August Vision Board

It's that time again! New month; new vision board! I actually love making these vision boards, it feels like a cute little hobby. Just in case you missed it, check out my July vision board.

July Recap & August Goals

July was a "meh" month. It usually is though to be fair. It's my dad's birthday in July and I always get miserable at this time of year because I miss him so much. However, there were some positives too.

Being More "Me" | Part 13

I have properly, officially decided that this is the year I become more "Me"! I'm turning 30 in 4 months and I want to become closer to my "final form" as it were. After finding lots of "alt" inspo on tiktok, I had an almost complete overhaul of my wardrobe. I took out everything that doesn't fit, I don't like anymore and just won't work with my chosen aesthetic. 

The colours in my wardrobe are now black, grey and white with a little bit of dark green and red. I also now have two corsets, some flowy sleeved tops and more witchy style dresses. I'm slowly falling in love with my wardrobe! Of course I still have the classic baggy t-shirts, jeans and leggings for work but I do wish I could be a bit more "dressy." Occasionally I'll dress up as much as I can get away with and I always get compliments when I do. 

As for my hair; I made a very last minute decision to do something very cool with it before the wedding! Josh said about 3 weeks before the wedding that I could have had a black dress. Thank you, but it's far too late to do anything about that now! I had been debating dyeing my hair black, so he suggested getting black and white hair. So that's what I did! Well, nearly. My moneypiece didn't make it to white with the limited timeframe we had but it did look very good and I'm super happy with it! 

When my roots started growing through, I was debating changing the moneypiece to a dark green but I decided would like to see it properly white or silver first. I have also decided to grow it out. No more bobs! Although the bobs do make my curls pop, I do prefer having a good amount of length to it. I got it redone last week and I'm absolutely obsessed with the result!

I'm really happy with how I'm looking these days, although there's always room for improvement! I have also decided to start getting my eyebrows waxed every six weeks, as it only costs £10 a time and I always feel much more "put together" after having them done. I'm feeling a piercing of some sort next...

Until next time,

Saph x

July Vision Board

This year, I've really got into making vision boards. I use Pinterest and have a 2025 vision board on there that I regularly add to every time I visit Pinterest. Occasionally, I make a monthly one as well but I tend to forget all about it and not even look at it again. However, I'm planning on changing that this month.

July Goals 2025

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. 

My Reading Savings Goal & What I've Read

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'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?