Tag: monthly reading recap
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My June 2025 Reading Summary
Overall mood: busy – it has been a little hectic this month with PhD work, exams, my reading schedule, and looking after myself in the switch over to winter. Thankfully, I have managed well and made it out the other side healthy, happy, and ready to dig into the nitty gritty stuff for my presentation…
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My May 2025 Reading Summary
Overall mood: content – there has been a lot going on with my PhD research and working towards candidature this month, but I have been able to fit in a decent number of books to keep both mentally stimulated and relaxed. I think I have found a great balance between work and free time, and…
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My April 2025 Reading Summary
Overall mood: varied – my reading for April has been a bit all over the place. I have read many genres, been really happy with some books while others let me down, but overall the reading has been positive. I have been able to finish a few series, start others, and get recent releases ticked…
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My February 2025 Reading Summary
Overall mood: calm. I have done a lot this last month, from PhD work to fun reading, meetings and museum showcases, book reviews and project plans. It has been busy yet calm, almost comfortingly so. There’s just something about doing things that makes me feel relaxed and proactive. My reading has taken me through all…
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My January 2025 Reading Summary
Overall mood: disbelief. 2025 feels like it has been a series of months: Holiday break, then moving back into work mode, throw in a ten-day indoor sentencing for the cat and suddenly three different months have happened in the span of 31 days. I have managed to get a fair number of books read in…
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My December 2024 Reading Summary
Overall mood: elated. December has been a month of travels, family, and fun reading. While there have been PhD tasks addressed and planned this month, it has largely been a month to sit back and read for leisure. I have been dutifully preparing my library requests for an upcoming event (more on that soon) and…
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My November 2024 Reading Summary
Overall mood: jittery. I have been busy this month which has meant I have had to separate myself from my reading stack in my room. Jokes aside, the first half of November was full of work, uni seminars, networking events and family celebrations, and as such I haven’t read as much as I maybe anticipated.…
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Spooktober Daily Posts Debrief
What a month it has been! I always forget just how involved daily posting is, but I am successfully on the other side and ready to have a nice long nap, or read a cosy book to gently guide me back into casual reading. Spooktober daily posting has been and gone for 2024 and here…