End of March, Early April! š·
Another month has passed us by already.
But that meansā¦ SPRING! (hopefully) so warmer weather shall be coming and also Bookending Spring event is starting aswell !! *Screams* š
> If you have no idea what iām talking about, please visit Samās announcement post ASAP to read that and hopefully joins us!
Last monthās Habit tracker;
I think I did pretty well this month, honestly.. I had a few āoff daysā of blogging in terms of returning comments, but I went back for them and commented on MOST that I had something to say/had their websites easily findable upon commenting.
Then I hadnāt read most daytime, but thatās because I rathered talking with Alex or trying my best to return my comments and bloghop on my mere 30mins of break at work XD Another great thing; YAY Iāve walked the weeins more than three time that month, changes alot than none the last month .. *aherm* the weather started to be pretty for us, though soon weāll struggle with finding some times where itās ādryā enough ā as having two low riders, you get them covered in mud and little rocks EVERYWHERE and need to clean both of them and the house aswell š
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Marchās events;
ā¼ I finished two book this month;Ā Fierce Fragile HeartsĀ Ā that was a NetGalley arc published on the 26th, and Eleanor & Parks that will get the review posted tomorrow!
ā¼ Iāve guest-posted on tecsie aka Jennyās blog on the 23rd about Letās Plays of games Iād always RewatchĀ ā Feel free to go read it if Ā you havenāt already!
ā¼Ā Before we go any further.. can we just appreciate how MANY tags iāve got this past month ?? I had to write them back on the other page as you guys gave me so much that it didnāt fitted in the little section I gave them xD
ā¼ *aherm* most exciting news of the bunch; IāVE FINALLY FINISHED PAYING THAT STUDENT LOAN!!!!Ā I attended College from 2013/2014 for my accounting diploma (which I sadly donāt wanna use anymore, talked about it here); I was supposed to only start paying in 2015, one year after iāve graduated, YET iāve got an a** who decided she wasnāt gonna let me have that year off so I has been paying since 2014.
However, I had needed to ask for a 6months off in 2017 as I had been unemployed for as long as NINE. MONTHS. so erm.. needless to say I just couldnāt pay anymore even if they didnāt wanted to grant me it (money do fly off pretty quickly.. I had my meds and dog food and stuff to pay for..). Lucky for me, I had found a job pretty quickly after that and itās just.. so impressive for me to have knocked that off so soon after that needed break! Such an accomplishment.. though not as big as not having needed a loan in the first place but xd you know..
ā¼Ā I had done some blogās updating.. and ended up changing postās headerās TWICE š Ā First time on the 9th were you might remember the green-ish sea background insteadā¦ and lastly on the 24th where I went for this grey-ish rainy one that I like so much better.
ā¼Ā Kafei got 5years old on the 21st !! Canāt believe my first baby is that old already .. WE havenāt done much as I was working 630am-230pm that day, but we got āPet-Shoppingā and they got each a brand new collar! (their old was in leather and erm.. Sheikās neck is pretty big xd). Theyāre a Super flashy hard plastic with a reflective band- Which is quite nice seeing how black they are.. we canāt even find them in our black leather couch! hah
ā¼Ā Lastly.. I finally went into Audiobook discovering and loaded Libby to rent some out of my local library; Iāve got āWarcrossā & āShiverā so far, as the preview got me hooked to them so much iād listen to them for hours !! Letās see if I end up enjoying that format.
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Sharing some love! ;
ā” Kal @ Reader Voracious updated us onto how to properly disclose of Arcs with the new CMA guidelines, aswell as interviewed a fellow Canadian ā Shania, for reading around the globe. While we arenāt in the same province, so things are a bit different for me, I was very pleased to see Canada got a shout aswell!
ā” Isabelle @ BookwyrmBites did a wonderful āteatime talkā about alternate editions.
ā” Eline @ Lovely Audiobooks shared what she DONT wanna see anymore in our romance books !Ā
ā” Clo @ Book Dragons did a wonderful post (as per usual!) about authenticity in engagements between us bloggers, aswell as giving us tips onto how she, as a teen, went from an night owl to a morning bird!Ā
ā” Charlotte @ Charlotte Burtās books shared Seven totally legal ways to get free audiobooks! Marvelous for someone like me who wanna get in but doesnāt really know where to start.
