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Week in Review: July 31 – August 6 | This week is all about college students from a pretty dorm room tour to a meaningful way to stay connected as they move from home with some tips for healthy hair thrown in. Plus we hit a huge milestone this week!
Well, it’s already August!
We don’t know about you but this summer is just flying by way too fast.
AnnMarie helped move her son into a new college apartment yesterday for his senior year and in a few weeks she’ll be moving her daughter back to school too.
Anne’s daughter will be heading back to campus in just a couple of weeks as well for her third and final year as an undergrad.
Yup…you read that correctly Katy will be graduating in just 3 years…that’s what hard work and determination will get you! We’re all so proud of her!
So since we’re in full back-to-school mode around here that’s what we focused on this week on the blog.
We hit a really big milestone this week on Instagram and now have over 100k followers.
Never did we think we’d hit this goal so quickly after reaching 50k followers just a few weeks ago.
But here we are and we couldn’t be more excited about it!
AnnMarie’s Week
The week after vacation is always rough, am I right?!
All the laundry, food shopping not to mention trying to get back into the groove of working again.
I did manage to get it all done plus two new blog posts this week so I call that a success.
I also helped Gavin pack up and organize all his stuff to move into a new apartment for his senior year at Appalachian State University.
We moved him in yesterday but unfortunately, I didn’t get many photos or videos of the process because I was too busy cleaning.
His college apartment is pretty old and it made me feel better to scrub the insides of all the cabinets before he unpacked because I knew he wouldn’t do it.
And yup I did that more for me than him. LOL
We moved everything in, set up his bed, hung his shower curtain, then headed out to eat and grab a few things from the store.
When we got back to the apartment he wanted to do the rest of the unpacking and setting up on his own so Chris and I headed back home.
Sometimes it’s not about getting blog content…it’s just about being there in the moment to help our kids.
Anne’s Week
This week has passed in a blur for me!
I finally finished painting my office, and now it’s time to get started on painting the furniture in it.
I’ve got some plans to combine a credenza and some old IKEA cube shelves to make a piece of furniture that looks like a hutch.
I haven’t decided yet whether I want to keep the cubes open for display, or if I want to put doors on them for concealed storage.
My plan is to get the two halves painted separately, then assemble them and add the trim that will give them the appearance of being connected and then decide about the doors.
I can’t wait to finally have a dedicated office space with room to store and display vintage pieces and antiques!
Once the office is done, the rec room will become a usable space again because right now it’s a disaster.
We have some fun plans for that room too!
This Week on Simply2Moms
To celebrate hitting 100k followers on Instagram we went live with a happy hour Q and A on Friday afternoon.
We had so much fun sitting outside at Anne’s drinking wine and answering all your questions.
If you missed our Instagram live you can still watch it here.
AnnMarie did get some good before and after pictures after moving her daughter Emma into her dorm room last year.
Get her tips to create a cute and cozy college dorm room without spending a fortune.
Open when letters are a meaningful gift idea to give your college student either before or during their first year away at school.
Honestly, they’d be a fun gift idea to give to someone special any time!
AnnMarie shared lots of ideas for what to write in an open when letter for your son or daughter who’s headed off to college this year.
Do you color your hair?
Then you’ll want to read our Friday Favorites post.
Anne shares her favorite hair care products for colored hair and tips for keeping her hair healthy.
More Ideas and Inspiration From Our Friends
Every week we’re always amazed by all the ideas and inspiration we find! Of course, we want to share our favorites with you!
After all, isn’t that what friends do?!
Like this delicious summer salad recipe.
An amazing sunroom home addition project on an existing deck.
This fun Pottery Barn dupe for Halloween.
A custom shower curtain tutorial.
This DIY murphy bed with built-ins.
These 5 simple shelf styling ideas.
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