CURRENTLY: september 2025

a monthly collection of my favorite things

READING: Genesis + The Cruel Prince by + I am about to start Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

WATCHING: Gilmore Girls (for the first time with my housemates) + Downton Abbey (as I crochet, though I’m not sure yet whether I will continue watching) + the MCU movies (for mostly the first time with my housemates)

WRITING: not much, but slowly dipping back into my main novel WIP

LISTENING: Dear Wormwood by The Oh Hellos (the whole album) + alternating between my summer playlists and my autumn playlists, depending on the days and their temperatures) + listening to the Harry Potter audiobooks as I crochet

CRAFTING: I finished the cardigan from last month and I have begun a new sweater! This is my first sweater pattern that I have truly followed, and so far it is turning out well. I hope to finish it by the end of the month.

QUOTING: “Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, ‘I believe; help my unbelief!’” - Mark 9:24

MEMORIZING: Psalm 16 (I have not made much progress, but this month memorization will be a priority)

MISSING: waterfalls in Oregon

TRYING: to crochet a wearable item that actually fits properly

LEARNING: that sanctification looks different in different seasons

RESEARCHING: Joseph Campbell’s hero + myth

ANTICIPATING: a long weekend up visiting friends from my internship + celebrating birthdays!

DRINKING: pumpkin coconut chai!! I found some chai tea concentrate at Aldi + coconut milk + a splash of the NutPods dairy free pumpkin pie creamer is autumn perfection!

EATING: Wonderfully cooked meals from my housemates’ cooking rotation! My latest contribution was homemade Cava bowls with homemade tzatziki and hummus and feta dip.

LOVING: hosting freshmen girls for coffee + tea on sunday afternoons!

DISLIKING: the 80+ degree weather

STARTING: a resume

PONDERING: that God loves a desperate woman + meets us in our valleys of unbelief

HOPING: for beautiful things in the in-between spaces

FEELING: a bit burnt out, but eager for the Lord to meet me in the midst of my desperation