8.21.2017

The August list

Another (mostly) recap month rather than a to-do list. So much has happened.. we're in the depths of summer and this year, now that we're married, I think back to the days when early August made me increasingly sad. It signaled the end of summer which meant that Kev and I would have to part for our respective college towns. 

How different it is now, to be barely paying attention to this coming change in the seasons.

One. Use or lose some beauty products. I want to make room in the apartment as well as make way for better skincare products, including DIY ones.

Two. Start building inventory up for an online store. Kev helped me purchase the mammothandminnow domain, and while I haven't yet set up my online shop, I'm in planning mode about what items I want to start out with.

Three. Clean, cook, repeat.

Four. Restart a subscription to the New Yorker and plug back in. I absolutely love the writing in the New Yorker and marvel at how I can be drawn into long form articles on topics that do not interest me at all. I learn so much from being a reader of this magazine.

Five. For Kevin's 30th birthday, my main "present" to him is to take the time to look ahead and plan out our goals and next steps. One of the small things in this vein is to make our space a happy place. To that end, I bought three large underbid storage drawers from the Container Store to allow us to clear the clutter that so easily develops in our home. This month, I want to utilize them, fill them up, and make space to breathe.

Six. Get back to Pinterest. Lately I've felt a thirst for visual inspiration and want to use the great wide world of Pinterest to help focus my current mood/style/tastes.

Updates on my July list

One. Fitz training. We have a lot of time to make up for with this little guy. He's got Sit down, and is doing really well on Stay. Update: He's getting there! He can stay without us being the same room, but he still has room for improvement. Hux is at a point where he'll wait for 30 minutes or more. Fitz is still just under a minute.. that cute, excited boy.

Two. Try new clay. Update: I'm doing it! I'm currently working with both speckle brown clay on the wheel and hand building as well as porcelain hand building. I'm starting to be able to tell the difference in texture between the clays. 

Three. Prepare for Big Sky Pond. Update: Big Sky Pond was a blast. It was summer, concentrated. I only wish we'd been there a little longer! 

Four. Dabble in DIY beauty. Annie is super into this idea too and I'm already dreaming of all of the different things we'll make in my little kitchen using baking tools and random jars. Update: We made activated charcoal and tee tree oil soap together that I've been using as my makeup remover and I really like it. I bought her a DIY beauty book for her birthday and we're both looking forward to our next projects.

Five. Spend time building my Mammoth & Minnow Instagram account. Update: Check it out! I'm keeping at it! 

Six. Sew something. Anything! Update: I'm not done, but I've started to sew together the pieces of a cardigan I knit earlier in the year. That counts, right? 

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