July Notes || Taking Stock.

I’m back with yet another one of my monthly recaps! I enjoyed writing last month’s own in the “taking stock format” so much, that I’ve decided to keep that style again for this one, as well as the little extra notes after.

Making : New month plans. Plans to keep growing and hopefully manage whatever changes might pop up soon, well.

Eating : Unhealthy foods. As always.
I spent the better part of July eating indomie and spaghetti. Lol. I’m steady telling myself that I need to eat healthy but I keep falling back to my old ways regardless.


Drinking : Teem, because I’m low key obsessed with anything bitter lemon. My water challenge didn’t last for so long last month. Shame on me.


Reading : More of the Holy book, other blogs, emails and more emails. I didn’t read a single book this month and it wasn’t for lack of one to read. I just couldn’t find the time to or concentrate long enough to read one.

Wanting : To eat shawarma. The real shawarma that John my shawarma guy in surulere makes and not the “chawarma” I had in cotonou.  Like I said earlier – unhealthy foods. Also wanting a new and badass camera.

Playing : Tye Tribbett’s Song – what can I do. On replay. Every day.

Wasting : Time in sorting out the mess that is my mail inbox.

Creating : Contents! To do lists (Do they count?)  And my tote bags. You might have seen a sneak peek of this on instagram or snapchat. Follow me on both – @cassiedaves

Wishing : I do not have to head back to the reality of my life – house job struggle et all, and can just live life travelling, creating content, growing more spiritually and being with my partner.

Enjoying : The feel of being free. Not anymore though.

Loving : This blog by Tito Idakula –Light House.

Wondering : If to attempt the water challenge again.

Hoping : (Actually Prayinged) For lighter flows and no cramps in the coming months for the rest of my life. TMI? Meh

Marvelling : At how completely forbearing and just so patient my partner is. Yes, I’ve taken to saying “partner” too. Lol.

Wearing : The same plain black oversized muscle tee from my last recap post. Haha

Noticing : (Really just noticing) that Lagos – specifically the island is beautiful and yes, this has to do with my travel to Benin. I guess that’s the thing about travelling. I went to somewhere way better (Atlanta) and realized how shit our country is, then went to Benin and realized that Lagos isn’t so ugly.

Thinking : About how I haven’t really bought myself much lately (that isn’t food). I need to change that.

Opening : Myself to meeting more new people and embarking on more trips with new people.

Feeling : Very Hopeful for a lot of things to come.
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July was for doing things afraid, but doing them regardless.
Two major things that kept making a reappearance in the monthly goal page of my blog planner was launching my blog review/consultation services and my tote bag line.

I kept pushing the launch because I was trying to have everything in place – the perfect sales page, the perfect sales funnel, but I finally said enough of that and I took the plunge and launched my services in July.
It has been a learning process since then and I’m really glad I could finally tick it off my goals page. I’ve worked with a few people already and it’s been really good so far. I hope to also finally launch the tote bag line proper this month.
Its like Maya Elious said : “Allow your idea to fail. Allow your idea to succeed. Allow your idea to get better. But listen, you can’t improve on an idea you never start” 

I just realized that I mentioned in my June recap that I wanted to go on a road trip in July. Haha! I eventually did go on one and I blogged about that journey Here.
The road trip was another thing I did afraid, because I went with people I was just meeting for the first time. I almost chickened out at some point, because everyone was warning me to be cautious (valid though) but my instinct didn’t really sense much danger.

Yet another thing I did afraid was agreeing to host the auction at the NFBYardsale, regardless of knowing that I’m not really much of a talker – That’s slowly changing though. I’m learning that we often place all these labels and restrictions on ourselves by ourself. It’s all a mind thing sometimes and we have to constantly keep working on and training our mind to be positive.

Also learning how important it is to always put God first in whatever we do. I started reading my bible more and trying to grow more spiritually this past month. Though I’m still learning, I am fast realizing how much power we have as Children of God that we don’t know of because we haven’t taken out time to read His word.

I’m really just sitting here in awe of how fast this year has been. It’s amazing, isn’t it?. I’m not sure if I like this speed at which the year is zooming off or not, but I’m happy with the way the year is going for me so far.

You can book your session this way .

P.P.S –
In case you missed any of these posts from last month.