Laura The Explaura

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August 2020 In Hindsight

Back at school, and back into routine. I am mainly working with the older classes these days which is the exact opposite of my teaching experience but I’ve been enjoying it. Some of the things I have to teach though are last minute google searches for me as I have no idea on some of the topics they are studying.
Weekends have been busy doing more home improvements which I love. It’s slow but everything is coming together.

So August went something like this…

Listened to - 

* Feminine Energy on Spotify

* Ajeet on Spotify

* created my own August Aims on Spotify

* Happier with Gretchen Rubin Podcast

* The Marie Forleo Podcast 

* Where Should We Begin? With Esther Perel Podcast

* Serial Podcast - Nice White Parents

 

 Read - 

* The Brighton Mermaid by Dorothy Koomson

* The Biology of Belief by Bruce Lipton

* Above the Waterfall by Ron Rash

* Little Children by Tom Perrotta

 Splurged on - 

* Pastry tart shells from Sweet Supplies

* Year subscription to Hello Peachiee

Watching - 

* Have You Been Paying Attention?

* NRL games

* Healing and Rejuvenating with Breathwork Webinar with Niraj Naik

 

Went to - 

* Bonfire at my cousins

* Friends 40th birthday

* Bushfire AGM

* Dinner for my boyfriend’s sons 18th birthday

 

Booked - 

* trip to Dubbo in school holidays

 

Cooked - 

* Gnocchi, Rice stuffed wraps, Lamb Shanks, Tuna Pizza

* Lemon Ricotta Tart, Coconut Tarts, Green Matcha Balls, Peppermint Bliss Balls, Fruit and Nut Slice, Chocolate Brownies

 

What's new - 

* Witnessed my first major car accident and stopped to help out

* Considering going back on class a couple of days a week next year

* Celebrated two years since my boyfriend gave me his number in a coffee shop. He bought me a bunch of flowers for the first time ever and the first thing he said when he woke up that morning was ‘Happy 2 Years’.

 

Looking for - 

* New jeans

* 3 light pendants for house

 

Sold -

* 2 kerosene lamps, baby doll cradle, 2 toy model cars, small mirror cabinet, portable air conditioner

 

Started - 

* Washing my car each weekend. So far so good.

Attempting to -

* Do more home improvements - put up new bird wire to scare birds away, cleaned out laundry cupboards, almost cleared out the front room, booked a carpenter to come in the next couple of weeks to fix up things, painted a coffee table with white chalk paint

How did August turn out for you? Are you glad winter is over or do you prefer the cold? Feel free to join the conversation below .

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