SLIM WOVEN LAUNDRY BASKET - We have lived in our house for over five years now and we have needed a laundry basket right outside of our shower for approximately ALL five of those years. I don’t know why it took so me so long to get one, it was actually affordable and it is the perfect size for the space. The measurements are 17.7"L x 8.2"W x 23.6"H and you can get one with or without a lid. I got one without so that the lid didn’t become a catch all and make the problem worse than it already was. Recently I have been making solutions for our already made habits rather than tying to create new habits that you think might make a situation better and my life is really changing because of that haha. For example, the spot right outside of our shower is a clothing drop zone and I was trying to make a habit of putting the clothes in the basket that was in the closet and that was literally never happening, now that we have this laundry basket here… no more clothes on the ground, it’s a Christmas miracle lol!

COLD CLAY BY JUNEAU BLACK - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The second book in the Shady Hollow series, in which some long-buried secrets come to light, throwing suspicion on a beloved local denizen. It's autumn in Shady Hollow, and residents are looking forward to harvest feasts. But then a rabbit discovers a grisly crop: the bones of a moose. Soon, the owner of Joe's Mug is dragged out of the coffeeshop and questioned by the police about the night his wife walked out of his life--and Shady Hollow--forever. It seems like an open-and-shut case, but dogged reporter Vera Vixen doesn't believe gentle Joe is a killer. She'll do anything to prove his innocence. . .even if it means digging into secrets her neighbors would rather leave buried.

WHISKEY COLORED JELLY FLIP FLOPS - I saw a pair of sandals.. flip flops…slides…I’m not even sure what to call them, let's go with flip flops! Anyways, I saw a pair of these when I was looking at things from the Nordstrom sale this year but I never pulled the trigger, I just really loved the color. But a few weeks ago Amazon was doing that thing that it does when it recommends things to you and then you buy them from lack of self control and it showed me these flip flops, I bought them and never looked back! I am usually a 7-7.5 and I got an 8 in these and they fit perfectly. I also got the color “whiskey”, I love them so much and they go with what feels like every outfit that I could possibly put on (obviously within reason and mostly casual outfits) but I can’t recommend them enough, especially if you are in Florida or somewhere warm where we are still in the MIDDLE of summer!

TWO PIECE KNIT RIBBED SET - You guys might even be sick of me sharing about this two piece set from Amazon at this point but I have worn it one to two times a week since I purchased it and I love that I can wear it to work from home and be comfortable but I can also add button up jean long sleeve or a jean jacket with my Birkenstock dupes and some jewelry and have a put together outfit ready to be outside of the house. I have this in an XL and it fits perfectly, plus the rust color is really cute going into the fall! It also comes in a ton of other options! I have my eye on the dark blue color but we will see if I get that one or now!

NEW AMAZON SHEETS - I originally decided that it was time for both our bed and the guest bed to have to sets of sheets so we didn’t have to wait for the sheets to be washed and dried before putting new ones on. So I got one set of these sheets at the very end of July, washed them, put them on our bed, slept two nights with them and bought another set of the sheets. We love these so much, they come in a ton of colors, they are deep pocket sheets and they also have an elastic bad that keeps the sheets in place so the corners don’t pop up after a night of sleep! I don’t know how to even explain how much we love them but dang they are good and actually affordable! They are $42 but I bought them for like $33 at two different times and when I just looked they were on sale for $34! Definitely a good buy if you are in the market for a new sheet set!

LITTLE GREEN MACHINE - Basically this being all over TikTok was what got me, I am 1000% on the cleaning and organizing side of TikTok and I saw one too many videos of people cleaning with this and I bought it haha! I mean we DIIIIID need a new carpet cleaner but we probably didn’t need it right away. Anywho, we have one now and it is magical! I like using it on our couch but it is also just so much more handy than bringing out the big giant carpet cleaner we used to have. Not to mention the old big one got so gross and was not easy to clean at all. Overall I am much happier with this machine! We have only had it for a week but I am really happy with it so far and quickly going down the loooong list of “places to carpet clean” that I made. I also got the pet deluxe version because it had a couple of more attachments but I believe it works the same as the other model!

As a part of my monthly blog posts, I really like adding this to the schedule and walking through my favorite items from that past month. I would love to know if any of your recent favorite products or items are on the list! I think the categories for these will pretty much change every month because I go into phases of what I am shopping for so that will probably show here! haha Please don't hesitate to leave a comment below or you can always send me an email at hello@emmatarynjones.com. I always appreciate feedback and suggestions from you guys!

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