Down the Rabbit Hole

 Happy Wednesday!  I know I probably say this a lot on here but September really does feel like it sped by for me. I don't know where the month went at all haha But hey, at least we're this much closer to October and it's Fall season! Maybe that's what it is... I was looking forward to the first day of Fall so much that the month flew by until I got to September 22nd haha  Writing:   September was a weird writing month... again. I feel like all summer - all year really - I've bounced from one WIP to the next without any real follow through. I wrote the first draft of a sci-fi Mulan retelling that I put away. I wrote the first draft of a different sci-fi story called The Runaway (I was real into sci-fi this year haha) that I put away for now too. I wrote a sequel to The Runaway that didn't go anywhere. Then earlier this month I wrote a historical fantasy novella that... didn't go anywhere again. I decided to put that one away for now too. It's been hard b...

Happy Friday!  I didn't get to share this flash fic on Wednesday, but to celebrate the first day of Fall I wrote a fun story about Amaya and Darren celebrating their first Halloween! This short story is kind of an AU situation. It's not really set at any particular time in the series, but incorporates all the characters from The Archive Series in a fun way. :) I had the best time writing this. It just makes me so happy, so here it is! Enjoy the adorableness that is Darren and Amaya! 😍  “Do I really have to wear this?” Darren asked from behind the closed door of the bathroom. Amaya stifled a grin and nodded. “Yes! You have to! We have to match,” she insisted. She heard an exasperated sigh come from the door and this time she couldn’t hold back a full-blown grin. He was going to look so adorable. They both would. He had no idea how long Amaya had been waiting to get a boyfriend so she could do a couple’s outfit. Amaya took a step back and grimaced when the back of her full-leng...

 Happy Wednesday and first day of Fall! (and happy birthday to my mom who's birthday is today!)  How was your summer? What are some things you want to remember about this summer?  Last summer I remember our move. I remember going house shopping and driving back and forth from our old house to our new house with my mom on warm Summer days. It was a stressful time (moving is always stressful) but I remember enjoying the drives back and forth. Just hopping in the car in the evening with a few boxes of stuff and driving ten minutes across town to our new house to spend some time there for a bit before heading back to the old house.  This summer was very different. When I was thinking back on my summer for this post, trying to decide what defined this summer for me... the two weirdest things came to mind. Tiktok and Fringe. Those were the two first things that came to mind when thinking back on this summer. Summer 2021 was one of Tiktok, Fringe, healing and unfinished wri...

 Happy Wednesday!  Every female Christian influencer talks about this. Their season of singleness and season of waiting. Finding content in these seasons. But I'm going to be honest here... I'm kind of tired of hearing every female Christian talk about how important it is to wait and how you should find contentment in being single. You should learn how to be happy and content by yourself. You should be fulfilled in the friendships and familial relationships you have. A romantic relationship isn't going to solve all your problems or make you a better person or make you suddenly more content. If we find complete content in God then we'll get our relationship as if God is a genie who grants our wishes as long as we check off a list of boxes. We should be focusing on our relationship with God first and foremost and not making an idol of dating or romantic relationships.  That last one is true. I know that and I'm sure there are lots of other singles who know that too. A...

 Happy Wednesday!  The week after I got my wisdom teeth out I realized that there's been a prominent theme woven throughout this year. God's been doing a work on my heart and has enabled me to shift my mindset this year. It's not because of the wisdom teeth surgery but because I had panic attacks for the first few days after I got them out. My mind wouldn't stop racing. I would tell my mom I can't stop thinking about things and when she asked what kind of things I said literally everything. Everything you could possibly worry and think about... that's what my brain was forcing me to think about on a constant loop. It wasn't until a few days after when I felt my brain trying to start it up all over again and I was doing some positive self-talk that I realized how much I've grown. That's not through my doing but through God's completely.  Last year I was worried about everything. I was worried about Covid and the world at large. I was worried about...

 Happy September First!  So, I finished Dearest Josephine by Caroline George on Monday. It's not the typical thing I read, but it was highly recommended by one of my best friends and she gave me a personalized copy of it while I was in the middle of reading it, so how could I not read this book??  Anyway, it took me longer than usual to finish a book, but I think that's just because it was such a deep and meaningful look. It was a lot to process and not just like one of those easy to read, fun type of books. I mean, it was fun and beautiful and I loved reading it, but it wasn't a book you just fly through. There were so many themes and messages woven throughout the story that I wanted to soak up.  One of the themes that stood out to me the most (and I don't know if this was a purposeful theme or something that just stuck out to me) was how there can be beauty and romance in the mundane. I am one of those people that does not like mundane. I love routine and yet I fee...