Friday, July 3, 2026

Five on Friday - July Goals

HAPPY TAYLOR SWIFT AND TRAVIS KELCE WEDDING DAY!!!!  (Maybe, anyway??)  I’m still convinced that the whole Madison Square Garden thing is just a ruse, but I guess time will tell.

Today I’m recapping my June goals and listing my July goals.  As always, I’m using a Y for YES and N for NO to indicate whether or not I accomplished my goals. 




June Goals

Personal Health / Wellness / Fitness / Beauty

Y  Be intentional about creating joy every day.

N  Meditate and read devotional every day. – I skipped all the days we were in Denver.

N  Complete 12 days in my bible study. – I did 11, so I was close!

Y  Visit with upper cervical chiropractor.

Y  Taper my vertigo medicine one last time before stopping altogether. – Sure did!

Y  Start using my new vibration plate. – And I loooove it!

Y  Try a Tai Chi workout. – I did several and I love it, too!

Y  Walk 28 miles. – I walked 31.35 miles.

 

Appointments / Meetings / Other Requirements

Y  Brian travel for work.

Y  Kids start music lessons again and make up lessons they missed.

Y  Olivia start summer dance classes.

Y  Kids start summer homework. – They’re both more than halfway done!

 

Home / Organization / Planning

Y  Clean out backpacks/school stuff from the year and file keepsakes.

Y  Wash backpacks.

Y  Get organized for summer break and buy anything we need.

Y  Prep for Father’s Day.

Y  Prep for Fourth of July.

Y  Clean out kitchen.

N  Clean out primary bathroom.

N  Clean out kids’ bathroom.

N  Clean out guest bathroom.

N  Clean off the back porch.

N  Work on reorganizing List Master app.

N  Update 50 album artwork in iTunes.

Y  Clean makeup brushes.

 

Blog / Social Media

Y  Work on end of year blog post.

Y  Get blog prepped and ready for our next two vacations.

 

Fun Stuff

Y  Enjoy our time at the beach.

Y  Get tickets to see Gracie Abrams next February.

Y  Have breakfast with Father Manny while he’s in town.

Y  Go to dinner with my girls.

Y  Go to Nashville.

Y  Meet up with Emily (one of my OG blog friends) and her family!!!!

Y  See Ed Sheeran in concert!

Y  Celebrate Father’s Day.

Y  Go to Colorado.

Y  Attend my cousin’s celebration of life.  (Although this isn’t exactly “fun” stuff.)

Y  See some sights in Colorado. – We did SO MUCH.  More on this soon!

N  Go on a date with B.

Y  See The Mandalorian and Grogu at the movie theater.

Y  Show some old 90s movies to the kids. – We knocked this one out of the park!  Meet the Parents, My Girl, Devil Wears Prada, Sweet Home Alabama, Center Stage, Edward Scissorhands, Sister Act 1, Sister Act 2… (and yes, I know some of these are early 2000s, but those count, too!)

Y  Read 5 books. – I read 6!

 

Summary

 

33 tasks accomplished

9 tasks not accomplished

 

Monthly Stats


Books Read: 6

    The Night We Met by Abby Jimenez

    Don’t Let Him In by Howard Linskey

    Heart the Lover by Lily King

    Forget Me Not by Stacey Willingham

    Forever Interrupted by Taylor Jenkins Reid

    One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle  

Meditation Days: 25

Rings Closed on Apple Watch:

    Move Ring: 16

    Exercise Ring: 19

    Stand Ring: 30

Workouts Completed: 34

    Barre: 0

    Core Training: 0

    Dance: 1

    High Intensity Interval Training: 0

    Hiking: 1

    Mixed Cardio: 0

    Outdoor Run: 0 (0.00 miles)

    Outdoor Walk: 23 (31.35 miles)

    Pilates: 0

    Pool Swim: 0 (0 yards)

    Stair Stepper: 2

    Strength Training: 3

    Yoga: 0

    Tai Chi: 4

Time Spent Working Out: 14:42:18 (hours:minutes:seconds)

Calories Burned During Workouts: 2,452

Total Steps This Month: 258,000 (Average: 8,600 / day)

 

Pictures of My Successes

Apple Watch rings

Meditation fail
Coffee date with Father Manny

Brian's trip to Delaware

One of the best 90s movies!

Dinner with my girls!

Cleaning out the kitchen... before

After!

