New format! I have too much to say about books to lump them in my monthly recaps, so look out for my monthly reading update on Thursday! I’ve embedded my song of the month if you’d like to give it a listen whilst we catch up with each other here. We’ve got a whole ~experience~ going on *:･ﾟ✧

Autumn is approaching, but it’s still not quite cool enough to be wearing my favourite long jeans. It’s getting harder to wake up early, as the sun is taking its time to nudge me awake, but I’m starting to embrace the shorter days and earlier golden hours, lounging at cafes in their outdoor seating areas because it’s finally cool enough, feeling the pages in my hands turn warm, illuminated at sunset, and trying my best to not get pastry crumbs stuck in the spines. I’ve been living between pages (of 14 books this month, to be exact), and need to remind myself to step into real life once in awhile. This month has been a summer dream I haven’t wanted to wake up from, but real life awaits.

After coming off such a high from my whirlwind vacation in June (check out my Switzerland, Vienna, and Budapest recaps if you haven’t already!), July was a bit of an adjustment. Having to face real life again was a smack in the face, especially when I realised that it’s been a full year since I graduated. A whole year passed, and it feels like nothing has changed, like my life got put on pause ever since I graduated. This gave me a lot of anxiety, and juxtaposed with my carefree June, made it all the more overwhelming.

My low mood led to a lot of indulgence in compensation (shopping, eating out, lots of iced coffee and bubble tea), and I’ve thrown myself into books and working out (kickboxing and swimming) instead of making real plans for change. But now that I’ve gotten that out of my system, I’m hoping to get back into the swing of things in August.