Goodbye, July! This has been the fastest summer of all time. Here’s what’s on my radar this week:

Lovely lavender bangle from Alkemie Jewelry.

To All My Grandmothers, a painting by Kristin Vestgard (via The Jealous Curator).

J.Crew’s new Lucienne dress. Classy friend Sarah alerted me to this one—who wants to give me $200 and an occasion?

A beehive room, via Design*Sponge.

The perfect satchel, Cambridge Satchel Company (ASOS).

This satchel plays in quite well for my Big News of the Week: I got an adjunct teaching position! I’ll be teaching Introduction to Literature at a college here in Northern VA, and I couldn’t be more excited! I also couldn’t be more serious about needing a satchel, because the textbook is a doozy.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend—I’ll be celebrating and lesson-planning!