march update & where i’ve been
i’m the number one offender of saying “oh, i’ll do this”… then i don’t (best example is forgetting to post here for over a month). for that, i apologize, but i swear its been for good reason!! mostly!!
first off, i may have ran out of posting ideas. i’ve gotten tired of posting the same thing over and over, so i want to block out some time to really figure out the direction of this blog. i’ve been considering looking at other platforms (possibly substack??), so i’ll keep you guys in the loop on that front.
school and life has been crazy, in general. i had to make up some assignments, study for some unit exams, etc. i’ve been slowly getting back into writing; i have to write some submissions for my school’s literary magazine that i’m a staff member on, so that kind of reignited my creative energy, if that makes any sense? i’ve also been working (not as much as i used to, though, for whatever reason), going to the gym more — which i love, by the way! —, and working on a bunch of other things.
for those who aren’t aware, i’m a girl scout! i’m currently working on my gold award, which is the highest award one can earn. its an independent service project that requires eighty hours of work. i chose mine on the benefits reading, writing, and journaling has on mental health! its geared towards pre-teens (middle schoolers) mainly, but its applicable to anyone. i have a few different branches of the project, which include monthly book clubs, some workshops over at my local middle school, and eventually self-publishing a guided journal/book club. its been taking up a lot of my time, but i love working on it!
as for writing, i have yet to pick up ‘the red kingdom’ again, or start planning another project. as i mentioned previously, i have to write for the lit mag at my school, so that got me back into it (kind of?) and i have the urge to write, but i don’t have any solid wip ideas. sometime in the next few weeks or so, i want to sit down and put some thought into one. next week is crazy because of a school trip — i can’t wait to share pictures from it! — but after that i should be ready.
if you’ve read this far, feel free to dm me on instagram (@truelylj) just to say hi! if you have any post requests for this blog, please let me know. i’d love to get some feedback and input from others! thank you for reading and i’ll see you next time!
