#july 2023 recap

[nayarainchapters]

JULY GOALS AND RECAP

MAJOR GOALS IN JULY

Wake and get up at 5 am 

No screen time right after waking up and before bed (1h)

Prepare for IELTS exam ✅

Start my Master’s project ✅

Make a budget to redocorate my room ✅

ALL YEAR GOALS

Healthy lifestyle:

Workout (5/week)  ✅

Fruits and veggies every day  ✅

Smoothies/tea/healthy shots (3x/week)

Journaling (4/week) 

Art History

Study The story of art by Ernst Gombrich ✅

Make posts for my Art History page

Start my Master’s project ✅

Productivity:

Clean and organize my room, including wardrobe, books, ironing and make up tools (1/week), and my altar (every day)✅

Stick to the plan: keep my planner open and up to date; check my habit tracker every day; meal planner once a week ✅

Reducing time on my phone and no screen right after waking up and after 20h30.

Elegance and femininity: glowing up

Self care: look my best every day; wash my hair (3/week), nails (2/week), masks and such (once a week) 

Build a new wardrobe: focus on elegant, sensual and romantic items ✅  

Continuing my habit of paying attention to my words: no cursing, criticizing and complaints ✅  

Learn more about being a woman and practicing it ✅

Cooking more often ✅

I am the most powerful of all witches

Learning (every week) ✅

Practice (at least 2/week) ✅

Offerings (once a week) ✅

Socialize

Events (family, friends, work) ✅  

Make new friends

Networking

Explore:

Hobbies: time for books, tv series, football every week ✅

Read more

2 books every month ✅

Redecorate my room

Make a budget ✅

Outro

IELTS preparation ✅

JULY RECAP

It was a good month. I’ve done a lot of things and I am proud of that.

I had two weeks break from school and I really needed some time for myself away from work. I was able to start working on my project and hopefully I will be able to apply it soon (I am not done yet, but I am almost there).

As for the sections, I did well for most part. I still need to put more effort in some, like socialization and exporation. I need more time to relax, the Gods know I am craving it. 

Overall, I am happy with July. August will be better, I feel it! 

[teddybearsticker]

10.15.23 | Some more spreads I want to archive

Left - quick recap of places visited during our Great Smoky Mountains / Dollywood trip this summer

Right - july monthly review

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I know it's incredible, but we're at the end of July... and here's a little recap! 💙

[drawnecromancy]

New Year's in two days, so why not subject you all to my inability to stay on topic ? I keep changing what I'm working on every month. It's fun :)

I don't think I ever released those Aether skins on Flight Rising. They're just living in my hard drive. Eating all the paper

[its-deandraa]

My 2023 Recap!!

January:

▫️got a 2nd job that’s a WFH job!

▫️went to the library

▫️139 day streak for duo French!

Febuary:

▫️actually started my new job!

▫️read 3 books! (The first three in Shadow and Bone series!)

▫️169 days for my French streak!

▫️went to the library more!

March:

▫️made some yearly goals

▫️189 French streak!

▫️started new workout plan!

▫️started my Saturn Return 🪐

▫️learned how to use printer at the library! (Game changer for me!)

▫️got a new hairdresser and haircut!

April:

▫️216 for French streak!

▫️follow up for anxiety program referral.

▫️continued workout plan!

▫️finished reading another book!

▫️started paint-by-number

▫️started growing cucumbers!

May:

▫️wrote my resignation letter for my first job.

▫️quit one of my jobs!

▫️went to a surprise party!

▫️finished majority of my YT script

▫️244 for French streak!

▫️survived a cold

▫️bought gel plate for art

▫️got $20 for completing surveys

▫️bought a backdrop + tripod

June:

▫️had fun at one of my friends b-day party!

▫️worked my last day at my first job.

▫️made some art with the gel plate!

▫️another $20 for doing surveys

▫️spending a lot less on transportation and ordering out because of my job.

▫️worked more hours at my WFH job.

▫️269 french streak!

▫️bought the book “the Artists way”

▫️cooking more!

▫️found a scam in my bank account!

July:

▫️still growing tomatoes and cucumbers!

▫️continued workout plan!

▫️cooking and making food more!

▫️deleted my Flo app to track more on paper!

▫️saving more money!

▫️saw the Barbie movie with some friends!

▫️bought BEYONCÉ tickets and planned a whole trip!

