My July 2025 Goals were easily crushed! Here are the books I read, blog posts I published, how the month went, and my goals for August.
I’m not sure why, but this year has been one of my most productive years. I swear I’m just crushing my goals left and right. I’m feeling really accomplished, and achieving goals each month makes me more motivated to add more goals. I love the dopamine hit I get from checking off each goal. July was a crazy month but I got a lot of work done for the blog AND read a lot of books!
Below are all the books I read this month, the blog posts I published, how July 2025 went, and what my goals for August are.
If you want a refresher on my goals of the year or want the FREE printable to make your own goals, check out: 2025 Goals Planner Worksheet FREE Printable
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Books I Read In July 2025
July 2025 was the month of devouring books! I read a total of 18 books this month. I’m amazed by how much reading I did this month. This month, I’ve been reading incredible books that I couldn’t put down. My top three books of July were The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark, The Romcom Remake by Jen Atkinson, and Spectacular Things by Beck Dorey-Stein. It’s a great psychological thriller with a few twists and turns.
- The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
- Spectacular Things by Beck Dorey-Stein (Review Here!)
- Scotch on the Rocks by Eliot Fletcher
- Sisterchicks on the Loose by Robin Jones Gunn
- The Romcom Remake by Jen Atkinson (Review Here!)
- Siblings Without Rivalry by Elaine Mazlish and Adele Faber
- The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark
- The Burnout by Sophie Kinsella
- Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum
- Homemaker by Ruth Knox and Annie Mare
- L.A. Women by Ella Berman (Review Here!)
- Battle of the Bookstores by Ali Brady
- Because of You by Samantha Brinn
- Tiny Daggers by Caroline Corcoran
- Abscond by Abraham Verghese (Short Story)
- Far From The Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
- The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (Read with my older boys)
- Ruins by Amy Taylor (Review Coming Soon!)
Blog Posts I Published in July 2025
This month, I published 8 blog posts and they were all ones I enjoyed writing. I love posting my book reviews, and I hope you guys like them too. Recently, I feel like I’m writing these blog posts with actual enjoyment rather than feeling like I HAVE to create content. The most viewed blog post of July 2025 was my Buffalo Chicken Dip Recipe. I love how much people enjoy this blog post because I love this recipe so much!
- 2025 Goals Check-in: Halfway Through 2025 and Killing it!
- Home Safe by Tracy Baack Book Review
- Spectacular Things by Beck Dorey-Stein Book Review
- Mexican Corn Roll-Ups Recipe: An Appetizer People Will Love!
- The Romcom Remake by Jen Atkinson Book Review
- The Best Running Playlist For a 5K
- L.A. Women by Ella Berman Book Review
- This Post
What Happened This Month
This month has been long and exhausting month. We experienced a great loss in our family at the end of June and are still trying to get through that. The kids are just young enough that the younger ones don’t understand, but our older boys struggle from time to time. I hope you all take a moment to tell the people in your life that you love them.
It has also been unbearably hot in Illinois, so we have been struggling to stay cool and relax this month. Also, I started my 5K training program for a 5K I’m participating in on August 8th. I’m really looking forward to this race. It’s been hard running in this heat, but I’m starting to enjoy running again. \
July 2025 has been a big month for my family and I’m hoping August cools off a bit.
Goals for August
My blog goals for August are to publish at least 6 blog posts with a book review every Monday, respond to comments on the blog within 24 hours, send a newsletter every Friday, and get more e-mail subscribers.
My reading goals for August are to read at least 13 books, send 4 reviews to NetGalley, read at least 5 physical books, and read a book that fits the category for my 2025 Monthly Reading Challenge. The prompt for July is to read a book set in a country you want to visit one day.
Lastly, I want to start knitting and maybe make a washcloth, declutter and organize my kitchen, and I want to journal 5 times this month.
Final Thoughts
The purpose of this blog post is to hold myself accountable each month by sharing what my goals are for the month and checking in to see where I’m at by the end of the month. I love sharing all the books I’ve read, the blog post I published, and other goals I accomplished in the past month.
Now, what are some goals you have made for August? How are your goals going this year? Did you accomplish any goals in July 2025? Let me know in the comments below.
As always, thank you for reading this post, and if you enjoyed reading, please share. I appreciate all the love and support.
Thanks for reading,
Kel
