Happy last Monday of August, friends. Wow, summer flew by so fast this year! I can't believe I'll be getting all my fall décor out this weekend.

Speaking of the weekend, we've been seeing some of the effects of Hurricane Ida. Just the outermost bands, thankfully. My thoughts are most definitely with the people of Louisiana and Mississippi. I vividly remember Katrina, and more recently Michael in my own backyard (literally), and I'll probably be going back into limited "news mode" to share resources and ways to help in the coming days/weeks. Because they will need help.

Last week was incredibly hectic in my house. A bunch of stuff went wrong with the magazine, and I ended up not meeting my deadline for the first time in months. It was also the absolute worst time for me to start something new, but I did it anyway because I believe in the products and want to share them with others (read more about why I love Monat here).

I've got a bunch of stuff on my schedule for today, including a coffee date with a friend/team leader, so I'm going to wrap this up quickly.

I hope you all have a wonderful week!