Hello, my friends! HAPPY NEW YEAR! Now that it’s officially 2023, I decided it’s time to try a new layout for my bullet journal. I’ve been bullet journaling since last year, and I’ve found that it is so helpful for keeping basically my entire life organized. My spreads didn’t turn out *exactly* how I wanted,…
my 2023 bullet journal set up
hello, 2023 {a year in review}
Hello, my friends! It’s almost 2023. o.O Goodness, that feels weird to say, doesn’t it? In a way, it does, but also. . . 2022 was such a massive year for me and when I think back, so much happened. I ran my first year of cross country, wrote two novels, became a Community Assistant…
christmas goods {2022}
Hello, my friends! Today, I’m going to show you all of the lovely gifts I got for Christmas this year. As I’ve said in past posts, the term ‘haul’ annoys me so we’re going to go with ‘goods’ for now. First, the obligatory disclaimer about how this is the obligatory disclaimer that no, for those…
listen to the angels {a christmas short story}
Hello, my friends! In celebration of our Savior’s birth, I recently wrote a short story titled Listen to the Angels. I had a lovely time writing it for you all, and for me. There is so much joy and wonder in this miracle and season, and I hope this story reminds you of the truth,…
christmas-ing 2022 {tree hunting & decorating adventures}
Hello, my friends! I am super excited about today’s post and I had a blast making it for you guys! Every year, the day after Thanksgiving, my family goes and rings bells for the Salvation Army, gets a tree from a tree farm where we cut it down, and then bring it home, put it…
know the novel: part three {words written}
Hello, my friends! Welp, I’m done. I survived NaNoWriMo, and finished my novel, haha. I’m planning a post for next with all of our Christmas festivities (or the beginning of them!) and decoration ideas, but for now, I have the third and last part in Know the Novel: A Writers’ Link-Up hosted by the lovely…
christmas penpal inspiration + envelope art
Hello, friends! So many of you enjoyed my last penpal post, Autumn Pen-pal Inspo, and asked for another, so here it is! I’ve already started my Christmas envelopes, some for letters and others to send Christmas cards in, plus, coming up with gift ideas that are flat and easy to mail in an envelope. Enjoy…
25 things i’m thankful for today
Hello, my friends! Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you all are having a wonderful day! I don’t know if I am because I’m scheduling this post ahead of time, haha. Anyway, in celebration of the holiday, here’s a list of 25 things I’m grateful for today, along with photos. Something I realize over and over again…
the last bit of autumn {a variety of photos}
Hello, friends! Here I am on a Tuesday posting, and yes, I’ll also have a Friday post. 😉 I’m going to start posting twice a week for the next few weeks (probably until the New Year!) and we’ll see after that ~ I have a lot of fun and exciting ideas for posts and not…
know the novel: part two {within the WIP}
Hello, my friends! I’m currently taking a break from typing away at my novel crazily to write this blog post for you all! Normally, I’d have all my posts scheduled ahead of time, but this isn’t necessarily a post you can schedule because it’s right at the moment I’m writing. xD In case you missed…