Time is truly flying by. It’s been another busy month. But I think that’s just probably how life is in general and as a married person with two kids in a capitalist society? Anyhoo, here are my fave July tchotchkes of the Month.
Laptop Stand
On recommendation from a physical therapist, I purchased this for my work laptop. Whether it’s for my remote day job or my photography side job, I do a lot of sitting at computers. All this sitting and my work doing photography, I’m convinced has caused me to have some pretty frustrating back and neck issues. After my first kid was born, I developed one of those lovely dowager humps/buffalo humps/text neck, whatever you want to call it. I honestly hate it and it bothers me a lot.
After complaining about it to a friend’s physical therapist fiance, they suggested I get one of these. It’s not a lot via Amazon and I find it easy to use for the most part. Keep my head more upright and will hopefully minimize the damage to my neck.
Jewitches Items
Jewitches is quite a lovely space that I stumbled upon on IG. I purchased a Star of David necklace, a witchy tarot card (for my sibling), and some washi tape from them recently. Lots of fun tchotchke treats in their shop.
Unicorn Backpack from State Bags
In an effort to shop more local, sustainable, etc. I found State Bags and bought my kiddo this backpack. Overall, it seems like a pretty cool company. The backpack is super cute and feels like good quality. I’m working on a list of places to shop/support, if you want to check that out!
Club SAR Gym Membership
I love to show up for Club SAR, a gym in Scottsdale. For non-Scottsdale residents, a membership for a year is $150 – such a steal of a deal!
Rest is Resistance
I purchased and read this book in July. Loved it. Amazing read and I highly recommend it for everyone. Honestly, I’ve been sleeping better since I read this book, no bullshit. I feel like the internal guilt I had around napping and sleep has definitely reduced.
I also used Bookshop.org this time to purchase it. Again, in an effort to support smaller bookstores and divert my dollars from Amazon and big business. It will be a little more money and take a little longer to arrive, but I think it’s worth it.
My Powerful Hair and Miles Morales: Stranger Tides Graphic Novel
Palabras is a local Phoenix bookstore and cultural and community hub. I heard about them through Wasted Ink Zine Distro via IG and decided to pay an in-person visit with the kids. We each picked out a book. It’s a really cute place with many excellent selections.
Michael Scott / Britney Bitch Mug from Printed_Weird
I purchased this as a gift for my brother-in-law’s bday 😂✨
Eat Your Heart Out – Bride of Chucky Kids’ Tee
And I bought this one for my nibling, who happens to have a thing for Chucky/Bride of Chucky, lol! Combined with the (amazing, must-see) Barbie movie out now, I couldn’t resist this purchase.
That’s a wrap for July tchotchkes. Check out previous tchotchke links here.