Monday 5 August 2019

July 2019 in Review

I have seen these on various blogs and I enjoy them a lot, so I’m going to do my own. ;) I hope you enjoy. :) Fair Warning: This is going to be long and detailed, because... I’m a detail freak! 

*note: Some of these images are not mine.*



| Happenings | 
// I recuperated from Camp and being sick and travelling. 😜
//  I learned a lot about disagreeing and arguing and letting things go and moving on this month. 
// I misspelt “people” and “favourite” I don’t know how often. *facepalm*
// I chatted a lot with friends. πŸ’œ That’s what the summer is for, right??
// I launched my blog, obviously. 😁 I’m enjoying it so much... and I hope you are too. :) 

// I realized that college is starting soon... 😰
// My cabin mates and I discussed Bible truths often in our texting thread, which was a blessing.
// I did the heart-eyes over Rachel Tero’s calendar sheets (I love calendar sheets, people. And these ones are awesome.) I've started using these to plan my blog posts and they are amazing!!
// I read through the archives of Kassie Angle’s gorgeous blog. πŸ’šπŸ’™ If you don’t follow her yet... DO!! (FYI... if you didn't already know it... I always look at archives).
*NOTE: KASSIE’S DOMAIN HAS LAPSED AS OF 2022 AND BEEN TAKEN OVER BY ANOTHER COMPANY. DO NOT GOOGLE IT*

// I did Camp NaNo and wrote over 13,000 words. We had an amazing cabin... I tell you, guys, there are some amazing stories being written this year...!
// I FINISHED CHORDS, people!!! I am so, so happy... this baby was supposed to be 1,000, and instead it ended at 46,526 words. My biggest word count. Ever. (I stayed up till like 11:00 to do that but it was worth it.) I’ll be posting about this story soon. 

// I recited Psalm 19 in French and realized I hadn't forgotten most of it... It's so much more beautiful in French than in English. And for the record, I've already forgotten most of it in English... but I learned verses 1-6 it in French years and years ago and I only mess up two verses. #myheartisFrench
// I looked up a picture of calla lilies and roses to see if they mixed... (they do)... and decided I need to do that more often. I adore wedding bouquets. 

// I took a video of myself writing something and found it so, so cool to watch how I formed letters! 

// I fell in love with flip-flops again. 


// I had ice cream for National Ice Cream Day. It was actually unplanned... my father randomly bought us some. I’m ticked because I forgot to get a picture!! 
// Sunday, the 29th, I had to stay home from church and babysit two feverish kids... a new experience. I read so much I got a headache, and I totally won my 31-books-this-month goal. 
// I missed my grandparents so much... I’m so eager to see them soon! It’s been over a year since I saw them. πŸ˜• Canada is vast, people... 
// I remembered how much I love calligraphy...

// I listened to the Messiah again with my sister... well, listened out of one ear while I read and book-journaled. It’s in my head again now... πŸ’—
// I started a new short story whose beginning I love...

// I got my best writing compliment ever. πŸ’ I got a lot of writing compliments this month, and... wow. Post coming on that too. 
// I edited my Christmas story three times (and found a super cool new editing method). I also edited Chords once... and found some hilarious mistakes...





// I enjoyed making a book reading Instagram template for a new friend! 

// I ate a lot of raspberries because I constantly craved ice-cream (did you notice I love Ice Cream a lot? Like, a lot??) and when I don’t have ice-cream, I eat frozen raspberries. They’re yummy! 😊



// I downloaded a new weight-losing app recommended by a friend... We’ll see if it helps. πŸ™‚
// I enjoyed our A/C a lot. 😜
// I baked four pies. Three apple, one strawberry. The strawberry one was a disappointment to me but a family friend ate it and won’t stop talking about it, so... I guess it tasted fine! 
// I dreamed about a Black Widow Spider that was loose in a soldiers' barracks and was biting them when they were standing in line (I totally blame Ry & Kass & their soldier stories for the soldier part...). Yeah, not fun. 

// Had some good thoughts... 



| Books | 
// I GOT MY NEW KINDLE!!! Those little devices are amazing, people. I didn’t realize it until I went for over a week without one. I’m so delighted because this one lets me mark books “read” or “unread.” I was also gifted with a lovely new case by my mother :) <3



// I did my first buddy-read with these two lovely girls! We’re almost done—3 chapters left (as of July 31, 2019). We’re buddy-reading my favourite novel (I have no higher praise...) and I’m falling in love all over again. 
I also did my first book-journaling and copied all my favourite parts down...
No kidding, the journaling of that book took up this many pages. 

// For the first time, I listened to an audio version of a book on my TBR. It was lovely to be able to be doubly productive! 

