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July Favorites

08/01/16 | Favorites, Life

Q: What’s better than the first day of a new month being a Monday?!

A: A lot of things, obviously. But for goal-setting and motivational purposes you can’t get much better than this. 

I’ve said it a few times but July was a rollercoaster of a month. It tested my patience and faith a few good times, but just like there’s always a new day, there’s always a new month. Even though it’s still the dead heat of summer, I’ll take you, August! 

Instead of skipping over a monthly recap I’m looking at the GOOD. Not a monumental post with crazy stuff but still nice to reflect on favorite products and happenings. And yes I’m using the same main photo as last Thursday’s post…I can only take so many good ones ;)

July Favorites

July Favorites

D.C.

An obvious highlight of my month was visiting family in D.C.! I recapped my trip in this post. It left me wanting to travel more…always seems to be the case with trips. 

July Favorites

The Conventions

This is what happens to me when there is no sports on TV! But really, between the convention “scandals” and the Taylor Swift-Kim Kardashian feud I sure got my fill of drama for the month. 

This is the extent I’ll talk about politics, but I did enjoy watching both the Republican and Democratic conventions. I stayed up way past my bedtime to listen to the speeches (major eye roll for starting at 10 p.m.) but it was worth it for me. Entertaining, informative, historic, whatever you call it, it was good TV. Did you watch? 

Products

A few favorite non-food products from the month:

Essie Gel Couture

July Favorites

Major first world problem: I love having my nails done but hate when they chip. Duh, doesn’t everyone? I’ve had a gel manicure before but it ruined my nails so this new Essie Gel Couture is hopefully the miracle I’ve been waiting for. Miracle, yes, I said that. You just apply it like regular nail polish and it’s supposed to last for 14 days. No UV rays needed, like typical gel manicures. It costs $12 at Target and they had most of the 42 colors available. I bought “Sheer Fantasy” and it is a little too light for my liking but still a pretty shade. It’s only been 4 days so I’m shooting for 10 to make it worth the purchase.

Ray-Bans

July Favorites

Random side story: I have a weird shaped nose/face. I’m not sure which one directly causes it but sunglass DO NOT stay on my face. Even with a nose piece they will slide off in a few minutes. I’m used to it at this point.

I’ve had the same pair of sunglasses for almost five years and they finally reached their breaking point. Sometime before the Anniversary Sale, Nordstrom had a “10x bonus point day” (my mom’s favorite holiday) so I was inclined to search for some new glasses. I ended up with the “Original Aviators” and I love them. Minimal sliding off! 

I kept my old pair to wear during times when the glasses could get ruined…you know like when I almost got eaten by a shark while kayaking. Slight exaggeration. 

Kale Snob Tote

My sister gave this to me for Christmas but I’ve used it so much within the last month that I want a new one (just because…). I get some funny comments! I don’t know if this is where she got it, but here’s a similar link. 

July Favorites

Pretending to be a model

Posts

From my blog:

What I’ve Learned From a Health Flare-Up

Peach and Balsamic Grilled Chicken Skewers

How to Use Intimidating Gym Equipment

From other blogs:

Why You Should Stop Comparing Yourself to Others– via RunWiki (this was published in May but I read it this month. Needed it)

Is the Boutique Fitness Scene Too Obsessed with Intensity?– via Well + Good

Social Media Doesn’t Tell The Whole Story– via Picky Runner (a new round of “Behind the Instagram” coming next week)

The 3 Lessons that 23 Taught Me– via In It For the Long Run

Favorite Tweets/Graphics/Funny Things I Just Have to Share
July Favorites

As political as I’ll get

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Or was it just the kids in New Jersey?!

July Favorites

Speaking of the Taylor Swift drama…I’ve already used this line in conversation.

July Favorites

Florida.

July Favorites

Did anyone else watch the marathon last Saturday?

July favorites: products, posts and things to make you laugh

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Here’s to a great August and enjoying all this season has to offer! Plus, the Olympics start this week. That’s a definite bonus. 

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Comments

  1. Susie @ Suzlyfe says

    August 1, 2016 at 6:38 am

    Apparently they are coming up with a Harry Potter Go? Now, THAT I would be down for!
    I know July was a bit rough for you, it was for me as well. Let’s think of it as the peak of the mountain, and now we are just going down the other side. K?
    Now, go listen to the song “Ray Bans” with your Ray Bans on. I promise you will feel better :D
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    • Emily says

      August 1, 2016 at 6:24 pm

      No way?! I’m already attached to my phone so that might be bad for my sanity. Wait, I don’t know that song. Will listen now!

