Book Review📚

Book Review: 1

Title: Midnight on the Celestial

Author: Julia Alexandra

Rate: 3.8/5

Date Started: 09/02/2026                                                Date Finished: 09/30/2026

Genre: Horror-Fantasy                                                     Number of Pages: 336

Summary:

I have been looking forward to reading this book based on the cover. Starting with the introduction to the main character herself was straight to the point. Perfect explanation to her morphic powers and how it is to live in a world where not everyone has a morphic power. The entire plot had smooth transitions as you start a new chapter. I will say that reading about a cruise ship that contains morphia to give that experience to those who were not born with it was something quite interesting. There is a lot being discovered about the cruise ship and its flaws regarding the mistreatment on the workers. As I read this book, there were a lot more creepy situations going on in this ship that the main character was being kept out from. The main character Roe finds out that the ship is not what she thought it was and while she confronted her Father, there was a lot lies she grew up with and truths that were hard to take in. 

Recommendation:

I do recommend reading this book!! This book is an easy chill read and one that can give you a break from other book genres you are reading. 

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Solo Dates🤍

Showing yourself a little bit of self love is important. Nothing drastic, just a solo date can never go wrong. I occasionally take myself on solo dates and I have been implementing them on myself a little more now. Sometimes I go shopping, a mini drive, or taking myself for a little treat. There are a few things that I enjoy doing when going out solo.

Mini Coffee Runs

It cannot be a solo date without a coffee or matcha. Depending on what your favorite drink is. For me, the drink that I get depends on my mood. Sometimes I want to get a coffee, there are times where I get a matcha, or I switch it up to either a tea or refresher. Going to a coffee shop close by or trying a new one is the perfect way to get this started. They can be local coffee shop, a pop up, or small business. 

Skin Care Shopping

One of my favorite solo dates is skin care shopping. Whenever I run out of products to use, I go shopping to get a new set. The number one thing that I can never run out of is face masks. These are my favorite thing to add in my skin care routine and shopping for these is what I enjoy the most. Eye masks are another thing that I enjoy shopping for and one that runs out fairly quickly. Of course there is my moisturizer, cleanser, toner, and sunscreen that I go buy. Even getting a new body wash, exfoliator, lotion, or body cream. Going solo to purchase these is even better when I get to take my time to enjoy looking around the store and smelling the new fragrances. The stores that I go to when buying my skin care or any hygiene product is Ulta, Target, Marshalls, TJ Maxx, or Bath & Body Works. You can never go wrong with any of these stores!!

Flowers

There was a time where I wasn't a big fond of receiving flowers. Then again I was a kid and was a little to focus on school and volleyball. Starting my sorority experience and buying flowers for the newest members that we helped throughout there process changed my mindset a little. Going out with my friends to local areas around campus and coming across flower shops was another step. We would all purchase little bouquets for ourselves and there was one that was always our favorite. There was a shop where we were able to chose the flowers we wanted for our own bouquet and that made it special for me. Now, when I get the chance, I take advantage on my solo dates to buy myself some flowers as a sign of self love and enjoying the day. It also makes your home look lively.

College 101

Midterm Season

Right about now, you are reaching that time of the semester where midterms start happening. Well at least for some of you. You might be stressing and worrying about your midterms starting or they are coming up. Some of you are probably studying like crazy for not just 1 but for 2+ courses (depending on how many you are taking). Let this blog post help you relax and ease your mind for a bit. I will be giving you my tips and tricks for getting comfortable with midterms.

Resting

No matter how long you are willing to stay awake, you need rest. Your brain needs to rest and process everything that you're studying to retain that information. Your body also needs that rest. If you are a commuter, best believe your body gets drain. It is on a constant move that you may forget but your body does feel it. Resting also involves your health. When you stress, your body stresses and when your body stresses, it starts affecting your health. Resting 8 hours can do wonders for you.

