Weekly Wishes

What moving to college feels like...so many boxes, bags, and totes.

Last week, I really enjoyed linking up through Melyssa's blog, The Nectar Collective for Weekly Wishes. It is a great way to find encouragement and inspiration in the blogger community. Seriously though, your comments made me smile, your kind words are so appreciated and kept me going. Check it out if you need a little boost of motivation for your week. Have a lovely week! 

Last week my wishes were to finish my Couch to 5k training program, spend time with family, and finish my nephew's present. Well... check, check, and check! 

Run. Couch to 5k is now complete and I am rockin'! It feels so great to have finished this program; I have made a lot of progress over the last 9 weeks (a review coming soon!). On to training for a 10k! 

Spend time with family and friends. This week I was able to spend some much needed time with my boyfriend, grandparents, and friends over dinner, a softball game, a movie, and a trip to the mall. My sister also stopped over for an unexpected visit with my new, baby nephew! I am so happy to be an aunt (his favorite, of course!) and to have such a loving family. 

Finish my nephew's present. The Weekly Wishes held me accountable for finishing my nephew's present that I have procrastinated on for a while. Finally, I finished 3 onesies with snap-on bow ties. They are so precious! He is going to be quite the gentleman.

Moving Madness. This week is my last week before I head back to school on Saturday. So it is officially moving/pack-it-all-up and realize I have too much stuff week. I want to go through all of my stuff and decide what to keep and throw away. I absolutely despise clutter and junk so I am ready to donate, sell, and toss. This week I will be busy preparing to go back to school, but I can't wait to be back in Cleveland.

Happy Monday!

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Weekly Wishes

Today, I am linking up The Nectar Collective for Weekly Wishes. It is a way to encourage and connect with other bloggers to accomplish our weekly goals or tasks. When your Mondays are lacking a little bit of motivation, making a list of goals can be the perfect way to redirect and guide your thinking. I am a habitual list-maker and firm believer that they keep me organized, inspired, and excited. Completing goals can also provide a strong sense of accomplishment. 

These next few weeks are about to be very crazy with the start of school in just two weeks. You better believe I have a to-do list or two in my agenda. Here is a look at a few things I hope to complete this week. Check back next Monday for an update about this week's wishes. 

My Wishes

Run. I have one more week of the Couch to 5k program! I hope to squeeze in my last three days this week. 

Finish my new nephew's present. I started a present for my nephew before my sister's baby shower in June, but got frustrated with it and put it off. Well, now he is here and his present still is not done. I need to finish it so when I see him next (hopefully this week), I can give it to him. 

Enjoy this week with friends and family. I have two weeks until I am back at school for the semester. So far, I have plans to hang out with my co-workers, boyfriend, and sister. I look forward to hanging out with them this week so that the following week I can buckle down on packing and preparing for school. 

If you are interested in linking up your weekly wishes and becoming a part of an encouraging community of bloggers, please go to The Nectar Collective's blog for more details. 

Have a lovely Monday!

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Blog Bucket List

(please excuse the work clothes and squinty eyes.)

Blogging is truly a learning process. I did not think blogging would be very complicated, and it's not, as long as you have the desire to learn. Most of the time I find myself googling how-to's or avidly reading tips from veteran bloggers. Although, sometimes I may have more questions or cannot quite figure something out. Fortunately, I have a blog friend in real life to help me sort through blogging ventures. Her name is Lisa at Améliorer la Vie.

Lisa has been blogging longer than I have; she is more knowledgeable about the blog world. Whenever we are together, we constantly talk about blogging. We are able to share in the progress and successes that each of our blogs are making. We swap tips and ideas on graphic design, gift swaps, sponsors, content, link ups, blog hops, etc. (I did not even know what a link up or a blog hop was until Lisa told me about it).

Over the past month, we have shared and come up with many ideas. One day, Lisa suggested we make a blog bucket list together. Goals are a great way to provide focus and direction for your blog. We encourage you to make one for yourself. Need inspiration? Check out our blog bucket list below. 

*gain 20 followers is a personal number

Have any other ideas? Please share them with us! As new bloggers, we are always looking for ideas, suggestions, and guidance.