Laura The Explaura

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August In Hindsight

I felt really motivated and inspired this month to make changes to my life, both personally and professionally. It went something like this…

Listened to - 

* Five Feet Apart Soundtrack on Spotify 

* Eckhart Tolle’s Music To Quiet The Mind on Spotify

* Raw Real Relatable podcast by Kat John

* Mind Body Musings Podcast by Maddy Moon

* Robcast by Rob Bell Podcast

* The Quirky Journey Podcast

* Lightworkers Lounge with Stephanie Powers Podcast

* Sounds Good with Branden Harvey Podcast

 

 Read - 

* Be Good To Your Gut by Eve Kalinik

* The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran

* Thrive by Arianna Huffington

* The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad

* The Spiritual Power of Empathy by Cyndi Dale

* The Revolutionary Art of Changing Your Heart by Andrew Fuller

 

Splurged on - 

* Organic Choice Linen Spray - spiced rum, honey and coconut

* Karla Lace Cami Singlet from Decjuba

* Mortar and pestle to crush herbs and spices

Watching - 

* Five Feet Apart movie with my best friend

* SeaChange - episode one - gave it a shot

* Spider-Man; Far From Home movie with my sister and her fiance

* The Secret Life of Pets 2 movie with my niece and nephew

* Christina Lopes on YouTube

 

Went to - 

* watch the Motorcross at Dargle

* Adelaide for a good friends birthday

* Henri Marc cafe in Penrith with a friend

* Figtree Cafe at Pitt Town for breakfast with my sister

* Cowra War cemetery for a day trip with my boyfriends mother

* Professional Learning at Western Sydney University on EKN: No Excuses School Culture

* Chicago Musical with my best friend at the Lyric Theatre

 

Booked - 

* hotel in Doha - a really nice one

* return flights to Adelaide

* Central American Adventure with Intrepid tours for November

 

Cooked - 

* Pumpkin soup, Chicken Casserole in slow cooker, Black Bean Burritos, Tofu Curry, Seafood Marinara, Vietnamese noodles, Yellow Split Pea Dahl, French Onion Casserole

* Toblerone Bliss Balls, Oat Slice, Rocky Road, Protein Bombs

 

What's new - 

* Won two movie tickets

* Had a tea party and caught up with friends

* Downsized our red lid garbage bin from 240L to 120L saving $200 a year

* I have put on weight (which is difficult for me). Currently sitting at 61kgs and very happy

* Successful in obtaining my Iran visa

 

Looking for - 

* a dress to wear for my sisters engagement party

 

Sold -

* Literacy games, fine motor games, wooden home bar, hand of Fatima Thomas Sabo charm, craft punches, glass candy buffet jars

 

Started - 

* to eat vegetarian

* life coaching sessions with Pat Holliday of Empowering The Authentic You

* decluttering my boyfriends house

Attempting to -

* listen to my body and rest when it says to rest