August has been really lovely! Not nearly as fun as I'd wanted but it's still been a really good month. My Mum made a comment last week. "Are you happier or are you just better at pretending that you are?" Wow. That's when it hit me that I haven't had a proper depressive episode for quite a few weeks! Obviously July had been a difficult month, but these last few weeks I've felt much better. I still have general life stresses but I have genuinely been so much happier lately. I feel good.
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I got my hair coloured at the salon. I ended up with a lovely copper balayage. I also got my nose pierced, which hurt so much more than I anticipated! But I love it, though I can't wait to try a hoop instead of the stud. I can change it at the end of this month! I also met a new friend and got in touch with some old ones.
Monster Slam was fun! It wasn't as good as I'd hoped, but for £50 entry for three of us, I couldn't complain too much. I definitely enjoyed watching the stunt bikes more than the actual monster trucks but it was still a lovely day out and it was nice to spend time with my sister, nephew and brother in law.
I also treated myself, Mum and Charlie to a day out to a local farm. Again, wasn't as good as I hoped but it was only £16 and still a nice afternoon. The goats were so cute!
As for my goals, I never did decide on a course to join, but it's probably just as well, as I have been helping Josh with his own course a lot. Also a lot of my money has been going on wedding stuff, so I've not really had the money spare for an online course!
I've applied for a few new jobs this month. No luck hearing back yet but the one I'm most excited for isn't doing interviews til mid-late September so I'm hopeful! I'm not absolutely desperate to get out of my current job yet but I definitely don't want to be doing it for much longer.
I don't know about anyone else, but I am definitely looking forward to the kids going back to school! I'm not looking forward to getting up for the school run, but I'm looking forward to having my peaceful mornings back! I've been so out of routine these last six weeks, I feel like I just need a couple of days laying in bed doing nothing. Not that I'll get that, but the thought of it is nice.
September Goals
No Spend Month
Anybody else buy things for dopamine and then immediately get buyers regret instead? I've noticed that a lot lately, I buy things to cheer myself up and instead I feel guilty for spending that money. So this month, I'm going to attempt a virtually zero-spend month. No cheeky Shein, Amazon, Superdrug or Boots orders and no takeaways. I've bought everything I currently need to buy for the wedding and I have enough clothes. NO, seriously, I HAVE ENOUGH. To be fair, I need to start paying for childcare again this month, so I'm going to have less to play with anyway.
Have a Weekly Self Care Day
Although my mental health has been better, I've definitely been slacking on looking after myself. My skin is rubbish at the moment, my nails need doing. Whatever you can think of, it needs doing. So I've decided once a week I'm going to make sure I'm exfoliating, doing face and hair masks, shaping and painting my nails and just generally making an effort to look after myself.
Watch The Lord of the Ring Films
It's been on my bucket list for years now, I borrowed the DVDs from my stepdad ages ago...it's time to watch them. I'm hoping I enjoy them as much as I did as a kid!
What are your goals for September?
Saph x
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