▫️290 for french streak!

August:

▫️finally got reimbursed for the scam in my bank account

▫️planned my outfit for the RENAISSANCE TOUR! (Are you ready?! SHAWHAM!)

▫️finished a sewing project

▫️did a mini photoshoot for my sewing project

▫️309 days for french streak

▫️made pasta salad!

▫️got a new phone!

September:

▫️329 french streak!

▫️went to Vancouver by myself!

▫️had an overall successful trip to and from Vancouver!

▫️went to the Blodel conservatory in the van Dusen Gardens in Vancity!

▫️WENT TO BEYONCÉ!!! 🪩

▫️got my picture taken for a CBC article!

▫️got Beyonce merch!

▫️went to the aquarium!

▫️found a real fur scarf at the thrift store!

▫️had a going away party with former co-workers!

▫️finished a journal & started a new one!

▫️had movie night with a friend!

October:

▫️347 French streak!

▫️several Halloween movie night with my friends!

▫️bought two new journals!

▫️bought new headphones from warranty!

▫️bought my own candles and birthday balloons

▫️cleaned out a lot of my Twitter likes and hopefully deleting soon!

▫️got a call from a psychotherapist to determine next steps for therapy.

November:

▫️cleaned out two shelves in my room and reorganized a bunch of stuff!

▫️cleaned/reorganized desk and bought a desk mat!

▫️1 year french streak!

▫️cleaned out mini fridge and tea area!

▫️got a gift card from my work!

▫️got a refund from an Astro reading I didn’t get earlier in the year!

▫️enjoyed Kurtis Conner special! (Damn he’s funny!)

▫️started Christmas shopping!

▫️finished one of my yearly goals which was Reading 10 books!

▫️printed more from library like my workout sheets and debt tracker!

December:

▫️380 days for French streak!

▫️went to see the Renaissance movie!!

▫️finished Christmas shopping!

▫️made a friend a bucket hat!

▫️turned 29!

▫️got myself two bras and a sweater!

▫️found an Oleg Cassini wool skirt set from the 60s at the thrift store!

▫️started holidays with my WFH job!

▫️got some Oh doughnuts for my birthday!

▫️got most of the stuff I wanted/needed for Christmas!

[goingknowherewastaken]

For me it had to be September but also those days between Thanksgiving and December 1st are a runner up.

Please reblog for larger sample size if you vote ❤️

[accidentalspaceexplorer]

July Monthly Recap:

So I forgot to do my July version of this, so here it is, and my August one will follow shortly! I read 18 books in July, including a couple of re-reads of some of my favorite comfort books, Howl's Moving Castle and The Blue Sword. I also read one other 5-star book in July, We Could Be So Good, but mostly the last couple months I've been finding a lot of duds and not a lot of hits, unfortunately.

Adrift in Starlight by Mindi Briar: 4/5

Something Fabulous by Alexis Hall: 3/5

Flowerheart by Catherine Bakewell: 3.5/5

Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert: 4/5

We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian: 5/5

The Accidental Alchemist by Gigi Pandian: 4.5/5

Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones: 5/5, re-read

The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley: 5/5, re-read

Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez: 2/5, dnf

The Surviving Sky by Kritika H. Rao: 3.5/5

The House Witch by Delemhach: 2.5/5

Bluebird by Ciel Pierlot: 4/5

Rain: A Natural and Cultural History by Cynthia Barnett: 4.5/5

A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation Vol. 1 by Misaki: 3.5/5

A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation Vol. 2 by Misaki: 3.5/5

A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation Vol. 3 by Misaki: 2.75/5

Lumberjanes, Vol. 6: Sink or Swim by Nate Stevenson et al.: 3/5

The Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette de Bodard: 4.75/5

And my progress on my 2023 goals below the cut:

23 in 2023: 15 [+1]

Read 100 books: 120/100 [+18]

Translated works: 4 [+3]

Physical TBR: 10 [+0]

Top of TBR: 3 [+0]

Books in Spanish: 0

Read 40% AOC: 23.1% [+3.5%]

Discworld Books: 2 [+0]

Series: 20 started vs. 25 caught up/finished [+4/+2]

Storygraph recs: 2 | avg. 3.25/5 [+0]

Indigenous authors: 1 [+0]

[slashyrogue]

