5 things I'm thinking about this week
Alison Pegg
Are there a bunch of retailer sales coming up this week? I can’t tell. /sarcasm
I’m fully prepping for a week of influencer overload. Between Prime Day, the Nordstrom Sale, and every other retailer, I’m totally expecting Instagram to be unbearable this week. Let’s see if it bleeds over in Threads?
Speaking of Threads, are you on the platform yet?
I’ve been messing around with it a little bit, it seems to be pretty positive still, similar to TikTok, except full of really bad millennial jokes. I was really hoping they would have a more chronological feed, instead of the algorithm, so I can follow on with live sports and breaking news/weather. Until they figure that piece out, I’ll still be logging into the bird app every day.
Anyways, here are 5 things I’m thinking about this week.
King the Land: its been a while since a totally cheesy, chaebol falls first, romantic comedy k drama aired, so I was more than ready for King the Land to hit Netflix. It’s everything you’d want in a summer kdrama, gorgeous leads with fantastic chemistry, inside jokes galore, and a script that loves to poke fun at itself. I’m bummed its already half-way over, but have my popcorn ready to watch the rest.
Watershed Four Peel Strawberry Gin: we did a gin tasting when we stopped at Dillon’s outside Niagara where I had the chance to taste strawberry gin for the first time. At the time they were recommending pairing it with ginger beer to make a strawberry mule, which sounded like the most refreshing summer cocktail. I was heartbroken to leave the Dillon’s strawberry behind, but so delighted to see that Watershed brought theirs back again this summer. Not only is this gin a gorgeous dark pink colour, it delicious as well. I’ve already mixed it into a G&T, and am looking forward to adding it to ginger ale and ginger beer all summer long.
Tennis Dresses: between arts fest and the Taylor Swift concert, I’ve been seeing tennis dresses everywhere as of late. They’re perfect for this swampy weather we’ve been having, my only hesitation in picking one up is length. (Tall girl problems). I’ve got my eye on this one from Lululemon, but also love that this one from Athleta comes in tall (and is on sale!).
Audo Copenhagen Stance Vase: as my wardrobe becomes more and more minimal, I’m finding that my home decor is following suite. Sculptural, intentional furnishings are starting to replace patterned, complicated ones, and this stance vase would fit right in to my new point of view. I love the height of the 20'“ one, and love the layered look of the two of them every more.
Banana Republic Rugs: yep, you read that right, RUGS. The Banana Republic rebrand has been so interesting to watch, from preppy workwear to safari-luxe. Their new home decor line fits right into this point of view, with elevated price points just like their clothing. I do love the gray tones of the Moroccan and classic wool rugs, this one, this one and this one are my faves. Maybe these will eventually go on sale, just like their clothing? /fingerscrossed