// I finished my chronological read-through of G.A. Henty’s books. Of course then I found new Henty books. πŸ™„ I plan to redo this soon. It was an amazing experience. 
// I posted a lot of reviews, triumphed over Amazon who had refused to post a certain review, and got properly annoyed when it took them too long to process a perfectly acceptable review. πŸ˜† I have now reached over 200 reviews on Amazon.... which is kind of cool. 

// I was tagged to spotlight 20 books I loved on Instagram... the hardest part was figuring out people to tag, lol! 
// I took an English review and had Google translate it into French. Then I realized just how beautiful French is. It is so much more dainty and refined and... beautiful... than English. πŸ’™❤️

// I participated in a cover reveal and a book birthday party, and got some ARCs... which is something I officially love. 
// I finished my Summer Reading Challenge and now have to figure out what to read in August before I start my Autumn Reading Challenge... 
// Found out some random cool bookish information...

// Did a poll on my bookstagam: 
Please reply in the comments if you are interested in doing a reading challenge, and specify if you’d like 26 or 30 books. :) 

Books read in July: 40.
Books reviewed in July: about 38.


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How did your July go? :) 

14 comments:

  1. My July went amazing and I am with you on the obsession of ice cream! I haven't eaten as much as I would have liked to this summer though...
    Great post and I'm excited to see what is to come on your blog!

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    1. That's wonderful! Yay, ice cream lover unite xD I agree!
      Thank you so much! :) Thanks for commenting! <3

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  2. You've seen mt July Wrap up, so I won't bore you here with a repeat ;) Love this post and please keep them up!!!

    A 3 month 30 book challenge sounds amazing!

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    1. Haha, right ;) Thank you!! I hope to :) Glad I didn't bore you all out!

      Great! I'll make a note of it :)

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  3. Aww!! Katja, you are so sweet!! *hugs because you’ve literally read every single one of my posts* Your handwriting is a.m.a.z.i.n.g. And seriously, girl, you make me wish I knew more French!! Poor Brett...I mean, sometimes we all just want to go to bed after a stressful situation. XD HAHAHA!! Hey, aren’t you glad we haven’t actually had spiders in our stories? (I should totally do that. I should do a random spider scene. X’D) I love eating frozen fruit!! More than ice cream sometimes, but that’s mostly because I can’t stomach ice cream too often. Also, now I want to read Henty’s and Ballantyne’s books! And...yes, 30 books!! Yes, yes, yes!! <3

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    1. You're welcome ... :) Thank you so much!! Yesssss French is lovely ;) Haha, right? xD I guess that's just what he wanted to do... xD Lol ohhhh that would be such a cool scene!! Do it! Mmhm, it's really good. Aw, that's too bad! :/ Yesss you should check them out! Maybe I'll do a post on my favourite Hentys and Ballantynes... Good to know, thank you!! Thanks for commenting! <3

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  4. I loved this! Going without a kindle is sad, I'm glad you got a new one! I love mine so much.
    G.A. Hentey is awesome. My favorite of his is The Cat of Bubastes, what about you?
    I used to work for a lady from France, so I picked up a little French. Unfortunatly that was two years ago and I lost it all. =P
    Thank you so much for linking my post!

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    1. Aw, thank you! :) Yes, it is! I'm so glad too. xD He is! Oo, yes, I've read that one! Haha, I have lots of favourites... but my favourite ever is "Maori & Settler." It's so good!!
      Ooo, cool! That's too bad though ;)
      You're so welcome! Thanks for commenting!<3

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    2. Oh, I haven't read that one yet! To be honest, I haven't read a ton of his, but I do love his style.
      <3

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    3. I’ve read almost every single one of his books, lol. I love his style too! Ballentyne is even better though ;) Anyhow, you should definitely try that one out, it’s so good!!

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  5. Katja This is a very informative and entertaining post. I too love ice cream. Happy that you like the French language. I am part French. My sister can speak a little French but my twin and I didn't not take French in school.
    Marion












    speak a word of it .

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    1. Hi, Marion! Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it :) Isn't ice cream so good? xD That is too cool! I'm part French too--well, my father is French Canadian and my mother is English Canadian. ;) And I live in QuΓ©bec :)
      Thank you for commenting!

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  6. Eek! Sorry I'm just now getting to this! Been behind on reading blog posts lol. Anyways, I really enjoyed this one! Reviews are great for me, because then I actually grasp what you've done πŸ€£πŸ˜‰πŸ˜Ž

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    1. Haha, that's okay, I'm super behind in my replies lol. Thank you! ;) Ilove monthly reviews ;)

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