๐ŸŽ‰ Cue the Confetti! It's July already?!


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How's it goin', Reader?

I truly hope your summer is going along swimmingly โ€“ whether you've been poolside or not ๐Ÿ˜‰. This week, I have a few summer updates and some fun celebration inspiration to share with you.

๐Ÿ“ข News & Updates

Seattle Trip - our little family took our first big, post-COVID vacay and visited the Pacific Northwest. What a difference from hot, humid, sunny, and FLAT Florida ๐Ÿ˜‚! We had an amazing time and would love to visit again soon.

Back to Designing - In case you didn't know, I'm a graphic designer who shifted into teaching Graphic Design to middle schoolers for a few years. One of our biggest projects each year was the school's yearbook. Last month, I had the opportunity to design a couple of yearbook templates to help advisers create cohesive books. It was so refreshing to design without the pressure of selling it to a school community! It took a lot of time, but the spreads turned out awesome!

These projects kept me away from The Paper Jamboree for a bit, but I'm back and ready to dive in! I'll be working hard on my website and blog, and posting behind the scenes on...

Instagram! - I'm on there @thepaperjamboree, have you followed me yet? I'm planning some fun and practical content and would love for you to join in!


๐ŸŽ‰ Celebration Inspiration

An easy way to incorporate silly celebrations into your every day is by utilizing an every-day-is-a-holiday type of wall or desk calendar. I've linked a few options here that include my personal favorite, Sandra Boynton's, as well as some other fun ones in various formats. Whether the holiday is a legitimate one or just for fun, this is one of the simplest solutions for planning ahead and transforming a mundane day into something delightfully memorable!

Some inspo for you this this week:

๐Ÿฅค July 11: National 7-Eleven Dayโ€‹
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If you're out and about, consider stopping in and grabbing a Slurpee for yourself and/or someone special. I'm sure it would be a refreshing treat in this insane summer heat!

๐ŸŸ July 12th: French Fry Dayโ€‹
I'm no fit-fluencer, so I feel comfortable confessing here that French fries are quite possibly my favorite snack food. So, that would make this FRIday, my favorite day of the year! Lots of ways to celebrate this โ€“ you could create a french fry flight (oh, how I love alliteration) with your favorite fast food fries or create a French fry board like Ain't Too Proud to Meg did here ๐Ÿ˜‹:

๐ŸŽฎ July 13: Embrace Your Geekness Dayโ€‹
There's no shame in the Geek Life game. In fact, I believe we are all a little geeky about something. What's something that you could nerd out on? For me, it's fonts and colors as well as candy and cute things. So give some love to the gamers, players, and obsessors in your life.
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๐Ÿ’ I love to curate things to help my scattered self and I hope I can help you too. Check out:

  • My Pinterest boards for inspiration or
  • โ€‹ShopMy for helpful finds from Amazon, Target, and other retailers.

Thank you for letting me pop into your inbox, Reader. I appreciate the opportunity to inspire you. โœจ

Thatโ€™s it for now!

Party on! ๐ŸŽ‰
Jamie

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