This month has gone by soo fast, guys! Definitely the craziest month so far this year. For me, anyway. :P So this past week has been staff training week here at camp, and it feels so weird when I have free time because I'm so used to having a ton and a half things to do.
Writing
Yeah, I don't think I wrote anything this month, but I did manage to prepare for Camp NaNo some. Unfortunately, not as much as I would have liked. I think I have enough to make it through NaNo though.
All of June I've been getting bombarded with new ideas for Strangers. *evil smile* It is going to be so much better after this rewrite. And, I think I've said it before, but I'm going to say it again. I am really excited to rewrite Strangers. :)
Reading
Yes, I know. I read soo much this month. :P No, I'm actually disappointed with how much reading I did in June. I tried to fit in more reading time, but it was really really hard. But I have started two other books: Samara's Peril and Rose of the Night. I'm almost finished with the latter.
Blogging
My posts in June:
Other bloggers posts that you definitely need to read:
Gray- #RebelliousWriting
Marrok- Dinosuars and Dragons
Other
So, like I said, June was a crazy month. But a lot of fun stuff happened! As you may have seen, I participated in my first two blog tours ever. :) Those were really fun, and actually weren't as hard as I thought they'd be.
Staff training week here at camp was the last week of June. It's been great to reconnect with my friends that I really only get to see here. We've had a ton of fun doing things together and getting ready for our campers, who are coming today! :D For those of you who don't know, I'm going to be a bunk counselor for 9-ll year old girls. :) I'm also the basketball and ultimate frisbee counselor. I'm super excited for camp! :D
Camp NaNo starts today! :D I'm also really excited for that, because I'm actually in a cabin this time! They've all been very welcoming and I'm looking forward to getting to know all of them in this next month. :) My goal is to write the first 3k of Strangers. I know, that's a low goal, but it's pretty much impossible to gauge how much writing time I'll have. Who knows, maybe I'll end up writing twice as much? That would be great. :)
The other thing that happened this month was Father's Day. For that, my family took a little trip. We hiked a mountain, which we actually haven't done in a while. Here are a couple short interchanges that took place on the hike.
(For this first one, there was a really rocky place, and the rocks were kinda big)
ME: *runs past dad up these rocks*
DAD: Show off!
ME: No, I think I'm just part mountain goat.
DAD: When you go back down a mountain, you always want a controlled decent.
LITTLE BROTHER: Hey Karyssa, you see that cliff over there? It will be a controlled decent if you hit that rock at the bottom.
ME: *laughs*
ME: *trips*
LITTLE BROTHER: Did you just trip?
ME: . . .yeah. Why?
LITTLE BROTHER: On what?! There's nothing there, the ground is flat!
After we finished the hike, I tried to figure out how many times I tripped. And, in two miles, I tripped about 20 times. I now refer to myself as "the clumsiest outdoorsy person you'll ever meet". :P
I also wrote a poem for Father's Day, and I was going to post it, but it would have been on a day that I don't normally post. I remember some of you saying that you wanted to see more poetry so I decided to share it now. Here it is:
This Man
There is this man
I really love.
He is always there
When I need him.
When I am excited
Or happy that
Something went right,
He smiles
And rejoices with me.
He holds me
When I cry,
When I am down,
Or if I just need
Someone
To lean on.
This man, is always there.
He has taught me a lot.
He is one of
The reasons
I am who I am
Today.
This man is
My role model,
Someone
I look up to.
And even though
He may have
A lot of nicknames
For me.
I will always know him
As Dad.
What about you? How was your June?
Thanks for including my post!
ReplyDeleteAnd I loved the conversation between you and your dad, and sounds like something my dad and I would say to each other, except we're both clumsy so we both would've been tripping! XD
You're welcome, Gray! :D
DeleteThanks! Haha, that's funny! I'm the clumsy one in my family, everyone else seems to know how to walk. :P
Beautiful poem and wonderful post! <3 I hope you have an awesome time at camp!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Faith! <3
DeleteWow, you're allowed to use internet and electronics at your camp?? Lucky. XD I hope you're having fun! I love that you're in charge of basketball and ultimate frisbee, that's awesome!
ReplyDeleteCamps are always so different from one to the next.
Well, the staff does. The campers aren't allowed to have electronics or contraband. But the staff can only use their electronics on their days or nights off. Thank you! Yeah, I love those two sports. :)
DeleteNice poem! Sounds like summer is just getting started for you! I hope you don't get to hot out there at camp! I hope your able to get a little writing done while your at camp.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Marrok! :D Yeah, it's great! Haha, it's been a little hot here, but not to bad. :) Thank you! I haven't had a chance to write yet, but I should soon. :)
DeleteYay for rewrites! Sometimes they can be really tough, but it's awesome when you're actually EXCITED about them. I hope that goes really well for you! :D
ReplyDelete(btw, thanks for mentioning my post! <3)
audrey caylin
Thanks, Audrey! :D I hope it goes well too, because I really like these new ideas. ;P
DeleteYou're welcome! :)
Thank you!! :D
ReplyDeleteOh, thank you so much! I checked out your blog. I really like it! And, I follow you now. ;)