Summer dance classes

The Mandalorian and Grogu

Father's Day

Using my vibration plate

Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, CO


Now for the July goals… 

July Goals

Personal Health / Wellness / Fitness / Beauty

Be intentional about creating joy every day.

Complete 21 days in my bible study.

Visit with upper cervical chiropractor.

*Hopefully* stop taking my vertigo medication altogether.

Vibration plate, meditate, neck pillow combo every single day.

Eat healthier after all the travel last month.

Continue doing tai chi.

Walk 24 miles.

 

Commitments (Appointments / Meetings / Volunteering / Etc.)

Kids continue music lessons.

Olivia attend the July Intensive at her dance studio.

Olivia attend the Pre-Pointe Intensive at her dance studio.

Kids finish summer homework.

Kids go to orthodontist checkups.

Volunteer at our school’s new family ice cream social.

Help distribute school supplies (if they need us).

Jacob take the test to get his learner’s permit.  (HOW?!)

Volunteer at our church’s Outreach Center.

Jacob attend high school open house.

Olivia attend middle school open house.

Kids set up their lockers for the new school year.

 

Home / Organization / Planning

Buy uniforms for school.

Buy school supplies for Jacob.

Prep for Fourth of July party.

Prep for Jacob’s birthday.

Clean off the back porch.

Clean out primary bathroom.

Clean out kids’ bathroom.

Clean out guest bathroom.

Work on reorganizing List Master app.

Update 20 album artwork in iTunes.

 

Blog / Social Media

Work on end of year blog post.

Start recapping aaaallll the vacations in June on the blog.

 

Fun Stuff

Enjoy our time at HOME.

Soak up every last second of summer break.

Swim with friends.

Host our annual July 4th party.

Olivia enjoy a “Diva Day” with one of my girlfriends.

Go to poker night with friends.

Go to dinner with my girls.

Celebrate Jacob’s birthday!

Go on a date with B.

See Toy Story 5 at the movie theater.

Read 3 books.

 

Friday Funnies

I know many of y'all feel this in your soul like I do.  Lol.




On the Blog This Week

 Our 2026 30A Summer Beach Trip - Days 6, 7, & 8

Our Week - The One with Summer, Week 5 (A Sleepover, a Hangout with Friends, and Prepping for Colorado)

What I Wore - June 2026

 


Previous Monthly Goals Posts


Happy Friday, y’all!

*Linking up with A Little Bit of Everything for Friday Favorites.


Thursday, July 2, 2026

What I Wore - June 2026

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Hey, y’all, happy Thursday!  I have so many blog posts to squeeze in over the next few weeks due to all our travels, so I have this rare Thursday post today to get them all in! 

The month of June was cRaZy for us because there was so much travel, so I think almost half of my pictures this month were actually taken somewhere other than my bedroom mirror.  I also have lots of guest appearances this month, too, because I forgot to take pictures by myself each day for these posts.  ;o)

Here’s what I wore in the month of June… and as always, I’m linking the items under each picture if they’re still available. 

June 1 - Dress

June 2 - Skirt // Olivia's Dress

June 3 - Tank

June 4 - Tank // Skirt

June 5 - Tank

June 6 - Skirt

June 7 - 

June 8 - Tennis Shoes

June 9 - 

June 10 - Skirt

June 11 - Tank

June 11 (evening) -  Tank // Jeans
June 12 - Jeans // Shoes

June 13 - Olivia's Dress

June 14 - 

June 15 - 

June 16 - Tennis Shoes

June 17 - Sweatshirt // Biker Shorts // Shoes

June 18 - Shoes

June 19 - Birth Year Shirt // Biker Shorts // Shoes
June 19 (evening) - 

June 20 - 
June 21 - T-Shirt // Biker Shorts // Shoes

June 22 - Tennis Shoes

June 23 - Tank

June 24 - Tennis Shoes

June 25 - Biker Shorts // Tennis Shoes

June 25 (evening) - 

June 26 - Skirt // Tennis Shoes

June 27 - Skirt // Tennis Shoes

June 28 - Skirt

June 29 - Two-Piece Set // Tennis Shoes

June 30 - 

Happy Thursday, y’all!

Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Our Week - The One with Summer, Week 5 (A Sleepover, a Hangout with Friends, and Prepping for Colorado)

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Much like week four of summer break, week five was also spent at home catching up on things and prepping for yet another trip. 

