This pouch should have been on my last post, but alas, here it is.

Pamelabarksyshop via Etsy.

These luscious cakes have been calling my name.  If only I had the domestic motivation to make one!

Vanilla Blackberry Marscapone cake from Sweetapolita.

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Speckled egg cake via The Cake Blog.

Parisian chic Moynat ads, spotted on Habitually Chic.  Take me back to Paris!

This Dior scarf has been popping up in several places.  It’s unique, chic, and fabulous!

Image via Mark D. Sikes.

I just finished this book.  I read it to learn about what I can do as a parent to help Baby Boy succeed in life.  This book reiterates the importance of a mother’s nurturing at an early age and the value of character, specifically qualities like perseverance, curiosity, conscientiousness, optimism, and self-control.  Just as importantly, this book demonstrates that failure is often more valuable than success, something that I need to continue to remember in my adult life.  Although the book shared some insight that parents can apply while raising children, it was actually more of a crash course on the American education system.  I recommend this book if you want to learn more about the education crisis facing our country today.  Reading it left me with a desire to do something, even if it’s small, to help young children in our country who do not have the foundational advantage of growing up in a stable environment.