October came with heartbreak and healing. The month started off steady enough, but life quickly became overwhelming when my cat’s health declined. Her kidney failure progressed, and her quality of life began to fade. After speaking with the vet, I made the incredibly hard decision to have her humanely euthanized. Back in September, she’d spent time at the emergency vet — that’s when I learned about her kidney failure. They were able to stabilize her, giving me a few extra weeks with her that I’ll always treasure. Saying goodbye still hurt deeply, but I take comfort in knowing she’s no longer suffering.

November was busy I finished my assignment with the election board, then started working on preparing to move and start school. So I spent most of the month burnt out. I have a bad habit of taking on too much at once. And that’s what I did the first part of November. Towards the end, I lightened up my workload and took breaks. So here’s what I was up to in November and what I have planned for December.

September started with more decluttering. It’s started to cool down here. So I started tackling my garage, at first I thought it was going to be a huge task that would take a while. But turns out it’s not as bad as I thought it’d be. Most of the stuff in there will be donated, so it’s mainly going through boxes and sorting things out. As I’m writing this, I’m about halfway through it.

August got off to a rough start for me. I’m a seasonal employee at an election board and the primary election was on August 4th. Everyone works from 5 am to 7 pm on elections days. I ended up working until midnight and spent the week tired and out of it. Luckily, I only had one week left on the job before I got a break. If I end up working there for the November election, I won’t stay late. It wasn’t worth it. My mindset was that I could make some extra money to put towards school, but after taxes, there’s wasn’t much leftover. Other than that hiccup in the being of the month, August wasn’t too bad.

Wow, where did the summer go? I can’t believe it’s already August and people are starting to head back to school. July wasn’t the best, but it was an eye-opening month. And I figured out what steps I need to take to put myself on the path to living a happier life. I also worked more on cosplays. So here’s my wrap-up of July and what I have planned for August.