Study Methods

Main study tip is to not try and review every material the night before. Rookie mistake and that probably won't be saving you in any class. Space out the material. If there are classes that you feel more confident in and the information is easier to understand then you don't have to prioritize those classes as the main portion of your study session, heavy info classes might require more than just 3 days to review. The best way to help you is making a study schedule. If you have time in the morning to review or study, use this time to study for the heavy classes. Your brain is going to be highly active in retaining information. At noon (or around that time) you can focus on classes that you are not 100% confident in but still understand the topic. You are already awake and fueled up to get you started on these study sessions. In the evening/night you can review what you have studied throughout the day for 30 mins, take a 10-15 minute break and then review/study for the classes you already feel confident in. If you are taking 5 classes, space them out evenly in your study schedule. Assigned certain days for these classes that also align with your personal schedule. You can do:

Active recall: Allowing your brain to retrieve information that was taught. This method can be done by writing on a blank piece of paper, white board, or speaking out loud.

Practice tests: Using any practice tests that are given to you in class or generating one with the lectures that you have been taught. This is a perfect way to prep for a midterm (or any exam) and you are able to create tests on the topics that you struggle with the most.

Spaced repetition: Reviewing material at different time rates to fight natural forgetting. This can be by reviewing lectures from your first class and going ove4r them every 2 days to allow your brain to retain the information and makes studying easier before an exam/midterm/final.

Feynman technique: Teaching someone else what you are learning in simple terms. You can teach your topics to a family member, friend or your pet. As long as you understand the topic, teaching this to someone will be easier.

If you need extra help, watch YouTube videos that correlate to your topics. Attend office hours with topics that can be challenging for you and ask your professor to teach it in simpler terms.

Proper Meals/Snacks

Having a proper meal before an exam is important. It is not just fueling your body but it is also fueling your brain. You cannot work on an empty stomach when doing an exam, speaking from experience, I have dozed off on a few midterms/tests. Learned my lesson and make sure to have a proper breakfast or lunch (depending when you have class). If you have 2 midterms back to back in one day and both are in person, take snacks. It can be a fruit, a yogurt bowl, or a granola bar. If you have an hour or 2 hour gap, a snack will do but you might want to accompany that with a mini lunch.

Mini Rewards

After completing a midterm, don't forget to reward yourself. No matter if you did good or bad. You finished and studied for that midterm, you deserve a reward!! It can be something small like buying snack or a drink. For most of my rewards, I bought myself drinks (lattes, matcha, or a smoothie). Most of the times I would get a smoothie no matter how hot or cold it was, a smoothie after a midterm was always the best reward for me. There are some midterms that tend to be a heavy component to your grade and for those I would reward myself with something a bit bigger. The most "expensive" reward I would get for myself was a book. For my undergrad courses that were very important (all of them were) there were some that retained a lot more information than others. Those courses were biomechanics, disease and plasticity in neuromuscular system, physics, anatomy, and physiology. I did spend a lot of my time studying and memorizing certain actions and terms that wouldn't just appear in the first exam but in multiple and for the rest of the year. Depending on how heavy the course is, you can then choose your rewards with things you like. 

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  Fall Favorites📚

It is now officially autumn!!! My favorite season of the year!! The autumn inspired drinks, lip combos, weather, clothes, ughhh I am so happy autumn has officially started!!! I have been getting Tiktok videos about the autumn season and let me just say that it has been very enjoyable seeing everything. Gets me a lot more excited for the rest of this season. 

The main videos that I get are fall lip combos. They are the ones that get my attention the most as I try to experiment these color combinations when I go out or go to work. Every new lip combination that I have come across have been saved and can't wait to try them out!! Perfect to have when trying to take aesthetic pictures with an autumn inspired drink. 

Any autumn inspired drinks or food are the best to have. That is something that I have looked forward to at the start of the year!! Now that autumn has begun, there is nothing better than a pumpkin theme drink with pumpkin pie cold foam!! Don't get me started with food now. Soups are the ones that I look forward too the most as they give comfort on a perfect crispy day. Teas are the ones that I am excited about the most!! Trying new teas or making my comfort tea, cinnamon tea is the best on any morning!!

From drinks to food, you can never go wrong with fall activities. Pumpkin patches, apple picking, picnics, going to theme parks, and painting/carving pumpkins. With perfect weather these activities can be with friends and family. My personal favorite is going to theme parks as they already have their Halloween decorations out and getting a good scare sets the adrenaline for the night!! Then we have Halloween which is really exciting, my favorite holiday of the year!! Obviously not forgetting about Thanksgiving and the food that comes with this holiday.

