Welcome to another 'Taking Stock' for 2016. In case you missed it, here's January, February, March, April and May. Pip from Meet Me At Mike is the mastermind behind this, so be sure to check out her blog and share the blog love. This is something I have done since I started blogging and will continue to do, this year. You can read my previous Taking Stock posts HERE. In a nutshell, it's simply taking a step back and 'taking stock' of what's currently happening in your life. I am dedicating the last Sunday of every month to a Taking Stock post.
Making: plans for the school holidays - I'm going to need a holiday after!
Cooking: Slow cooker Chocolate Self Sauce Pudding
Drinking: my last bottle of Coke - next month is DRY JULY. My partner are both doing it! No alcohol for him and no Coke for me! Wish us luck!
Reading: lots of amazing blogs in our Friday Favourites link party.
Wanting: (and needing) a haircut...one day...
Looking: forward to catching up with friends and family in the school holidays.
Playing: with water & bubbles at Playcentre - our kids love washing the animals
Deciding: what to do next...
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| My Office |
Enjoying: work this year! I am working with a great staff and awesome students.
Waiting: for my Tax refund.
Liking: a clean kitchen
Loving: my family.
Buying: mint stationery supplies for my desk (from KMart)
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| Mint Stationery Supplies |
Hoping: to start purging my teacher resources this week - I'm actually looking forward to it.
Needing: to organise the kids toys.
Wearing: my ugg boots. I usually live in my jandals, even through Winter...however it's been cold lately, so I bought a new pair of uggs.
Admiring: my Dad.
Sorting: LINEN CUPBOARD, HOLIDAY DECORATIONS, HOME DECOR & more Miscellaneous items - thanks to the KonMari method.
Celebrating: Matariki at my school - I presented this amazing korowai (cloak) - covered in 278 feathers, decorated by the students. They all loved it.
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| Celebrating Matariki |
Feeling: blah (emotional) this week. I really hope next week is better.
Helping: a friend re-design her blog - I really enjoy that sort of stuff.
Getting: organised!
Bookmarking: Creating a Custom Desktop Organiser by A House Full of Sunshine
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| My very own Custom Desktop Organiser |
Slicing: fresh fruit for morning tea at PlayCentre.
Forgetting: to get meat out for dinner! Oops
Winning: a Gorgeous bracelet from Fabuleux Vous for renewing my year subscription to OHbaby! Magazine. See it here.
Pretending: everything is O.K, when sometimes it's not.
Sneaking: a bag of mixed M&Ms in this weeks grocery shop.
Embracing: this motto - Keeping Life Simple
Now it's YOUR turn...
Tell me, what's been happening in YOUR world? How was JUNE for you?
Choose three (or more) words from the list and 'take stock' in the comments below.
Read previous Sunday Share: Currently & Taking Stock posts
Until next time, I hope the next month treats you well!
Charlene
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Love that mint coloured stationery! And I'm going to check out that desktop organiser - great idea! Hope you are over your blah-ness :) I hate that feeling!
ReplyDeleteLet me know if you make one - I would love to see it! Thanks Karen, me too...taking each day as it comes.
DeleteHow good is that chocolate self saucing pudding? I love that cloak you made at school, the kids must have been stoked! The temperature has plumetted here so I'm all hats and scarves by day and flanelette PJs by night. I totally need some ugg boots! I hope you reclaim that spring in your step this week - blahs be gone!
ReplyDeleteOh my! I am definitely making the pudding again! The kids love the cloak - it looks amazing in the Office foyer at school. I need to buy some new pjs - thanks for the reminder! Week is much better - hanging out with my niece and nephew who are visiting from Australia. Hope your week is going great Sammie.
DeleteLOVE your mint stationery + pretty desk. How good is KMart?! I am addicted to that place! Taking stock is such a gorgeous idea - I am trying to take a minute every now and then to acknowledge what I'm thankful for and what I need to let go. x
ReplyDeleteI get excited whenever I see the colour! It's so calming - I love it. Good on you for acknowledging what you're thankful for..what a great idea Mel.
DeleteLove the mint stationary!
ReplyDeleteWatching: the end of GoT and wondering what I will watch next :)
Wearing: Uggs and lots of layers -it is freezing in Melb!
Celebrating: Mum's 60th birthday can't wait!
I love love love the mint stationery and I am immediately off to check out A little house of sunshine and the custom desktop organiser! I do a huge amount of pretending too but I am learning that it isn't a healthy thing to do!
ReplyDeleteI have just discovered you through #ibot look forward to checking out all your writing!!
Thanks for your comment Cathy, I really appreciate it. You are so right -
Deletepretending and hiding things are definitely not healthy for the mind, body and soul. I have let go of a few things already and feeling lighter. I'm really glad I just let it all out.
I need to organise the kids toys, I tried doing it on the weekend but my husband came in and decided to just dump it all in a big cane chest and tie it closed. Out of sight and out of mind! #TeamIBOT
ReplyDeleteMy partner keeps going on that our son has too many toys...I will be tackling them (konmari styles) in the next month or so! Can't wait.
DeleteGood luck with dry July! I'm sure you will ace it :)
ReplyDeleteI love the stationary. It doesn't seem to matter how many notebooks I have, I always want more!
Thanks Jess. This is going to be my first Dry July - I don't drink alcohol, but I do drink (a lot) of Coke, so it's going to be an interesting month, to say the least! I love notebooks too. Thanks for stopping by x
DeleteOhhh all the mint green stationery!! Kmart is my happy place :)
ReplyDeleteGotta love the mint! Kmart is pretty awesome.
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