the monthly nu’s (june 2025): thoughts, favorites & such
better late than never?? 😅
welcome to the monthly nu’s: a little collection of all the things i’ve been absorbing over the past few weeks, including (but not limited to) books i read, media i consumed, products i purchased, recipes i tried, and links i loved. so grab a drink and/or snack, and enjoy this edition of the monthly nu’s.
is it just me or did june fly by? it feels like it was just yesterday that i got into a lil fender bender (100% my fault 😅). but besides that, june was a pretty chill month. the highlight was definitely going to miami for a conference (and getting to see my little sister get baptized 🥹). i also celebrated my 29th birthday and there were mixed emotions involved (see previous post for more on that). the weather reached almost 100 degrees, and had me dreaming about fall.
but anyway, here’s what else i was up to in the month of june.
✨ on my radar: books, shows, & movies
reading 📚: this book (& i’m really enjoying
watching 📺: tv: sister sister; last man standing | movies: gotta kick it up; read it and weep (aka my comfort movie)
❤️ on my love list (aka monthly favorites)
eating: i honestly don’t remember (which probably means it was nothing significantly delicious 😂); for my birthday, i went to hibachi with my family, and that was actually a 10/10.
wearing: sambas (walked a whole day in these and surprisingly, they didn’t hurt too much), linen shorts - it’s a must, square toed flip flops, and foot powder (smelly feet girlies, to the front)
loving: this body gel oil
📍on my pinterest
💭 on my mind
as we enter q3 (crazy!) aka the 6-month mark, it’s important that we reflect on the first 6 months of the year and give ourselves grace. we have the tendency to beat ourselves up (we are our worst critics, after all), so let me be the one to give you a reminder (which is as much for me as it is for you) that you’re doing great. so keep going :)
thanks for reading. talk to ya soon,
itunu 🫶🏾