It's Aprilllll! Time is flying by so quickly, but I'm not complaining about the warmth. xD
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Writing's been quite good this month! I'm attempting Camp NaNoWriMo, but I'm going to aim for 10,000 words this month! We'll see if I do it. I'll update y'all next month.
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As I said last month, I did Lent! (Which is the 40 days before Easter! Usually, people fast/give something up during these 40 days!) And for me, it was a really interesting process.
I cut out junk food and stopped listening to secular music, but I found a considerable effect on me from the secular music. Probably because I was a bit lenient with the junk food part xD
Not listening to secular music really helped me focus on God and how grateful I am for His love and sacrifice.
Although after Lent ended, I did go back to listening to secular music, I am listening to less!
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That being said, I listened to some amazing music this past monthhh.
- Big God by Terrian | I first listened to this song on the radio on the way to school, and it's really catchy but also so good!
- Blue Butterflies by JHIN | This song is so vibe-y. That's not a word, but that's okay. It gives off this really romantic, aesthetic feeling and I love it so muchh.
- 2 days into College by Aimee Carter | Am I in college? No. Nope. But this song is so good and so addictive and relatable, even though I'm not in college. Go listen to it. It's so good.
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I did some reading this past monthhhh! Here are my recs from this month!
- Eye of the Storm by Karynn Heckler | Okay, so it's not a book (It's a <20 pages short story) but it's just so good. It's allegorical, and I loved the writing style of the author. 10/10 would recommend!
- Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien | This took me quite a bit to finish because the text of the book was so small, but y'all. I had my doubts about this book, but it's amazing. Please go for it because I'm 60% through the second book now and it's just awesome.
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I did some baking this monthhh! I made mini apple pies just for fun, and I made chocolate banana bread!
Both were amazing but I liked the chocolate banana bread just a bit more.
- โMini Apple Pies - These were super easy to make because I bought the puff pastry from the store. xD But these were deliciousss. The apples were soft and sweet and it was a great dessert.
- โChocolate Banana Bread - This was so good. I made it for my mom's birthday, and we loved it. It was sweet, but not too sweet, especially since we used dark chocolate. I also don't like bananas, but this bread was really good!
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Anywhooo that's it for this email! Thank you so much for reading, and I'll see you next month!
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