friday five

Happy Friday! I'm linking up with Christina, April, and Natasha to share five things:

art by Rifle Paper Co.

ONE: The devastation from Hurricane Harvey has been absolutely heartbreaking. My thoughts and prayers go out to all of the people who have been affected by the storm and especially to those who lost family members and their homes. It's uplifting to read stories of everyday heroes and survivor stories, but the people of Texas still need our help -- consider donating to the Red Cross by visiting their website (or you can text HARVEY to 90999 to donate $10). The Texas Diaper Bank is also taking donations online, they provide diapers, formula and other necessities to families in crisis. Also read this article for tips on where to donate and how to avoid scams.

TWO: I've had good luck lately at the library with books for Vi -- and since good toddler books can be tricky to find I I thought I'd share them here. We loved reading Spoon by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and The Circus Ship and King Hugo's Huge Ego by Chris Van Dusen.

THREE: I also (finally) started reading We are never meeting in real life: essays by Samantha Irby. So far, it's hilarious! Do you have any other book recommendations?

FOUR: I was recently introduced to Wikibuy and it's a really easy to use site to save money when you're shopping on online! Wikibuy has three approaches to saving money. Their Chrome extension finds lower prices from other sellers while you shop on Amazon and will also check to see where else the product is being sold and shows the price (including tax, shipping and minus any coupons that apply) for each of those locations. You can also search Wikibuy for products, which will display all the places the item is being sold and what your cost would be on that site. And finally Wikibuy also tests coupon codes automatically at checkout and will find online rebates from participating retailers. I was able to find some great baby essentials -- like a new Ubbi diaper pail and Gerber white onesies (my favorite when Vi was a newborn), and track their prices to make sure that I was getting the best price!

Nursery Art - Kids Wall Art

FIVE: There are some great sales going on over Labor Day weekend! I already shopped the Pottery Barn Kids sale and picked up this backpack for Vi and another set of sheets at 25% off with the code SAVEMORE. 

I also bought some personalized name labels from Minted at 15% off with the code LABORDAY17. Minted's baby and kid's line is on sale -- including birth announcements, baby shower, birthday party invitations, nursery and kids art, and more. Minted's Wedding line is also included in the sale. 

and ETSY is also having it's first-ever Labor Day sale! I love these cute peg dolls and hand knit unicorn for Vi and a black felt letter board for me :)

Have a great holiday weekend!

-xo-

Jillian