Happy New Year, blogging friends! I hope you were all able to wrap 2022 up by the end of December 31st, but if not, there’s plenty of room here in my boat. This past week was simply exhausting, and I opted to rest and avoid most of my to-do lists, including the one for my blog. Nothing life-altering got neglected, and I don’t mind starting the new year off with a lot of to-dos, so before I finalize my yearly goals, the first blog posts of the year, and my reading plans for January, here’s a quick wrap-up of the final month of 2022.

And just like that, it’s time for another monthly wrap-up.

Happy November! October went by in a flash…

As sad as I am about not writing a Preview post, or a birthday post (hello, third decade of my life), especially because September is my favorite month of the year, I look back on last month with the utmost fondness.

The past two months have been quite a whirlwind, although the lack of attention I’ve given my blog (and reading) has developed into a consistent trend this year overall. Who knows what October will bring? But wait, I’m getting ahead of myself. Let’s quickly look back at August.

There’s something about squeezing in one blog post in the final hours of the month…