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I’m a bit behind on posting my planner entries, so I thought I’d do a big recap of the last month. I’ve been busy at work, and the stress and effort that has gone in to it has made me a bit lazy at home. I haven’t really taken the time to sit down and work on hobbies or blogging or chores or much of anything really. I’ve mostly been coming home and vegging on the couch watching Korean dramas and eating too many carrots. In reverse order, here are the last four weeks:

Summer has always been my least favorite time of year. It is nearly impossible to be motivated when you know the moment you step outside will be terrible. I’ll happily admit that this California summer has been loads better than the Arizona summers I’ve survived in the past, but the last two weeks have been hot. We’ve tried to do some fun indoor things, like taking Casper to beginner dog training, watching movies, and heading out to a dueling piano bar for a fun Friday night. I also had my first ever facial this week, which was a pretty rad…

This week went by particularly quickly because I was out for training for work from Tuesday until Thursday. Being a working girl, taking a three day class with homework and quizzes and a final exam is sorta a fun change of pace, but I would definitely not want to be going back to school like the rest of the country is geared up to do right now. I’m happy heading to work and having that whole school chapter behind me. Though, I still love school supplies! As far as use goes, I’m glad they are all going towards journaling and…

I do have a reason for radio silence around here. I haven’t been on the computer much the last week or so because I’ve been getting ready for and welcoming the new addition to the household. We adopted a puppy last weekend! We got to bring him home on Wednesday, and he is so sweet. His name is Casper, and he is an albino Rat Terrier mix.  He’s stuck in a cone for a few more days, but I’m sure pics will pop up of him again around these parts.

I’ve been looking forward to this past weekend for quite some time!  When we bought the tickets for the Meet Your Kimchi Tour back at the start of May, the end of July seemed like ages away. And now it’s all over already. But we had such a great time. To take a step back, Eat Your Kimchi is a YouTube channel put together by Simon and Martina, a Canadian couple that moved to South Korea 7 years ago to teach English. Their videos share insights into Korean pop-culture, food, and customs in a positive and welcoming way. After a…

A busy week with lots of things to talk about. Early in the week my new camera lens and tripod arrived, and instead of taking pictures of the things I was planning on shooting, I played around with settings and got to know my new toys. I’m excited by how great these new items are, and am looking forward to posting more details in a future post. Over the weekend we took a trip to Phoenix, where the weather, while not cool, was also not scorching due to the monsoon rains. I already mentioned that I went skating, which was…

This week seemed a bit slower, and easier going, and I was quite thankful for it. New workouts were tried, which led to sore muscles and lazy evenings. One of the things I really enjoyed getting back into this week was practicing calligraphy again. I started dabbling in it a bit not too long ago, but never really got into the swing of practicing. This week, anintran, one of my favorites on Instagram, started the #handletteredABCs tag, and every day another letter is the letter of the day. I started on the first day, and though we are only a…

Over the years I have tried many ways of keeping myself organized. I used a paper planner all through college. After, however, with a nice, new smartphone in hand, I tried many times to keep a digital calendar with appointments and tasks. I have found every attempt to go digital to flounder. I attribute this to three major things: it is too easy to set specific times and miss them there is too much space to enter data it is difficult to see a whole week at a glance I think I was just too used to the moleskine I…