Summer Goals: Update 4

As I explained in this post I am working on completing some summer goals. This is the last update of this month! Overall I think that it has been a pretty successful first month of summer. Of course I haven’t completed all of my goals every week, but I think I am making good progress.

1. Read at Least One Book A Month

I finished The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest! I think that was probably 300-400 pages this week. Its hard not to speed up reading when you get to the end of a good book.

I am currently looking for a new book to read next. I have been reading tons of samples on iBooks (best feature ever!).

2. Eat Real Lunches

This week’s lunch has been honey wheat bagels with honey nut cream cheese – yum!

3. Call my Mom at least Once a Week

I actually called twice! And I saw my whole family earlier in the week which was fun!

4. Walk or Do Pilates Three Times a Week

I walked on Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday. I also did pilates today! Go me!

5. Take Outfit Photos Once a Week

Okay I haven’t done this… I also still haven’t managed to post those outfit pictures I took like a month ago.

6. Try Two New Recipes a Month

I definitely exceeded this goal this month! I even made two new dishes this week.

I made a zucchini pasta dish with whole wheat pasta and seasoned with crushed red pepper, garlic sea salt, basil and parmesan. It was awesome!

I also made a zucchini and sweet potato stir fry seasoned with grounded mustard, garlic sea salt and paprika. It was quite yummy!

Next week maybe I will actually look up a recipe and then follow it – haha.

7. Bake Twice a Month

I really didn’t succeed at this at all. Its kind of hard to convince myself to turn on the oven lately even for the sake of cookies!

8. Make a lot of Wedding Crafts

I really need step up the wedding craft making. I have been trying to organize gathering supplies. June is gonna have to be quite the crafty month!

9. Find Something I Love to Do

Lately I have been loving walking thats pretty much all I have so far.

10. Relax More and Smile More

Overall I think I have been doing pretty well at this throughout the month. Lets hope I can continue doing that.

Mini Goal

Last week my mini goal was to pick out an outside couch for my porch. I did this and I am super excited to get it and spend lots of time reading and drinking tea outside!

Next Week Mini Goal

• Finish unpacking!

Overall a pretty great week. Here’s to an even better weekend (which will include my first Bridal Shower!).

~Caitlin

Skylines

I really have no idea what text should accompany these photos. I have been thinking and thinking and everything sounds stupid.

I think cloudy skies are beautiful…The End.

Happy Memorial Day!

~Caitlin

Another Friday Update!

As I explained in this post I am working on completing some summer goals. On to this weeks update:

1. Read at Least One Book A Month

• I read 115 pages in The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest (I seem to have a trend going of reading more and more pages each week – haha).

2. Eat Real Lunches

• I did pretty well this week with this. Lots of hummus and pretzels with aside of strawberries – yum!

3. Call my Mom at least Once a Week

• Done! Always fun to catch up with my Mom.

4. Walk or Do Pilates Three Times a Week

• I went on one walk. It was kinda rainy and gross all week. Hopefully next week I can go on more walks!

5. Take Outfit Photos Once a Week

• Nope

6. Try Two New Recipes a Month

• Not this week.

7. Bake Twice a Month

• Not yet but the month’s not over yet!

8. Make a lot of Wedding Crafts

• No but I picked wedding shoes after MUCH deliberation. My dress I picked in one hour, but everything else is proving a bit more difficult.

9. Find Something I Love to Do

• I have mostly been focusing on unpacking this week. I have been enjoying relaxing still which is always a fun thing to do.

10. Relax More and Smile More

• I think I have been doing pretty good this week. Maybe I am finally getting a hang of relaxing and having fun thing.

Mini Goal

Last weeks goal was take more pictures. I did this a little bit. I shared some random pictures I took of day to day life in this post and I plan on sharing some more this weekend or next week.

Next Week Mini Goal

• Pick out a little couch for my porch – my porch!

Overall this week has been pretty good and I am looking forward to an awesome long weekend. I plan to have a weekend full of relaxing and slow unpacking. Maybe even some exploring in my town!

Have a glorious weekend!

~Caitlin

Day to Day

Here are some mediocre iPhone pictures of life lately. Which I have to say has been pretty awesome. I have been slacking on the blog posts lately but I have a good excuse. I have been the process of moving into an apartment I love (and I can’t remember where I packed my camera at the moment (hence the iPhone pictures)). Last weekend was entirely consumed with moving activities so I am really looking forward to the upcoming one and its a long weekend at that! I have to say though this is by far the best kind of moving.

Stacks of Boxes:

Some Unpacking:

An Empty Room (which is no longer empty):

A Pretty New Dress:

Besides moving I have been wedding planning, online shopping for apartment furnishings, job hunting, going for walks, watching Boardwalk Empire and Big Bang Theory, and reading books and blogs, oh and eating lots of awesome pizza.

~Caitlin

Update Time!

As I explained in this post I am working on completing some summer goals. Here is this weeks update:

1. Read at Least One Book A Month

• I read 82 pages in The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest

2. Eat Real Lunches

• I didn’t do so well with eating lunch this week mostly because I am running low on food. On Tuesday I had a peanut butter sandwich and other than that I had snacks like apples and luna bars and such. There is always next week.

3. Call my Mom at least Once a Week

• No

4. Walk or Do Pilates Three Times a Week

• I did some pilates this week.

5. Take Outfit Photos Once a Week

• Nope

6. Try Two New Recipes a Month

• Not this week.

7. Bake Twice a Month

• Not yet but the month’s not over yet!

8. Make a lot of Wedding Crafts

• No but we sent out our save the dates & I picked bridesmaids dresses! I think those are some pretty fun milestones regardless.

9. Find Something I Love to Do

• I have been focusing on enjoying relaxing and being okay with not having a definitive plan for the first time in my life.

10. Relax More and Smile More

• See above

Mini Goal

Last weeks goal wastry two new hairstyles. I succeeded in this!

• One side braid with a flower.

• High messy ponytail.

Next Week Mini Goal

• Take more photos!

I didn’t do the greatest at completing my goals this week. Lets hope I do a little better next week.

Have an awesome weekend.

~Caitlin