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Books, Books, oh & Books📚

If you haven’t caught on from past blog entries and the layout of my blogs, I enjoy reading. If you had met be 8 years ago, I would have told you that I hate reading. Right when COVID happened and we were all quarantined, I had a few books lying around that had caught my attention based on the cover. I know I shouldn’t judge a book by its cover but that is the only way it will interest me. Really not the best advice to give but to me if the book does not look interesting through the cover or it doesn’t catch my eye, I will not get it. I do read the little summary of the book to see what it is about and half the time it convinces me to buy them. Now I want to share to you all about the start of my reading journey, favorite books, genres I enjoy, genres that I want to start reading, current favorite bookstores, my reading journal, and a new tab I will be having soon.

Start of My Reading Journey

The book that got me into my reading habits was Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid. This was also the very first book that had me break down in tears. I will say that I have a soft spot for this book and have reread it a couple of times for comfort. If I remember correctly this book took me 2 days to finish. After reading that book, I had read The Fault in Our Stars by John Green and A Little Something Different by Sandy Hall. With The Fault in Our Stars, I remember getting the book because everyone around me told me that the book is really good and I should watch the movie as well. I’ve read the book and have yet to watch the movie. For A Little Something Different, I still remember going to Barnes & Nobles with my family and my sister was choosing books to read in class and I was just exploring. My mom had actually stumble upon this book and told me to get it as the very first chapter of the book was titled “September” and that was the main reason why I got the book. Quite funny to think about now as I typed this but it was a cute love story with a variety of point of views from all the characters in the book.

Favorite Books

One of my all time favorite books is The Giver by Lois Lowry. I read this book in middle school, I believe I was in 7th grade when I read this for a class. Any book given to me for a class was always hard for me to continue reading. This highest chapter I would go to was chapter 7 and from there I wouldn’t continue reading the books at all. Unlike this book, it had me hooked on by chapter 3 that I would read ahead and not read the amount of chapters I had to read. It is a good dystopian book and watching the movie was even better. My second favorite book is Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid, third favorite book is actually a series with the first book being Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber. It is a romance series with a bit of fantasy. Currently waiting for the 4th book to come out and it has been pre-ordered as well. A birthday gift from me to me. My fourth favorite is A Goode Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson. Let me just say that this book had me thinking and with my guesses about the murder case, I was not close on anything but finishing the book. It is a good mystery book and one that I recommend you to read. My last favorite and this is also a series is The Empyrean series. Starting off with Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros, this book really had me thinking that I was in the book. The fantasy and the way that the plot is had me really attached. Did I cry when I read the book? Yes, yes I did. Is the book a recommendation to you? Yes, yes it is. Am I going to explain what this book is about? No, no I’m not because I fear that I will not be able to contain my excitement about this book and will just spoil it.

Go to Bookstores

Number 1 bookstore that I will recommend going is Barnes & Nobles. It is the obvious choice to go and look for books and see other genres that they have available for the public. I do like to go to new locations and as they sometimes have books that I cannot find in the other locations. My second go to spot for books is a bookstore called Ripped Bodice. This bookstore has a lot of romance books and one that I know for sure I can find my next romance book. I have gotten other stuff from there like bookmarks and stickers. These are the current 2 places that I enjoy going for books and there are many other locations that I can’t wait to check out and add them into my go to bookstores list.

Favorite + New Genres

At this very current moment my favorite genres are fantasy, romance, mystery, and fiction novels. I happened to find myself reading a lot of fantasy and romance lately. There are times when I do read poetry but for sure fantasy and romance are my go to genre's as for mystery and fiction novels are still pretty high up there as my favorites too. There is one genre that I do want to get into a lot more and that is thriller/horror. I did get the book Fantastic Land by Mike Bockoven to start reading in October to get into the spooky season feels and I hope that I do branch out to more genres to have variety in books. I have read a couple of Natasha Preston's book which happen to be thriller but they are not heavy thriller books. I want to be able to get spooked when I am reading a thriller book. If you have any recommendations, please send them my way.

