for them by adding one thing to our Halloween collection. I hate clutter, so these are all small things you can either use daily (like the sponge), or put away to reuse for next year.

This year I am trying something new to us--boo baskets. When I was a kid, I remember friends coming over to leave boo baskets on our porch as a fun Halloween gift. This year, I am putting together boo baskets for my kids for the first time--they are truly obsessed with Halloween. I'm focusing on items they can eat, read, or use to avoid adding more clutter to their trip. I curated this list from Target to get everything in one place.

You want to start a skincare routine but the internet is overwhelming. Take mine! Here's my actual skincare routine as a mid-30s mom with dry skin. I like to keep things low maintenance as much as I can. Morning: La Roche Posay face wash, TruSkin Vitamin C serum, followed by either the Double Repair moisturizer with sunscreen OR Laura Mercier tinted moisturizer Evening: La Roche Posay face wash followed by Double Repair moisturizer without sunscreen Once a week: at night, Bliss Glycolic Acid Incredipeel after face wash, let sit for 20 minutes and then moisturize

All the products my kids and I use to do fun spa days at home!

The world of chapstick, lip balm, etc. is overwhelming, and cute packaging does not always equal a quick fix for dry lips. Here's my tried and true go-tos so you don't have to waste your time.