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Healthy Habits Challenge - August 2018

Purchases:
~ Smashbox, XO Vlada eyeliner (black with glitter) - on sale for $12
~ Fenty Foundation & Clinique lip gloss - gift card $0
~ NARS Dragon Girl & Lodhi lip pencils from Marshall's - $19
~ NARS Himalia and Dione eyeshadow singles, Burberry Pale Barley single - $50 - Marshall's is my downfall, for sure

Books read ($1 per 100 pages)
Throne of Glass by Sara J Maas - 407 pages ($4.07)
~ Invasion of the Tearling by Erika Johanssen - 512 pages ($5.12)
~ Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire - 119 pages ($1.19) - I wasn't super into this book, so this is the point at which I set it aside
~ Secrets of a Charmed Life by Susan Meissner - 402 pages ($4.02)
~ Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman - 304 pages ($3.04)

Exercise ($5 per 30 minutes since I've been doing more exercise videos)
~ 8/27/18 - long walk with husband, maybe 2 miles? ($5)
~ 8/28/18 - shorter walk ($3)

Duolingo ($1 per 10 day streak)
~ 8/7/18 - hit 120 day streak ($1)
~ 8/17/18 - hit 130 day streak ($1)
~ 8/28/18 - hit 140 day streak ($1)

Money available to spend: -$10.43

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