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July Monthly Wrap-Up

Posted on August 6, 2021 by A Bookish Girl Called Reese

Hi everyone! Welcome back to Blogging with Reese!

It’s now officially August (and it has been for the past 6 days), and so although this post is a bit late, I’m doing a July monthly wrap-up! ~~Wow, it seems like the further we get into 2021 the faster it goes.~~

Now, as you know, I’ve been posting on Fridays, but I feel like that’s too restricting, because I’ve also been wanting to post on other days, so I have decided to just post whenever. You can expect a post once or twice a week from now on!

Anyways, on with the wrap-up!

The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan

2. Matched by Ally Condie

3. Crossed by Ally Condie

4. Catherine’s War by Julia Billet

5. The Canyon’s Edge by Dusti Bowling

6. Unlocked by Shannon Messenger

7. Reached by Ally Condie

8. Paper Butterflies by Lisa Heathfield

9. Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy: A Modern Graphic Retelling of Little Women by Rey Terciero

10. Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk

11. Love That Dog by Sharon Creech

12. No One is Too Small to Make a Difference by Greta Thunberg

13. Small Spaces by Katherine Arden

14. We Are All Made of Molecules by Susin Nielson

15. Timeriders by Alex Scarrow (DNF, 20% through it)

Wow, looking back, I feel like it was forever ago that I read some of these books, not just 4 weeks.

As you can see, I have only one DNF (because I try to finish as many books as I can). It was just so cheesy and nothing happened, so I had to DNF it. On the other hand, I finally read Unlocked!!!! I’ve been waiting for months (spoiler-free review coming soon!)!

Believe it or not, July was actually a pretty productive month for writing for me. I wrote 5 blog posts (okay, not super productive…), but my friend and I started working on a script together (I’m not sure what for, just kind of for writing), and we’ve been having a lot of fun with that!

We’re also gonna write and preform a skit for our school talent show! Well, it’s like a talent show, but there aren’t specific winners.

I didn’t exactly do a whole whack of stretching and become super flexible, but I did stretch consistently, and that’s what matters. I’m hoping to stretch more in August as well.

(This category is for pretty much anything else I did in July)

I went on a 3-day trip to Kazbegi National Park, so that was a lot of fun! We went hiking to Gergeti Glacier, and kinda got rained out, but we still hiked a long ways. (Comment if you want a full post on this trip!)

I also have been volunteering at the dog shelter a lot, and taking tons of pictures of the pups for the dog shelter website, which I’m really enjoying! We’ve dressed some of the puppies up in little costumes and done puppy photoshoots! The dogs are so sweet, and each of them has their own personality.

Isadora (L), Panda (C), and Quigley (R). If you can’t tell, Izzy and Quigley are siblings. They also have a brother named Duncan.

Speaking of animals, some kittens have moved into my neighbourhood, so I’ve also been spending time feeding, taking care, and photographing them!

Also, I saw Hamilton, and I have discovered that I absolutely LOVE it. I listen to the songs all the time; on my way to babysitting, while I’m doing the dishes, or doing school projects (though not a lot of work actually gets done when I’m listening to music).

Overall, July was a pretty fun month for me!

How was your July? Have you seen Hamilton? Where’s your favourite spot to go on vacation? Dogs or cats? What’s the best book you read in July?

June Monthly Wrap-Up!

Posted on July 2, 2021 by A Bookish Girl Called Reese

Hello guys!

I aM bAcK fRoM mY hIaTuS!!!

Ahhh I missed blogging so much! But, I feel like it’s good that I took that break, because now I am back, and I have lots more inspiration for future posts!!

So, without further ado, I bring to you today’s post! June Monthly Wrap-Up!

Ok, I know that some of you may be slightly angry at me for this, but I read HOO (Heroes of Olympus)…

for the first time.

I don’t know how I have not read it before, but somehow I never did… I read PJO (Percy Jackson and the Olympians) around 3-ish years ago, and then moved on to other books I guess…? Anyways, I read pretty much the whole series (excluding The Blood of Olympus, which I’m about half-way through [and had to drag myself away from to write this post]) in June, so yay!

Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan

2. The Deceivers by Margaret Peterson Haddix

3. The Messengers by Margaret Peterson Haddix

4. The Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan

5. The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan

6. The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan

7. The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan

8. The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan

9. The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan

10. The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan

11. The House of Hades by Rick Riordan

So, as you can tell, I pretty much just invented binge-reading. And as to how I’m able to read them so fast, I decided that it was worth it to download each PDF on my tablet, versus waiting for an 8 week hold to come in at the library.

Hehehehehehehehehehehehe (can this whole section be like that?)

Um, well, uh, I don’t really have any excuse. I just didn’t write a whole lot. I mean, I caught up on my diary a bit, but not a lot of story/poem/blog post writing went on during the month of June. However, one of my July goals is to work on my writing some more, so yay!

I did a whole lot of stuff in June, from going on vacation to the beach (which I’ll write a post on soon!), to hanging out with my friends, and also reading. I read a lot. Ohhhhhh and one other super awesome thing! I started babysitting! I have literally wanted to babysit since I was 10!

The beach was super fun, and I did a lot of cool stuff! I spent a lot of time with my family, and I also took a break from school (okay, well, I went to 2 clubs because I couldn’t just not go to school for an entire week. Call me crazy, I know).

I listened to music a lot (anybody else out there who is listening to Sour non-stop?), especially on my way to babysitting.

I also worked on my photography and videography, and of course, video editing too.

Write 2 times a week
Practise my gymnastics more (*clears throat* you may notice that there was no ‘stretching’ section for June…)
READ MORE — um, obviously
Blog once a week (more about that below)
Work on my español because it’s gotten kinda rusty

I hope you enjoyed this somewhat ramble-y post today!

I have one last small announcement to make. My posting schedule is changing. I’m gonna be posting once a week, probably on Fridays. I might change it back to 2x a week soon, but for now I’m just gonna try once a week.

Some posts to look out for:

My vacation at the beach
500 followers contest (not saying what it’s about yet)
Volunteering at the dog shelter

and lots more!

See ya later!

Random Posts About Life

A Quick Announcement

Posted on June 11, 2021 by A Bookish Girl Called Reese

Hey guys!

Today I just have a quick announcement to make!

I’m going to go on hiatus for a bit. I’m not sure how long (probably around two weeks), but it’ll be pretty short.

I just kinda need some time to relax. I’ve been posting twice (three times in December) a week since September, and I’m getting a bit bogged down and my post ideas are running dry. Also, it’s a lot to keep up with all of the blogs I follow in the Reader, so I won’t be reading any of your posts sadly…

Plus, I’m going to the beach next week, so I just want to chill out there. I’ll be back soon though, hopefully with more post ideas!

Thanks for understanding!

How was your July? Have you seen Hamilton? Where’s your favourite spot to go on vacation? Dogs or cats? What’s the best book you read in July?

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