August.

The year is flying by...so much has happened this year that it is kind of a relief we are past the halfway point. This month officially kicks my focused studying into high gear...just 3.5 months until test day (just before Thanksgiving).

Goals for August 2020

 Beauty + Health
- Do a face mask at least 3x a week, each week = Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings
- Use facial tools much more often!, at least 3x a week: zit zapper, zit sucker, exfoliator, dermaplane, tweezers, etc.)
- Use creams and serums consistently
- Walk + WOD at least 3x a week. 4x is good, 5x is best. Walk at least 30 minutes followed by a Home WOD, alternating between body weight and weight training
- Continue going to bed earlier so I'm getting at least 7 hours of sleep each night
- 31 Day Challenge: No HFCS soda + No bread/gluten + No drive-thru or take out meals + Drink more water + Reduce Ensure Intake to help with bloating (i.e., actually have breakfast!)

Home
- Finish guest room, guest closet, office, office closet, and master bedroom 7/31-8/2
- Move Diverging Diamonds mirror from DR to above bar in LR 8/8
- Move Isabella mirror from stairs to DR 8/8
- Hang metal daisy trio on stairs 8/8
- Add white flower 3D art in guest bathroom 8/9
- Add art to master bathroom 8/1-2
- CLEAN master bathroom 8/1
- Bag/tag clothing donations for DRM 7/31-8/2
- Pack up all the clothes/shoes/accessories for F|W and S|S 7/31-8/2

Other
- Refi Closing 8/24
- Send in parking receipts
- The countdown begins to 11/17 aka TEST DAY!!

July.

The year is officially half over and what a year it has been - definitely one for the record books. The past few months has exposed A LOT...from the total bias of mass media, hypocritical actions by our politicians (from the local level all the way to the top), and even just regular folks. People I know that I've always considered intelligent and sensible have appeared to lose their minds over this whole thing, which to me is a more highly contagious flu. They tout "science and data" like it's gold and honestly, I've done the research and the so-called experts can't even make up their minds and keep flip-flopping, which only furthers the political and other conspiracy theories. It's just a really crazy time...time future generations will read about in the history books.

As for me, I completed the 6-month probationary period for my new position with more than half of it spent working mostly from home. I was able to transfer my certification exam from May to November thanks to the virus. In the next week, I hope to finish my seasonal chores, finish the guest room and finally hang my favorite pieces...so that I can start studying (after I mail off my taxes). That will allow be a solid 4 months of preparation and studying for my exam. *Crossing fingers*

Goals for July 2020

Beauty

- Do a mask 2-3 times a week (alternating between BC charcoal, R+F and other clay masks)

- Use zit zapper, zit sucker, exfoliating tools 2-3 times a week

- Use creams and serums more consistently

- Get a spray tan (I think since salons are open, this is possible and probably good to do it sooner rather than later)

Home

- Finish the guest room (clean out/organize/hang art/figure out storage, etc.)

- Finish the office (hang art/figure out closet storage/etc.)

- Finish cleaning the windows

- Move mirrors (diamond mirror moves to above the bar and large square mirror will move to the dining room)

- Purge! Donate! Get rid of a lot of stuff!
- Clean the dining room from top to bottom including chandelier, floors and windows
- Clean and rearrange the living room from top to bottom, including floors and windows

- Hang string lights on back patio

- Hang mini string lights in master bedroom ("mood lighting") ;-)

Fitness/Health

Gyms remain closed so Home WODs continue

- Walk (30 min./2 mi. minimum daily)

- Home WODs at least 5 days a week (alternating between body weight and weight training)

- Consistently take my B12 vitamins 

- Consistently get at least 7 hours of sleep each night (I need to be in bed by 11pm at the latest, more regularly)
- Start weaning myself off the bad habits (soda consumption, ordering so much take out/delivery, etc.) and restarting good habits (meal prepping on Sunday, increasing water and non-soda intake, etc.)

Other

- Sister's birthday

- Nephew turns 6

- Do and mail my taxes! (High importance*)

- Finalize refinancing my mortgage (hopefully losing my PMI!)
- Start going back into the office all day, beginning 7/22