The Larson House

Elsie + Jeremy Larson

H&M Home finds

H&M Home has been upping their game for a while now. Today I rounded up some of my favorite items. There is definitely an emphasis on children’s stuff, at the moment it is their strongest category in my opinion. The dinosaur basket is SO cute, right?

Links: 1. rattan mirror /  2. pink cushion cover / 3. white tassel cushion / 4. rattan coat hanger (i love this!) / 5. hooded towel (my kids are SO into these!) / 6. bear plate / 7. dinosaur basket / 8. stoneware plant pot / 9. dinosaur sheet set / 10. cotton bath towel (comes in lots of great colors) / 11. candlestick holder / 12. kids jute placemat / 13. gold flatware / 14. metal and wood wall hook (sooooo cute!) / 15. linen napkin set / 16. toy giraffe 

 

Folding Exercise Bike Review

A few weeks ago I posted about my fold up spin bike on IG and I got some questions so I figured it would be good to put my full review, and links here for future reference.

My personal review. 
-I am not in the market for building a home gym. My favorite work outs are running, walking and swimming outdoors and indoor group classes (pre-Covid). But since I am not comfortable going to a gym or group classes this year and it’s mostly too cold to run and walk outdoors I wanted a solution for exercising indoors at home. In the past I have enjoyed spin classes and I feel like it’s the easiest class to replicate with just a simple playlist of songs alternating fast and slow. Since we don’t plan to make a home gym and I will go back to a real gym as soon as it feels safe to do so I didn’t want to spend too much money. But since we currently don’t have a gym membership at all (and haven’t since last Spring) the price of this bike seemed reasonable to me. Now that we’re into the colder months I am using it quite a bit and loving it.

-Features: The bike is lightweight (less than 40 lbs) and easy to move around or hide in a closet. it has an LCD display that shows distance, calories burned, time, speed and pulse. It has eight tension levels that are easy to adjust and a spot for your phone to sit.

-A lot of people asked about how tall I am and how the seat fits. I am 5’4 and I use the bike on the lowest/shortest setting comfortably. I don’t think it would be a good fit for someone more than a few inches shorter than me, taller would obviously be ok.

-The other main question I have is whether the bike is sturdy enough to ride sitting and standing. It definitely is. It’s very similar to bikes I used in spin classes, just smaller and lighter (and less expensive).

For more details I suggest reading the reviews on the product page (there are over 1000 questions answered there if there is something I didn’t cover.

Links: Folding Exercise Bike, Leggings and Bra (color is Tart) and Nike shoes. Here’s a tablet holder you can add to the bike to do spin classes if you like.

Weekend Catch Up + Intentions for 2021.

Here are a few moments from our December together at home. We spent most of the month making cookie after cookie after cookie recipe. It was so much fun and a holiday tradition I want to continue with our children every year!

*Link to instax square camera and film.

I recently finished the book The 12 Week Year (highly recommend) and I am so excited to do my first 12 week year now for Q1. I have a lot of goals- mostly parenting related and creative stuff. My big picture goal right now is to feed my creative side and work through a period of burn out I am currently in. I shared in my last post a bunch of creative goals I am excited to pursue this year like photography and pottery. We’re also remodeling a lot this year and I’m excited to really dive into creative work.

In the photo above I’m wearing this bobble sweater (size XS) and my favorite leggings (they have pockets!). And here’s a link to my phone case.

I’m planning to share more outfits with you here this year. I have been working through The Curated Closet for about two years now and it’s been such a fulfilling way to work on my personal style and shopping habits. I definitely recommend it if you feel like you need a closet reset.

Have a wonderful week!! Elsie