{"id":3643,"date":"2020-02-15T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-15T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/araopenpages.com\/?p=3643"},"modified":"2020-02-15T16:34:47","modified_gmt":"2020-02-15T08:34:47","slug":"oct-dec-2019-its-a-wrap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/?p=3643","title":{"rendered":"oct &#8211; dec 2019; it&#8217;s a wrap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1010\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/last-quarter-wrap-up.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/last-quarter-wrap-up.png 1010w, https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/last-quarter-wrap-up-300x119.png 300w, https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/last-quarter-wrap-up-768x304.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1010px) 100vw, 1010px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Am I two months late for a wrap up and fallen behind on everything blog and booktube? Yup!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1010\" height=\"50\" src=\"http:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/personal-updates.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3046\" srcset=\"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/personal-updates.png 1010w, https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/personal-updates-300x15.png 300w, https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/personal-updates-768x38.png 768w, https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/personal-updates-600x30.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1010px) 100vw, 1010px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The last three months of 2019 were good on a lot of fronts, but in November, my external harddrive crashed, and I panicked about losing EVERYTHING on it. Because of that, I stepped back from blogging and my booktube, and even though we managed to get all my data back, it has taken me until now to get back on here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have been writing, however, and I have made the step to look for freelance writing jobs. I also celebrated my birthday in October! That was great, and after that, I broke my book buying ban. I&#8217;ll be eventually filming a haul video because some of the books only reached in 2020 thanks to the Malaysian post system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>October also saw two new babies in the family &#8211; my sister and my sister in law both had baby boys a few days apart. My daughter is thrilled to have more baby brothers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s hoping 2020 is awesome!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1010\" height=\"50\" src=\"http:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/professional-updates.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/professional-updates.png 1010w, https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/professional-updates-300x15.png 300w, https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/professional-updates-768x38.png 768w, https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/professional-updates-600x30.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1010px) 100vw, 1010px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Short bullet point list of things I am happy about!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Couple of custom orders on the bookmark front that had to be paused because of the harddrive crash, but I was very excited about that.<\/li><li>BookTube, when I was posting, was going well!<\/li><li>I have talked to a few people about freelancing, and I might be working for them part time!<\/li><li>I started a new WIP and I love it a lot, I&#8217;m hoping to finish draft one in 2020!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1010\" height=\"50\" src=\"http:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/reading-updates.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3049\" srcset=\"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/reading-updates.png 1010w, https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/reading-updates-300x15.png 300w, https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/reading-updates-768x38.png 768w, https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/reading-updates-600x30.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1010px) 100vw, 1010px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I was very happy with my reading for 2019!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Goodreads Challenge<\/strong>: 25\/5 books read.<br>I loved almost all of my reads, and only DNF-ed one!<\/li><li><strong>#YARC2019<\/strong>: 11\/10 books read.<br>Some of the book reviews are not up yet, but I hit my (very low) target!<\/li><li><strong>Currently Reading<\/strong>: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/43192642-realm-of-ash?from_search=true&amp;qid=SU7JaMDmzi&amp;rank=1\">Realm Of Ash<\/a><\/em> by Tasha Suri<br> This is a February 2020 update, and it is my first book of the year.<\/li><li><strong>Next On My List<\/strong>: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/35583527-there-s-something-about-sweetie?from_search=true&amp;qid=b3HFlHmj1n&amp;rank=1\">There&#8217;s Something About Sweetie<\/a><\/em> by Sandhya Menon<br>My copy finally reached, and this is something I am sure I can finish quickly!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1010\" height=\"50\" src=\"http:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/posts-to-check-out.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/posts-to-check-out.png 1010w, https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/posts-to-check-out-300x15.png 300w, https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/posts-to-check-out-768x38.png 768w, https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/posts-to-check-out-600x30.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1010px) 100vw, 1010px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There were no new posts in December and most of November, but I did like some of the stuff I posted, so check them out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/araopenpages.com\/?p=3563\">;the hero&#8217;s journey vs. the heroine&#8217;s journey<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/araopenpages.com\/?p=3058\">;five asian bookstagrammers you should follow (part 2)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/araopenpages.com\/?p=3624\">;something wicked this way come<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/araopenpages.com\/?p=3632\">;five asian booktubers you should subscribe to<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1010\" height=\"50\" src=\"http:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/pin-this-post.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/pin-this-post.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/pin-this-post-300x15.jpg 300w, https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/pin-this-post-768x38.jpg 768w, https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/pin-this-post-600x30.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1010px) 100vw, 1010px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/last-quarter-wrap-up-pin.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3646\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/last-quarter-wrap-up-pin.png 600w, https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/last-quarter-wrap-up-pin-200x300.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The first quarter of 2020 is already looking a little less productive on the blogging and reading front, but I hope to be back blogging properly soon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How was your 2019 and how is your 2020 looking so far?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1010\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/footer.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/footer.png 1010w, https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/footer-300x119.png 300w, https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/footer-768x304.png 768w, https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/footer-600x238.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1010px) 100vw, 1010px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Am I two months late for a wrap up and fallen behind on everything blog and booktube? Yup! The last three months of 2019 were good on a lot of fronts, but in November, my external harddrive crashed, and I panicked about losing EVERYTHING on it. Because of that, I stepped back from blogging and my booktube, and even though we managed to get all my data back, it has taken me until now to get back on here! I have been writing, however, and I have made the step to look for freelance writing jobs. I also celebrated my birthday in October! That was great, and after that, I broke my book buying ban. I&#8217;ll be eventually filming a haul video because some of the books only reached in 2020 thanks to the Malaysian post system. October also saw two new babies in the family &#8211; my sister and my sister in law both had baby boys a few days apart. My daughter is thrilled to have more baby brothers! Here&#8217;s hoping 2020 is awesome! Short bullet point list of things I am happy about! Couple of custom orders on the bookmark front that had to be paused because of the harddrive crash, but I was very excited about that. BookTube, when I was posting, was going well! I have talked to a few people about freelancing, and I might be working for them part time! I started a new WIP and I love it a lot, I&#8217;m hoping to finish draft one in 2020! I was very happy with my reading for 2019! Goodreads Challenge: 25\/5 books read.I loved almost all of my reads, and only DNF-ed one! #YARC2019: 11\/10 books read.Some of the book reviews are not up yet, but I hit my (very low) target! Currently Reading: Realm Of Ash by Tasha Suri This is a February 2020 update, and it is my first book of the year. Next On My List: There&#8217;s Something About Sweetie by Sandhya MenonMy copy finally reached, and this is something I am sure I can finish quickly! There were no new posts in December and most of November, but I did like some of the stuff I posted, so check them out! ;the hero&#8217;s journey vs. the heroine&#8217;s journey ;five asian bookstagrammers you should follow (part 2) ;something wicked this way come ;five asian booktubers you should subscribe to The first quarter of 2020 is already looking a little less productive on the blogging and reading front, but I hope to be back blogging properly soon! How was your 2019 and how is your 2020 looking so far?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[549,155],"tags":[130,662,550,59,661],"class_list":["post-3643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-quarterly-wrap-up","category-yearly-wrap-up","tag-its-a-wrap","tag-october-to-december-2019","tag-quarterly-wrap-up","tag-writings","tag-yearly-wrap-up"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3643"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3643\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3647,"href":"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3643\/revisions\/3647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}