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Torie Talking's avatar

Literally having lavender syrup in my coffee every morning!! Also this might be my favorite post of yours yet. Sooo many incredible linked things (especially the piece from sustainable mindsets), so many great pushes to live more consciously. Loved it all!

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Brittany Viklund's avatar

Lavender coffee os theeeeee best!!! 💞 Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. 🙏

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Torie Talking's avatar

Also I ADORE poshmark! I have for years. I love being able to return items there too once my kids are too big for them or they’re no longer aligned with my style. Keeping fashion circular!

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Brittany Viklund's avatar

They are awesome! I used it a lot before I had kids but tend to get overwhelmed, but if I know what I'm looking for, it's a lot easier!

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Michelle Martin's avatar

What a delightful month, Brittany! Have you used ThredUp yet? I've been loving them. I recently cleaned out my closet and moved some of my warmer weather clothing to the front (lol, wishful thinking) and identified a few gaps. I then headed to ThredUp and ended up scoring a quilted jacket, three blouses, and three dresses for about $60! I also love that you can search an image from Pinterest so when I see an outfit I like I can look at options to recreate it. So fun!!

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Brittany Viklund's avatar

$60!!! That's amazing!! You know I looked into it last year after you mentioned it and couldn't get a good sense of how the clothing would look on me because of the mannequin styling, but I just had an a-ha!! I can look up the brand and item and see their images of it on models. That's how I ended up with my overalls to begin with. Okay and what you can upload Pinterest pictures-- sold!!!

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Lauren Kretzer's avatar

I love a cozy YouTube channel - thanks for sharing your recs!

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Brittany Viklund's avatar

My kids call them my "cozy videos," hehe.

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Christina Mally's avatar

I can’t wait to see what you have in store for us!! How exciting! And do we get to hear what your big project was? It sounds like it was a lot to finish up with sickness but you powered through! Wahooo!

I have to run to carpool and didn’t get a chance to click around yet but I’m excited for your vlog links and other Substacks! Your posts are like a warm hug and I LOVE seeing them pop up!!

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Brittany Viklund's avatar

Oh my gosh, yes, I'm dying to share!!! 😂👏👏

I love having a fun Substack to come back to when I have time; it's such a treat! Hope you enjoy whenever that is!!

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Sara H's avatar

The links, the Substacks, The Vlogs!!!! I want to consume everything :) :) :) - Also, I agree with you. Limiting news consumption has been my mental health game changer.

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Brittany Viklund's avatar

Yay so glad you enjoyed!!

GAME 👏 CHANGER 👏 😅😅😅😅😅

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Ciara ★'s avatar

Brittany, thank you so much for the mention! It made me feel so happy! 💓 Also what a colourful roundup - the graphics and layout of this is gorgeous! I've not read Emma but I keep hearing about it everywhere so maybe this is my sign!?

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Brittany Viklund's avatar

💞 Likewise, Ciara!

Take it as your sign! (Though I haven't personally read it yet, lol)

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Brittney Lyon's avatar

This post 🙌🏻 love all the eBay links and Poshmark suggestions! The girls and I found Stalactite and Stalagmite fascinating. I’m looking forward to seeing how you update this cozy space!

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Brittany Viklund's avatar

Right?! And the timeline of the Earth at the bottom of the pages-- so wild!! I love it when things are put into perspective like that.

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Jess Fjerstad's avatar

Awe thanks, Brittany! So glad to be here. 💛 Law school ruined reading for me — for many years. Your Insta now Substack posts truly inspired me to get back into it a few years ago. And now I’m a fun-reading monster! All your content feels like a warm hug. 🤗

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Brittany Viklund's avatar

That makes me SO happy, Jess! 👏💞

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Kyli Wagner's avatar

Brittany, you are too sweet thank you for sharing Cozy Pursuits!! 💖 I always feel an urge to read classics in the spring. I just recently started Jane Eyre and I'm loving it (though it is fact extremely wintery lol). I listened to the first two Lord of the Rings books last year and my favorite experience was listening to them while walking in my local forest preserve. It truly made me feel like I was on the journey with them.

Happy spring to you!!

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Brittany Viklund's avatar

I loved your book list, perfectly on point for spring!! Ooooo, that LOTR experience sounds lovely! I plan to read those at some point too! I read the first one in HS but couldn't tell you a lick about it.

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Nina P.'s avatar

We were obsessed with Tiny House Nation during the pandemic. Please tell me you've seen the "Steampunk" episode.

I just got back from another gardening center--dill, thyme, and Swiss Chard. We're just living off the land here.

Lovely newsletter per usual.

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Brittany Viklund's avatar

It genuinely never gets old! We have the channel that our TV turns on to set to some random channel (I don't even know how we get these channels, are they free?!) that only plays reruns of Tiny House Nation, and it's so fun. We often just decide to watch them, which is hilarious because we cannot pause or skip commercials, and we get frustrated every time. Ah, how nostalgic. I saw that episode a long time ago but haven't seen it lately-- but I have watched the Lil Jon one twice now in a month so there is that, lol.

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Anne Graver's avatar

I would love to hear what your favorite magazines are! I am trying to bring back reading the newspaper and magazines instead of looking at screens. So many I used to love are no longer 😢

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Marisa's avatar

Love all these suggestions and I’m

So excited about the new printable! I just did the survey and I forgot to mention I LOVE when a new printable comes out! Thank you 😊

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Laura Maidment's avatar

I love both Emma and The Hobbit - you may have inspired me to add a couple of classics to my list this year

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Jessica Chandler's avatar

I’ve done the same with less news consumption and it’s really helped. Now I need to work on social media. What’s worked for you to reduce it?

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