Things I Wrote on Patreon in July 2023

Patreon Exclusives

Hannigram AU: A Husband for Christmas - Chapter Thirty Eight - 7/4

Hannigram AU: For Your Eyes Only - Chapter Five - 7/4

Hannigram AU: Worth the Trouble - Book 2 - Chapter Six - 7/5

Spacedogs AU: For Your Arms Only - Chapter Three - 7/10

Hannigram AU: For Your Eyes Only - Chapter Six - 7/10

Hannigram S2 A/B/O AU: The Gift - Chapter Five - 7/11

Spacedogs AU: For Your Arms Only - Chapter Four - 7/12

Hannigram AU: Mr. Lecter - Chapter Sixteen - 7/13

Hannigram AU: For Your Eyes Only - Chapter Seven - 7/15

Spacedogs AU: For Your Arms Only - Chapter Five - 7/15

Hannigram AU: A Husband for Christmas - Chapter Thirty Nine - 7/17

Hannigram AU: For Your Eyes Only - Chapter Eight - 7/18

Hannigram AU: The Alpha Next Door - Chapter Thirty Six - 7/19

Hannigram AU: For Your Eyes Only - Chapter Nine - 7/26

Hannigram AU: The Alpha Next Door - Chapter Thirty Seven - 7/26

Spacedogs AU: For Your Arms Only - Chapter Six - 7/28

Ao3 later

Hannigram AU: The Lost Royal Claim - Chapter Twelve - 7/5

Spacedogs AU: Adam Raki Vampire Slayer - Chapter Six - 7/6

Hannigram AU: Mylimasis - Chapter Twenty Four - 7/6

Hannigram AU: Chomp - Chapter Three - 7/9

Hannigram AU: Wicked in His Arms - Chapter Five - 7/13

Hannigram AU: The Rise and Fall of Wehem and Hanbal - Chapter Seven - 7/19

Hannigram AU: Mylimasis - Chapter Twenty Five - 7/20

Hannigram AU: Captive Heat - Chapter Twenty Two - 7/20

Hannigram AU: Mylimasis - Chapter Twenty Six - 7/26

Hannigram AU: The Rise and Fall of Wehem and Hanbal - Chapter Eight - 7/28

Hannigram AU: The Rise and Fall of Wehem and Hanbal - Chapter Nine - 7/28

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this is only half the layers on my july file. what artfight does to a motherfucker

[honeybard]

Round-up of some of my favourite things I've drawn in 2022! Starting with something from January and ending with something from December. Really happy about how often I managed to practice this year and how much I've improved from last year :]

[putoutallthestars]

L A S T WEEKEND 🐞 Felt the Midas ladybug touch and the heat of the Irish sun. For a second thought I'd come undone. Got inspired. Threw caution to the wind. Embraced the inability to draw a life plan.

[afeelgoodblog]

The Best News of Last Year - 2023 Edition

Welcome to our special edition newsletter recapping the best news from the past year. I've picked one highlight from each month to give you a snapshot of 2023. No frills, just straightforward news that mattered. Let's relive the good stuff that made our year shine.

January - London: Girl with incurable cancer recovers after pioneering treatment

A girl’s incurable cancer has been cleared from her body after what scientists have described as the most sophisticated cell engineering to date.

2. February - Utah legislature unanimously passes ban on LGBTQ conversion therapy

The Utah State Legislature has unanimously approved a bill that enshrines into law a ban on LGBTQ conversion therapy.

3. March - First vaccine for honeybees could save billions

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved the world’s first-ever vaccine intended to address the global decline of honeybees. It will help protect honeybees from American foulbrood, a contagious bacterial disease which can destroy entire colonies.

4. April - Fungi discovered that can eat plastic in just 140 days

Australian scientists have successfully used backyard mould to break down one of the world's most stubborn plastics — a discovery they hope could ease the burden of the global recycling crisis within years. 

5. May - Ocean Cleanup removes 200,000th kilogram of plastic from the Pacific Ocean

The Dutch offshore restoration project, Ocean Cleanup, says it has reached a milestone. The organization's plastic catching efforts have now fished more than 200,000 kilograms of plastic out of the Pacific Ocean, Ocean Cleanup said on Twitter.

6. June - U.S. judge blocks Florida ban on care for trans minors in narrow ruling, says ‘gender identity is real’

A federal judge temporarily blocked portions of a new Florida law that bans transgender minors from receiving puberty blockers, ruling Tuesday that the state has no rational basis for denying patients treatment.

