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• June goals RECAP [2021]

  Posted at 7:36 am by Kelli, on July 8, 2021

  I feel like the months are going by so fast. June seemed to have just started yesterday and it is already the end of it. Here’s the results from my goals for this month.

  Buy a new planner

  I did do this and I am so excited to use it. It is called the simplified planner. This planner will help me simplify my life, and at the same time, declutter it. It kind of goes hand in hand. I will make a post about this planner sometime in the future.

  Read 2 books

  I read 4 books in total this month.

  • Coming Up Roses (The Southern Roots, #1) by L.K. Farlow
  • An Uphill Battle (The Southern Roots, #2) by L.K. Farlow
  • Weather the Storm (The Southern Roots, #3) by L.K. Farlow
  • Shielding His Baby (Deuces Wild, #3) by Taryn Quinn

  Post 4 blogs

  I ended up only posting three. These are the ones I posted:

  • June goals
  • Spring bucket list RECAP
  • Summer bucket list

  Post 4 YouTube videos

  I did not post 4 videos this month, but these are the ones I did post.

  • trying Dunkin & thrift books | vlog 11
  • had a sinus infection & what book should I read? | vlog 12

  Get tanner

  I feel like by me walking outside 3-4 times a week has gotten me a little tanner.

  Walk 30 miles for cancer

  I walked over 30 miles to raise awareness for cancer.

  Take vitamins daily

  I didn’t have vitamins for 2 weeks of this month, but when I did have them I took them. I am counting this because I could not help that my vitamins got here late, lol.

  Meditate 3x a week

  I did not do this. I did meditate about once a week. I am still trying to get better at this.

  Go hiking

  I actually did not go hiking, although I did walk on a track a lot. This month just flew by. I am going to pencil in time for a hike next month.

  Practice writing

  I have practiced writing this month. I started writing my book instead of staying stuck on beginning ideas. I am trying to male myself plow through on writing and let myself go back later to rewrite, add or subtract things from my rough draft.

  22 push ups every day

  I started this at the beginning of the month, but I ended up have to take a week and a half break because I got a bad sinus infection. I have started again on June 28 and will do this for at least 22 days to raise veteran suicide awareness.

  22 squats every day

  I did not continue doing this. Probably should.

  Clean house

  I have started this. I reorganized the kitchen’s pantry and multiple cluttered drawers. I hope to move to the dining room and my room.
  Posted in Monthly goals/pictures | 0 Comments | Tagged accomplished, blog, book, fitness, Goals, hiking, list, monthly, to do, Youtube, youtube channel

• July goals [2021]

  Posted at 7:36 am by Kelli, on July 8, 2021

  

  The months are going by like a blur. This month I want to try to be more present. That way I might get everything done. Here are my goals for this month.

  • Read 2 books
  • Walk a total of 30 miles
  • Start simplified challenge
  • Practice writing (write 10 more pages)
  • Drink more water
  • Start running
  • Push up challenge
  • Go hiking
  • Hang out with friends
  • Take time to meditate
  • Post 2 YouTube videos
  • Post 4 blogs
  Posted in Monthly goals/pictures | 0 Comments | Tagged book, fitness, Goals, hiking, july, mental health, monthly, Things I Love, Vlog, Youtube, youtube channel

• June goals

  Posted at 6:05 am by Kelli, on June 5, 2021

  

  May seemed to have gone by in the blink of an eye, but I am proud of all that I have accomplished with my goals. Here’s the new goals for the month of June.

  • Buy a new planner
  • Read 2 books
  • Post 4 blog posts
  • Post 4 YouTube videos
  • Get tanner
  • Walk 30 miles for cancer
  • Take vitamins daily
  • Meditate 3X a week
  • Go hiking
  • Practice writing
  • 22 push ups every day
  • 22 squats every day
  • Clean house
  Posted in Monthly goals/pictures | 0 Comments | Tagged 2021, blog, book, fitness, friends, Goals, hiking, june, monthly, self-love, update, Vlog, Vlogging, working out, workout, Youtube

• Books I Read in January 2021

  Posted at 8:32 pm by Kelli, on February 10, 2021

  

  Hello! In the month of January, I read four books. I wrote a small review of each one. I liked most of them, but not all of them. Most of these were mystery books. There may be small spoilers, but no reveals of who the killers were.

