July 2020 In Hindsight
July was an interesting month. I had school holidays in the middle of it which to the average person means taking things slower, but not in my case. I was filled with panic of ‘only two weeks to get things done’ so I went through waking up in the middle of the night with my to do list going over and over in my head, unable to get back to sleep. I rushed around from job to job, from visiting friends to the next friends, trying to jam pack it all in. Which in the end just made me feel worn out and overwhelmed. Slowing down is something I am not good at, which is one of the main reasons I have to take off during the school holidays overseas to force myself to stop.
But not yet confident to travel anywhere I have been staying home getting things done. We had another council clean up (our third one this year) and I cleared out the boys rooms and revamped the main bedroom. I made the decision it was time to buy a new car after nearly two years without one and bought one within one day of looking. It’s my dream car - Hyundai Veloster. I am in love with in. I read lots and caught up on my podcasts, emails, and gardening. We had the fire going most nights and loved going to sleep with the sound of the rain on the roof.
Listened to -
* created a July Jams Album on Spotify
* Get Merry Podcast episodes
* Happier with Gretchin Rubin Podcast
* The Priestess Podcast with Julie Parker
* The Badass Bitch Podcast on Spotify
* Let it Out with Katie Dalebout Podcast
Read -
* Head Over High Heels by Lila Monroe,
* Perform Under Pressure by Dr Ceri Evans
* Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis
* Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman
* Ten Times Happier by Owen O’Kane
Splurged on -
* new work clothes
* new car - Hyundai Veloster
Watching -
* Farmer Wants A Wife
* Have You Been Paying Attention
Went to -
* Lots of lunches - with my boyfriends mum, with a good friend, with my best friend
* Shopping with my mum
* Visiting - my Aunty and Uncle, my teaching friends, old friends, beautiful family from my last school
* Staff Development Day at School
* Bay Run with my best friend
Cooked -
* rice nuggets, seafood paella, rice pudding, ravioli pasta, chicken curry, chocolate brownies, cookies and cream cupcakes, baked pear custard tart
What's new -
* Revamp of the main bedroom - painted a chest of drawers, bedside tables, and the bed with white chalk paint then sanded it to give it the ‘distressed’ look
* Planted plants in two new pots now sitting on each side of the front door
* Designed affirmation cards to sell on my website
* Received a credit note for seven months of travel insurance since we haven’t been able to travel anywhere
Looking for -
* white quilt
Sold -
* Nintendo 64 game, 7 sets of kids Motor-cross gear, welcome metal sign, music book, kids clogs, LEGO tow truck, bathroom mirror cabinet, math teaching guide, kids cookbook, electric cement mixer
Started -
* eating more at our dinner table rather than at the bench each night
Attempting to -
* slow down when driving and particular paying more attention to the road.
How was your month?What did you get up to? Let us know in the comments section below…
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