AUGUST 2020

AUGUST IS ALMOST OVER. 

IT'S ALMOST SEPTEMBER. 

MY TIME OF THE YEAR IS ALMOST HEEEEERE. 

Buuut we'll try to refrain from screaming too much about that yet. At least until the end of this post. xD Because today we're not looking forward but looking back on what happened in August!

Reading was... rough this month. As of the time I'm writing this, I've only completed one book. And with school starting (spoiler alert for later in the post), who knows how my reading life might look in the future. But I have to keep reminding myself it's okay. (Even though after being ahead all year I'm now one book behind on my Goodreads goal... *twitches*)

The book I finished was Chasing Shadows by Ashley Townsend, and I'm currently reading Defying Shadows, the last book in the trilogy. Will, guys. That is all. 

Writing just... hasn't really been happening? There have been a few days when I've sat down and gotten some words down/edited, but for the most part I just haven't made the time. (Note I didn't say I haven't had the time... I just haven't made the time. #writerprobs) And again, with school, who knows what will happen in the coming months. But I'm still excited about my story... which is weird, because why am I not working on it more if that's true. xD But oh well. 

I also realized that I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M DOING FOR NANOWRIMO. *panics*

Yes, I am still planning on doing it, even though I know I'll be crazy busy with work and school and also trying to find time to breathe, but I can't just not do it. Maybe I'll fail miserably, who knows, but it wouldn't be November without at least an attempt, right?

Buuut... should probably start deciding what I want to write. xD

So, yeah. The big thing: I STARTED COLLEGE. 

I'm only a week in so far. I've tried not to expect too much of myself this past week; just getting a feel for my new routine and letting things fall into place. I can't really say how I feel so far, other than WEIRD. It's been four years since I was in school, guys. And, oh yeah, I didn't step foot into a classroom for any of that. So. xD 

Aaaand I also never thought that I would be starting college in the middle of a pandemic. Hello, masks, the back-to-school fashion trend of 2020. lol this is SUCH a weird year

I made a college playlist, which I've been listening to almost constantly. 

My bullet journal theme for this month: Descendants. (August 2nd marked a year since the premiere of D3, so I thought it would be fitting.)

As you can see I didn't do much with my writing log page... but I still like it. xD (even if those apples do look super funky)

Not gonna lie, I planned to do more involving the theme... but I'm pretty happy with what I did do! (The song lyrics I featured are from my two favorite songs of the trilogy.)

In other news, I started watching Avatar: The Last Airbender!!

This was long overdue. I'm only a few episodes in (and I'll probably have to stop soon to wait for new episodes to be put up on YouTube lol) but I love it so far! Aang is the cutest, and I have laughed out loud so many times already. I'm compiling a list of quotes that will 100% somehow be involved in a blog post soon. xD

Guess what, guys?? WE'RE ONLY THREE DAYS AWAY FROM MY BLOGIVERSARY!! I'll be filming my Q&A vlog soon (so, if you didn't submit questions... too little too late, sorry xD), and I can't wait to celebrate two years with you all! *blows kazoo*

All in all, August went by really fast. But it was good, too. I made an effort to read more (I didn't say I was successful... I said I made an effort xD), became a student again, got some new books. And now I look forward to September with VERY, VERY MUCH EXCITEMENT. 

I hope you all had a great August! Here's to September!! Here's to autumn!!! *cheers way too loud*

How was your month? Who started back to school (college, high school, whatever)? Do you know what you're doing for NaNoWriMo yet? And most importantly, WHO'S AS EXCITED ABOUT FALL AS I AM???