Monthly Favorites: August 2019
Alright friends, we’re throwing this back to the OG blog days where monthly favorites were a regular occurrence on almost every blog. I stopped writing them awhile ago, but as I said in my 4 year blogiversary post, I’m wanting to bring the blog back to its roots. Sharing what I love, sharing what I’m up to, and sharing my passions.
Okay so I actually just looked up the last time I did a favorites post, and it was June 2016… Y’all that was 3 years ago! Holy freaking moly.
Life Update
I’m only covering what happened in August because *spoiler alert* a coffee & chit chat post is coming with updates about my summer. Anyways, August was a whirlwind of a month. It started out in Denver, Colorado. I flew out there to do some web development work with my uncle’s design company and to drive my brother back to Tennessee. He was out in Vail, Colorado, all summer as a raft guide and living out of his car so I was blessed with the opportunity to help drive him back. 19 hours in the car, and 2 days later, we were back in Knoxville. I actually didn’t mind the trip all that much because my brother and I haven’t really had a bonding experience quite like that. It was genuinely so fun.
As far as work goes, I decided to say “screw this” to the whole job search thing because it was giving me so much unnecessary anxiety and stress and depression. I’ve officially started my own business as a web developer & designer and social media manager. I just landed my 2nd social media client two weeks ago 🎉 I will say starting up my own business is a lot harder than I thought, but it’s genuinely so rewarding.
Teeny Tiny Terra Cotta
In August, some of my tiny succulent propagations were ready to be moved from their growing trays into their very own terra cotta pots. And I needed a lot of little pots… 36 to be exact.
I ordered these off of Amazon and they came in perfect condition! None of the pots were broken or even slightly cracked. They’re such a great size, and for the price, I couldn’t beat it! Highly recommend if you’re in the market for terra cotta pots.
Bullet Journal
Since starting my own business, I have a whole lot of things to keep track of, and my Happy Planner just wasn’t cutting it anymore. I loved my Happy Planner so much for school because the days were divided and I had enough room to write down assignments, meetings, due dates, etc. Now, my daily planner functions as a planner, a to-do list, important notes, and anything else that is relevant to whatever job I’m working on at the moment.
If you’re an OG blog reader, you may remember I tried my hand at bullet journaling a few years ago, but I quickly fell out of that. I was focused too much on making the spreads look pretty than I was on the actual functionality of the bullet journaling system.
Now, I’m a lot less focused on how it looks and more about how it performs. I’ll gladly dedicate 30 minutes of my time to set up and draw my simple daily and monthly spreads for the next 3 months. Plus, I do love drawing and doodling and all that sort of thing so it’s a good fit for me!
Giant Pothos
I may or may not have saved a giant pothos from the clearance rack at Lowe’s for $8. Yes, $8.He is thriving and living his best life by my fireplace, and I love him so much. He’s beautiful. That’s all I have to say.
Find him on my Instagram.
LECA Balls & Semi-Hydro
I’m slowly converting my houseplants to that soil-free life because I was tired of fungus gnats, root rot, and dirt being all over my house. I heard about semi-hydro from @minamalisticali on YouTube, and I’ve been hooked ever since.
The transition has been a long one, and I’m battling to keep a few of my plants alive and thriving. Two of my pothos are not doing so hot and I’m just over here like “aren’t y’all supposed to be the plants that are hard to kill??” I guess not. But aside from those two plants, the rest of them are THRIVING.
My prized hoyas are loving their life, and most of the rest of my plants are as well. Such a great decision, thb.
That’s it for my monthly favorites. I forgot how much fun these posts are! I’m stoked to be bringing this old-school blog series back!
~abigail gray