Reading Journal

After reading my books, I start to add them into my reading journal. It is nice to keep record of the books that I have read to remind me of the books that I have read and to also write about what stood out to me or what was it that made me love the book. I had gotten one as a birthday gift a couple of years ago and I am nowhere near done or halfway into finishing it. But it really is nice to have to keep as book reading record.

New Tab?

As I have a lot of time available (as of right now), I want to add a tab, ”Book Babez”, where I will be writing about the books that I have finished reading. I am currently reading “Midnight on the Celestial” by Julia Alexandria. Once I am done reading the book, I will be giving my thoughts about the book and write a small review. This tab will also serve as book recommendations to anyone that wants new books to read and it will also be a way to not just motivate me but to you as well to meet your readings goals (if any) or motivate you to read a book.

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Self Care Day

After a tiring week, you are going to want to relax and enjoy a day off doing what you love the most. There is no better way than doing a little bit of self care. You can be reading a book, watching a series, or doing your skincare. There are countless ways of having a self care day. Here are some of my personal favorites.

Books

For anyone who is a reader, this may be your best way of taking care of yourself. Reading a good book is always the best way to relax and ease your mind. It can be a book that you are excited about or a continuation to a series that you have started. For me, reading is a moment where I can escape reality and enjoy time off my phone. Now choosing the right book is where things change and can sometimes be a little tricky but it also depends on the mood that I am in and what kind of book I want to start reading. Sometimes it is romance, mystery, thriller, or fantasy. Or sometimes it can be something different, like a movie.

T.V. Shows/Series/Movies

Catching up on a T.V. show that you are watching is the best or watching a movie that you have been waiting to see. Some of the shows or series that I like to watch are my go to for comfort. My most recent watch was a Korean drama titled "Perfect Crown". Literally such a funny and cute drama. Even though I watched the drama in 3 days, I'm already getting the urge to re-watch it again as it had me laughing and kicking my feet.

Skin Care

If it is one thing that I love doing the most is my skin care. Researching more on what products I like to use or which ones work better for me has given me a better idea of how to take care of my skin. The best way that I enjoy a good skin care evening/night. After cleansing my face, I like to have 2 options ready. Option 1 is after a good cleanse and toner, I like to wear a face mask. All the face masks that I have work differently. There are some that are for hydration, moisturizing, purifying, irritation, collagen, etc. The list really goes on. The ones that I have always used are hydration (especially during the summer, with sunburns), moisturizing, calming, and irritation. Adding in some eye patches to my routine are always the best and gives the best feeling cooling effect. 

College 101

Study: Hate or Enjoy?📓✏

Study study study. That is probably what you are doing this week, and next, and the week after. You might get burnout from studying too and that is normal. I have gotten burnout from it and if it is one thing that I have learn about studying is that you can either hate it or love it. Most of the time you will hate it. Especially with midterms being right around the corner you might not know where to begin. Let me help you by motivating you and convincing you to at least enjoy studying. The best thing for that is having a good study spot.

Study Spots

Studying can be done at home, campus, or public areas (there are specific ones). Once you find your personal favorite spot, you will be enjoying it. It is even better when you do it with a friend. Even if you are not in the same major, you are motivating one another to thrive in your college education. I will be telling you some of my personal favorites and how it made me enjoy studying for my classes instead of forcing myself to do it. 

Home

I wasn't one to enjoy studying at home. It was a bit hard for me. Throughout the day it was difficult. I wanted to go outside and enjoy my time with friends or go shop. The only times where I knew that I was able to do it was when everyone would be sleeping. I found it peaceful, yet I would listen to music to help me focus even though no one was awake. There was always something about studying at night with the moon being present that made me enjoy it more. Learned my lesson that I wasn't cut out to be studying at home. I needed to be in an environment where I saw everyone focus on their work to keep me going and being at home was not the place. If you tend to focus more at nighttime, being at home with a candle burning and some tea (or coffee) is the best way for you to enjoy a study session.

