Completed:
61. teach a calligraphy class
- I taught beginning brush lettering on July 16th! I had 5 students and they all did a great job. I was super nervous about it and actually probably over-prepared, haha, but I already have ideas on how to make things better for the next class (if enough people sign up for it...everyone come take my class - you can sleep on my couch). Overall, I'm really glad I did this! I need to decide if calligraphy is something I want to pursue professionally and I think this was a good first step to test the waters.
In Progress/Updates:
1. renew my passport and use it
- My passport came and I have 2 trips planned to Vancouver, BC!
2. digitally transcribe my journals
- I started on this one and I have two comments: this is going to take forever, and middle school Sara is the most ridiculous person ever.
12. try 30 new teas (15/30)
- I've tried more teas when I've been out lately and that's been lots of fun. Halfway through!
14. get new bras
- I got sized again and spent way too much money on bras. I'm having second thoughts about the fit, so I'm not calling this complete quite yet.
20. read 30 new graphic novels (13/30)
- Again, so many good graphic novels. Heck to the heck. I only got 5 in this month, but I read some real good ones: the second volume of The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited and Real Friends, based on Shannon Hale's life!!
21. read 30 new Newbery award or honor books (10/30)
- Lots of traveling this month, aka, I read lots of books on planes! 8 Newberys done this month! Long Way Down was depressing, but good, Millions of Cats I can kind of say the same thing for? It also had lovely hand lettering. And I finally read My Father's Dragon!
23. see 30 new animated films (3/30)
- We saw My Little Pony: The Movie and it was delightful. I am reminded how happy MLP makes me and how I need to catch up on the series!
58. see 30 new documentaries (3/30)
- I watched all three this month! I saw Period. End of Sentence, Chef Flynn, and The Biggest Little Farm - all super enjoyable. The Biggest Little Farm had a wonderful scene of a sheep covered in snails that I will remember for the rest of my life.
62. complete Yoshi's Crafted World with Garrett
- We've gotten 2 of the 5 gems back so far! This game is the cutest thing in the world.
83. grow a backyard garden
- I have baby tomatoes and cukes!!! I also used some of my rosemary in soup. Next I want to make some mint syrup. Yum!
87. cook all recipes from Spice Madam subscription (2/6)
- This month I got Japan, which was a little disappointing because I had eaten most everything they included. And I didn't think the spices were really spices (seaweed is not a spice. miso is not a spice. the shichimi passed). But I cooked them all, anyway!
And of course I'm still working on my dailies and monthlies, never fear!
I've been traveling a lot this month, so I'm looking forward to a little quieter August for work at home. I've been thinking more about my habits and time management so I'm excited to maybe start implementing some things on that front (#3).
Hope you all had a good July! Anything else you want to see from my updates?