  2. heather @Lunging Through Life says

    August 1, 2016 at 7:22 am

    July wasn’t a great month with my goals, either. Whoops! We’ll get back at it this month. I didn’t watch any of the convention. Well, I did watch some on vaca but didn’t pay attention to it too much. I caught the major points on the news the next morning ;) I also have a weird nose and sunglasses always look crooked on my face, lol. But sadly, I somehow lost 5 pairs (that I’ve had for years!) in the last like 2 months. So I need new ones! Love those!! Highlight from my month was vaca and nope, not a HP fan! I know, so weird.
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    • Emily says

      August 1, 2016 at 6:23 pm

      I’m seriously shocked that my glasses lasted as long as they did…and that I didn’t lose them! Your vacation sounded like a blast! A is getting cuter by the day.

  3. ACKTIVE LIFE says

    August 1, 2016 at 7:59 am

    I LOVE the Harry Potter books! I haven’t seen the movies though…My little sister for her 30th birthday went with her girlfriends to Harry Potter land…LOL! Oh and I am checking out that Essie polish on Amazon right now…Do you really recommend it because my nails needs some LOVE!!!
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    • Emily says

      August 1, 2016 at 6:21 pm

      No movies?! I love the books but haven’t read them since the last one came out in ’07.

      As for the polish, I really like it so far! It’s only $12 so not a huge commitment. It comes out harder and shiner than regular polish. I’ve been swimming twice and no signs.

  4. Brie @ Lean, Clean, & Brie says

    August 1, 2016 at 8:35 am

    I know I am in the minority in here but I have never seen or read any Harry Potter… which I know is crazy. I d id watch the 3rd movie in German class in high school, but it was in German so I really did not pick up on most of it haha. I could just never get into it it seems. YAY for the Olympics this month! I feel like that is going to be the highlight of August for me :)
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    • Emily says

      August 1, 2016 at 6:19 pm

      Haha wait that’s so funny that you watched it in German. It’s tough to follow in the first place let alone in another language!

  5. Gretchen says

    August 1, 2016 at 8:50 am

    Those photos at the end…lmao each one was so funny! Great way to start my morning :-D I didn’t watch any of the conventions..I’m pretty sick of this election and it’s feeling more like a reality show than..you know..our country’s future on the line. I don’t think the founding fathers were thinking of a huge concert with Katy Perry headlining to announce a democratic candidate….aahhh sorry rant over :)

    Have a great week!! Happy August! :)
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    • Emily says

      August 1, 2016 at 6:18 pm

      No, I totally feel you. Part of me finds it entertaining but then I’m like “wait, this is REAL. This is our country!”

  6. Lauren says

    August 1, 2016 at 9:05 am

    I had lots of travelling in July which was fun yet exhausting. I slept in today and my body reallyyyyy needed it. Interested to hear how that gel polish works out for you. I like the sally hansen gel stuff, even without the gel topcoat it lasts longer than regular polish, buttttt nothing has been as great as an actual gel manicure.
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    • Emily says

      August 1, 2016 at 6:17 pm

      I’ve seen you all over the place in the last month! Must have felt like a treat to sleep in. Good for you!

      So far the polish feels much different than the regular kind. Harder and shinier. We’ll see if it holds up!

  7. Alyssa says

    August 1, 2016 at 9:22 am

    Every time I travel, I am always itching to do more of it too! Love that kale snob bag, and I neeeed to get that essie nail polish!
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    • Emily says

      August 1, 2016 at 6:16 pm

      As if you need another thing to get at Target, right?! But go and look at the colors :)

  8. Claire @ My Pink & Green Life says

    August 1, 2016 at 9:41 am

    Ha! Yes, we spent a ridiculous amount of time playing the recorder in fourth grade, too. I’ll never understand why… I would have gone home with a major headache every day if I’d been our music teacher!

    A highlight of my month was taking a weeklong vacation to our family cottage! I hadn’t taken a summer vacation in four years, so it was awesome.
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    • Emily says

      August 1, 2016 at 6:15 pm

      Seriously! I have a headache thinking about how awful we must have sounded.

      That vacation sounds awesome and well-deserved :)

  9. Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

    August 1, 2016 at 9:54 am

    I LOVE when a new month starts on a Monday! All is right with the world!
    Yay DC
    Yay politics <3 I'm so fired up!
    I love your Ray-Bans!! I live in mine! Favorite and best sunglasses!
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    • Emily says

      August 1, 2016 at 6:15 pm

      They are such good quality! Love the color of the lenses too. A change from my typical dark shade.

  10. Sarah @pickyrunner says

    August 1, 2016 at 10:09 am

    Thanks for the link love!!! You totally look like a model in that kale bag picture! I love those Ray Bans. Tim gave me a pair that didn’t fit his face right a couple years ago and I”m just obsessed with them. Until that point, I exclusively wore Smith sunglasses, but I’ve officially converted.
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    • Kaitlin @ California Endless Summer says

      August 1, 2016 at 2:45 pm

      Love sarah’s post!!

