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Goals for August

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Read 3 books.   I'm doing a Goodreads  challenge to read 35 books this year and I'm three books behind so I would like to catch up.  My plan is to read the books on my Summer Reading List - Secondborn  by Amy A. Bartol, finish reading Boss Bitch  by Nicole Lapin or Strengths Finder 2.0  by Tom Rath, and either Clash of Kings  by George R. R. Martin or whatever book I get from Amazon ( Kindle First ) for the month of August. Drink more water. In the last couple weeks of July, I've actually done pretty well in drinking 64 ounces (8 cups) of water in a day.  I got a 500 mL bkr water bottle (4 bottles = 64 ounces) from my Summer FabFitFun box that has been great in motivating me and helping me track how much water I've drank today. Take a walk after dinner. I am really bad at not taking my two-year-old Golden Retriever, Kona, on walks after I get home from work.  Some of the lack of motivation is coming from the fact that i...

Summer Reading List

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I'm very excited that I have started reading more this summer!  When I was younger, I would get sucked in to a book or series and not be social until I was done.  I think the main reason I've started reading more is because I started doing Kindle First for Amazon Prime Members.  Basically you get to choose one book out of six options every month to read before it's released for free. Some of the books below are on my list because I started a new job this spring, others are there for fun reading. #1   Boss Bitch by Nicole Lapin Buy Boss Bitch on Amazon. Nicole Lapin is hilarious to read (if you are okay with cursing) and her ideas and suggestions are great and educational. #2   Game of Thrones  Series by George R. R. Martin Buy Game of Thrones  Series on Amazon. Season 7 comes out in just about a week and we are super excited - my brother is posting GoT memes constantly. #3   How to Be Everything:  A Guide for T...