#month reset

➴ September 1, 2025. ₊˚ෆ

✎ it's actually august 30 but i don't care about it let's pretend ok?

ೃ⁀➷ i guess i'm back ༉‧₊

i allowed myself to break the illusion of a cool, curated inner monologue captured on this blog. i know it's been a while, but i'm back with more delusional tools for this project. classes started in mid-august, and i've been focusing on them ever since. now, three weeks in with new ideas, i feel confident enough to post again.

the plan is simple, as are my reasons. after a disastrous art history class, i decided that i could teach myself the entire syllabus, and why not a little bit more?

so, what else did we miss? let's see.

ೃ⁀➷ last month recap ༉‧₊

as i said, august has been a busy month for me. i didn't even have the energy to log my study sessions or share my thoughts on the start of the semester, but not all is lost! i have updated my pinned post with details of my courses and projects, and i will do the same with these little recaps.

now i won't be updating this as the months pass (and, let's be honest, i wasn't doing it anyway). now my goal is to condense everything into one session. i might not include the media i consume unless it sparks something in me. in that case, i might do a monthly favourites post, but we'll see.

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𖥔 august stats:

🤍Loving:

𖥔 physical DIY month planners.

𖥔 annotation journals, shared reading notes with friends.

𖥔 notion diaries for personal growth.

𖥔 substack articles.

𖥔 active university preparation.

𖥔 study essays.

𖥔 being myself with new people.

🤍Thinking:

𖥔 personal syllabus.

𖥔 clear schedules and tutoring friends.

𖥔 writing film articles and relatable content on substack.

ೃ⁀➷ monthly goals for september ༉‧₊

💭 — creative: start writing at least three to five articles for one or more of my substack blogs, involving the opinions and feedback of my friends, professors and other people in the future.

make some pages of my commonplace book with new themes and finish the voyager one.

💭 — academic: keep up the rhythm and tracking in all my lectures, prepare for the next classes, focus more on taking notes and clearing up any doubts i have about the subjects. maybe i should stop trying to be a smart ass and just enjoy understanding and participating in moderation.

i also need to start preparing seriously for my midterms next month.

💭 — health: take the damn medication and keep drinking water often.

Each month deserves a fresh start. This made me inspired to start a new monthly tradition where on the first Sunday of the month, I will do a deep clean a reset. With September just starting and kicking off my favorite string on months coming up, starting now was the perfect time. Below I am going to deep dive into all that I did to put myself back on track for a successful month again. I might also mention that I woke up today feeling the most peace I have in ages, so I can confirm this reset is essential.

Home:

𖥔 Laundry : washing usual clothes, towels, bath mats, bedding, bags, (anything that can be washed essentially)

𖥔 Vacuum

𖥔 Mop

𖥔 Clean mirrors

𖥔 Wipe down all surfaces

𖥔 Dust

𖥔 Re-organize all drawers and papers

𖥔 Put everything back in its designated spot

𖥔 Clean makeup & hairbrushes

𖥔 Clean out any junk ( in drawers, bags, wallets)

Digital Space:

𖥔 Clear out any old messages that aren't needed taking up space

𖥔 Clear out search histories

𖥔 Change device wallpapers & re-organize home screen

𖥔 Delete any apps you don't use

𖥔 Clean out camera roll

𖥔 Unfollow social media accounts that aren't good for your mental health

𖥔 Clear out emails

Brain:

𖥔 Journal about the prior month & reflect on what was fun and what didn't work out

𖥔 Set goals for the new month

𖥔 Tarot reading on advice & what to expect in the upcoming month

𖥔 Re-asses routines

Body:

𖥔 Everything shower : full shave, exfoliate, scrubs, dry brush, body oils, tons of moisturizer

𖥔 Face mask

𖥔 Full skin care : shave face, pluck eyebrows, clean out pores, oils, eye cream, toner, moisturizer, use a frozen clear quartz or amethyst face roller and gua sha

𖥔 Teeth whitening strip

𖥔 Paint nails

Finish the evening off with a hot tea and book and a nice candle burning!

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Getting into bed all squeaky clean, clean bedding, mind clear, and ready to take on whatever the month has in store is sure to get you the most refreshing nights sleep!

⋅ Project Nike I ⋅ ➙ First look ᝰ.ᐟ

➴ April 20, 2026. ₊˚ෆ

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Out of all the things I'd already planned for "Nike I" (which, for those not in the know, is a desperate attempt to stay on track with my studies until the start of the next semester), getting started on the syllabus topics has been the hardest part.

I've got a few lists together, with the course list for my degree and some external resources I found that could be useful for the topics I'm covering, but I'm still a bit lost. But I've seen an improvement – I've gone from focusing all my attention on my personal little journalism project to dedicating at least one to two hours to pure, hard studying, with side tasks to keep my brain active.

💌 studylog ★ 19.04.26

ೃ⁀➷ today's stats ༉‧₊

💭Theme: Sociology I

🤍 Time: 2 h 34 min.

🐇 Location: My house (Discord call w my friend ! )

ೃ⁀➷ work of the session ༉‧₊

The intro to sociology topics were pretty straightforward, with simple terminology and concepts. I must admit, I did feel a bit overwhelmed when the topic of Marx came up, but that's just because I have a love-hate relationship with him. I was able to concentrate much more than I expected, and since this is only my second course in the curriculum, I feel confident.

🎧: suga suga ; baby bash from my playlist ➙ Isak

⋅ Project Nike I ⋅ ➙ Doing reports ᝰ.ᐟ

➴ April 21, 2026. ₊˚ෆ

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The Nike I mission is having an impact, and this is the first of what I hope will be many reports leading up to the start of the next semester.

I was able to read the texts and take my sociology notes as usual; even with distractions, I managed to stay focused long enough, and most importantly: I'm learning to tell when a text has done what it needs to for now.

I think this is important for future research, especially in terms of journalistic reporting, so I'm really happy to see significant changes.

Also, I made this little spread for my new studytwt account and I'm obsessed!

💌 studylog ★ 20.04.26

ೃ⁀➷ today's stats ༉‧₊

💭Theme: Sociology I (please someone kill me)

🤍 Time: 2 h 50 min.

🐇 Location: My house (Discord call w my friend again ! )

ೃ⁀➷ work of the session ༉‧₊

During the session, I was able to complete one of the exercises using the notes I'd taken. After spending some time going through the texts and notes, I managed to come up with a pretty basic conceptual framework that I think will help me get my head around this topic. I've never studied this before, but I'm pretty excited about it.

I'm going to add information from other texts to my notes, review the syllabus, and move on from Giddens' text.

🎧: what's luv ; fat joe ft ja rule from my playlist ➙ Nash