Campus

One of the most common spots that you will be focus is the library. Depending on how big your university is, that will also depend on which library you choose. There are some that are seen as the social areas and ones that are dead silent that if you drop a pen, everyone will hear it. Don't forget that the libraries are not the only places that you can study. Some buildings (or colleges) at universities have study spots and for me those were my personal favorite. I would find my spot and tackle the most important assignments to get out of the way. Even studying outside is always an option and refreshing as well. Obviously depending on the weather too. On the right day with the perfect weather, makes the studying session even better. Also helps you ease the mind. If your campus has coffee shops, take advantage. Not only do you get to stay in campus in between your classes but you get to reward yourself with a coffee. It sets the environment and helps you focus on your main tasks.

Public Areas

Throughout my college years, I would go to coffee shops to study or public libraries. There were times where I would go alone, with my sister, or I went with friends. If I went with friends I would go in the afternoon (12pm-4pm) and we would go to local/downtown area coffee shops. These were perfect for lunch catch ups and help each other out with our studies. When I would go study with my sister, we would go out to study in the evening. Most of the places that we went to were in the downtown area of Los Angeles. We both felt safer going together in the evening for the late study sessions enjoying the late night city drives. If I went solo to study, I would go from 10am-6pm. My solo study sessions would be either at coffee shops or at public libraries. These were moments where I wanted to solely focus on my big assignments (midterms, finals, presentations, or projects). 9/10 times I would get 90-100% of the work done.

Don't feel restricted on where to study. There are places that you can go to and enjoy a different scenery. The places that I went to don't have to be the places that you should go but ideas. If you dorm and want to explore the cities close to your campus, this is the perfect time to go explore. You got this and don't give up!!!

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 Winter Arc💪🏼

If you have been spending time on TikTok and have come across videos about "Winter Arc", then you know what I am going to be talking about. If you haven't seen those videos, let me give a brief introduction. Winter arc starts on October 1st and ends December 31st. Some people like to start in September to have that habit slowly being built by the time October comes around. This is a 3 month process of health improvement, goal setting, and building habits. A lot of the videos shown on social media is people going to the gym 5-7 times a week to hit their health goals and maintain a healthy eating habit but there is more to that. As for me, my winter arc will be differently.

Goal Setting

The way that I want to start my winter arc is goal setting. There are a couple of goals that I have in mind and want to transition them into habits.

1. Eat cleaner: This is my main target and by doing so, I will be cutting down on sweets, including sweet drinks. As of recently, sweets have been something that I am not constantly having. I will crave for something sweet once a month but it is not a constant crave. 

2. Working out 5x a week: With my currently schedule, sometimes it is hard to find a time that I want to go workout at the gym. I prefer going right after I wake up in the mornings but then I get schedule for work and it makes it harder when my shifts are not consistent. I might have to start going in the evening when it is crowded or later at night around 8:30pm. This is something that I will be working on and planning accordingly. 

3. Staying active: On days that I will not be going to the gym, I want to continue staying active. This can be going on walks, hikes, or doing stretching exercises at home. 

4. Getting proper rest: My sleeping schedule has been a mess and it has to be fix. Getting 8 hours of sleep is the goal and making sure that I am sleeping early. Giving my body and mind a proper rest will improve day to day activities.

5. Waking up at 7am: I am not a morning person and this one is going to be a challenge. For those that know me, I love sleeping and waking up is the worst part of my day. This is what I need to fix and I know I will struggle but giving up is not an option. Waking up early will also allow me to have more time to tackle all of my tasks that I have planned out for my day.

6. More books, less phone: Being on my phone can be addicting and the books that I have got to be read. I have recently bought more and haven't read half of my book cart. I will have to put myself on a book buying ban soon because that tbr list is getting longer and it is time to shorten it up. This is a habit that I go back and forth with but slowly adding it to my routine by reading a chapter (or more) before going to sleep.

7. Journaling = healthy mind: There are days where I do forget to journal and catch up either the next day or a few days after. I have been trying to work on that in the morning but I keep forgetting. A habit that is still being in the works and I know I will be able to do it. Journaling will help me ease my mind and give myself a bit of self care.

8. Staying hydrated: No matter what time of year we are in, staying hydrated is a priority. I have been able to maintain my hydration pretty well and I know for this winter arc I will be able to keep doing well.