  The Rooster Bar by John Grisham

  At first I thought this book was going to be good, but it got boring really quickly. I was really disappointed in this book because someone who loves John Grisham really hyped up some of his other books. He may have other good books, but in my opinion, this is not one of them.

  Truth Be Told by Hank Phillippi Ryan

  I really enjoyed this mystery. This is the first time I ever read this author, but I will probably read another one of his when I feel like reading another mystery. I did not see the twists coming in this book which is the whole point. It switched between several different people, but I liked being able to see what each one of them were thinking about different situations.

  Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

  This book was phenomenal. I was interested from the beginning. I have read reviews were the author talks too much about the Marsh, but I think the description of it makes the image playing in my head even better. The book goes from the past to the present – the present having to do with the main character, Kya, being tried for murder. This book had me trying to guess who the murderer was the entire time. It was not until the end that it was ultimately discovered.

  1st to Die by James Patterson

  This is book one to the Women’s Murder Club series. It was about four women trying to figure out several bride and groom’s killer was. I was so sure it was this one person, but there were many twists to this story. At one point, I was actually getting aggravated because I was not sure who the serial killer was. It was a really good book though. I have heard that a lot of James Patterson books are the same so I will probably space out when I read his books.

  Have you read any of these? If so, which ones?

  Posted in Review | 0 Comments | Tagged book, books, January 2021, janurary, mystery, mystery books, Review

• December Goals [2020]

  Posted at 10:30 am by Kelli, on December 2, 2020

  

  My wish for December is that I complete all my goals, and I stay in the creative mood! Here are my goals for December:

  December goals

  • Be more organized
  • Get rid of what I don’t use
  • Volunteer 4 times
  • Job search
  • Christmas shopping
  • Film/upload 2 YouTube videos
  • Upload blogs (1 a week)
  • Save $300
  • Read 2 books
  • Workout (at least) 3X a week
  • Finish a TV show
  • Work on book
  • Practice self-care weekly
  • Make Tik Tok videos
  • Do vlogmas
  Posted in Monthly goals/pictures | 0 Comments | Tagged book, christmas, job search, shopping, upload, videos, vlogmas, workout, Youtube

• October Recap [2019]

  Posted at 9:41 pm by Kelli, on October 31, 2019

  

  I can’t believe it is already the end of October! It’s been a few weeks since I have posted, and I apologize for that.  However! I am hopefully back. These next few posts will be somewhat October related – although some will be after October is over.

  Here’s a recap of my favorites this October:

  Favorite book: The Scotch Series

  It’s actually three books, but when I read them, it was online, and they all blended together. Sadly, this is the only thing I read this month. I am going to try to start reading more. I really recommend this series though – unless you could possibly get triggered by rape-related things. (Rape does not actually happen, but I still would not recommend if it is a trigger.)

  Favorite movie: Coraline

  I had never seen this before, but I like it. It is quite creepy but intriguing.

  Favorite TV show: The Originals

  Favorite song: “Panic Attack” by Scotty Sire

  Favorite drink: Pumpkin Spice Latte

  Favorite place: Martin, TN

  Favorite app: Trello (I’ll do another post talking about this app – among others.)

  Favorite memory: My best friend and I carved pumpkins. I carved a vampire, and she carved what I call a “basic white girl.” I’ll post the pictures in “October in Photos.”

  Posted in Favorites, Personal | 0 Comments | Tagged app, book, drink, favorite, memory, movie, october, October recap, place, song, tv show

• A Book I Love

  Posted at 5:32 pm by Kelli, on October 29, 2017

  

  Having to choose just ONE book I love was really hard. I really love to read. The book that has really stuck with me that has a lot of meaning is Beastly by Alex Flinn.

  

  I love the big message of how it’s not the outside that matters in a person but it’s the inside that should. There are way too many people in this world that are only with guys because they’re so “hot” and “popular.” While these guys would also be the biggest jerks.

  So a word of advice: I understand that you need to be somewhat attracted to the guy to want to date him. I get that looks do matter to an extent. Just don’t stop at the looks. Look at the guy’s (or girl’s) personality too. How are they like? Are they kind? Are they big-headed? These kind of things matter. Don’t just settle. You deserve more than that.

   

  Posted in Things I Love | 0 Comments | Tagged Alex flinn, beastly, book, favorite book, girls, guys, kind, looks, personality

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