Welcome to my new monthly series, simply titled The Love List + The Month. I often share items, I recently discovered or old favorites on Instagram Stories, but stories only last 24 hours. I thought it would be a great idea to share a monthly roundup.

The Love List will feature a mixture of Home Décor & Lifestyle, anywhere from candles, sunglasses, books, or outdoor speakers I love. I’m kicking off the JULY LOVE LIST, sharing a few of the recent purchases that I love for Summer.

The Love List July

Super Goop Glowsrceen: I was introduced to this sunscreen last year, by another blogger and I’m a huge fan! I’ve tried a few others from Super Goop, but the Glow Screen is my absolute favorite. The sunscreen goes on smooth and gives your skin a soft glow, I apply it after my moisturizer. It’s more like a tinted moisturizer and doesn’t leave your skin looking greasy and works well under makeup.

Petite Acacia Cheese Board: This cheese board is great for small charcuterie boards, it’s like the perfect snacking tray. The shape is pretty and looks great in kitchens when now in use

Gold and Ratton Cheese Knives: This cheese knife trio set is so pretty and is the perfect addition to Summer entertaining (linked simular)

The World of Jane Austen Puzzle: I love Jane Austen books and movies, hello Pride and Prejudice! What makes this puzzle so fun, it highlights the grand estates, and places often mentioned in her book. My puzzle arrived last week and I’m already having fun putting it all together.

Welcome Mat: I have ‘a thing’ for cute welcome mats, and this one I love + did I mention its on clearance for a great price! The perfect way to welcome guests

Elemis Cleansing Balm: my girlfriend recently introduced me to this magic melting blam and I love it. It’s super easy to use and literally melts away the day, leaving my skin feeling clean and smooth. I especially love using it on days when I wear makeup. I simply apply let it sit for a few mins, and then gently wipe it off with a clean facecloth.

La Jolie Muse Candle: This is the perfect summer candle, I brought this candle for a friend’s birthday based on the scent and style of the candle vessel, and thankfully she said it smelled amazing and loves burning it. The scent is Eucalyptus & Rosemary, which sounds like a heavenly combination.

Summer Straw Hat: I’ve had this hat for a few seasons and I love it, the Joanna Brixton Straw hat has the perfect wide brim to keep your face protected from the sun, while keeping you looking stylish.

I hope you’ve enjoyed the July Love List! Anything catch your eye? Leave your comment below.

Do you listen to Podcasts? I started listening to Podcasts here and there a few years ago, but mostly business-related podcasts. That all changed last year when a friend recommended the Bear Brook Podcast to me and I was hooked on True Crime Podcasts. Since I was in my teens, I’ve been the girl to watch 20/20, Dateline, and Unsolved Mysteries. Unsolved Mysteries used to FREAK me out, big time. I think it had to do with the host’s voice + him walking through a graveyard, like wHY?!? What I like about True-Crime podcasts, is how the host(s) tells the story of the victim and unfolds the crime in an earnest way of wanting to help solve these mysteries and ease the pain the victim’s families have experience.

Funny enough, I mostly listen to True-Crime Podcasts when I’m working on DIY Projects or Driving to work. It’s that little quiet time, I have to listen and really focus on the narrator.

Today I’m sharing my favorite True-Crime podcasts I can’t get enough of and kept me on the edge of my seat as the story unfold. Some of the podcasts I’m sharing, I’ve already listened to and finished and a few are ongoing True-Crime Podcasts with new stories every week.

FIVE TRUE-CRIME PODCASTS, I CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF

BEAR BROOK
The story unfolds in a small town neighboring the Bear Brook State Park in New Hampshire, where three bodies are discovered in the 1980s, possibly linked to a serial killer. It’s a perfect detailed PodCast that stirs so many emotions from anger to tears.
ALREADY GONE
Shares weekly stories of True-Crime, some unsolved and some solved. What I find most interesting about this podcast is the setting; the narrator Nina focuses all her stories on crimes that happened in and around her home state of Michigan. Making each case near and dear to heart and wanting justice for the victim
SERIAL: Season One
I discovered Serial Season One over the Summer, and I was instantly hooked; the storytelling was amazing. The story centers around two High School students in the late 1990s who used to date Adnan Syed and Hae Min Lee. Both students are popular and come from vastly different home lives; they fall in and out of love several times, then one day Hae Min Lee goes missing. The polices, number one, suspects her ex-boyfriend; the story takes many twists and turns.
YOUR OWN BACKYARD PODCAST
This podcast takes you back to the late 1990s in a college town in Central California, where Kristen Smart was a freshman and disappears on her way from a party to her dorm room. The campus cops initially think she forgot to tell her parents and roommate she was staying elsewhere the weekend. Days go by, and no word from Kristen; she’s finally reported missing, and the mystery of what happened to her that night seems to only point to one suspect.
THE TRAIL WENT COLD
This podcast takes a deeper dive into episodes of Unsolved Mysteries, including updates on episodes. Each episode is stand-alone and pretty interesting. It’s pretty interesting. I enjoy this podcast, considering how much the show freaked me out as a kid.