Monday Memo No. 96
Genius products, cuter masks, and other essentials I’ll use forever.
Etching Books
Fall’s around the corner and very soon we’re going to be in need of new indoor quarantine distractions. If you love coloring books, etching books are a fun spin on adult chill-out activities. You essentially etch into the paper to reveal a colorful background, creating works of art in the process. It is extremely satisfying. If you’re all puzzled out, give this a try.
Cute Masks Without Elastic
If those elastic loops are starting to hurt your ears, opt for a mask with ties, preferably one as cute as this. There are actually so many adorable masks on Shopbop if you haven’t perused the site for protective style yet.
Sneaky Exercise
As a result of the pandemic and the need for us to stay home, and stay safe, we’re moving a lot less. But this recent New York Times article has a few clever pointers on how to incorporate more movement into your day, even when our day involves little beyond a Zoom-packed calendar.
Heated Eye Masks
This is a very specific problem-solver, but an effective one. If you ever have dry eyes or styes or headaches behind your eyes, this heated eye mask is absolutely ideal. It’s a cotton mask that’s filled with natural flax seeds, and the heat of it works to unclog glands. Check out the ratings for this mask—it WORKS.
Freezer Condiments
Yes my friends, you read that right. Freezer condiments are a thing, a delicious thing, and they’re such a clever, resourceful way to add “flavor bombs” to food and drinks, especially during pandemic times. Check out the article for a full rundown on what freezer condiments are, how to create them, and why they’ll level-up literally everyone’s game in the kitchen.
Makeup Eraser Sticks
Makeup mistakes happen, we know this. But your entire face shouldn’t be punished just because there was an errant drop of mascara afoot. Or aface, as it were. These makeup eraser sticks are prefilled with makeup remover so that you can target the problem, and preserve the rest of your hard work. They literally allow you to save face. God help me.
Oversized Affordable Square Sunglasses
Really, everything you need to know is in the title. If you love an oversized pair of sunglasses but also happen to be the type of person who loses/sits on/drops her sunglasses down a subway grating, this $16 pair is absolutely perfect for you. And me.
Bacon Griller
If you love BLTs (and my household certainly does), but hate the inevitable mess that comes along with cooking bacon, use this genius bacon griller. It’s designed to help you microwave your bacon to crispy perfection so you’re never too far away from your next mess-free BLT. Great, now I’m hungry.
Cable Yoyo
Now that we’re all on team AirPods, cable-controllers have a new purpose. I love using this guy for my phone charger, or any time a device charger cord feels out of hand. These are also brilliant for traveling, when you feel like your bag is one giant spider’s web mess of wires.
Nordstrom Anniversary Sale
The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale is now officially open to the public, and despite the massive amount of hype around the sale, it really is still worth delving into, because there are good basics and essentials at shockingly low prices still waiting to be shopped. I personally just ordered this Living Proof haircare set (heralded as the best dry shampoo in the biz), as well as a few highly-rated, crazy affordable camisoles I’ll be wearing under every sweater for approximately always.
One response to “Monday Memo No. 96”
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Thanks for your advice about the books, they seem to be interesting. I like reading, especially about etching. But when I need to write about it, it`s always a challenge for me, and I often use writing help.
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