Wrap Up: October 2023

October passed in a blur because I had a trip I have been anticipating for well over a year now – Egypt! I traveling to Egypt from October 7-16. The timing was not great with everything happening over there but I was with a group and I was safe the entire time. It was an incredible experience to visit Egypt and I’m so glad I went!

Yet I still managed to keep busy at home too! I went to the Brooklyn Book Festival on October 1st – it’s held annually and I highly recommend checking it out if you’re local to NYC!

I attended 2 concerts and saw 5 Broadway shows.

I only read 3 books this month and DNF-ed 1, but I think that’s still pretty good considering I didn’t read at all while traveling and then recovering once home.

Check out my month of October:

Wrap Up: September 2023

September was a really great month! I started off the month by driving 5 hours (each way…) up to Syracuse, NY to see my favorite band The Fray play the NY State Fair! That gave me a lot of audiobook listening time LOL.

I also went to Susan Lee’s event at The Ripped Bodice in Brooklyn for The Name Drop! It was so nice to attend an author event~!

I attended 4 concerts and saw 7 Broadway shows. I found a new music obsession with the Italian rock band Måneskin – so if they’re coming to a city near you I highly recommend seeing them.

I read 6 books this month – 3 of them were very short books but hey, it counts! The First Bright Thing is going to be one of my favorites of the year, it was incredible!

Check out my month of September:

Wrap Up: August 2023

My August was non-stop between concerts, traveling for concerts, and Broadway shows! I barely had time to breath but I was thriving – I love summer concert season!

I attended 6 concerts (…4 of them were Fall Out Boy LOL) and saw 7 Broadway shows. 4 of the concerts I went to were out of New York state so I also had to travel a bit to get to them – but it was all worth it.

I still managed to read read 5 books in August – long drives and audiobooks were my friends this month. It was a really good reading month and I loved everything!

Check out my month of August:

Wrap Up: July 2023

Ah July, the month where it’s unbearably hot. I’ll be the first to admit I’m not a fan of summer because of the heat, but I am a fan of outdoor summer concerts! Unfortunately that left little time to read, but I managed to squeeze in a few books this month.

I attended 2 concerts and saw 12 (?!) Broadway shows. I was busy every single weekend!

I only read 3 books this month & DNF-ed 1 book, but I really liked what I read! I’m so happy I finally read the “emo book” – Where Are Your Boys Tonight? by Chris Payne – it was fascinating and I highly recommend it to any music fan!

Check out my crazy busy month of July:

Wrap Up: June 2023

June, why did you have to go so quickly?! June was an amazing month and I was non-stop, I barely had time to breath let alone read! I traveled to Chicago for 5 days and it’s one of my favorite cities~

I attended 5 concerts and saw 8 Broadway shows.

I only read 3 books this month, and DNF-ed 1 book. It’s not a lot, but I finally started the Shades of Magic series so I think that counts for a lot!

Check out my crazy busy month of June:

Wrap Up: May 2023

May truly went by in the blink of an eye, wasn’t it just April?! The weather is getting nicer and I’m gearing up for summer concerts & travel!

I attended 5 concerts and saw 11 Broadway shows.

I somehow read 7 books this month. I honestly liked everything I read this month so its hard to pick a favorite – everything was 4 stars or above this month! Check out what I read and did~!

Wrap Up: April 2023

Ah April, the month where the weather is 80F degrees one day and 50F degrees the next, false spring has arrived!

April was another busy but good month. I had a short weekend getaway to Smith Island in Maryland, it was gorgeous, 10/10 recommend! They even have a speciality cake!!! HECK YEAH!

I attended 4 concerts, and saw 10 Broadway & off-Broadway shows.

I read 7 books this month and DNF-ed 1 book this month. My favorite read this month was an arc of Ander & Santi Were Here by Jonny Garza Villa and I highly recommend it! As a Broadway fan, I also really enjoyed Working on a Song: The Lyrics of HADESTOWN looking at the lyrics of Hadestown – and I want to see the show again soon~!

Wrap Up: March 2023

Look at me being on top of my blogging game! March was a hectic and busy month but very rewarding one! I celebrated my birthday on March 16th (by going to see Muse on the 17 & 19th LOL) and I saw a lot of Broadway shows.

I read 6 books and DNF-ed 1 book this month. A lot of them were short audiobooks which made me feel really accomplished, finishing it so quickly – sometimes you need that feeling in your life. My favorite read this month was an arc of Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross – pick this one up when it releases April 4th!

I attended 2 concerts and saw 10 Broadway & off-Broadway shows. Like I said – a busy month!

Wrap Up: February 2023

*waves from under the abyss* Hello, I am infact still alive and did remember that I once did monthly wrap up posts! I haven’t one of these since -checks- October 2022….its been a hot minute. I’ve missed doing these though and am going to try and go backdate the previous months, but for now, let’s see how my February went!

I traveled to Atlanta, GA for 6 days for work, which was actually incredibly stressful and not at all fun sadly!

I attended the book launch for Revelle by Lyssa Mia Smith at Books of Wonder in NYC, and I attended an early screening of Daisy Jones & The Six which included a talk with the cast/creators afterwards!

I attended 3 concerts and saw 3 Broadway shows.

And last but not least – I read 4 books this month. Life isn’t slowing down anytime soon but I’m trying to fit reading in when and where I can!

Wrap Up: August 2022

August was a blur – but a good blur. This post is coming later than usual because somehow the end of August/early September has kept me BUSY! August was peak concert month for me – and I loved every second of it. I went to 7 concerts this month, which meant listening to a lot more music and a lot less audiobooks sadly, but I’m embracing whatever my mood feels like! I “only” saw 6 Broadway shows in August, but thats still a pretty good number!

I read 4 books and DNF-ed 1 book in August, but I enjoyed what I read and thats what matters, right?!

I made a separate post for my Broadway Wrap Up, which you can check out here!