With a total of 7 goals, I know that it may be a struggle to stay consistent but I will not be giving up. I am starting this upcoming week Sunday to build these goals into habits by the time that winter arc officially begins. There are days where I will struggle but I will be reminding myself that these habits are not going to be built overnight. They take time and that is okay. If I can do it, so can you!! 💛

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  Journaling✨

Past blogs you may have noticed that I journal. Well in almost every WIML and Self Care Sunday. Today I'll go more in depth of what materials I used, how to structure your journals, and what benefits it has to you. This isn't something that you should be forced to do. Use journaling as your safe space to vent, give gratitude, or write whatever thoughts you have wandering. There is no right or wrong on how to journal. What I have on this blog are ideas based on how I journal.

  Materials

Honestly, any sort of writing material works when journaling. You can use any journal or notebook that you have lying around in your room. Personally for me, I like to have a journal with a minimal or modern design to remind me to write my thoughts. Most of the journals that I own, I have bought them at Marshalls. You can honestly find pretty covers with minimal or modern designs for pretty cheap. I recommend to start with a small journal to get you adjusted to a new routine.

When it comes to highlighters, pens, or pencils, it does not matter. If you are new to journaling, lets keep it simple to the supplies you have at home. The writing supplies that I use are gel pens (color and black), regular ballpoint pens, and highlighters. It is very rare when I do use pencils to write. I do make mistakes and use white out. Sometimes I just cross out the words I misspell or don't want to use instead of using white out. There are no specific brands to what I used, it is mostly the stuff that I have lying around or impulsive bought items. 

  Types of Journaling

There are many different types of journaling. I'll be breaking the ones that I know.

Junk Journaling: This can be a way to scrapbook with items that you collect along your day. For example you can have a page set for a restaurant that you tried. On the page you can add in the receipt, pictures of the food that you had, a piece of the napkin that you took (believe me, I have seen people do this for this type of journaling), and pictures of the place you went at.

Self Care Journaling: You personalize this journal to your liking. This can be where you have self care prompts that you want to respond to and better understand yourself. You can add your self care goals that you set out for yourself and how to improve on becoming a better version of yourself. 

Morning/Night Journal: I have seen people and this journal myself. It is called "The Five Minute Journal" and it will already have the prompts for you. Every page is dedicated to the day (the start of your day) and night (to rewind and prepare for the following day).

Reading Journal: This is perfect for all the readers. This journal can be bought or made on your own. After finishing a book, you have a page dedicated for each book you read and fill out the information such as name of the book, author, genre, pages, start/end date, format, etc. These are perfect to write what you like about the book you read and your favorite quotes.

Journal a Day: One journal that I started to work on during my last semester of college was a small reflection entry daily. This was tied in with a poetry book that I have. The 3 questions that I would add is "what line stood out to me?", "why?", and "how to incorporate the line to my lifestyle?"

Benefits

There are a lot of different benefits to journaling. One of the main reasons that I like to journal is for improvement on mental health and reduce stress. Writing down my thoughts or answering prompts have helped me from stressful moments. There is something about writing that makes me feel better after a tiring day. 

College 101

 Study Tips

Throughout college you will find that not everyone studies the same. Finding what study method works for you is important but also pay attention to the subject/major. Every major shares different information regarding the topic you are learning. There are some students that review their notes and rewrite them, others make flashcard, some summarize their lectures and make annotations. For my major, most classes required a lot of memorization and active recall. My best study method was making flashcards, reviewing & summarizing my notes, annotating readings, and active recall. Work with what is best for you. If you don’t know, let me guide you.

Flashcards: works best when you are focusing on memorization (nursing, kinesiology, science)

Practice problems: perfect for any math topics, chemistry, and physics. 

Writing notes: listing down important point from lectures or readings. (Psychology, sociology, social work, science, business, nursing, history, etc)

Active recall: writing, teaching, or talking out loud on the topics that you have been taught on (any major, if you are a science major, works perfectly).