7. July - World’s largest Phosphate deposit discovered in Norway

A massive underground deposit of high-grade phosphate rock in Norway, pitched as the world’s largest, is big enough to satisfy world demand for fertilisers, solar panels and electric car batteries over the next 50 years, according to the company exploiting the resource.

8. August - Successful room temperature ambient-pressure magnetic levitation of LK-99

If the claim by Sukbae Lee and Ji-Hoon Kim of South Korea’s Quantum Energy Research Centre holds up, the material could usher in all sorts of technological marvels, such as levitating vehicles and perfectly efficient electrical grids.

9. September - World’s 1st drug to regrow teeth enters clinical trials

The ability to regrow your own teeth could be just around the corner. A team of scientists, led by a Japanese pharmaceutical startup, are getting set to start human trials on a new drug that has successfully grown new teeth in animal test subjects.

10. October - Nobel Prize goes to scientists behind mRNA Covid vaccines

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to a pair of scientists who developed the technology that led to the mRNA Covid vaccines. Professors Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman will share the prize.

11. November - No cases of cancer caused by HPV in Norwegian 25-year olds, the first cohort to be mass vaccinated for HPV.

Last year there were zero cases of cervical cancer in the group that was vaccinated in 2009 against the HPV virus, which can cause the cancer in women.

12. December - President Biden announces he’s pardoning all convictions of federal marijuana possession

President Joe Biden announced Friday he's issuing a federal pardon to every American who has used marijuana in the past, including those who were never arrested or prosecuted.

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And there you have it – a year's worth of uplifting news! I hope these positive stories brought a bit of joy to your inbox. As I wrap up this special edition, I want to thank all my supporters!

Buy me a coffee ❤️

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

[tranquildr3ams]

Adventures & What's Up - July 2023

Adventures & What's Up - July 2023 #MonthlyRecap #Movies #Books #TV #Games

ADVENTURES Life on A New Routine With work officially resuming on a part-time basis in July, its been a month of adapting to the new system of working regularly and not spending as much time with my child despite being at home. However, its a situation that I’m adapting to quickly which helps since July is one of the crazy work months so it was pretty busy for most of it. Its a new routine that…

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Between February 14-27, 2023 (photos taken around February 20-21, 2023); July 21, 2024 (posted) -

Tae shared some fantastic photos on his Instagram stories, including two with Jungkook. According to Tae's post, he was missing Jungkook so much that he reached out to him and asked him to join him in Hawaii. Not surprisingly, Jungkook immediately took a 9-hour flight from Korea to be with Tae. This shows the depth of their romantic relationship and gives us a glimpse into their private lives, which we don't often get to see. This private trip would have remained unknown to us if they hadn't chosen to share it. It's fascinating to see this side of their relationship beyond what is publicly advertised or documented. The first photo Tae posted showed him writing, "Jungkook-ah, I'm in Hawaii right now, come here / come quickly, I miss you. This guy kekeke he took the plane / got on the plane and came right away." It's really heartwarming to see Jungkook's immediate response to Tae's longing as he hopped on a 9-hour flight to be with Tae privately. This is such a beautiful and genuine display of their affection for each other.

translation -

Tae wrote on the second photo - “He’s so pretty, I’m dying / I could die,” and put that adorable comment directly on Jk out of every place he could’ve put it in the photo. And Jk’s firm neck grip!

translation - 

Another translation of both photos (seriously, how romantic is Jk to hop on a plane when Tae says he misses him😭) -

I’m not a native Korean speaker, so unfortunately, I may miss some of the language’s nuances. However, a few people on SM have said that Tae’s phrase “so pretty I could die” carries specific connotations, specifically a strong declaration, “I love him so much/ I love him to death,” and it’s not typically used in common settings. Essentially, what he wrote can simultaneously mean that JK’s beauty overwhelms him and that he loves him deeply, without boundaries.

