Bits and Bobs

Maggie’s weekly newsletter

Happy Easter!

Typing this out on my iPad again. I probably will be every week unless I start using my work computer because my Mac book has passed away.

Life update: I lost my phone on Friday night it literally disappeared into the void and cannot be found, so I need to get a new one soon but if it’s too much $$ I am heavily considering a flip phone until our Verizon plan has a free upgrade in some months. It would be so hard but a fun challenge perhaps, plus I have a work iPhone and this iPad so I’m not going serious 2000 mode.

I know I said this was going to be Coachella themed this week, but we’ve been seeing it all over our FYP already and with Addison Rae dropping “Headphones On” she is all I want to talk about. Maybe I’ll sneaky Coachella review down at the end so stay tuned.

1. What’s going on in the world???

I just said what’s going on in my world but I’ll say it again. Addison Rae is flawlessly executing a re-brand from her initial TikTok hype house persona. She simply DGAF about what anyone thinks of what she’s doing and she’s making crazy music and wearing crazy outfits and posting crazy pics on instagram without seeming to be trying hard at all. If you haven’t listened to “Headphones On” what are you doing???? Calling it now shes gonna drop the album of the summer.

Obsessed with all her music videos. That penny skirt from the Aquamarine video is so awesome. I’m going to have an Aquamarine themed birthday party. It is the season of long messy hair glittery makeup low rise pants micro shorts !!

2. What’s on my list

We had a very warm Friday, other first 70 degree day this year and I realized I do not have the right shoe for going out in the spring/summer besides sneakers. I want to get a pair of flip flops but elevated or some kind of sandal, but I have not been that inspired so please send suggestions. Here’s a collection of what I have been eyeing so far.

3. Dress up hour

Dress up this week was styling my Hunter boots from 8th grade that I haven’t worn in years. We had some torrential down pouring in Chicago Friday night (my phone was probably washed away in that yet somehow stayed alive according to find my😭) and I wanted to style my boots for my grocery run. I was sooooo close to cutting them into booties. So close in fact that I cut a little slit into the middle of one of them while testing my scissors to see if they even could cut through. But I couldn’t pull the trigger because that’s an incredibly irreversible flip. So here’s some fits I put together, ultimately left the house in the hooded jacket option because it started sprinkling. Of course inspired by Addison’s new music video.

4. One thing a week

This week I finished a project I started so long ago. It’s a baby blue suede tote made from an old dress that I wore the bl**p out of in high school and had to retire it. I also used the scraps from my polka dot shirt from last week as a little scarf for my bag. I wish I could show before and after but all my pictures are suspended in the void on my phones iCloud backup.

5. What I’m listening to

Aside from the obvious, I cannot get enough of Squirrel Flower’s cover of Caroline Polachek’s “So Hot You’re Hurting my Feelings.” It’s not better than the original but it’s like I rediscovered that song like listening to it for the first time again and not many covers can hit like that. Also Bon Iver’s new album, especially Day One and From.

I hope you enjoyed this week and care about my opinions even just a little bit. Drop a like and comment and hit the subscribe button, link in bio!!

Til next time…

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