Yesterday was my husband's and my 14th wedding anniversary. Before our cat's diagnosis, we'd planned to spend the weekend before our anniversary doing some chill, fun activities at home, like playing board games and trying new crafts. Then on our actual anniversary (a Tuesday), we planned to go somewhere fun that hopefully wouldn't be as crowded as it would've been on a weekend day. Since circumstances have changed, we decided to spend our actual anniversary at home with tast

I've mentioned before that I only read a couple of American Girl books as a kid, and of those, the one that stands out most in my memory is Meet Felicity. I was a hardcore horse girl back in the day and dreamed of owning a horse when I was older. Reading Felicity's story, I couldn't help but daydream about finding or rescuing a horse and somehow being lucky enough to end up keeping it, just like her. But as much as I enjoyed her story, I don't think I ever really wanted a Fel

When I was but a young lass back in the '90's, I, along with my peers, were introduced to the video game, trading card game, and anime franchise known as "Pokémon." I liked the anime well enough, but I really, really loved two of the Pokémon video games, Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Snap for the Nintendo 64. I spent HOURS playing these games, particularly Snap (and then my older cousin came over and deleted my Snap file and I have been salty about it ever since). After awhile,

I love a good pair of doll jeans. Unfortunately, whether they're from American Girl or another creator, good jeans seem to be few and far between. Maybe it's because denim can be difficult to work with at such a small scale. There's a good reason Barbie wears a lot of printed denim. Twelve years ago, I got two amazing pairs of skinny jeans from Royal Doll Boutique . They're still some of my favorite pieces to mix 'n' match. The jeans are made of a slightly thinner denim (I t

The Fun in the Southwest Travel Outfit is one I've debated getting since it was released in 2024. I LOVE the colors (especially the gold to fuchsia of the tiered skirt), I love the structure of the t-shirt, and the graphic is really cute, too (though I could do without the giant "AG"). I found the set brand new on eBay a few weeks ago for cheaper than I would be able to get it directly from American Girl, and decided it was worthy of using some of my eBay gift cards. Perfect

There's nothing more satisfying than finding something perfectly doll-sized and realistically detailed, and getting it for (likely) a better price than if American Girl made it themselves. My latest find that fits that criteria? The new Disneyland mini backpack bag charm . How many bags do my dolls need? Yes. I found this bag charm on a recent trip to Disneyland, after seeing a black and white version pop up on Instagram. The charm is so ridiculously cute in person! It has tw

Lila Monetti, Girl of the Year 2024, was released during an extremely difficult time for me. I had just lost my dad the month before and was still having a hard time navigating my family's new reality. I do vaguely remember seeing posts about Lila when she was released. With her amber eyes and caramel-brown hair, magenta attire, and palomino horse, I couldn't help but be drawn to her. I love magenta. I love palomino horses. I have light brown eyes and I had her same hair colo