*Please update your bookmarks to my new website: Hi friends! Sorry for my lack of posting– I’ve been thoroughly enjoying the weekend with my mom! She met me at the airport on Saturday afternoon, and we’ve been keeping busy ever since! 
One of the things on my “To-Do” list this weekend was to use up some of my Crate & Barrel gift cards! We got a LOT of their gift cards for our wedding, but the problem is– we didn’t really register for that much at Crate & Barrel. 
And as much as I love the store, I don’t have much room to store a bunch of extra stuff! So, I made an effort to buy things that would be really useful around my house.
At the top of my list was glass storage containers:
I am so excited about these! No more worrying about chemicals leaching into my food. 
I also got some organic cotton towels for my kitchen:
I have a feeling these won’t stay perfectly white for long. But I’m hoping they will keep us from using too many paper towels! I really want to reduce our household use of paper products…
Which is why I also bought these cloth napkins:
I love black linens. We had black linens at our wedding, so I thought these were appropriate. I really want to start using these on a regular basis, rather than saving them for a “special occasion.” And since they’re black, I don’t have to worry about any stains!
I also bought some new storage containers for our pantry, a whisk, and a couple white ceramic spoons. I can’t resist little spoons– they’re so cute! You’ll probably be seeing them on the blog soon.
While I made a dent in our gift cards, I still have a lot left over– not a bad problem to have, but I’m thinking of saving them to buy Christmas and wedding gifts this year! Is it weird that I have such a hard time using up gift cards?!
In addition to shopping, my mom and I ate a lot of good food. We decided we would enjoy her first weekend in LA by indulging at some great restaurants– then worry about getting ‘back on track’ on Monday. And, boy, did we enjoy ourselves! But by last night, we felt ready for some healthy, hydrating food again. My body can only handle heavy foods for so long! I’m ready for some green juice! And salad! Isn’t it funny how the body will tell us what it wants?
We started our morning off with some lemon water for two:
And green juice is coming up next.
Be back later with a full recap of our first detox day! Anyone else watching Molly & Jason’s wedding tonight?
Something to do: Enter Averie’s Celestial Seasoning’s Giveaway!
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Yes, I think it’s quite odd that you have trouble using up those gift cards
Feel free to allow me to help, any time!
Sounds like you and your momma are having a blast! Love the black linens too.
Glad you enjoyed your weekend with your mom!!