August Moodboard

Hello Hello - Still here? It's me again. Happy new month. I absolutely cannot believe we are in August already. Where has the time gone and how can we get it back? That’s not a real question, but damn time is ticking and I’m feeling more self reflective than ever. I’ve given myself a task to reflect on each week as a way to take stock of the habits I’m trying to build and the goals I’ve set for Q3. Which I’ve narrowed down in order of priority for this quarter because I looked at Q2 and realized  it was just too much packed in 1 and it's impossible to really hone in on the areas that are truly priority in this season that I’m in, right now.

I find intentional self reflection quite challenging, but it's actually such a powerful exercise, and by doing it weekly, it makes it more digestible and easier to look back at the month as a whole - but don’t get me wrong it’s still hard. I was also reading the July newsletter and mood board as a starting point for my reflection of the month to compare my intentions v my actions and I have to say it has been a pretty good month. A really great mix of friends, activities and appreciating spending time with just myself. Been sticking to a solid morning routine most days - which definitely makes me feel like I have my shit together when I manage to incorporate it. However, I still have some work to do when it comes to “leaning in”, but whenever I find myself shying away from something, I’ve now adopted the phrase as a personal pep talk and it's been helpful in shifting my mindset from fear to action, even if it's a small one. I’ve also really valued the time I’ve spent with those I could. I’m a fan of bond forming and spending quality time with people, can really help build that. I find, often, I can get so consumed in my own shit that I don’t deep how much value there is being around my people, my community. My people (as in you) keep me sharp, inspire me, introduce new perspectives and ideas without even realizing that you do. And as someone who enjoys human interaction and being around my people, I haven’t always celebrated or honored it in that way.

You know, coming to newsletter 2 was a struggle - I was stuck with what to say, how to say it, assessing what July was for me and identifying what I wanted August to look like. If you know me, you know that I am a massive overthinker - so of course I’ve been overthinking this journal entry disguised as a newsletter - haha. One of my friends said to me earlier in the month that I need a thinking holiday - and yep, she was right. I have no idea what that even looks like, but it sounds like something I should try. So I’ve decided to take time off of work at the end of the month, which as an entrepreneur, it can be quite difficult (for me) to do. But I’m actually quite proud because I never do this without external reason and this time, it's simply to just turn off and try out this thinking holiday thing. Which leads me to my mood board for the month. I said I wanted to romanticize my life more and even though July was a good month, there wasn’t enough romance - from me, not from anyone else lol. So taking this month to continue digging deeper into my self development and continued self discovery, but also more art, more fresh air, more self love, more self care, more spiritual awareness, more solo dates and hopefully spending more time with you guys. 

Thank you for reading 🥹 🥰