I know I say this every single time but how is it August? Summer literally FLEW by this year! It was a lot of fun but I’m actually excited for school to start (sort of…) š
Tag: August
Summer Outfit Ideas
Summer is HERE! Though the break from school is awesome, the heat isĀ horrible. Here in Florida it’s been feeling like 100 degrees since March. AGG!!
Today I decided to share some outfit ideas that are great for the summer but are still modest!
I’m not really a dress person unless it’s church or something like that, but this dress makes me want to be! It would be perfect for vacation because it’s super simple but would go with everything. I love the fact that it looks really lightweight and comfy too!
It might just be me, but I’ve been seeing shirts like this one everywhere lately and I love it! I would probably add a tank top because the neckline is a little low for me, but it would be perfect with white jeans/shorts.
While these aren’t only for summer, I wanted to share a staple in my closet: bermuda shorts! I like this style of shorts because of their length: it’s SO hard to find shorts that are long enough.
I know I just told you guys that I’m not really a huge dress person, but I think I *might* be changing? I found so many dresses that I would actually love to wear! This one is cute or summer/fall and I love the length – I HATE those dresses that come down to the middle of your lower leg (whatever that means)! Give me a dress that comes to my knee or my feet, but not between!Ā (sorry for the rant there)
Eep I actually really love this dress šĀ I love the white background/pattern and the ruffle, but I wish it was sleeveless.
I love the shirt šĀ This outfit is so easy but it looks great. Again, the shirt is super versatile (can you sense the trend?)!
Let’s face it, this is what I end up wearing every day. But this girl manages to actually look good in it… HOW?! It must be the Starbucks. *nods*
This outfit is so simple but it’s adorable! Personally, I think I would wear a shirt without the “ripped” neckline just because it’s not really my style (even though it’s not super low). Same goes for the ripped jeans, but I actually like that pair!
It was harder to find things than I thought! One thing that was hard was staying off Etsy! I’m actually going to be sharing my favorite things on Etsy soon, so look out for that!Ā š
My Goals for this Summer
Just warning you: my list of goals for this summer is… pretty long. And I doubt I’ll finish half of them. But that’s okay! I’ve never actually done summer goals before *fp* but I wanted to try them out this year.
- Complete āA Trip to Spainā summer reader for Spanish – My Spanish teacher gave us this… workbook? reader? for the summer and I want to do it. It’s got little stories in Spanish that you have to translate and then questions š
- Deep clean/reorganize room –Ā I already posted about this (shared room inspiration board) but I actually need to do it now.
- Make a study/school plan for 2019-2020 school year –Ā Let’s face it – I never actually use these. But I want to make one just the same… enough said.
- Practice piano dailyĀ – I want to improve my skills (and maybe start violin?) this summer!
- Workout 3 times a week –Ā My original goal was daily… but that’s SO hard for me, so I decided to make it easier.
- Make ten blog posts every monthĀ – Eeep this is going to be hard but it’s summer so I have time right? (shakes head)
- Prepare six blog posts for backupĀ – I like to have several posts already written ready to post if necessary, plus if I go on vacation or something it’s a lot easier.
- Find babysitting opportunities/babysit twiceĀ – Right now I only babysit for my family, but I want to start doing it for other people (probably from our church/family members)
- Earn $50Ā – It might not be much, but I don’t want to push myself too hard.
- Read at least 10 books from summer reading listĀ – I might end up sharing this with you guys (it’s kinda boring though) but I made a summer reading list and I want to read at LEAST 10 books from it (I’ll read more than 10 books this summer for sure, but this is from the list)
- Do a 30-day photography challenge –Ā I’ve gotten really bad at taking pictures daily, and I want to do a challenge where I do a prompt daily for a picture š
- Drink more water (big full bottle daily)Ā – I am SO bad at drinking water, and I need to change that this summer!
- Make bread twice –Ā Making bread is something I want to do a lot more than I do now (it’s SO fun, but it takes a lot of time). I want to make it at least twice this summer.
- Reorganize desk –Ā pretty obvious!
- Journal three times a week – I’m bad at journaling daily, so I want to do it three times a week instead.
- Eat healthierĀ – SO bad at this!! I want to change that (probably going to fail but whatever)
- Memorize 10 bible versesĀ – It might not seem like much, but I definitely want to do this š
- Make a long list of post ideasĀ – Just so I can have ideas for posts!
- Keep room *really* clean –Ā This is hard (especially when you’re sharing!) but I want to get really good at this this summer.
