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Monthly Recaps

March Monthly Recap

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Hello, everyone! Thank you for your patience! Last month, I remarked on how quickly my month went. March did not go as quickly. It seemed like it was taking forever to get finished! I’m sure it was mostly because I was ready for spring break.

Books

This month I finished At Home in Mitford. I LOVED IT! It was such a great book! It had a little of everything I love added in- romance, mystery, and a little adventure. Like I’m sure I said before, it’s a great book if you want to read a relaxing novel. Yes, I did say adventure and mystery, but you need at least a little action, right? Otherwise, it would be a little boring!

I also finished the second book in the series, A Light in the Window. It was just as good as the first, with a little romance and mystery sprinkled in.

Finally, I started the third book in the series. I’ll let you know what I think about it when I finish it.

Writing

So, this month, I got quite a bit of writing done. I wrote almost every day, adding to my book. For my story of the month, I have decided that I’m going to add on to the short story I did last time. But, I am going to do it in a separate post so I can write more than I usually do. Sorry for the delay!

I’m also going to do a new thing next month to help me track my writing. Whenever I write, I’ll set a stopwatch so I can write down in my bullet journal for how long I wrote each day. I’ll add up my time for each week and compare. Then, I’ll add my weekly times together to get my total writing time for the month. It’s just something I wanted to try.

Bullet Journal

So, this month, I decided that before each monthly recap, I would go ahead and get next month’s title page, overview, and trackers done so I can share pictures for next month. For April, I decided to do something spring-ish. I decided on the theme “Secret Garden”. And without further ado, here is my title page.

Next, I did my monthly overview with vines and flowers to complete the “Secret Garden” theme. I have a section for notes on the left page as usual with another section for goals underneath it. On the top left of the right page, I have a section titled, “books”. Here, when I finish a book during April, I write the name down so I don’t forget about it when it’s time for another monthly recap. To the right of that, I have a section titled, “writing”. This is where I will write down the amount of time I wrote each week. Underneath the section for books, I have a section for my blog. This is where I can plan out a post for each week. Underneath the section for writing, I have a section for memories. This where I can write down memories I don’t want to forget. I haven’t decided what to do under the section for my blog yet. I will probably do a quote.

Next, I did my sleep log. Of course, the tree and owl are there to contribute to the theme.

Next is my habit tracker. Nothing new here!

All of these pictures were taken while we were staying at a cabin in Cumberland Mountain State Park. I really enjoyed my spring break! What about you? What did you do for spring break?

Well, that’s all for this week! I hope you come back next Thursday to read my story! Comment or email me if you have any questions.

Thanks for reading! Happy writing!

But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed. 2 Corinthians 4:7-9 ESV

Monthly Recaps

Monthly Recap: January

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So, for me January passed in a flash. I can’t believe it’s already February! Well, I guess I’ll get started.

Bullet Journaling

The only new thing I did in my bullet journal this month was my stress tracker and Doodle-A-Day. They didn’t turn out very well because it was hard to stay caught up. Maybe I’ll do better next month.

I did my weekly log the same way I did it in December.

Goals

My goals for this month… Well, I didn’t really reach all of those. But you know what? It’s okay, because we have another month to try again. Start fresh!

My goals for this month are:

  • Drink more water.
  • Write more.
  • Exercise more.
  • Stay caught on school, bullet journaling, and devotions.

How are you going to start fresh for this month? Let me know in the comments!

Books

This month, I finished book five of The Chronicles of Narnia, and I am now in the middle of book six. I didn’t have a lot of time to read this month.

Writing

This month I got some planning done for my book and also a few chapters written. Not that much.

And now… I saved this as best for last…

My Story of the Month

Last but definitely not least… my story of the month! (I didn’t get any requests for what to call this section, so I had to come up with something… let me know in the comments if you can think of anything to call it!) My favorite story that I wrote this month was one on grief. Yes, it is sad, but it really helps you improve your writing. And, without further ado…

Tori wasn’t sure how much more she could handle. The grief was overtaking her; she couldn’t think. She swabbed at her now mascara-streamed eyelids with a tissue. She couldn’t understand what the pastor was saying- whether it was because of the sobs echoing from her aunt sitting beside her, or because she was in shock, she wasn’t sure.

Tori quickly stood up and pushed through the aisle. She rushed to the bathroom where she locked herself in the biggest stall. She leaned against the wall, sitting on the ground.

As she let her tears roll down, she allowed the memories of the two people she had been trying to forget for the past few days zoom through her mind.

The last time Tori had talked to her mom was the first flashback. She saw herself yelling at her mom and then running down the hall and slamming her bedroom door. Guilt surged through as she watched herself stick her tongue out from behind the closed door.

The next memory was when Tori had been telling her dad goodbye when he was leaving for work. She watched him wave and close the door, locking it behind him.

Sourness filled her stomach as more memories poured in, mostly she and her mom fighting. She couldn’t believe she had spent so much time fighting. And now that her mom was gone for good, she regretted it even more.

Most of her memories of her dad were of math homework. Dad had been a math and science whiz while Mom had been good in writing and grammar.

The one memory she still couldn’t allow herself to watch kept resurfacing. But she’d continue to push it away. It was the worst memory she’d ever had: the memory of the car crash. The car crash where her parents had died.

Well, that’s all I’ve got for this week. Comment and let me know of what you thought! Next week (February 7), I’ll do another post on our writing series (How to Write a Story). See you then!