Staying Organized

When working on your notes, make sure you are staying organized. The best way that I was able to keep them organized on my iPad or laptop was by making a file of my major and small folders under that file of all courses that I took. Best way to label them is by splitting them up as “general education courses”, name of major (example, “psychology), under the major folder i personally like to add the number (example 200’s; ECON 201, ECON 202, ECON 203). This made looking up all the lectures and midterms. In each class I had them split by “Term 1, Term 2, Term 3, etc”. This depended on how many midterms I had for a class and the lectures leading up to that term made it easier to look back of when the topic was taught.

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 Job Updates✨💻

There has not been an update on my current job search and applications. Although I did apply to more places and have gotten at least 2 new rejections. Not entirely hurt but I do hope that I get back from the 2 places that I want. I did find more openings for a company that I am interested in working at and have already submitted my resume and filled out the application for the job. I really hope that I get to hear back from these places.

Let me tell you all a funny story about the whole job application process. The past couple of days, I have been scrolling on TikTok to pass some time when I am bored and hope that I get to come across small business, coffee shops to try out, or just see what is in my for you page. Then I get a tarot card reading video and one thing about me is that I cannot do another tarot card reading. I did it once, never again. But this tarot card reading did get my attention and it was about new beginnings and opportunities coming my way. Getting one video about it was fine, the second video went more in depth on "September is the month that you will get good news. The job you have been wanting will be coming to you". Now I don't know if I should be scared or intrigued. Then after a few scrolls, I get another video on "a job calling is coming your way", fourth video "September is going to deliver news about a new job opportunity", and many more videos. I was getting a couple of more tarot card videos regarding of job opportunities a few days ago but as of right now, there hasn't been any new tarot card reading videos. Like I said before, I do not like messing with tarot card readings but if this is sign about me getting the job that I have been wanting them pleeeaaaassseeeee let it come my way!! I'm tired of waiting for a call or email. I'm trying to end my retail adventure in order to start a new adventure. 

 Working Retail🛍

In my current job, I have enjoyed my time with my coworkers and managers. It has been a pretty nice environment and one that I did genuinely enjoy the work environment and the discounts. But there comes a time where you want to move forward with a better opportunity. As of right now, I am getting hours which is a blessing because money is needed in this economy and after my inventory shift on Sunday, I know my next check will be amazing. To anyone who has done inventory in a retail setting, you are a warrior. Scanning every item of the store is tiring and when it comes to our understock, it is not a joke. Bending to scan the items is what kills the most. Thankfully the items I had to scan were a mix of understock and whatever was on the walls. After that 6pm - 12:30am inventory shift, I will not complain about any closing shift in my life again. Even though it is nice to work in an environment when there aren't any customers asking for help.

Welcome to September

 Welcome September!!

There is so much to look forward to this September!!! There are birthdays that will be celebrated this month. Theme parks are starting to put out their Halloween decorations. Small coffee shops are starting to come out with their autumn drinks. Autumn is starting this month, ahhh I'm so excited!! One autumn drink that I am looking forward to from a coffee shop is called "Whisky Vanilla with pumpkin spice cold foam". Literally the best fall drink for the autumn season!! As you can tell, I'm excited.

With the start of the new month, there are also new goals that I am setting out for myself. First and foremost is being able to have all the blogs posted consistently. There have been days where the blogs are not being posted on time and I will be changing that. I have been adding a lot of content on the Instagram but the TikTok account has not had any update and that is one of the main focuses that I do want to start adding more. Winter Arc is one that I have been seeing on my TikTok feed and one that I want to make official as I have started preparing all of August. 

Journaling is one that I will be doing everyday!! I already have my morning, self care, and night journal. Although they might sound similar, they each have a purpose to the way that they are structured. I have been trying to keep my journaling habits consistent but I tend to forget to work on them. Especially in the morning. The self care and night journal are a lot easier to work on as I already have my time set for them. Sometime around noon or in the evening I start working on my self care journal. Right before I go to sleep, I work on my night time journal. As I do this I also make sure that I am prioritizing my night time skin care.

As the new month starts, new reading goals. I have been in a bit of a reading slump lately but I want to be able to bring it back up. The books that are in my current TBR list have not been touch but I will be modifying that list. Keep a lookout for some of the new books that I am excited to read!! Best believe I will be journaling about those books after they are done being read.