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Monthly Recaps

August Monthly Recap

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Hello, everyone! I’m sorry I didn’t get any posts out during August! School caught me off guard, so I was a bit behind in the beginning. But now I’m all caught up, so I’m here for this post!

Books

This month I read a total of three books, which doesn’t really sound like a lot for a girl who loves to read. BUT, like I said before, I’ve been super busy with school. This month, I read:

  • Deluge : River of Time Series . I can’t tell you how much I LOVED this series! This was the final book of the series, and I read it super fast because it kept me on my toes the whole time! I won’t give a summary because this is the last book in the series. If you want to know what the book’s about, go read the series!
  • Keeper of the Lost Cities : Keeper of the Lost Cities #1. This is hands down one of my favorite series I’ve ever read. Even though it’s meant for kids in lower grades (I think middle school), I love this series TO PIECES! This series actually does not have all the books out yet, so if you don’t like cliffhangers and waiting to see what happens for a year, then you should just wait to read the series. The final book will be coming out next year, though. This November, book 8.5, Unlocked, will be coming out. I’ve been waiting for a year for this book, so trust me, I am READY.

Sophie Foster knew she wasn’t a normal girl, but she never would have guessed that she wasn’t human. When Sophie found out she was an elf, she had to leave everything behind and start over in a brand new world. Though she encounters many troubles in the time she spends in her new world, Sophie finally finds where she belongs.

  • Christy Miller : Volume #1. This series is also meant for middle school kids, but I still enjoy reading it.

When Christy Miller went to spend the summer at the beach with her aunt and uncle, she had no idea how much her life would change. Christy met new friends, had a fun time, but also learned some hard truths. That summer, she also started her new relationship with Jesus.

Writing

For the first three weeks of the month, I didn’t have time to write. However, I also didn’t really have the motivation to write.

But during the last week of August, something inside me sparked as I read through some of my writing. I wanted to continue the story; I felt the need to write. Know what I mean?

So, pretty much every day since then, I’ve taken about an hour every day to write. It’s also a nice break from school!

Art

I didn’t do very much art during August, but I did work on my diamond painting a little bit.

Bullet Journaling

In my August bullet journal, I did something much more simple than I usually do because I wanted to make sure that I had plenty of time to work on my schoolwork. I pretty much used the same layouts this month as well.

Above is a picture of my monthly page for September. It includes a calendar, some doodles, and spaces for goals, notes, books I will read during the month, and my money tracking.

Next is my mood tracker (well, it’s more of a day tracker, rating my day from 1 out of 5). I’ve drawn a bunch of leaves falling down the page, and once I’ve color coded the key at the bottom (the colors will be red, orange, yellow, green, and brown), I’ll just match how I felt the day went with the corresponding colors. (I’m excited for fall weather, as I’m sure you can tell from my fall-themed pages.)

Third is my Habit Tracker, which is as simple as always.

Finally, I have a brain dump, where I can just dump all the things floating around my mind. It’s not very organized, but it’s not really supposed to be.

Blogging

The only post I did this month was my summer update, and I did give you guys fair warning that I wouldn’t be able to post much this month.

Thank you for you patience!

I hope to have a couple more posts out for you this month.

Life

Life in August was pretty busy for me. I am taking a break from work at my dad’s shop, so that’s given me some extra time to get school work done.

I think I did mention in my last post that I would be having some dental work done, but it didn’t really end up being last month. If I can guess, it’ll probably happen this month or the next. That will set me back from a lot of things (school, writing, blogging, etc.), but I’m sure Ill be back on track as soon as I can.

Until Next Time . . .

That’s it for this post, everybody! I hope you enjoyed!

Next time I’ll let you guys take a look at the first two months of my School Bullet Journal!

Comment and let me know how August went for you! Also, feel free to let me know if you have any post requests!

Thanks for reading! Happy writing!

And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words. Romans 8:26 NLT

Updates

Hello, August!

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So . . . I just checked and saw that my last post was on July 5 – a month from the day that I’m writing this post. Yikes.

What happened, you ask? July happened. July went by so fast, I feel like it was only yesterday I was watching fireworks on July 4. Somehow, that was actually a full month ago.

I think I feel like July happened so quickly because it was a really busy month for me – well, as busy as you can be in this COVID pandemic. I was more busy in July than I have been in all the months since the beginning of quarantine!

So, I didn’t write any posts this month. I started one, but didn’t finish it. And I’m really sorry. I know I keep promising you guys more, more, and more posts, but sometimes life just goes by too fast!

So, I think to catch up today, I’ll just do a more relaxed version of my usual monthly recap.

July Summed Up

Three big things happened in July, plus a few other things as well.

ONE: I stayed at my grandmother’s house for a week, which ended up being really relaxing because I got to kind of take a break from everything that was happening at home.

TWO: We painted my room! I’ve been waiting to do this for a little while now, and we finally did it (once I finally made up my mind on the color 😉 )!

THREE: I got my learner’s permit! Usually, in the state where I live, you get your permit at age fifteen, but I decided to wait a while. So here I am, a year and a few months later, and I’ve finally gotten up the courage to go take that test! And I passed! Now I just have to actually, you know, drive.

One little thing is a book I got off of Amazon: Create This Book. Create This Book is a book made by one of my favorite YouTubers, Moriah Elizabeth. It’s basically just a book full of prompts for artists (or people who know they’re not quite artists, but their drawings are OK; like me). I may show a few pictures in upcoming posts, I’m not sure. (By the way, you should totally go check out Moriah Elizabeth’s YouTube channel. She does lots of cool art and I really enjoy watching her videos. She did a series on this book that I’m starting as well.)

Another little thing is another book I got off of Amazon, but I’ve been waiting for a while for this one: Keeper of the Lost Cities: Illustrated and Annotated Edition!! Oh my gosh, I’ve been so excited for this, and it finally came a few days ago! I’ve already read this series, and when the author announced she was selling a special edition of book #1, I was on Amazon faster than you can blink! Ok, that was an exaggeration, but you get the point. I LOVE this series. A lot.

So, What’s In Store For August?

In August, several things are happening:

  • School starts! I start school on August 10, which is pretty early, but at least I’ll get done earlier next spring!
  • I’m also going to get some dental work done in August, so that should be *fun* (laying the sarcasm on thick, here).
  • I’m starting a new bullet journal; this one will only be for school.
  • And, I’ll obviously be learning to drive!

As for blog posts, I’ll just try to get one out whenever I can, since I’ll be adjusting to a new schedule with school almost here.

See Ya!

That’s it for today’s post! I hope you all are excited for me to be coming back!

If you all have any post suggestions, please let me know in the comments! I’ll definitely take your suggestions into consideration!

Also comment and let me know, how was your July? Are you excited to start school back (if you’re a student)?

Thanks for reading! Happy writing!

And remember, when you are being tempted, do not say, “God is tempting me.” God is never tempted to do wrong, and never tempts anyone else. James 1:13 NLT