What I’m Into (September Edition)

september

Books

Last month, if you recall from the  What I’m Into (August Edition) post, my book list was large!

So, this month I wanted to slow the pace.

Like taking a deep breath, then closing my eyes to exhale. It was soothing and refreshing.

I followed my typical reading pattern: 1 non-fiction Christian book, 1 book on creativity and 1 fiction book. I recommend all 3, but I really loved Still Life and Grace for the Good Girl.

Grace for the Good Girl by Emily P Freeman

Why I loved it: Emily is one of my favorite authors and bloggers. Since she hasn’t been blogging as much the past few months, I missed her writing voice, so I decided to read one of her older books for the first time. I was so glad I did. Don’t you love when you feel like a part of a book was written just for you. That is how parts of this book felt.

Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott

Why I liked it: Helpful with expert insight, also I especially LOVED the chapter entitled “Giving” at the end of the book

Still Life: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel by Louise Penny

Why I loved it: The references to “Surprised by Joy” by CS Lewis , the poetry throughout, emphasis on art/painting, the cozy autumn setting***love!, the writing, and wanting to solve the mystery. I think it would be a great Fall read especially in November.

What’s Been Helpful

Ready-Made Green Drinks

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The Enneagram of Personality

I’m a little late on learning about the Enneagram, I know! This is a guide to understanding your personality. I took a few different tests this month, which indicated that I am a number 4. I found the tips for the number 4 personality type to be helpful. I generally love personality test type of things!

Weekly Structure

Recently I added a Tuesday play-date with mom friends and a Wednesday lunch-date with my mom and my uncle into my schedule. The little bit of structure went a long way. Just what I didn’t know I needed.

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Recipes from Friends & Keeping Track of them on Pinterest

I have gotten 3 awesome recipes from friends this month. I usually lose them and then embarrassingly have to ask them for it again. Well, now I simply snap a picture of the recipe or the text they sent me of the recipe, and then pin it to a private Pinterest board of recipes from friends so it’s not ever lost.

What I’m Loving

Podcast

The Happy Hour with Jamie Ivey

 The Road Back to You: Looking at Life through the Lens of the Enneagram

Art

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Art by Katie Daisy

Modern Calligraphy

I have just started learning and practicing lettering and modern calligraphy.

Kindle Deals from modernmrsdarcy.com 

I bought Still Life by Louise Penny this month because of a great Kindle deal Anne Bogel sent through email. You can sign up at her website to receive them. I don’t have a kindle but I can still read the kindle books on my iPad.

What Made Me Smile

A photo of Oliver and his friend Hazel taken on a Friday. I feel it represents the Friday vibe well.

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This smile

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Local Love #hometowntourist

Places I have enjoyed from around my hometown this month!

The Rose District

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You can read more about the Rose District in Broken Arrow in this blog post: Do You Underestimate the Update? .

Andolini’s Pizzeria

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It was my first time to go to Andolini’s. When we walked in, a chef from behind the counter handed Oliver some pizza dough and said “here’s some play dough”. Oliver loved that. Also, delicious food.

El Guapo

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Jeff’s brother came in town from South Carolina, and we took him to this restaurant that overlooks downtown Tulsa. We enjoyed watching the sunset and eating steak tacos!

Bass Pro Shop

A fun place for 3 year old boys like Oliver! Oliver had never been to the gigantic store that has both a restaurant and 2 huge aquariums. We took my Uncle Mike and Oliver there for lunch last week. They had a great time.


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3 thoughts on “What I’m Into (September Edition)

  1. So much good stufff here! I really like your approach to reading, Inwork to find that balance of genres but without a specific structure it doesn’t always happen.

    I have gotten really into the Enneagram as well. (And I am loving the Road Back to You podcast too.) I am a 1 but for some reason frequently test as a 3 or 4.

    Aren’t MMD’s daily deals great! The only problem is that I have been buying more books than I have time to read. It’s just so hard to pass up a deal!

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