July Wrap-Up Post

July has come and gone, and its left me in the dust wondering what just few by. Yes, that's exactly how I feel! So many things happened this month. A few awesome things, and a few awful things. But isn't that life?

So lets wrap up July!

✭Forth of July party✭Fireworks✭Flag cake (Yum!)✭Family and friends from church✭Patriotic music✭Went jet skiing✭Horse lessons✭Putting up our pool✭Super hot out!✭Good food✭Movie marathon✭Stacking 500 square bales in the hayloft #girlpower✭Writing✭Camp Nano✭Meeting new friends in camp cabin✭word sprinting✭went to a OC "picnic" aka a camp cabin activity where you bring one or two of your original characters to a literary picnic (my sisters laugh, but I think it's fun!)✭Frozen hot chocolate drink while writing!! ✭Bought a lot of veggies at a auction to process✭Make salsa✭Made cucumber salad✭Froze zucchini, onions, and yellow squash✭Found a four leaf clover (check that off of my summer bucket list)✭Also made lemon blueberry zucchini bread which was AMAZING!✭Swimming with lil sis✭Taking pictures of flowers, butterflies, hummingbirds, and dragonflies✭Practicing songs for VBS✭Helped take senior pictures✭Sunset drive for ice cream✭Painting pottery with friends✭Hayfields✭Storm clouds✭Homemade lemonade✭A foggy morning✭Book mail! I bought The Old River Road by Hailey Rose!✭VBS✭My first time helping with song service and games✭July 23 was the hardest day of 2019✭Workouts✭A day at the fair✭Getting excited about a new opportunity God opened up✭Also, can we all just take a moment to throw some *confetti* because: I won Camp Nano! This morning, I finished my goal of 30 hours✭30 hours is a long time! But I got a lot done!✭Honestly, a big chunk of July was really hard because my dog, Bella Baby passed away. She had been with us for 17 years, and I don't remember a time without her. She was my baby and followed me around everywhere. She was my best friend, she knew all my secrets and was always there for me when I needed her✭So yes, its very tough✭Prayers would be appreciated✭Anyway, I'm still Living✭Laughing✭Loving✭and Learning✭

✩At tongue twisters✩At VBS kids✩At inside jokes✩etc✩

Speaking of tongue twisters... here's a glimpse into my writing life: 

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Me: my WIPs are like tongue twisters for my brain.

Me: I need a break.

Me: but I need Camp Nano hours.

Also Me: I guess I'll try my hand at flash fiction...

*1000 words later* * and still going* *already starts to plan plot, characters, etc*

Me: ok, now I have a brand new WIP. Great. Just great.

#sendhelp #writerswouldknow

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Also, this made me laugh: 

✮My family✮My friends✮My animals✮All the summertime things✮

⭑Wow. Not really sure what to say in this part, because I've learned a lot this month, sort of⭑I've learned to keep persevering even when it's tough⭑That 30 hours is a big Nano goal⭑that God's got this⭑That life is hard⭑Crying is ok⭑But the empty feeling is not⭑Don't harden your heart when the going gets tough, let Jesus heal you⭑God works in mysterious ways⭑His plans are always good⭑There is a time and a season for everything⭑Keep going⭑Prioritize your daily goals⭑Make time for the people who matter in your life⭑Social media isn't everything⭑Show up for the here and now⭑Don't keep looking at the future, shine where your at⭑You are never alone⭑

~Mini Photo Dump~ 

^^ Ice cream and a good book, what more could I ask for? 

^^ Rosie with a new braid!

^^ My VBS "Staff" shirt! :)

^^ Pottery I painted! 

^^ Workout pic

^^ A hummingbird!!!

^^ Lemonade at the fair!

~Goals~

July goal recap: 

~Participate in Camp Nano! Check!

~Continue blogging twice a week. Yes! 

~Ride Rose. Sort of, I groomed her a few times and got on her a couple...

~Help pull off the fourth of July party at our house... Yes! It was a success!

~Eat Forth of July cake! Yes! And it was amazing! 

~Do some continuing education research. Nope, that will have to be a goal for next month.

~Garden. Not really. 

August goals: 

~Blog twice a week.

~Plan a surprise for my 100th post! (It's already in the works!)

~Ride Rosie.

~Garden.

~Write 5,000 words.

~Edit some of my WIPs.

~Read one book.

~Do something on my summer bucket list!

First off, how is it I'm already making goals for AUGUST?? How? Why is summer flying by so fast? So tell me, how are you spending these summer months?

 And if it's not summer where you live, how are you spending these winter months?

 Do ya'll still like my wrap up posts or do you want me to try something different for a wrap up? How was your July? I'll see ya in the comments!