:: Friday Five ::

scenes from our trip to the Botanical Garden….. so excited for Spring!

:: BAMBOOZLED BY THE OUR PLACE PAN ::
Last week I shared that my Our Place pan was returned (you have 100 days to return it!) because while it was GORGEOUS and I loved the steamer basket oh so much, it VERY QUICKLY turned to crap with stuck on things that wouldn’t wash off and an area that wouldn’t get clean no matter how many times I hand washed and babied the heyl out of it…. leading to worse and worse stuck on food every single time.
SUCH A LET DOWN.

My DM’s were FLOODED – truly, I think over 100 messages from people – saying that the SAME THING has happened to them.

I’ve been researching new nonstick pans but the issue is that I want a NON TOXIC nonstick pan and I’ve found that this can be a common problem with a lot of them. In short, it seem like the non-toxic aspect makes it where they are more delicate in every damn way. It’s 2021…. can’t we just have a nontoxic pan that you toss in the dishwasher and is good as new?!

soooooooo I’m wondering if the route I take is finding the most inexpensive but nontoxic frying pan because it seems like non-toxic = not long lasting, even when handled with kid gloves.

Here are some that I have on my list (these are all Non Toxic)
again… haven’t tried these yet but this is what I have found or people have suggested!

SCANPAN || on uber sale right now from $214 to $99 for a set of 2 Fry Pans

GREAT JONES || 30 Day try and return policy, too! This pan is their Large Frying Pan + this is their Small Frying Pan

GREENPAN || They have large sets or you can get a set of 2 frying pans – a pink set with gold handles or a pretty blue set for under $100.

LE CRUESET || I have a big Le Crueset that I use for Chili or things like that and love it. I also have one of their frying pans… I need to reach for these more often!

CARAWAY || just as pretty as the Our Place pans

GLASS || Good old fashioned PYREX. I think we all use Pyrex…. it just doesn’t help in terms of a FRYING PAN. But since I see that on every website I’ve found when researching at least it’s good to know when baking and casseroling we are all scoring 100 in the nontoxic department.

:: SPRING CLEANING ::

I’ve been doing some tiny “10 minute tidy” projects around the house and came across this free printable from Whitney English if you’re in the mood to MAJORLY spring clean. I can’t tackle things like this – I start a huge mess and never get to the ending part – but 10 minute projects are totally my speed.

:: YARD UPDATE ::
If you follow along on instagram you’ll know we’ve FINALLY hired someone to landscape the backyard (after 3 years in a row of my husband failing to “fix” the grass that wasn’t even bad to begin with…. which led to almost 3 years of zero grass in the backyard.)
Now that he has renovated his office, The Shedquarters, in the backyard he *suddenly* wants the backyard to look pretty…. hmmmm…. oh and because we have twin 2 year olds who need to be able to play outside.

the path in the yard looks so pretty and I cannot wait for the grass to be put down soon!

I swear I’ll share the Shedquarters before + after
I just need to make the inside look prettier than it currently does with his papers and 6 cups on his desk 🙂

:: SHEETS ::
We slept in the guest room the other night when crazy storms were possibly going to hit
and I slept terribly mostly because I sweat my tush off.

I truly am so in love with our sheets from Cozy Earth. I knew the night we got them they were amazingly soft and helped my night sweats but it really took me sleeping in the other bed to realize just how utterly obsessed with them I am.
My code still works for 50% off TAYLORCOZY50 – Last time it only worked for a little while but this one is still going strong for now! Hallelujah! Treat yo-self!)

:: CR BOGO SALE ::
Colleen Rothschild is having their BOGO 50% off sale with code LUCKY50
The Intense Hydring Mask is my #1, followed by the Cleansing Balm.
both also last forever – a little goes a long way!

The mask is my LIFE SAVER in the winter but I sleep with it on all year long, too!
(I use this and my PTR Cloud Hyaluronic Moisturizer as my top 2 for hydrating! With my retinol + hydroquinone routine my face will flake right off without one of these products!)

oh…. and as always — sign up for Rakuten/Ebates –
almost anywhere you shop gets you cash back and finds coupon codes for you, too.
Every week they have things that go up to 10-15% cash back and it’s heavenly.

And if you had a tough week this week – or a day got derailed like I feel like EVERY SINGLE ONE of my days do –
a little something to end on a high note……