Monday, June 22

Monday, I was up at 8:15 AM and we woke up to more rain.  I wanted to get up earlier to get stuff done since we’d just gotten home from Nashville the day before, but I was so tired that I ended up sleeping in.

Olivia requested homemade waffles for breakfast, and after we all filled our bellies, I headed to my office to catch up on all the things and start prepping for our trip to Colorado later in the week.  On the agenda for Monday was:

 

-       Transferring photos from my iPhone to my computer

-       Planning some social media content

-       Sorting the laundry

-       Washing and drying five loads of laundry

-       Catching up on a few things in my planner

-       Catching up on emails

-       Checking insurance (again) for a bill we need to pay

-       Paying another bill

-       Tidying the kitchen

-       Finishing unpacking

-       Watering the outdoor plants

-       Watering the indoor plants

-       Starting to organize photos from my phone (but I didn’t finish)

-       Scheduling a couple of dates with girlfriends

 

Meanwhile, the kids did their laundry and Jacob helped Olivia with the last few problems that she was struggling with in her summer math homework.  He also tackled some more of his own summer homework, and Olivia did some gem art and wrote letters to two of her pen pals (her beach friend, Evelyn, who we didn’t get to see this year and my cousin’s daughter, Clara, who lives in Colorado). 

After they were done with all that, Jacob played video games for a while and Olivia Facetimed with her friend, Maren, since they were both finally home at the same time from various travels. 

Shortly after she and Maren got on their call, Maren’s mom called me to see if Olivia wanted to sleep over since the girls hadn’t seen each other since school let out for summer break.  Olivia was ecstatic and we happened to be free, so it was perfect timing.

I dropped her off at Maren’s later in the afternoon and then I put some gas in my car.  Then, the boys and I ate a frozen pizza for dinner. 

It finally stopped raining long enough for me to walk outside, and then it started pouring again shortly after I got home. 

I also tried a tai chi workout (finally) and I really liked it.  I’m doing some simple ones on YouTube that I found, and I’m hoping to start doing them regularly.


After my workout, I showered and got ready for bed and then I lay down on my vibration plate.  I’m still dealing with dizziness since my C1 and C2 aren’t staying aligned for long, so I haven’t been standing on my vibration plate because it makes me feel worse when I’m already dizzy.  Instead, I’m laying on my back with my calves draped over the plate, because supposedly that works, too!  Hopefully soon I’ll be able to get back to standing on it again, but I’m just taking it easy right now while I figure out how to stabilize my C1 and C2.

After that, I put away all five loads of laundry, and I listened to The Swiftie and the Scholar podcast while I was doing that.  It makes laundry much more enjoyable.  ;o)

I started packing a bit for Denver after that, and I got a good chunk done.

Meanwhile, the boys were utilizing their alone time to finish Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 that they’d started a while back.  And I got a picture from Olivia's friend's mom of the girls night swimming.

When the boys were done, I helped Jacob download some new music that he wanted and then I made a master to-do list of everything that needed to be done before we left on Thursday.

Jacob went to bed at 10 and then Brian and I finished season two of Your Friends & Neighbors before calling it a night.  It was SUCH a productive day, and it was much needed since we’d been out of town and were about to go out of town again.

 

Tuesday, June 23

It stormed loudly for quite some time overnight, so I woke up at 7:45 AM on the tired side since the noise had kept me up.  I got my breakfast and unloaded the dishwasher, and then I got Jacob up at 8:30 AM per his request.  He doesn’t like sleeping too late and most days he tells me what time he wants me to get him up.  We really do need to get him an alarm clock since we do not allow phones in the bedroom overnight.

After that, it was time to tackle another to do list.  On the list for Tuesday was…

 

-       Looking at and sharing some Amazon Prime Day deals

-       Catching up on emails (it’s an everyday thing)

-       Getting my planner ready for the week ahead

-       Finishing my blog post for Wednesday

-       Finishing organizing photos I had transferred from my phone to my computer (that took foreverrrr)

 

 

After that, I got showered and ready for the day and Jacob and I left to pick up his friend, WJ, from the kids’ school.  He volunteered at the summer camp there, and he got done at noon, so we grabbed him to hang out with Jacob all afternoon. 

On the way home, we swung by the library to pick up Olivia’s summer reading book and then we stopped by Chick-Fil-A to have lunch.

