She Made Do ~ Backyard Edition
The ocean is nine hours away. The kiddie pool from the hardware store is right here. She filled it with the garden hose, brought a book, and declared it a beach day. Resourceful women do not wait for a coastline.
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Landlocked beach lovers: Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado ~ she will find the water.
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The frugal friend: Staycation budget, vacation attitude.
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Moms of little kids in July: The sprinkler counts as a lake if you squint.
Dawn swimmers and dock sitters agree on one thing: the air after the water is colder than the water. This garment-dyed crewneck from Comfort Colors is ring-spun cotton in rich, lived-in color, with a relaxed fit and dropped shoulders that pull on over damp hair without an argument. Double-needle stitching holds through years of pod birthdays and beach bonfires (and the bachelorette weekend nobody photographs honestly). Preshrunk and made to keep its shape, it is the layer the whole pod borrows and nobody returns. Mermaid Dayz made it for the one who comes out of the water last.