Friday Fives, 8.18.23

Happy Friday! How was your week? Mine started off super sluggish, low energy, but ending it with far more energy.

1. I pulled together this blog post on all the things I bought for kid one and would absolutely buy again (or did buy again) for kid two. I have so many pregnant mamas in my life so I decided to put the best of the best things together.

PS my little Penelope is officially 3.5 so we celebrated with Gusto pizza and Menchies froyo.

2. We officially expanded Hummingbirds into Columbus and Grand Rapids, putting us at 13 cities. HoLy SmOkEs, we are two more away from our 2023 goal of opening 15 cities, with a roadmap to be in 45 cities at the end of next year. It has been amazing to build a playbook that starts super high touch (aka not scalable) and then watch our flywheel take off as campaigns come into the platform, birds refer friends, and alllllll that IG content starts to get people curious.

3. Year FIVE of Flourish is here, one of my fav events to host because it aligns so closely with what I feel is my greatest purpose (today!), to support small businesses / local communities with innovative events, brands, etc. 🎉 Will you join us or tell all your friends?!

4. You saw I started my breakfast sandwich list on this bloggy blog right? Can’t wait to demolish the list y’all sent my way and it is not too late to add to.

5. The landscaping crew came this week!!! Our backyard is super tiny, so we are making it a little patio with a built in bench and lots of plants. I’m bummed that we don’t have many more months to enjoy it but it also means I can find my outdoor dining items on Labor Day sale 😏

Enjoy the weekend!