June’s favorite things

June’s favorites things:

1. Books:

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   • Wolf Pack by Abby Wambach (audio book)
   • Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey (audio book)
   • The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell
   • Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab
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   • The Bookshop
     • Bookshop is an online book store that financially supports local book stores! If you go to my Bookshop link you can search in the top search bar for a specific book 
   • Audible Plus If you like to listen to audio books Audible offers great options- You can try it for free for 30 days to see how you like it!
   • Libby App The Libby app allows you to check out a book from the library electronically that you can add to your nook or kindle electronic reader or as an audio book. You link it to your library card, there is sometimes a wait, just like if you were checking it out at the library. It automatically checks it back in on it’s due date- so no late fees!!

2. Podcasts I listened to:

   • We Can Do Hard Things with Glennon Doyle
   • The Crystal Paine Show
   • The Life Coach School
   • The Well Well Well Podcast with Brittney and Cassaundra
     • My Podcasts are much like the music I listen to- eclectic!

3. Shows

   • Grey’s Anatomy
   • Station 19
   • The Handmaid’s Tale
   • Firefly Lane

4. Monthly Project: Our office-

   • This room used to be my daughter’s room. She recently moved the rest of her bedroom things out and so the room was a bit empty. I decided to finally have a designated office/craft space.
   • There was a lot of sorting done first, then I gave Seth and I each a desk space.
   • The closet is transformed into storage for wrapping paper and crafting supplies.
   • Now a bookshelf houses our library of books!

5. Saving Money

   • We have been on a mission to become debt free and get a better handle on our finances.
   • There are lots of great budgeting tools- we have decided to use Dave Ramsey’s Every Dollar Matter’s program.
   • One of the most key parts of this, is us having a weekly budget meeting. We review ALL of our spending and categorize it into our budget.
   • The weekly meeting helps us stay in check.
   • We have been able to eliminate all of our debt except a student loan and our house- which we have planned out on how to pay those off too.
   • It has helped us learn how to build up our savings and really own our spending.

6. Products:

   • Adventure Challenge Couple’s Edition
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   • This is a Date Night Challenge book that my husband got me for Valentine’s Day
   • There are different editions for Families, Solo, and Friends!
   • As you go through the book, you can pick your date based on categories, time, cost, etc- but you don’t know your date until you scratch it off!
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   • Our date was cooking a recipe together
   • The challenge was the partner who had the least amount of cooking experience had to be blindfolded, while the other partner gave the instructions. It was really fun and entertaining 🙂

7. Celebrating:

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   • My word of the year is Celebrate- this means intentionally celebrating big and small events. Making sure I am celebrating my relationships in my life and connecting with people, events and activities that are meaningful to me.
   • In June I celebrated in lots of ways- here are some highlights!
     • My son turned 19 & we celebrated with a fun party, food and cake!
     • Having a friend over for cider & conversation
     • I had a zoom gathering with friends
     • Went to church with a friend that I had not seen in a long time
     • Had a facial and a massage
     • Celebrated the special fathers in my life on Father’s Day
     • Got together with Taylor and Trae
     • Went stand up paddle boarding with Seth and Summer
     • Had a girls get together & we made Terrariums
     • Celebrated my dad’s birthday at Granite City with family
     • Lilo snuggles

8. Self Care:

   • Being intentional about making sure I am taking care of myself- physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually
   • June self care:
     • Being intentional with my relationships
     • Monthly massage
     • Allowing rest
     • Looking at ways I can simplify my life

9. DIY:

   • My Terrarium! It was something I have been wanting to make & finally did it!
   • If you want to see how I did it- check out my post “How to Build a Terrarium”

10. Quote

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I hope you enjoyed my post on June’s favorite things.

If you want some more favorites- check out my “May’s favorite things post.”

Wanting some posts on organizing- here are a few of my favorite ones:

How to make a cleaning schedule

How to plan your day

Monthly Goal planning

Creating an Organized Home

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Thanks,

Faith ♥

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