Those are my summer goals! What are yours?
August Review + September Goals
I feel like Iāve been doing this monthly review + goals thing for FOREVER! Iām pretty sure that this is my 6th month doing it, which is pretty awesome. Iāve come to enjoy doing it.
What I read in August
(again, mostly my library books)
Rilla of Ingleside by L. M. Montgomery: Iāve read this before but itās one of my favorites. Itās so sweet. I LOVE Jims, heās so cute. (For those who donāt know, this is the ending book of the Anne of Green Gables series. The main character is Rilla, Anneās youngest child, who is 14 at the start of the book. The time period covered in Rilla of Ingleside is during WW1. I definitely recommend this book to really anyone. Anne of Green Gables is for ages 8 to 88 as they say! š
Spy Camp by Stuart Gibbs: This was my āsilly bookā or āfun bookā for the month. It was humerus and silly, very fun, but certainly not educational. There are some bits of humor that were amusing but hinting at crudeness. I donāt think this book was awful, but itās not my favorite. I didnāt mean it to be, though!
The Hobbit by J. R. Tolkien: Iām actually currently reading this one for school, but I thought Iād include it in there. I read it in the first couple weeks of July, so Iām now rereading. I donāt have very much to say, but I would recommend it, itās pretty awesome. I think the whole poem part with Gollum is quite boring though. Itās probably just me, lol!
Dear America: My Secret War I’ve always enjoyed the Dear America series (since I was 8) since itās light, easy reads but so educational and teaching. Same with the Royal Diaries. This one, My Secret War, was very intriguing. Set in 1941-42 in Long Island, the WW2 Diary of Madeline Beck is quite interesting. My favorite part is how itās so REAL! Thatās what I love about DA. I recommend this book to anyone (the more advanced you are, the lighter the read is, but Itās also more fun because you can Google the person and research about them. I donāt think youād do that at age 8, lol.
Dear America: Look to the Hills This book was not at all like My Secret War. Set in 1763, this is in the New York Colonies. Very different! Itās a diary of Lozette Moreau and very enlightening. I recommend it to the same people as above ^^.
Royal Diaries: Anastasia This is by the same authors as DA, but Royal Diaries are different in the fact that itās royalty from all around. This one is Anastasia in Russia in 1914. Itās very fun and sad and lovely! I do think that the end is SO rushed and thereās not any buildup at all. Itās just- we leave, weāre gone, the end. XD
Royal Diaries: Isabel I had never ever heard this story before. Very interesting! I recommend it to everyone.
Photoshoot of my sister
On my younger sister Eās birthday, I took a photoshoot of her. Some of the photos turned out so cute! Since yāall have commented saying you want more pictures of her I decided to share a couple of them.
Goals for September:
- Post 5 times on C & C
- Post 4 times on QTE
- Send out a Monday email on the C & C mailing list twice
- Participate in a challenge/giveaway on another blog
- Start using my school schedule
Thatās all for today! Iāll see yāall next week for a fun photoshoot of _____ (you guess)!
July Review + August goals
Just warning you, this is not going to be your typical monthly review + goals post. I’m taking another quick break so I’m writing this post a couple weeks ahead. Here are the changes (only for this month):
- No goals review
- No stats/blog posts
What IS going to be in this post:
- Monthly reading list
- Photos from this month
Now that that’s out of the way, let’s get started!
Obviously, this isn’t everything I read this month, but here are some of the things I read.
The Stars of Summer- Tara Dairman
Okay, I admit it. These were only the 2 series I read. I read a lot more books in this, but I wanted to keep it simple.
I reread the “Four Stars” Series by Tara Dairman and realized that I didn’t love it as much as I though. I honestly would recommend the first one but not the others. Wait… there’s a BIG cliffhanger, maybe don’t read them at all?
I read a new single novel by Beverly Lewis- The Photograph. It was so intriguing, I would recommend.
I also read all of the ‘Abram’s Daughters” books and loved them. Get them all at once, you will be reading only them for 2-3 days straight. I’m pretty sure I’ve read all of Beverly Lewis’ books’s and reread them very often. She’s a favorite author of mine.
The header may be a little misleading and confusing. I’ve seen blog posts where you “vlog”, as in you can’t backspace and you have to include every work you type without editing. So, I decided to do that with my camera roll. I’m going to include every picture EXCEPT the ones that show my/a family member’s whole face. And to make it easier for you, I made a slideshow showcasing the photos!
Not very much, but hopefully you enjoyed! I hope to add these categories to my monthly posts now!
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