Is it just me or did November fly by? 🙈 I feel like I just wrote my October wrap-up yesterday, so it’s crazy to think that the last month of the year is finally here!
IN REAL LIFE
November was a fairly restful month because I had fewer exams and got to fly home to Los Angeles for Thanksgiving Break. ✈ It was wonderful because I got to see my family and eat so much Asian food that I’d been missing. 🍴 I also got to support and watch my ballet studio’s annual performance. One of my closest and oldest friends in real life, Xandra, danced the role of Princess Aurora in Sleeping Beauty. Check out her vlog here!
Now, I’ve been preparing for ~final exams~. ✏ DUN DUN DUN! This upcoming week will be exceptionally difficult because I have 3 exams and 2 final reports, but I’ve been studying a lot so *fingers crossed*. Please send me all your good thoughts because I’m really hoping to do well!
ON BOOKS
I finished 9 books this month! I’m currently at 82/25 in my Goodreads challenge. 📚I’ve been listening to a lot of audiobooks as usually and rereading a couple books for fun, including The Dork Diaries series which I read in Middle School and the Bloodlines series which is one of my all-time favorite guilty pleasure reads. 🙆I’m so happy with the books I read this month because I genuinely enjoyed each one. At first, I felt like I was cheating with my Goodreads challenge because a lot of these books were rereads, but then, I decided ~who cares~ I’m going to read what I feel like reading. 😉 I also discovered my first Kasie West book, and while it was super cheesy at times, I thought it was the perfect amount of fluffiness. 🌺
ON THE BLOG
I honestly didn’t feel like I was posting very often on my blog because 1. November was so firetrucking short and 2. I was only posting once a week. Still, I’m glad that I’m managed to remain active amidst the whirlwind that is university life. ✨ My lovely bookish friends have kept me happy~~ (That’s you!)
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AROUND THE BLOGOSPHERE
I am seriously so behind on blog hopping. 😭 Please link me any posts you would like me to read. 😍 In the meantime, here are some fabulous posts I read during my sporadic blog hopping moments:
- Kathy discusses how we decide on our yearly reading goals
- Kalenna created some very helpful and much appreciated 2019 Book Blogger Spreadsheet Templates which my Type A self is loving~
- Kat wrote an amazing discussion about why she still reads YA-fiction in her mid-20’s
- Marie dedicated a love letter to her blog and celebrated 4 years of blogging!!
- Shruti wrote about how to make your blog your personal brand
Way to go on your Goodreads challenge!! I’ve been thinking of rereading Bloodline as well, I kind of miss those characters. Good luck on your exams!
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Aww thank you!! and YES you should reread Bloodlines ❤ I will always support rereading this amazing series. 😭I just love Adrian and Sydney so much~ I hope you have a wonderful December!
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Thank you! Yes I love them! As much as Rose and Dimitri which is saying something. Actually I might just reread both series 😂
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Omg good luck with your exams! You got this! ❤️🎉
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Aww thank you so much for the kind words 😭<3
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Kalenna’s spreadsheets are AMAZING!!! I’ve been working on my 2019 blogging since she posted them and WOW so much detail! I have no excuse to not have. successful 2019 blogging schedule now 😂
Good luck with finals! Mine are next week and I’m mini-freaking out. I’m also worried because I have such little motivation. And I can’t imagine it’s going to be in the spring because why do finals matter the last semester of your college career???? 😂😂😂
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Haha I definitely agree that now I need to really get on top of my blogging schedule especially when finals are over 🙈
Ahhh you’re so lucky to graduate!! I still have 1 more year to go 😭GOOD LUCK ON FINALS!! I have one final next week and another the week after, but then we’re freeeeee~~~
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I’m glad to hear you had a good, restful month Tiffany! I wish you all the best for your upcoming exams, you can do this! ❤ ❤
Thank you so, so much for sharing my post, that means a lot ❤ I hope you'll have a fantastic December!! ❤
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Of course Marie!! I hope you’ve been well 🙈 I need to catch up on all your posts when I finally get a break from exams ❤ I MISS READING YOUR LOVELY VOICE~
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I hope your exams have been going well so far ❤ ❤ ❤ aww, sending you tons of love ❤
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Ahhh good luck on all of your final exams, Tiffany!! I’m sure you’ll do amazing; I believe in you 💓 Your Thanksgiving sushi looks so good, btw (hehe) 😍 I’m so happy that you had such a great November, both bookish and life-wise. I honestly can’t believe it’s already December!! 2019 is so close by. 😩
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Good luck with your exams! You’ll do fine, I’m sure! 🙂
And thank you for mentioning my post. ❤ Means the world to me!
Definitely agree that Kaleena's post on templates deserves a spot in your list, haha. I already pimped it a bit to fit my own needs more but I absolutely LOVE it. Pretty sure it'll save me next year – or so I hope. 😛
Again, good luck! ❤
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Aww thank you Kathy!! Your post was wonderful~~ Oooo what were some of the changes you made? I’m curious to know 🙈
I hope you have a wonderful December ❤
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Haha, I added a tab with all my pre-2018 owned books to read so I can keep track of how many of my “old” books I read versus the new ones. 😀 That’s the main thing I changed – and also added to the general overview.
You too! ❤
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Wishing you the best of luck with your finals! Also how did you manage to read so much while studying too! So inspirational! ❤️ That’s awesome that you got see family in LA over the break! And yes, the Asian food here is always amazing! Hahaha.
Hoping you have the very best December! ❤️
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I hope you’ve been well too ❤ I heard there's been a lot of storms in LA :O Haha audiobooks are absolutely amazing with getting in reading, and it's always faster for me to reread books I already know I love ❤
I hope school has been going well for you too 🙂 I can't wait to go home~~ I hope you had a great November and even better December!
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For once, there has been SO MUCH RAIN AND THUNDER! My Southern Californian body can’t adapt to this madness! Haha. 😂
I hope your December is absolutely wonderful! ❤️
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Congrats on a great reading month, Tiffany! Hope you have a great December, and all the best with your exams 🙂
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Thanks Stephen!! 🙂 I hope your December was also wonderful. Thanks so much for the well wishes~~
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Type A bloggers unite!!! Glad you found & love my blogger spreadsheet template, and happy planning!
Congrats on a good reading month and I hope December is a good end to the year for you
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Your blogger spreadsheet was so freaking beautiful Kaleena!!! Honestly, you should make a post with more Excel hacks~~
I hope November was a good month for you and that December will be even more amazing ❤
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Aww thank you so much, and I probably will do an Excel Hack guide at some point in 2019!
Happy reading this December, Tiffany!
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I’m so glad to hear that November was a more restful month for you! We all need those kinds of months now and then. ALSO, seeing your picture of that ice cream cone made me start craving ice cream something fierce. You always have the best food pictures on your wrap-ups tbh.
Thank you so much for linking up to my blog post, by the way! It means so much to me that you would do that 🙂 Anyways, thanks for a wonderful post and here’s hoping that you have a wonderful December!
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Aww thanks Kat!! I really loved your post and thought it was very relatable even at my age! and thank you so much for you sweet words ❤ Haha I always have food pics because I'm always eating 🙈
I hope you have a wonderful December Kat!! I can't wait to read more of your posts ❤
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Wow, well done for smashing your GoodReadstarget!!
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Aww thanks Beth!!
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