1 – Moving my desk! My beautiful standing desk is on wheels so it’s very easy to move around. I think I’m going to try to move it every 3 months or so just so I can have a different view. Previously, it was facing the big window in my living room and now it’s facing the wall next to the window!
2 – Visiting my mom, who just tested positive for Covid. Since I just had it, I’m one of the only people who can visit her without getting sick, too! I brought her lunch and we played some games together.
3 – Starting Good Girls on Netflix. The first episode was so good!
4 – A low-key 4th of July. I slept in, did a long workout, visited with my mom, and took a short nap.
5 – Making a yummy dinner for myself.
6 – Watching the Big Brother premiere with my mom (and the dogs!)
7 – Sleeping in until 8 and then having snuggle time with Lila before getting up.
8 – Making a Reel (my first one ever!) for my mom’s birthday. I also went to dinner with my friend Amber and we had a really good conversation about dating, singleness, and loneliness. I can’t stress enough how amazing it is to have another “single in our 30s” friend to talk with.
9 – Snuggling up with baby blankets that Mikaela brought into Starbucks from her car during our writing date. It was freezing in there!
10 – Scheduling an emergency therapy appointment. Today was a hard day for my anxiety and I’m glad I reached out.
11 – A really healing therapy session. I cried a lot and it felt so good.
12 – Making a small speech in a meeting with 200+ people. It was so scary, but I was proud of myself for saying yes when my director asked me to do it.
13 – Putting together the cat’s new tower! It’s so much bigger and fancier than their previous one.
14 – Ellie spending most of the day on the cat tower. I was really expecting both cats to ignore the tower for a few weeks, as they normally do with new things. But she wanted to use it right away!
15 – Ordering in pizza and watching a comedy special on Netflix.
16 – Recording the last two episodes of season 1! I can’t believe we did it!
17 – Being able to sleep longer in the morning because the coffee date I had planned for that day was canceled. His loss!
18 – Starting off the week with a strong workout (20-minute spin, 20-minute strength, and a walk around the block)
19 – Taking a walk in the morning to take pictures of all the crepe myrtles around my apartment complex. Crepe myrtles are my favorite!
20 – A day off! I took Eloise to the vet and she received a sparkling report. Later that night, I had book club and it was a wonderful time.
21 – My robot vaccum was delivered! Once it charged for a bit, I let it do a spin around my bedroom and it did an insanely wonderful job!
22 – A really long, satisfying nap.
23 – Working on some podcast stuff, like finalizing our cover art and drafting some Instagram posts to announce our trailer episode. It’s all coming together for real!
24 – A movie date with Amber to see Where the Crawdads Sing. I really liked the movie!
25 – Booking a Labor Day getaway with Bri and Amber. We’re spending a few days at a gorgeous resort in Orlando that has a huge pool and lazy river. !!!
26 – Cooking a new recipe that was so good, and will definitely be a part of my regular rotation. (Recipe here, and yes, it’s from Tik Tok.)
27 – A lady date with Bri where we talked through some emotional friend stuff I’m going through, ordered pizza, and watched a comedy special.
28 – Buying some items off a friend’s classroom wish list. It felt really good to be able to support her in this way!
29 – Getting a massage that was so relaxing that I fell asleep. Oops!
30 – Celebrating mom’s birthday finally with game night and cake. My nephews were both in really great spirits, too, and my younger one, especially, had us cracking up with his one-liners. (I swear he’s going to grow up to become a comedian!)
31 – Publishing our podcast! Eeks… so nerve-wracking and exciting!
What was a highlight of July for you?
