what a week, friends. the storms in california have been unreal, santa barbara has been smack in the thick of it, and we are buckling down for another wave of torrential rain this weekend. I also got a chance to travel up north to san francisco & sausalito for work and whenever I return I am filled with both nostalgia for my old home base and homesickness from my time away from santa barbara. I am looking forward to the three-day weekend and with the weather forecast it sounds like I’ll be spending most of it cozying up indoors and crossing fingers the worst is over weather-wise. happy friday, friends!

each friday, this space will be dedicated to five pieces I’m loving for the week across the worlds of home decor, lifestyle and wellness, with at least one (but hopefully at times all) featuring a local small business, artisan or maker I love. in an effort to keep these recommendations in line with my own efforts to stay authentic as a content creator and my greater efforts to be less wasteful as a human being, I will only recommend pieces that I own or have owned personally, focusing on brands whose sustainability practices and company ethos I can get behind. here are my finds for this week…