A Look at my August

After reading through some fellow bloggers' August posts, I thought I would share a little about my own August.


6 Things That Happened In August:

1. I bought a new car.
2. I became an Independent PartyLite Consultant.
3. I finally painted the guest bath and hallway in my home.
4. I met some of my neighbors for the first time (even though we’ve been in the house since the very end of March).
5. We had our call with the wedding coordinator in Jamaica to finalize our big day!
6. George and I participated in the Sacramento Color Run. It was a lot of fun! If it comes to your area, I highly recommend it.

Our new 2013 Kia Optima

5 New Obsessions In August

1. Homemade iced coffee. I’ve started making coffee iced cubes and making my own iced coffees to take with me for the day. It’s so easy! Not to mention way cheaper than going to a coffee shop. Thank you Pinterest.
2. Pinterest – I’ve been a member of Pinterest for a long time. I was really obsessed with it when I first joined, but became tired of it. Now I’m back into it again.
3. Ho Hey by the Lumineers and Anna Sun by Walk the Moon – my two new favorite songs.
4. The Round Table dinner buffet. I don’t think I’ve ever gone to their dinner buffet before, just the lunch, and we went two weeks in a row. I love those cinnamon twists!!!
5. The Lorac Unzipped Palette – I used it almost daily after purchasing it.

3 Things I Discovered

1. Starting your own business is much harder than I thought it would be. I have wonderful support from my family and my fiancé, but not as much in other areas. Turns out I’m a chicken and have a very hard time talking to strangers about PartyLite. One of my goals for September is to talk to at least 5-10 people and get their contact information. It’s not enough to hand them a tealight and a brochure and walk away. Speaking of which, if anyone wants a coupon code to purchase 2 dozen tealights for $6 each, let me know!
2. As much as I loved my Mustang, I was ready for a change. It makes me feel old realizing that I’m “more mature” but I still have plenty of living to do! I have big plans for this life of mine and I intend to follow through with them.
3. Although I was born and raised a San Francisco 49er fan, my  fiancé and his brother are slowly converting me into a Chicago Bears fan. I'm torn. I'm just going to be a fan of both!

Johnny Knox (#13 of Chicago) and Dre' Bly (#31 of San Francisco)

5 Things I’m Looking Forward To In September

1. The start of football season!
2. Fall weather.
3. Doing my first PartyLite shows. I'm very nervous.
4. Finally having my Mother’s Day Tea with my mom.
5. Matchbox Twenty’s new album, North!!! Released 9/4/2012.

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My New PartyLite Pieces

In a previous post I mentioned that I am now an Independent PartyLite Consultant. One of the things I LOVE about my new venture is all the free products available! We have a unit work shop and a regional meeting once a month for each. So far I've been to one of each and have come home bearing gifts each time. We have raffles for all kinds of thing such as RSVPing, sharing things we've learned, etc. At the regional meeting, I won the coveted grand prize. I couldn't believe it! I won the entire Zinc Lantern Trio. They're gorgeous. 

I also won the Leaves of Fun Large Pumpkin Jar and was given a mini barrel jar as a welcome to the business gift! They treat us so well. I really appreciate the way that everyone is welcomed and embraced into the group. Look how the beveled glass makes such a gorgeous pattern with the light! I love it.

I also wanted to share what my fall kit looks like. I earned this kit for free and through my starter party was able to add some things to it. I didn't pay for a single PartyLite product on this table. I'm testing out what I want to bring to shows since it's going to be fall soon. Bones look so good in the large lantern. He fits so perfectly!

I went to Michael's and found these fabric leaves to decorate with and some smaller paper pumpkins to use as filler. The pinecones were free from nature (I found them on my walk around the neighborhood - they're clean and bug free!).

I hope everyone is ready for fall! I am beyond ready. I've been craving cooler weather so I can wear scarves and boots and sweaters and long sleeved shirts. I'm ready for football season, rain, hot chocolate, Halloween, and most of all MY WEDDING! I can't believe it's just over 3 months away. Is anyone else ready for Fall?  For many, Labor Day is the official change over to fall, for others it's the first football game of the season. What makes it officially fall for you?