THE MONTHLY PAGE 👩🏻💻 August 2024
Tech wallpapers, calendars, + resources to help you focus for the month ahead.
Welcome to The Monthly Page for August!
I’m currently on a Scandinavian road trip, and by the time this lands in your inbox I’ll hopefully be setting up a tent on the eastern coast of Sweden near the town of Kapellskär, where we’ll catch an early ferry across the Baltic Sea toward Finland. 🏕
Before we dive in, I wanna make sure you see this! Last night, a call was hosted to raise money for Kamala Harris. The call set a record for the largest Zoom call in history with over 164,000 women dialed in. This came after over 44,000 Black women paved the way with a call on Sunday evening and asked white women to “answer the call”. Together — these groups of women have raised over 3.5 million dollars for the campaign.
They were organized quickly, and in case you missed it — I wanted to share the recording which is available to watch on YouTube. Connect with me on Instagram to make sure you see invites to future events.
(I’m literally in the car right now and not sure I have enough service to get this to embed right, so apologies if you have to click or paste the link 🤗)
https://www.youtube.com/live/8VxGlONBejg?si=eb4caV8fFr-lXrU6
To quote this piece from
Report, “We have the opportunity to elect a female president by building a multiracial coalition of women and queer folks that changes history.” (that post has additional resources to check out!).Here are some important dates (mostly U.S.-centric) you might want to add to your calendar while you’re here:
✏ August is Back to School Month (for many families)
🐱 August 8: International Cat Day
📚 August 9: International Book Lovers Day
🧡 August 17: National Nonprofit Day
📸 August 19: World Photography Day
#️⃣ August 23: Hashtag Day
🐶 August 26: International Dog Day
Cheers to the arrival of August,
🎶 PLAYLIST: We’ve got 16 hours of driving and six hours on a ferry in front of us so I’ve been busy tracking down good playlist and podcast series to listen to. If you have any to recommend, hit reply and let me know (or head down to the comments)!
🥗 RECIPES: Below are recipes that have been featured in The Weekly Page so far this year. Add them to your meal plan if you haven’t had a chance to try ‘em yet!
BBQ Salmon Curry Bowls with Mango Avocado Salsa
Chef Monosilio’s Pasta Carbonara
Hugo Sprintz
Crispy Cauliflower & White Bean Grain Bowls
Fried Halloumi Quinoa Bowls
Creamy Tomato Gnocchi Soup
The Modern Proper Golden Soup
Moroccan Meatballs with Tzatziki
Hydrating Orange + Cinnamon Tea
🤝🏻 EVENT: August’s Monthly Review Day will take place on Monday, August 5 from 9-10:30 AM CST. This is an online gathering for planning, goal check-ins, and habit formation. They are casual (come as you are! invite your cat! bring your kid!) and are a designated time to get organized for the month ahead. Details here:
🎤 GUEST SPEAKER: This month, in place of a podcast episode, I hosted a Q+A and answered the questions you submitted. I chatted about how to move abroad, parenthood, nutrition, business strategy + more. Instead of audio format, this is simply a post you can read through. Back to podcasts in August with an interview featuring
, the author of Lifting Heavy Things.
🎓 GROUP PROGRAM: Want my help with digital organization? My next group program will open soon! We’ll set up the Core Four Systems and establish routines for optimizing our digital workflows and routines. Join the launch list to learn more about it + stay in the loop.
💻 WALLPAPERS: Update your desktop and mobile devices with some fun wallpapers! Visit the post to check out my creations for this month:
☑ SYSTEMS REFRESH: Prep yourself for the month ahead with my quick 15-minute routine:
📅 3 MINS - Review your upcoming schedule to assess where you are spending your time. Does it align with your priorities?
✅ 3 MINS - Look at your projects and tasks and make sure everything is up to date. Anything you need to update or delete?
🗃 3 MINS - Curate the files on your computer and phone (including photos you took this month!). Delete things you don't need. Does your information feel organized and accessible?
📝 3 MINS - Look through any paper notes or random bits of info you collected last month. What digital system could you move it to so it doesn't get lost?
🧼 3 MINS - Clean your work area, wipe down your desk and monitors, and when you're ready — update your phone and computer wallpapers by downloading the files directly with the buttons below:
📚READ: Did you miss out on these recent posts? Check ‘em out by clicking below:
📅 CALENDAR: Download my FREE 2024 Planning Calendars below so you can plan out the remainder of the year:
✍🏻 WRITING PROMPTS: Here are four weekly writing prompts to try out this month.
Which films do you find yourself thinking about years after watching them?
What are the best things you learned from your grandparents?
What new skills could you acquire in order to be happy or more successful?
How would you want someone to describe you to others?
💬 Comment & chat! What was the best thing you Read, Watched, Listened to or Enjoyed over the past month? I’d love to hear about it in the comments and might feature it an upcoming edition of The Weekly Page.
Roadtrip songs are a MUST! I'm actually recommending this song in my newsletter next Monday but Lonely in Love by Abigail Barlow is my go-to this summer!
I love your monthly desktop wallpaper and use it every month now! Thank you for doing these! However, when I try to download this month's, it takes me back to June. Will you fix the link, pleeease? Thanks!