Hello, Weekend.

Hey there, Mamas. It’s been quite a week.  If you follow me on Instagram (@shanachristine) you may have already heard me call it a ‘Sweatpants-and-Uggs kind of week’ and yes.  It has been.

I think we’re still recovering from our holiday which involved viruses, a round of pink eye, and several colds (one of which I now have thank you PAX) and suddenly we’re halfway through January.  My birthday is at the end of January, and you guys?  It’s a big one.  [gulp]

Speaking of age, did you see Carrie Fischer’s twitter response to nasty comments about how she hasn’t aged well?  High-five, Ms. Fischer.

On the other end of the age spectrum, Chris Sembrot (the talented photographer I worked with on the Runner’s World shoot) and his wife just had a baby.  It was quite a long journey – rounds of fertility treatments – and he’s posted some poignant photos from their journey to his instagram account.  They’re beautiful and real.

Thank you all for the supportive comments on Shannon’s jean shopping experience!  I’m always nervous to post pictures of innocent, unsuspecting moms on the internet – and by that I mean non-bloggers, haha – but you guys were great.  (And if there are any other local mamas with a shopping conundrum, I’d love to help.  Shoot an email to: themomedit (at) gmail (dot) com.)

Just finished reading The Martian.  I was shocked by how funny – literally laugh-out-loud – it is.  The insider jokes at NASA were pretty spot-on, too.  A really good read, even if you’ve seen the movie.

Was thrilled to see InformationWeek name Mike as one of the – are you ready for this? – top Twitter accounts for Data Science, Analytics, and Business Intelligence.   Roughly 100 people cared, haha.

Weekend Shopping Links

My favorite mini Uggs (worn above) are currently 15% off at Nordstrom.  Love those things.

Cute Danskos?  YES.  These Dansko Maria boots have a decidedly Sweedish Hasbeen vibe I’m loving.

I found a pair of perfect light-wash girlfriend jeans.  They’re slouchy and seriously cool and I’ve barely taken them off (you can see them on my insta).  And?  They’re on sale for under $100.  (Size down – I’m wearing a 24.)

Intermix is having an insane sale – 20% off already seriously reduced prices.  We’re talking Rag and Bone for $79, Frame flares for $139, and some seriously good designer finds (Lam, Marissa Web, ALC, Veronica Beard, etc.).  I picked up these Rag and Bone navy flared cords (and went up a size – the cords don’t stretch as much as their denim).

You may have noticed that our Holiday shopping tabs are gone.  In their place are the TME shops.  These are basically curated lists of my favorites from all over the web.  I’ll be adding more items to them (and adding additional categories – let me know what you’re currently on the hunt for), but at the moment I have lists of my favorite tops, bottoms, dresses, and winter boots.

And before I forget…..the closet clean-out article drops first thing tomorrow.  I’m excited, you guys.  Been working on that thing for years.  A friend even ran through one final test this week, and the flow-chart was finalized today.  (Good grief – you’d think we were talking about a mission to the moon.  You can take the girl out of Engineering, but you can’t take the Engineering out…)

Anyway.

Have a wonderful weekend.

xo,

S