How on earth is it July already?! The year is absolutely flying by. It'll be 2026 before we know it! I wish I could say I've got lots to look forward to this month but unfortunately I'm working the majority of it. Although I am getting my hair redone which I'm very excited for. Charlie is turning 8 this month too! Crazy! Unfortunately it is his Dads turn to have him for his actual birthday but we are planning something nice for the weekend before.
This year, I have decided to create a little savings pot on Monzo and make myself a goal of saving some money aside every time I read a book. I also aimed for one book a month so I'm not overloading myself and making myself broke trying to save some money! My aim was £10 for the first book of the month, then £1 per extra book read in the same month. So even if I read one book per month, I'll still have £120 in savings by the end of the year! Although I have been debating reducing the timeline on it, and using it for Christmas but I think I'd rather use it to either treat myself to something like a tattoo or a few piercings. We'll see what happens!
I'm back! I took a very extended leave from blogging and while it was a relief for a while, I have started missing it. I took to writing in a journal instead which was helpful, but definitely not the same and didn't ignite as much joy. So, here we are. I don't know how long it'll last but it feels amazing getting back to doing something somewhat creative again. I guess it's time to update you all on what I've been up to the last 6 months?
The first of December means it's officially Winter! All the way through til the 28th/29th February. I unfortunately didn't get round to doing anything from my Autumn bucket list so I'm hoping to get through the whole of my winter one!
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Well, it's been a while again, hasn't it? Oops! I'm feeling a lot happier since my birthday. I am officially out of my shitty company and going back to residential care! I'm so excited. Nervous as hell, but also excited. I'm also going back to full time instead of part-time, which is scary but it's going to give me so much more freedom money-wise.
Well, it's official! As of 6:01am I am now 29. Happy birthday to me! I still get mistaken for being 18/19 sometimes so that's good, right?
Well, my plan for WMHD didn't go ahead. At all. Well, I tell a lie, I did manage to do some housework. But I did end up spending almost the whole day with my friend. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining! I love spending time with her. But it's not how my day was supposed to go.
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It's World Mental Health day today! As someone who does suffer with depression and anxiety, this is an important day for me. I feel like it's giving me permission to just relax, and I love that it's fallen on my day off this year.
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Boo Baskets are really popular this year! Josh and I were going to do one for each other this year too, but as we both have lots of birthdays and Christmas coming up, we've decided to save money and not do it. However, I have decided to do one for his birthday instead! I'm calling it a Birthday Beau Basket. Which is basically a glorified hamper but with a much cuter name.
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I am definitely late to the Cantu party bus but I've been using it for 1-2 months now and I'm loving what it's been doing to my hair! My curls are looking and feeling so much more nourished and bouncy since going sulphate-free. Admittedly I still have split ends and a bit of dryness but that's why I've booked in for a hair cut this month, and then hopefully I can keep it looking fresh afterwards!
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The first week of blogtober is officially done! Well okay, technically it's tomorrow but it feels wrong to do a weekly catch up on a Tuesday. To be honest, I'm already running out of post ideas so I'm getting a little bit stressed about it. But it's supposed to be a bit of fun so I'm going to try not to worry about it too much!
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