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Friday, March 11, 2022

Friday Favorites and Happenings

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Happy Friday all! The girls start their Spring break tomorrow. It seems crazy to me that some do it now, some do it around Easter and then some have two weeks off (like my girls) and others a week. I would prefer a week off and to get out of school earlier, but it is what it is.

And can you believe that Easter is a little over a month away? Or St. Patrick's Day is this next week? I feel like I am buying things for school and holidays left and right.

Anyways, onto Friday favorites and Happenings.

ONE. So I mentioned a few weeks back that I bought some Kut from the Kloth boyfriend jeans and I love them. Well I went searching for more styles in them. I wanted to find a pair of skinny jeans in them and see if they were just as comfy as the boyfriend ones. So I ordered two pairs online...one from Amazon (through the Kut from the Kloth store) and the other from the Kut from the Kloth website. I got both of them on sale. 

The ones from amazon are high waisted, very stretchy, have a full button up fly and are so comfy. They do stretch out a little bit over the day, but I sized down to a 2 and they fit perfectly. I don't feel like they are too high either. They are about an inch and a half below my belly button.

Kut from the Kloth Mia Skinny Jeans

And the other pair...

TWO. I have a wedding to go to in August and I am already dress shopping. I have had my eye on the dress below. It is so pricey though. I am hoping to find it on sale between now and then. But this dress is so flattering, comes in several colors and would be perfect for an outdoorsy garden wedding that I am going to.

Norma Kamali Revolve Diana Gown

THREE. I always go on Pinterest and other people's blogs for nail inspiration. Otherwise, I go with neutrals. But sometimes it is fun to do something more bold. Not that my nails are bold this time. 

This next week is St. Patrick's Day and while I would love to do green nails, I would be over it by the next day. So I went with gold this time. And she faded the gold from the tip of my nail down. Also, I took this photo a few days ago because it got cold here again and I made dinner last night which meant a million hand washes which lead to my hands cracking. One of the worst parts of Winter.

Anyways, these nails are so cute for St. Patrick's Day and you won't hate them after the day since they are classic.

St. Patrick's Day Nails

FOUR. So I usually wait to share my amazon finds til the beginning of the month, but I had to share this. Another blogger friend of mine shared it, I ordered it and used it about 10 minutes after it arrived. 

What is it? A lint trap cleaner. If you are like me, you have used paper towel rolls or the center of wrapping paper and pinched the end, attached it to your vacuum and tried to get all the lint out of the dryer. I am taking about taking the filter out and the inside of your lint trap.

She posted it on her IG and I immediately bought it. It arrived two days later and I used it last weekend. It was easy to use. I put it on my vacuum hose, pulled out my lint filter and went to town. I did have to pull the contraption out and take off the massive balls of lint at times, but mostly it just sucks it right up. But mine was bad and had a ton down there.

Since the hose is so small, it allowed me to get in all the corners and get every bit out. Now it is clean and I worry a whole lot less as they say that is the cause of many house fires. And it is on sale for $10.99. Seriously so worth it.

Dryer Vent Cleaner

If you buy anything this month, buy this. All that lint build up is so dangerous.

FIVE. Weekly funnies.






Have a great weekend. I am linking up with A Little Bit of Everything.   

16 comments :

  1. That lint thing is so cool. I love your nails and oh how gorgeous would you be in that dress.

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  2. I think my lint trap needs a cleaning because the drier doesn't always get things dry! I'm still eyeing that jeans brand thanks to you!

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    1. Mine wasn't either. I had to run multiple dryer cycles. It works a lot better now. And I am glad that you are eyeing them. I love that brand a lot.

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  3. I need one of those lint trap cleaners! A couple of years ago, we were having trouble with our dryer not drying quickly and it was taking two hours to dry one load. Well, Brian and my uncle finally went up on the roof to clean out the vent where the lint trap exits the house, and there was so much lint that it had formed a literal brick of lint and therefore, no air could get through. The lint brick was hard as a rock. We were so shocked! SUCH a fire hazard!

    And LOL at that back in the office meme. Brian went back to the office four days a week last week and it's literally that. Him sitting in a cube all day.

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    1. Wow that is scary. And now I want to check my vent where the lint trap exits the house too. I have used the lint cleaner twice now because I am too scared of fires and lint building up in there.

      It was me too. We dropped back to 2 days a week because morale was so low.

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  4. That thermometer fail - LOL that is hilarious!
    & that "Culture" - thats more space than we have. geez
    Loving those jeans!! They look great on you.
    I'm laughing at that lint picture... that pile on the side - That thing would ahve been a ball of flames if that ALL came out at once HAHA

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    1. I am glad you enjoyed the memes. Thank you so much. I think I found a new jean company that I really like. And you can get them at Nordstrom Rack for even cheaper, so that is a big win for me. Oh that is so true. I didn't get nearly that amount, but I had a lot in there.

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  5. You can find Kut from the Kloth at Nordstrom Rack a lot too! Usually for under $40. Just throwing that out there. Love my dryer vacuum too lol. Hope you have a great weekend!

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    1. I definitely went there but they didn't have my size. But I did see some online and want them sent to my store locally. And thank you for that tip. It is a great invention for sure.

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  6. Your mani is so pretty! Need to get that lint trap cleaner! Such a great idea!

    Jill - Doused in Pink

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    1. Thank you so much. I love getting my nails done. That lint trap cleaner is amazing. I have used it twice now.

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  7. Our schools up here take one week off in Mid to late April. But we don't get out early in June with all the snow days they've racked up this year I think it's pushed the last day of school out until June 21st. However, my older son's college (which is across the street from the high school) has this week off and gets out in May like every other college. I get the two different schedules but really wish they had the same week off! That lint trap cleaning tool is a great idea! We took our old dyer completely apart to clean inside it and I was amazed at how much was trapped deep inside that I would never have been able to reach otherwise.

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    1. Oh wow. That is later too. I wonder what each state does. I bet that it would be easier to have similar schedules. I can't believe your son is in college. Time really flies! I would be afraid to take my dryer apart though I need to take my washer apart and get it really clean inside.

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  8. Your nails look so pretty! My eczema always plays up in winter so my hands end up a bit dry and cracked too - even though it doesn't get that cold here!

    Hope that you are having a good weekend :) We had a fun playdate in the park this morning!

    Away From The Blue

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    1. Thank you. My hands are just so bad here. My hands were better when we visited my in laws last week because they have more humidity there. Even though it was colder.

      I hope you had a great weekend too!

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