I ran across this great idea for “what I’m into” and thought I’d try it out. Thanks, Megan!!
- source: iloveeasthampton.blogspot.com
{books} I racked up $6.00 in fines from the library because I was reading…
Birth: the Surprising History of How We Are Born
The Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times
The Better World Shopping Guide
on the “books to read” list…
September is looking pretty busy, so I don’t think I’ll be able to get much reading time in. I think I’ll try to read Mercy Rising because I already have it from the library. I’m also revisiting Stones into Schools – I started it in January but never finished. My Bible study group is starting Crazy Love, so I’ll start rereading that again too.
{television} here’s what we’ve been watching…
Psych – my mom has watched this for several years but I was always a bit disinterested. Well, let me tell you, disinterest no more! It is hilarious. It streams on Netflix, and we have been known to watch several episodes every evening.
Expedition Impossible - we missed the first couple episodes, but this actually turned out to be a really great season of a show. It’s a pretty “tired” idea for a new show, but there were some twists that made it very fun to watch. I think you can see the final 5 episodes on ABC.com – I recommend it!
{movies} in or out of theatres…
We went on a short vacation to Palm Springs and watched all of these:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, part 1 (on DVD from RedBox)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, part 2 (in theatres)
Despicable Me (on DVD from the B & B)
We had some free Blockbuster Express codes thanks to Smart Cents Mom, so we watched Rango and I Hate Valentine’s Day.
{music} been listening to..
Shaun Groves‘ Third World Symphony. Love it. You can listen free here or buy on itunes (which I did so I can sing along in the car, too).
{internet} using up all my spare time…
the usual blogs… I reduced quite a few in my google reader recently to save some time, but I kept all the ones that belong to people I know personally, like Bethany, Kelsey, and Heather, and I also added Kitchen Stewardship and Inspired to Action.
Pinterest, of course. Click here to see my boards.
I like to scope out Money Saving Mom, too. I don’t subscribe because it’s so many posts (and I love having an empty google reader!), but she has the best deals. This week alone I got two free boxes of cereal, a photo collage of our wedding pics, and a swatch of fabric free in the mail.
{life} What I’m Looking Forward to Next Month…
Lots! Bible Study Fellowship starts next week. I just found out that my wonderful leader from 3 years ago is my leader again this year. I am so happy! We are doing Acts.
Youth ministry stuff will be back in full swing within the next few weeks. We took a break from a lot of stuff during the summer so that everyone could have some breathing room. It’s been nice to rest a bit and get caught up on things, but I miss hanging out with everyone!
finishing Perspectives, the online missions course Jesse and I have both been doing this summer. It has been fantastic!
Marla is hosting another read-a-long on the book of James. Hopefully my posts will be appearing here starting next week (meaning I’m keeping up with it!)
Jesse and I are going on a date to Sea World on Friday.
I’m joining the choir at church. The last time I was in a choir, I think I was nine. I’m a little nervous but mostly excited, especially because it’s right in time for Christmas music!
Beth Moore Simulcast next weekend.
A trip to visit my favorite 11 year old in Tijuana.
I’m hoping to volunteer as a doula. I’m very nervous. I was excited a month ago and then the class filled up, so I had to wait, which has provided time for anxiety to creep in. If it weren’t for my beyond-supportive husband who keeps telling me I should do it, I think I would have chickened out by now, but at the moment, I’m planning to start two days of training in a few weeks!
At the end of the month, I’m volunteering at and attending the National Youth Worker Convention. It’s always good, so I’m looking forward to, especially since this guy is speaking. I emailed with him a few years ago for a project I did on short-term missions, and he was so kind and gracious in answering my questions.
Whew! August has been a full month, and September looks to be quite fun as well! Thanks for checking out what I’m into this month!
Oh my GOODNESS, Kelly! You have a lot going on! I was just sitting here feeling sorry for how busy my September is turning out to be, but WOW. You have me beat, lady.
Your reading list would be best friends with my reading list. Good, good stuff.
Haha, you know, I didn’t really realize how much I had going on until writing this post! Looking forward to it though.
I think the reason our reading lists would be best friends might be because I saw a post with some of your suggestions earlier this summer and added them to my library hold list! :) Thanks for the recommending them!