ā” In shade of the A-spec readathon coming up, the bloggers behing JellyFables shared a neat Database and Resources onto how to find Aro and/or Aces characters in book!Ā
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Up to April we go;
Eeek !! Thatās the last Month in this Blue Leutchtturm dotted journal ; the following one would be in my brand new pink one.. So exciting !! š
Aprilās themed colors are āeaster-yā; I then opted for Metallic yellow & purple! Not pictured, but iām having a Blog Tour for early May and a NetGalley Arc for July; Nothing for this month.. Pretty simple for the scheduling posts pagesā¦ which was supposed to be easter eggs but xD Switched the ātaggedā and āposts ideaā his time, so it ends up being together if I need to use the adjacent page to put more tags ahah ā Also following the same themeās colors as per last monthās instead of only Red & Orange.Ā Lastly, My weekly spread.. I still havenāt found a better way to do it š¤·š½āāļøSo as itās my last month in that bujo, and apparently the page counts didnāt added up well.. I let a loose page beween the āmontly pagesā and the weekly spreads just in case I might wanna add anything in ā aswell as one loose at the end of them.
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Thatās been it for me !Ā
Are you participating in #BESpring? Anything glorious happened this month?
Or do you have an idea for my looses pages ? Let me know xx
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So productive! I need to get more organised, but I feel accomplished this month on a few fronts. I’m also redesigning how I approach my BuJo this month so that will be fun! Love seeing your spreads, as always.
Thank you ! as alwyas, im trying xx
As long as you feel accomplished, that’s all that matters! Oooh i’m eager to see that,
I have to try one of these. I’m just afraid of going OCD with it. :/ I hope you feel better!
Yeash i get you! Sometimes it gets to me way too much, as it shouldānt.. thank you!
Yeah that happened with the TUL notebooks. So I worry but it looks really helpful. š
The habit tracker really is!! But then again I worry too much about how full it looks xD
Lol… yeah I can see that happening
Anxiety related problems š (OCD is in the same family as anxiety, isnāt it? š¤)
Yes but anxiety is more generalized. OCD is very specific around activities and behaviors. Anxiety can happen randomly with and without a tangible reason.
Congrats on paying off your college loans! I know what a relief that is I wanted to tell everyone when I managed it š
Eheh Iknow eh! It just felt so surreal because really, I was 17/18 when I got it… im 24 now xD
I think you did great with blog hopping, Kristina! I’ve been doing poorly with returning AND hopping, LOL, so I’m just sitting at the beginning of March somewhere while April is smacking me upside the head.
PAYING OFF STUDENT LOANS IS EXCITING AND I’M SO GLAD YOU GOT AROUND TO IT EEP (although it really sucks you don’t want to use it).
Omg šš big oops, hah!
You do have a pretty good escuse with being in school though..
YEES.. iknow ehš¤¦š½āāļø but atleast i dont owe anyone a thing and I can be free enjoying my barista job that I love, hah! š
You are so organised with your Bullet Journal. I can only cope with a simple habit tracker (6 life habits on it) and I often drop the ball with that one too. Mind you I plan my blog using the spreadsheet shared by Kal @ Reader Voracious and not my BJ so that might be why.
Thanks for sharing my blog post š
Ah, i’m more paper than spreadsheet .. š I feel like i’d forget to check them ? mmh- never tried though.
You’re welcome ! xx
You did so well and awww I love those collars! I don’t know the pain of having rocks and water stick to a little furry friend, but I do know the pain of trying to convince mine to go outside when it’s raining without being all dressed up in “war” gear because he’s…you know…giant and doesn’t need to be dressed up for that. but he’s a giant baby :))
I love your spreads! I haven’t thought about doing a habit one, but I do see the benefits of doing one so I may add it in May as well. I can’t wait to see how your April is going to be!!
OHNO ahaha !! Low riders don’t like rain or snow either.. my female LOVES snow with a passion but my little male erm.. don’t like to have his “male parts” sticking in the snow š
Thank you !
Yaay, happy you could find something useful š
Congrats on paying off your loan! That must have been a huge relief! Also loved your habit tracker for March. So organised! And your dogs are really cute!
Thank you !
oh yes.. though it took me a while to realize that THIS IS REAL! as ive never had an instance of my Young Adult life where I didn’t owed a thing you know?
Itās really cool that you could do this at such a young age and quickly! Kudos to you!
Thank you xx
Aw man, your journal is really impressive! The best I can make is a list in OneNote with To Do tags š
Aww Thank you !!
pleased you like :3
Congrats on paying your student loan off, that is so wonderful! I literally cannot wait for the day that I can say the same. Thanks so much for linking to two of my posts, and I hope you have a wonderful April!
You too Kal! Xx
Thank you, it is such a relief and hard to believe at first, honestly.. but looks like I finally did it!