Coffee & Honeycomb

It'ssssss August! And you know what that means? Birthday month — for both this blog and myself! My favorite month of the year. :) I thought it was only appropriate to do a 'baby steps' post for this month with so much happening right now. In the past, entering August = entering a new school year, but since I graduated in May, I am officially done with school. No more first day of school outfit, no more syllabus, no more books... Entering August = entering real world. If you've been following me on Twitter or Instagram, then you know that I am actually relocating from Illinois to Minneapolis in just a couple of weeks for my new job. (!!!) Ah, it is so surreal. I want to try to document this transition into young adult life as much as possible on this blog. Hope ya don't get sick of me! Cheers! 

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have a bonfire | Because, summer.

go on a picnic | See above.

create a japan scrapbook | It was a month that changed my life and I don't want to forget any of it. :) I want to create a scrapbook with some of my favorite verses and photos to really capture the memories.

develop photos | I have so many photos stored on my external hard drive that were never published, not even from Italy (!!!), and I want to print them all out to line my future walls.

continue 'if:equip' reading plan | If you don't know about IF or Jennie Allen yet, stop everything you are doing (including reading my blog) and click here. This is a community & resource I am so happy I discovered and don't know what I did without. It was a timely discovery, and immensely helpful into my re-entry back to the US. I love all of the womens' heart of the If community, and they press me more into Jesus daily.

donate old clothes | Purging my closet was a chore that was much needed. Like, yesterday.

buy furniture | Because real world apartments don't come fully furnished? Shocking, right? I know. It was for me, too. I need to get me some real couches, rugs, kitchen stools, and the whole shabang. Grown up toys. 

say goodbye | Cue sad music here. A huge part of moving also means saying goodbye. I've lived in Naperville for 10+ years. It's going to be bittersweet move. Sweet to begin a new exciting journey, sad to leave behind all of my best friends and loved ones. On the bright side, maybe this will call for one last summer bash, though? 

move to minnesota | Entering real world. 

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*See all of my past monthly goals here. 

*Travel back to what August looked like last year. Or the year before. 

XOXO: What about you? What are your goals for this month? Join the conversation!

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HAPPY NOVEMBER, EVERYBODY.
It is the first day of the month that is filled with thanks, loved ones, and food that makes you fall into deep sleeps. Just wanted to welcome in the new month and tie up loose ends of October with you...

In October, we (attempted) to talk about "belovedness" for thirty one days. Although there are not 31 posts, you can find them all here.

GOALS:
- Participate in #shereadstruth
- Begin new blog projects. (I'm really excited for this one. Hint: guest posts + sponsorships)
- Take better care of my body.
- Cut out carbs and look for changes. 
- Practice grace daily.
- Sleep before 1 a.m.
- Don't skip class.
- Say "thank you" frequently. (:

HOUSEKEEPING:
Please note the right side bar to see the addition of new friends and sponsors of Coffee & Honeycomb. Be sure to check out their blogs and give them some love. (:

xoxo.

I'm saying hello and goodbye to August in the same week. Time is moving so quickly for me right now and it is all too confusing. So, let's just simplify it and start by saying hello...

Hello. :) Today was my first day back at school and I just wanted to get back into the swing of blogging. A lot of things happened this month. I served at J-GEN (a midwest youth retreat) as a security guard, wrapped up my internship at HAVAS, turned 21, moved into my first college apartment with my best friends, became a small group co-leader, and started Campus Cursive. In between all that, Coffee & Honeycomb fell to the back burner. However, I've been dying to share all the GOODNESS that happened, so stay tuned... :)