the blog of a bookish, nut-allergic girl
Goodbye, July! As soon as August hits, I always feel like summer is on its way out. July is the core of summer for me, the essence of what I look forward to as the break between school years. Here's what I got up to this past month: P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han… Continue reading JULY 2019 | Wrap-Up
Happy June! What I consider to be the first month of summer has now come to an end, meaning that there's an even warmer, sunnier part of the summer right around the corner. Here's what I was up to this month: In June I read a total of 9 books: Watership Down by Richard Adams… Continue reading JUNE 2019 | Wrap-Up
What's this?! My first monthly wrap-up of 2019?!?! I know it's been a while, but I'm so happy to say that I'm back! May has certainly been a time... In May I read a total of 4 books: The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor Food by Gertrude Stein To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han… Continue reading MAY 2019 | Wrap-Up
September has come and gone faster than I thought possible, especially considering how much has happened in the past month. It's hard to believe that we're already five weeks into the semester! Here's what I've been up to: In September I read a total of 8 books: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo… Continue reading SEPTEMBER 2018 | Wrap-Up
What a month August was! I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels like August is a month of transition. Perhaps this feeling has been instilled in me from decades of back-to-school prep, but it nevertheless rings true every year. Here's what I've been up to this past month: In August I read a… Continue reading AUGUST 2018 | Wrap-Up
What's this? A blog post? For the first time in weeks?! July was a ridiculously busy, hectic month for me, meaning that I was too occupied with other things to have any free time to blog. While I won't be back to my full blogging self yet (still so much to get done!) I thought it would… Continue reading JULY 2018 | Wrap-Up
What a wild month of June it was! So much has happened recently that I don't even know where to begin. (I know I say something like this every month, but this time I really mean it!). Here's what I've been up to: In June I read a total of 5 books: The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by… Continue reading JUNE 2018 | Wrap-Up
You know what they say: "April showers bring May flowers..." Well, this past month of May was certainly in full bloom! From making it over halfway through Trinity term, doing the usual summertime-in-Oxford activities, and hosting friends and family when they come to visit, I've barely had time to breathe lately. May was a whirlwind… Continue reading MAY 2018 | Wrap-Up
T.S. Eliot famously wrote in The Waste Land that "April is the cruelest month." Fortunately, this particular month of April has been remarkably kind to me! Between traveling, spending time with friends, starting a new term, and planning for some exciting days to come, this past month was filled with moments that I know I won't soon… Continue reading APRIL 2018 | Wrap-Up
{When you realize half way through April that you forgot to schedule your March wrap-up before you left to travel for two weeks... oops! Better late than never, right?!} It's official, folks: we're one-fourth of the way through 2018! I'm pretty sure I say this literally every month, but it's so hard to believe that… Continue reading MARCH 2018 | Wrap-Up
