August's Big Five & Exciting New Posting Schedule

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Hi there! You have no idea how excited I am that it’s finally August which is my birthday month. I wouldn’t go so far as to say that it’s my favourite month of the year because I love September and December way too much, but it’s definitely one of my favourites.

Before I jump into the “Big Five” part of today’s post, I should probably address the new posting schedule which is probably spiking your curiosity just a bit more. Basically, before I got really, really overwhelmed with everything that I had on my plate, I used to attempt to post everyday. Of course, there’d be days when I messed up, but I tended to post nearly everyday. Then, I decided that it just wasn’t working, so I switched to four times a week for a couple months.

This may be completely reckless of me, but I’m going to do it anyway and try my hardest to post every single day for you again. I loved posting everyday and it made me really proud and happy to get to do that, so I’m trying to bring it back again. I stayed up really late two nights ago just extensively planning my schedule out to make sure that I had plenty of ideas before jumping into this and I’m really excited to share it all with you.

I’m really, really hoping that I’ll be able to keep this up and that it’s going to work better this time. I think that with a full month to test-run this before school starts again, I’ll be able to pre-write a bunch of posts so I won’t go crazy when September rolls around.

Anyway, enough of that. Let’s get into what to get excited for this August!

July's Big Five

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Hi there! Remember how I asked you last month about what to call this column? Well, there were four options… and you suggested three different ones, so after debating for a while, I finally settled on this one. But thank you for your suggestions – they did end up taking out that one option no one liked, aha.

I feel like this month is the month when my summer’s going to start. Because school ended for me about mid-to-late June and I was away on a trip until recently, it didn’t properly feel like summer until now. Besides, I’ve always associated July and August with summer, but I know that in the States and basically everywhere else, things are a bit different.

As the title suggests, I have for you five big things for you and I both to get excited for this month. So let’s get into it!

June's Big Five

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Hi there! As you read this, you might recognise this post as another one of the “Five Things to Get Excited for” series, but like a few other columns on this blog, I’ve renamed it. That title was just awkward, but right now, I’m debating between a few titles – Month’s Five Things, Month’s Big Five, Five Month Things, and Month Bucket List. So yeah, I need your help so please let me know which one you guys like the comments!

Now, enough of me rambling, let’s get into what to expect this month. Oh goodness, I’m just so happy it’s nearly summer, guys. So many awesome things in store, and June’s just the beginning.

5 Things to Get Excited For: February

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Hi there! Today, I’d like to introduce you to yet another new series that’s going to start here on Style Generis called “5 Things to Get Excited For” and is rather self-explanatory. It’s kind of like my take on the “What to Know for Monday” posts that I’ve seen in my feed every once in a while.

Most of the time when I’m not in a huge rush or something to get out the door in the morning, I’ll take a moment to make a mental list of things to be excited for before getting out of bed. It gives me a bit of motivation to get my day going and to start my day off in high spirits.

I haven’t had the chance to do this often enough lately because I have always been in a rush to get out of the house, but I think it’s really important to, you know, be happy, so I’m slowly trying to bring it back into my life and introduce it to you, as well.