With a few trips under my belt already for 2020 and a few already planned, I have had travel on my mind. I absolutely hate packing– I’m always afraid I’m going to leave something behind and just wish I could have access to my whole closet wherever I end up, ha! Cute travel accessories can help making the packing process a little smoother– or at least a little more enjoyable– right?
This and yap 🤍 Don’t forget to create holiday magic for yourself too! I can’t tell you how nice it was to do some gingerbread decorating without having to follow a three year old’s vision (or fight the sugar battle)! It’s fun to do it with kids, too, but sometimes you just need coffee, baked goods, and little bit of kid-free catch up time with your mom friends! Thank you for hosting @blueskyehouse!!
I wrote down a list of things I wanted to do for fun in 2024. I crossed off exactly zero of them (having a baby will do that to ya) and my only hope of accomplishing one would be to host a cookie exchange! I wanted to SO bad but I was also feeling exhausted after a long year (losing a dog, having a baby, running a business, etc.) and I didn’t know if I had hosting a party in me. I sent out the invitations and told myself I’d figure it out. There was no going back! It was SO FUN though and I will be doing this again. I feel like so much of the holidays as a mom is spent making the magic for kids. It’s Santa meet and greets, Christmas shopping, holiday pageants…. And then seeing Santa again (and again and again). THIS party was for us! 🥂
🎧 Five 5-Star Audiobooks I Listened to This Year ✨
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This year, I listened to some incredible audiobooks, but these five stood out as absolute favorites:
📚 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith: A beautifully written coming-of-age classic. I didn’t want it to end and could absolutely see myself re-listening in a few years.
📚 None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell: A psychological thriller with unreliable narrators that kept me guessing the whole way through.
📚 Such a Bad Influence by Olivia Muenter: Part mystery, part family drama—flawed characters, a gripping storyline, and a chef’s kiss ending.
📚 All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker: A masterpiece of storytelling that starts as a serial killer mystery and evolves into something much bigger.
📚 Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors: A stunning exploration of sisterhood, grief, and imperfect people. The ending left me in tears (happy ones!).
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I definitely need to invest on more travel accessories! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
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Are the Blue Seersucker Travel Set packing cubes? Have you heard of packing cubes?
Here’s a link for pink packing cubes.
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A trench shell is a lightweight rain jacket, made to wear in mild weather or over another jacket. I don’t know what ‘trench girl style” is but if you insist on wearing a trench coat in winter, you should invest in a heavier wool/insulated one.
What are you talking about Nancy?
I’m talking about how Carly wears a shell/uninsulated trench coat in cold weather, when the coat is intended as a rain jacket. Does that help ?
No, that doesn’t help. Why would you make a condescending remark on a jacket when the post is clearly about travel accessories? How utterly rude and classless to tell a stranger what she can wear in certain climates.
Carly – your intro comment in your latest sponsored insta post has a typo in it….pretty sure you mean you “try my best TO #expressthanks…”.
I’ll never understand why you don’t proofread.
Love this! Do you have any tips on how you organize your suitcase? Like do all your accessories go in the clear Truffle? Would love to hear how you do it!
Definitely need to get luggage with my initials! So cute and preppy.
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These are the perfect travel accessories, and I love that suitcase!
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Hey Carly! I love your recommendations and picks. Just thinking the timing on this one is a little weird with coronavirus on everybody’s mind. My upcoming trip to Italy in April has been cancelled, and I can’t help but think a nod to healthy travel practices and safe travels during this time would have been a good addition to this post!
Glad I’m not the only one who thought this post was a little tone-deaf ; it just reminded me of all my upcoming trips that will probably need to be cancelled 🙁