      • Kaitlin @ California Endless Summer says

        August 1, 2016 at 2:48 pm

        Also have to say I’m obsessed with gel nail polish but it adds up so I might have to give this type a shot!
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        • Emily says

          August 1, 2016 at 6:10 pm

          So far I really love it! It feels different than regular polish.

    • Emily says

      August 1, 2016 at 6:14 pm

      I can really only wear aviators with my face so I’m surprised I waited this long to get Ray Bans!

  11. Alyssa @ renaissancerunnergirl says

    August 1, 2016 at 10:23 am

    Such a big Harry Potter nerd it isn’t even funny. Are you going to read the cursed child script?

    • Emily says

      August 1, 2016 at 6:12 pm

      Most likely, yes! I’m still in the middle of two books so I’ll wait until I finish those.

  12. Ellen @ My Uncommon Everyday says

    August 1, 2016 at 12:58 pm

    Way too in love with Harry Potter, and I have been since first grade. I listen to the audiobooks as I fall asleep pretty much every night. And I have all the movies, but still insist on watching them whenever they’re on TV and filled with commercials, which my dad never fails to point out makes no sense. Whatever.
    All those pictures at the end made me smile. Here’s to a better August!
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    • Emily says

      August 1, 2016 at 6:11 pm

      Twins in so many ways :)

  13. Kristin says

    August 1, 2016 at 1:58 pm

    I’m a huge harry potter fan! I downloaded the new book but need to start, summer is getting the best of my reading schedule.
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    • Emily says

      August 1, 2016 at 6:11 pm

      You’re one step ahead of me! I have two other books started so I think I’ll finish those first.

  14. Mollie Sweet says

    August 1, 2016 at 3:24 pm

    Whattt, the recorder is awesome! Playing hot cross buns was the culmination of my musical career. This election is disturbing. I’m usually really into politics but I can’t handle this one. I’ve never been a huge Harry Potter fan. I read the first one back in…middle school? But I could never get into it after that. Whenever anyone talks about it I just kind of pretend I know what’s going on…
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    • Emily says

      August 1, 2016 at 6:09 pm

      Haha I think I could still play “hot cross buns” if you gave me a recorder now!

  15. Amanda @ ExploringLifeAndThings says

    August 1, 2016 at 3:29 pm

    I love that nail polish color! And I’m also SUPER pumped for the Olympics to start. I cannot wait! Hmmm.. highlight of July. Probably a little weekend getaway trip to a condo on a lake in Wisconsin. Also yeah, how is it August?!
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    • Emily says

      August 1, 2016 at 6:09 pm

      So excited for the opening ceremonies! I rarely watch the closing ceremonies because I’m depressed it’s over haha

  16. Megan says

    August 2, 2016 at 1:34 am

    I feel your struggle with the sunglasses slipping down. I ordered my glasses online so they weren’t exactly a perfect fit for my face and they constantly slide down my nose! Such a pain.
    Highlight of July was going home for a break. Because home is where the heart (dog) is.

    • Emily says

      August 2, 2016 at 4:52 pm

      Your last sentence. YES.

  17. Danielle @ afloat on a full sea says

    August 2, 2016 at 6:50 am

    That Taylor Swift reference had me laugh out loud. And I’m from Connecticut so I’m starting to believe that every child in America was taught to play the recorder in 4th grade. Gel manicures will be the death of me… I love them so much but my nails grow out so fast that they burn a hole in my wallet every 2 weeks. Maybe I’ll give the Essie a try. Their regular colors chip on me after like 2 hours though… not cool!

    Danielle @ afloat on a full sea

    • Emily says

      August 2, 2016 at 4:51 pm

      What part of CT? I used to live there too!

      I really love the Essie polish! Still looks good going on day 5.

      • Danielle says

        August 3, 2016 at 5:33 am

        I live in central CT, in the Hartford area! Love connecting with another native CT-er :)

  18. Emily says

    August 2, 2016 at 9:51 am

    I had to laugh at that ‘which party are you voting for?’ I listened to some of the DNC and RNC, and it was so crazy. :D It was pretty informative too. I totally love how you re-use photos too; I do that. :)
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    • Emily says

      August 2, 2016 at 4:50 pm

      Always in the camp of “Aaron’s party!”

      And yes, might as well get good use out of photos, right?!

  19. Barbara J. Silverman says

    August 28, 2016 at 2:23 am

    I have a friend who has a weird nose shape and he only wears Ray-Bans sunglasses. What a coincidence! It’s so surprising that you can keep your old ones for almost five years, hard to believe!

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