I must say that August has started out with a bang! Probably because my birthday celebration is off to a great start! Of course the first few days of something new always start out fantastic. Afterall, the excitement is still new and I'm pumped for the adventurous things I have planned this month. I'm confident that this feeling will last all month long and hope you find some inspiration.
So, what have I been up to these first 3 days of August? Well, since you asked, I'll tell you(;
August 1st started with a day of golf. I don't golf very often, but I do enjoy it. It's something that my husband I agreed we need to do more of, especially since the courses around our house offer such great twilight deals. This was the third time I golfed this year, and it wasn't my best showing. I had fun though, we couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day. I see many more golf trips in my future....but no plans to join a PGA tour anytime soon!
So, what have I been up to these first 3 days of August? Well, since you asked, I'll tell you(;
August 1st started with a day of golf. I don't golf very often, but I do enjoy it. It's something that my husband I agreed we need to do more of, especially since the courses around our house offer such great twilight deals. This was the third time I golfed this year, and it wasn't my best showing. I had fun though, we couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day. I see many more golf trips in my future....but no plans to join a PGA tour anytime soon!
August 2 I decided to buy some birthday presents. Instead of buying myself something, I purchased toys, puzzles and books to donate to our local Ronald McDonald house. I've volunteered there before, cooking dinner for the families that have kids at the nearby Children's Hopsital. It's such a beautiful place. These families are struggling, yet are so grateful. It warms my heart when I see siblings of children in the hospital there, giving up nights of playing with friends and having normal lives due to the illness of their brother or sister. Every family member is impacted by these children's illnesses, so I wanted to donate some new stuff for the kids to play with.
Today I'm considering conquering a couple of massive running hills in my neighborhood; however, I pulled something playing golf (another sign I don't play enough) and am having some trouble with a sore rib cage. If I'm not able to do that, I also started experimenting more with raw foods....so I plan to continue working on more raw recipes. This was my first that I made this week, although it's taken from Food Network. Since I'm not as familiar with raw foods (besides eating raw vegetables with hummus), I think I'll have to adapt recipes for awhile before I can start coming up with my own. Here's the first one I tried, you can find the recipe here. It was fabulous....perfect for a warm summer day!
*Source: Food Network
I hope these first few days have begun to inspire you to do something different today. I'm off to Florida this weekend, visiting the University of Florida and Florida State for a couple of trainings. I've never been to either city, but look forward to meeting new people, exploring and trying new things!
Happy Weekend!
XoXo,
Nicole
I hope these first few days have begun to inspire you to do something different today. I'm off to Florida this weekend, visiting the University of Florida and Florida State for a couple of trainings. I've never been to either city, but look forward to meeting new people, exploring and trying new things!
Happy Weekend!
XoXo,
Nicole
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