farewell & foresight: oct/nov ’15

farewell, october

october has been a blur. weeks, days, hours blend together and i simultaneously felt like i accomplished nothing and everything. buuuut i suppose it’s like that nearly every month. i spent a good portion of october preparing for (and stressing over) an audition and the rest of the month preparing for (and stressing over) the results. (they should be announcing it tomorrow, november 1st…………… help) (if you hear me mentioning it on social media, it’ll probably be good news, but if i don’t mention it then i’m going to pretend the whole ordeal didn’t happen) and i spent the last week sick in bed, being horrible company, and trying not to gag in my own misery. yay for october! personally, i’m just glad it’s over. i love this time of year, but it also stresses me out and makes me ill in the process. (literally.)

books read this month:

on the blog

reviews:

• SIX OF CROWS, by leigh bardugo (+ DISCUSSION)
• ILLUMINAE, by amie kaufman and jay kristoff
• THE FILL-IN BOYFRIEND, by kasie west (+ DISCUSSION)
• A STEP TOWARD FALLING, by cammie mcgovern
• EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING, by nicola yoon

features & memes:

• DOORSTEP DELIGHTS {3}: books and etc!
• PURELY PICTURES: HP ILLUSTRATED
• THE COVER GAMES: the rose and the dagger, by renee ahdieh

other:

• GIVEAWAY: through the dark, by alexandra bracken (open until november 7th, 2015)
• BBCP: ORANGE TEAM // getting to know bloggers
• how to read when you’re too busy to deal
• the “xan needs help” book haul
• last month’s recap

quote of the month

“Strengths have a limit as long as weaknesses are left without adequate chances to be developed and improved.”

– Melissa Hamilton, Artist with The Royal Ballet (Dance Magazine July 2015 Issue)

foresights for november

november is going to be busier than october and it’ll mostly because of our annual performance. the show is in three weeks and I’M NOT READY. i’ve hardly had any rehearsals since i was mostly focused on my audition and other things. it seems so surreal that it’s coming up so soon! usually, i’m very prepared, but this year’s show crept up on me. i don’t think i’m nervous – i’ve performed on this stage with these people for over ten years (ohmygod) – but i’m just hoping i don’t forget the steps.. hah. also, my school year is coming to an end in early december and i’m hoping to finish all of it before the month ends. this will probably mean less blogging and more life-duty-ing. *sigh*

goals for the next month:

• get back on top of things (i’ve been so behind since getting sick)
• started creating and using your bullet journal!! (aka my latest obsession. i might have a post about this if i keep this up)
• finish all your classes (or at least all except french; that one’s kinda rough)
• focus on dancing
• get your priorities straight
• survive.

how was october for you? what are your plans for the next month? let me know in the comments!