Handcrafted Gifts for Ladies You Love

In case you're looking for some last minute gift ideas for a mom or friend (or let's be honest, ideas to tell your boyfriend what to get), I've got you covered. Recently, I found an online store called Uncommon Goods that shares unique, handcrafted gifts (I especially love these necklaces!) with the wellbeing of animals and the environment in mind. Uncommon Goods supports a variety of amazing nonprofits like RAINN and Women for Women International. I can get behind that kind of business!

Something I love about Uncommon Goods is that it really has something for every kind of girl. Like just for example, I'm pretty sure I gasped audibly when I saw those his and hers chromosome pillows (bottom right). The design is called a karyotype and it's a way of looking at a person's chromosomes...one pillow has an X and a Y chromosome (for a guy) and one has two Xs for the lady. Those are definitely something that you couldn't find anywhere else!

All of these could make fabulous gifts! Seriously, who wouldn't love a book reminding them why they're awesome?! So whether you're shopping for someone a bit geeky like me, or someone who leans more towards homegoods or someone who likes jewelry or art, I guarantee you will be able to find something they'll like at Uncommon Goods!

What would you buy at Uncommon Goods (or like to receive!)?

This post was brought to you in collaboration with Uncommon Goods. Thank you for supporting brands that support Call Me Sassafras!

weekly wishes + being efficient + volcanic lightning

Hello friends! Happy Monday! Unfortunately, today's not too happy of a Monday for me. I've got a big week with papers + tests + prepping for midterms next week. So the blogging may be a little sparse for the next two weeks but I'm here, I promise!

So how did I do on my weekly wishes this past week?

Goal #1: Unpack (on Monday). Okay, that definitely did not happen on Monday, but I did unpack Wednesday night, which is so much faster than I've ever unpacked after a vacation before. So I'm counting that as a success.

Goal #2: Catch up on design. Did I succeed? Sort of! I've finished Kelly's moodboard/plans and am working with Hannah. I definitely will work to be efficient this week to get it all done though!

Goal #3: Update my list of post ideas. Done, done and done! I can't wait for you all to see what I have up my sleeve for the new year! :)

For this next week, I'm making one overarching goal: be efficient. I have more to get done than Martha Stewart does at Christmas (not really) and in order to do it all, I need to be organized and focused! Expect a post about organization later this week ;)

That's really it for this week! Short and sweet.

Science Bit of the Day

Can I just say that it makes me really happy to know that this is actually a thing? Volcanic lightning (aka "dirty thunderstorms") is basically what happens when you mix a volcanic eruption with a lightning storm. And because eruptions are kinda sporadic these days (duh), they're also really difficult to study. Read a cool article about volcanic lightning for more information. And enjoy this photo for a minute please (from the link).

That's all for today, loves! Tell me--what were your weekly wishes this week? How can I be more efficient?

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