July In Hindsight

My month of July was a pretty quiet one. Just the way I like it. My boyfriend worked more overnights than usual so I spent many nights tucked up in bed reading. One of my favourite pastimes. So July looked something like this…

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Listened to - 

* Jess Glynne on Spotify 

* Olivia O'Brien's album - Was I Even Real? on Spotify

* Truth for Teachers podcast

* World Nomads Travel Podcast

* Happier by Gretchin Rubin Podcast

* The Quirky Journey Podcast

 

 Read - 

* Father of the Rain by Lily King 

* Change Your Thinking by Sarah Edelman

* How To Be A Travel Writer by Don George with Janine Eberle

* Missing, Presumed by Susie Steiner

* Tracking North by Kerry McGinnis

* You Do You by Sarah Knight

 

Splurged on - 

* Cape Women’s Travel Lite Longline Hooded Puffer Jacket - I have been looking for one of these for ages

Watching - 

* Toy Story 4 movie with my niece and nephew

* State of Origin with my boyfriend

 

Went to - 

* My doctor to find out what vaccinations I needed for countries I am travelling to

* Dinner with my boyfriend - Indian

* Aquagolf with my boyfriend, his son and his girlfriend

* Friends for dinner and another for a catch up over coffee

* Livvi's Place Playground at Elara with my nephew

 

Booked - 

* flights to Iran, Qatar and home from Oman

 

Cooked - 

* Pumpkin soup, Ham and pea soup, Boston Baked Beans, Roasted Vegetables, Chicken Tenders

* Devil’s Food Chocolate Cake, Chocolate brownies, Apple and Cinnamon Cupcakes

 

What's new - 

* Won my makeup done professionally for last weekend

 

Looking for - 

* Where is the best place to buy American Dollars for the best rate?

* Recipes to lower cholesterol

 

Sold -

* Glass Candy Buffet Jars, Compost bin

 

Started - 

* to declutter more things I had stored in my sisters room and dads shed

* following The Journey Junkie on Youtube - Completed the Manifest Your Dreams with the Chakra System series with Allie

Attempting to -

* stay on task with my blog and stop multi tasking. Working on a few articles at a time so I can schedule ones in advance