Rest
Weekend Wrap Up – Hamilton Edition
The good list: the best reflections (on life and in windows), a jelly vs jam debate, star gazing, exploring a sweet little river town and a weekend of rest with my favorite people.
Friday Five | Stanley Cup Champions
Center photo | Top right photo
This really happened. For the first time in franchise history, the St. Louis Blues won the Stanley Cup. I’ve been dreaming about these moments for the last 27 years, hoping that my team would finally have the chance to lift the Cup. The entirety of the play offs were incredibly nerve wracking, tying for the most postseason games played in a single year (at 26 games). We watched game seven in our basement with friends and I watched our team celebrate for hours afterwards. I would be lying if I said that tears weren’t involved. We celebrated with the rest of St. Louis at the parade and rally downtown the weekend after we won. I’m so glad I got to go experience it all, truly one of the best moments of 2019!
P L A Y G L O R I A!
Currently
R E A D I N G
I’m currently working through the Harry Potter series again and am in the middle of The Chamber of Secrets. I’ve also recently picked up The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. I’m typically not one to re-read books, so it’s surprising that both of these are ones that I’ve read before! Since I’ve started keeping less books on my shelves, the ones I have loved previously are enticing me back in.
E N J O Y I N G
I’m just enjoying the warmth and extra light of summer. It can get pretty warm here in Missouri, but I just love having longer days and being able to enjoy the sunshine when I get to sneak away for a little break during the work day.
F I N D I N G
I’m finding myself more interested in fashion lately and have been keeping an eye on a couple different fashion blogs (The Golden Girl Blog | LivvyLand | Loverly Grey). I’m a huge fan of Jess’ “a little something” tip. It’s meant for travel, but I’m using it to help dress up my more casual style.
T A S T I N G
I recently bought a bag of cherries and I cannot get enough – they are delicious. I definitely recommend them as a sweet little snack. Also currently a huge fan of flavored fizzy water.
S A V I N G
Over the past year, I’ve been trying to finally get the rest of my stuff out of my parents house. As I’ve done that, I’ve come across a lot of things I just can’t seem to part with such as notes from Kevin, cards with sweet words, and other sentimental items. As a way to keep it all together, I started a “memory box”, which has been such a fun way to keep everything confined to a single space but still accessible to keep adding to it.
Today I’m joining Anne, at In Residence, for a ‘Currently’ linkup that she hosts on the first Wednesday of every month. Be sure to pop over and see what everyone else is up to!
A Year of Rest | July Goals
Hi, Hello, it’s been a minute!
I’ve been all over the place trying to find a balance in time online and social media this year. I won’t say that I have it all figured out at this point, but I definitely feel a gravitational pull back to the blog, even if no where else. It’s hard to believe that we are halfway through the year already and that there is so much that I haven’t shared. I plan on re-capping the last couple months soon, but for now it’s time for some monthly goals!
July Goals
Monthly
- Try out a subscription box – I’ve had my eye on subscription boxes for a while and both this one and this one have come highly recommended to me. Don’t think I could go wrong with either.
- Celebrate 4th of July with Friends – We can’t wait to take a couple days off work this week to spend some much needed time with friends. I’m hoping to even create a photo book with some of our favorite moments from the weekend.
- Celebrate my people well – A couple of my favorite people have birthdays in July and I want to celebrate them well.
- Catch up on the last 6th months of Project Life – The blog isn’t the only thing I’ve taken time away from, so I’m jumping back on the Project Life bandwagon as well.
- Move photos from my phone to my hard drive – I do this about every six months, so once I get all the photos printed for Project Life, this will be my next step.
- Finish my selfie mini book – I took Kristin’s Summer of Selfies Mini Album Class and I want to finish strong.
- Memorize two verses of scripture – I’m wanting to start working toward more scripture memorization, so this month I’m working on this one: “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” – Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV)
- Create a weekly to-do list/habit tracker – I’m using my outlook and iPhone calendars for my appointments these days, but I’m having a hard time keeping track of my regular to-do lists, so this month, I’m hoping to come up with a better solution.
Weekly
- Exercise 3x/week
- Blog 3x/week – I’m hoping to get the blog back in action with some more regular posts.
- Weekly Sabbath – One of my biggest goals for the year is to have a consistent day of rest. The beginning half of the year was spent doing research and trying out different things to see what worked and to practice implementation.
Daily
- Track food and exercise with My Fitness Pal
- Daily Bible Reading + Prayer