When we got home, I folded and put away all the towels, I finished my blog post for Wednesday, I texted Olivia on her iPad to send her info for pickup and I loved her response (also we don't usually let her bring her iPad to sleepovers, but this was an abnormal circumstance since Maren's dad was on calls all day and might not be able to answer if I called), and I started my blog post for Friday before picking up Olivia from Maren’s house later in the afternoon. 


She was in the pool when I got there, and she and Maren had a great time night swimming, doing each other’s hair, watching movies, and day swimming.  I helped her get all her stuff to the car and then we said goodbye to Maren and her dad who had been on a work call on the back porch so he could keep an eye on the girls while they swam.

When we got home, Olivia changed into her leotard and tights, and I made her some chicken fingers for a snack.  After that, we drove to dance, and I went inside to let the office manager know that Olivia was going to miss dance on Thursday since we were leaving town.

When I got back home, I made a cup of tea and did my devotional for the day, and I did two Bible studies.  I also started my blog post for Monday and then I put all the dishes away.

WJ was going straight from our house to karate, so I made him a quick dinner since he wouldn’t have the chance to eat until much later, and then Brian loaded up with the boys to pick up Olivia and drop off WJ at the dance studio since his sister dances with Olivia.

While they were gone, I made a toasted marshmallow old fashioned and photographed it for my blog post and then I synced some new music before getting dinner ready.

Thankfully, we had some leftover taco joes in the freezer, so I warmed that up and served it over fresh burger buns with some melted cheddar on top, and we had that with chips.  Since we were in between travels, I didn’t want to go grocery shopping and stock the kitchen, so it was a clean out the fridge, freezer, and pantry kind of week.

When Brian and the kids got home, we all ate together and then I cleaned the kitchen while Brian mowed the lawn.  After that, I walked a couple of miles, I did another tai chi workout, and I did 15 minutes on my vibration plate while laying on my neck pillow and meditating.  It’s knocking three things out all at once, and they go SO WELL together.  I feel FANTASTIC when I’m done.


Once that was done, I showered and got into pjs, and then we finished the episode of America’s Got Talent that we’d started.  The kids got in bed at 10 PM and Brian and I started season two of The Four Seasons.

 

Wednesday, June 24

Wednesday, I had a list a mile long since we were leaving Thursday morning, so I got up at 7:45 AM and got right to it after my morning routine was done.  On the list was:

 

-       Finishing my blog post for Friday

-       Ordering a couple of things from Amazon while they were on sale

-       Finishing my blog post for Monday

-       Packing everything for myself for our trip

-       Overseeing Jacob and Olivia packing their stuff for the trip (we were carrying on for our flight so I just wanted to make sure they got it all pared down and followed the rules for TSA)

-       Start catching up on blog reading

-       Cleaning my makeup brushes (finally)

-       Updating my concerts spreadsheet (yes, I keep a spreadsheet of all the concerts I’ve attended)

-       Prepping for July 4 (basically making a list of what we need to buy and do since we’re hosting)

-       Catching up on some things in my planner

-       Doing three Bible studies (I wanted to stay on track since I knew we were about to go out of town yet again)

-       Trying on and washing my new travel outfit that had already delivered from Prime Day


By late afternoon, all that was done, and then Olivia and I finally learned the dance that my whole family performed at my cousin’s celebration of life in Denver.  More on that when I recap our trip, but we basically learned the dance to that song Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home) by Elle King and Miranda Lambert and ran out flash mob style to close out the celebration.  (Yes, I know this sounds like a really random thing to do at such an event, but I’ll explain it all eventually.  Haha.)

It took Olivia about five minutes to pick it up since she dances all day, erry day and it took me about 15-20 minutes.  I kept accidentally Cupid Shuffling during certain parts because my millennial brain wouldn’t turn off, so it took me a bit longer.  Hahahaha.

After that, Brian and I made breakfast for dinner, we cleaned the kitchen, and then I walked, did tai chi, watered the outdoor plants, and did my vibration plate/neck pillow/meditation combo before showering and getting in my pjs.  Whew.



After that, it was more packing and more to-dos and then we ended the night with some more AGT, Four Seasons, and bedtime.  It was quite a marathon!

Thursday through Sunday we were in Colorado, and in true Lindsay’s Sweet World fashion, I’ll be recapping the trip in another post, so stay tuned for that… and Nashville, too.  I have a backlog of travel posts!

Happy Wednesday, y’all!