However, with that being said, I also want to acknowledge some Korean speakers have cautioned this is a stretch to read too much into this. I hesitated but decided to share the below perspective because I know some will wonder why I didn’t include it. Ultimately, you can decide how to interpret what Tae wrote. For me, personally, I’m going to defer to the translation given by those translator accounts I trust, which is “so pretty I could die.” I don’t think it needs to be interpreted more heavily. It’s a beautiful, candid moment that Taekook chose to share with us, which I’m so grateful for. At the end of the day, the photos themselves make a powerful statement, and that’s what truly matters.

https://x.com/kookaayu613/status/1815683347924107380?s=46&t=StSwHjW0_Domk_lHUFMaCg

CTTO for the above SS

The tracksuit photo Tae shared was when Taekook went skydiving at Kauai Skydiving, which you can find more information about at the link below - 

https://x.com/btsmap_1/status/1814924850483347608?s=46&t=StSwHjW0_Domk_lHUFMaCg 

During “Seven” promos, Jk hinted at skydiving with Tae in his Spotify interview -

https://x.com/jk_97oqol/status/1814922271875870778?s=46&t=StSwHjW0_Domk_lHUFMaCg 

And how cute is this? Sure, you can eat Hawaiian pizza just about anywhere. But it seems Jk was hinting about his trip to twice reference Hawaiian pizza (and the second time he referenced it was when Tae came to support him during “Seven” promos during Inkigayo, and Jk played with his Chanel ring and hinted at living with Tae during the live).

https://x.com/moni_vook/status/1815830528869998931?s=46&t=StSwHjW0_Domk_lHUFMaCg  Recap of Inkigayo live - https://www.tumblr.com/taekooktimeline2023/724666248895545344 

So many of us have said Tae’s Type 1 photobook has photos that radiate intimacy. They have a sense of vulnerability, rawness and openness to them.  His posts today confirm Jk took some of his photos (the below doesn’t encompass all that are speculated to be taken by Jk ) - 

CTTO

Tae also posted to his IG these below photos (among other photos) from Type 1. I can’t help but think even more these specific photos were taken by Jk, especially now that it’s confirmed he was there. They have an indescribable quality to them that radiates a moment in time being captured by someone who adores the muse. Of course, this is just my opinion so please decide as you like.  

CTTO

Mujin, Tae’s hairstylist, was spotted at Party City with the balloons - 

Both Tae’s and JK’s managers accompanied them, surely to help ensure their privacy and safety on their vacation. 

K media went wild over Tae’s posts - 

Fun facts, Jk’s outfits info:

The first is: Paradise Found -  Mens Jungle Bird Tom Selleck Magnum PI Rayon Shirt (Green Leaves Blue)

The second is: Supreme × Emilio Pucci collaboration

https://x.com/archivekukk/status/1814918682021364084?=46&t=StSwHjW0_Domk_lHUFMaCg

And in the skydiving photo, Tae is wearing Jk’s sweater!

https://x.com/keeponlovingv2/status/1814910057160847675?s=46&t=StSwHjW0_Domk_lHUFMaCg 

Interestingly, Tae had shared these songs on IG that same month Taekook were in Hawaii  -

And this trip occurred around the time Jk sang “To Find You” three times on live. 

https://x.com/angel_hemaya/status/1813552618704429159?s=46&t=StSwHjW0_Domk_lHUFMaCg  Raw - https://weverse.io/bts/live/2-114998351  (9:34-18:04)

Lyrics -

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🎉 Every Month of 2023 🎉

Link your favorite or most popular post from each month this year <3 (it’s totally fine to skip months!) and tag some CCs you love!

January: Sugar Rush Ride Taehyun February: Best Friend Ever Mark March: Yeonjun Sketches April: For Moonbin 🌙 May: GT Hangyul June: I know You know Lee Know July: Bad Hangyul August: Kuromi Lee Know for Mel September: 90s Love Jeno October: Teddy Bear I.N November: Crush Hanbin December: Candy Jeno

Tagging (no obligation! <3): @agibbangs @aunty-tiger-potato @bangzchan @bibitzy @booskwan @coupsnim @dakbees @dinoboos @gnanii @gyusgal @haechannabelle @hwichanis @kimjiwoong @lee-minhoe @lunetual @marklyluvr @miramizar @mouseoho @nctsworld @oddinarys @quokki @rainknow @seungkwan-s @shorelinnes @snug-gyu @soonhoonsol @sunghanbin @we-survive-endlessly @wifehwa @woodziecup @xiaojuun @xiaoxiongmaos @xuseokgyu + anyone else who wants to join <3

Here's my 2022 and 2021 recaps. Also here's some fun stats i collected on my own posts hehe: