March Recap

Hello all!



Lia here!


March went pretty well for me, I would like to think :)


Life Things

I have a new niece! She's adorable :) Lots of phone conversations with various friends.




Recap of Monthly Goals for March

Read 5 spiritual books

ummmmm well I tried??? I only read one. The Life of St. Faustina 

Stick to Lenten resolutions

I am actually doing very well on this. I'm pretty surprised at myself. How is everyone doing on their's?




I hope y'all had a good month! Let us know in the comments!


Lia

6 Kasie West Books - Ranked [A Guest Book By MK @ Sarcastic Scribblings!]

TODAY WE HAVE A GUEST POST! (Why? Because I lasy. So lasy. Is that how you actually spell lazy? No. Do I know it will bother MK? YAS. Should I stop? Probably. Will I tho? Probably not. ANyway: MK!) 

My eye is twitching. That looks like something I would send to my friends at three am while I'm walking or am half alseep.

A ha ha. I got her eye to twitch. 

MK is from Sarcastic Scribblings and yes, I know she is super busy with college. (I am also in college tho slighly less busy. Seriously tho. MK has a crazy hard course and she is actually cray cray for doing it. If you have half an hour, ask her how school is and she'll be like "Great! I actually finsihed my homework early and got extra sleep!" And then you ask what time she went to bed and she's like, "Two am." Like whut? HOW. ) Did I bribe her into writing me a guest post ANYWAYS? Yep. DO I FEEL REGRET? Nope (Maybe a little)

That's good because someday I will force you to repay the favor and guest post on my blog so I can laze about.

Wut

With spelling and grammer checked of course. ;)

Wut


Anyway! She's Mary Kate or MK from Sarcastic Scribblings! And today she's doing a guest post where she ranks every Kasie West book she's ever read! Which is a total of six...(and counting!) 
Enjoy and if you're not already following her blog, be sure to swing by and check out her other stuff. She loves comments, but IDK when she'll get back to y'all because college be cray cray. Take it
away MK!




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6. 

Ah yes. This is the book at the end. The least favorite of them all. 
It wasn't baaaad. It just wasn't amazing either. Sure. It had it's good parts, but I didn't really see the chemistry between the two of them. The relationship between her and her dad and her brothers though? That was good. 
 
girl friendships // FILL HIS ROOM WITH BASKETBALLS // Bling jersys // green eyes jelously // brothers //  Dad // awesome family




5. 
I'm pretty petty about this one, because MY SHIP DIDN'T SAIL. UGH. I wont say which one, since that would kind of spoil everything. But if you read it, then you will know. Know my pain. 

BTW: If you HAVE read it, comment which ship you liked best! Of course, to avoid spoilers just say whether you like the ship that sailed or think THE RIGHT SHIP, EXCUSE ME should be brought back.  

The best friend was cool though // jetski thief // wrong ship // awesome family //

4.
I actually probably liked Listen To Your Heart more than this one, but like I said. I'm petty. Like On the Fence, I didn't really feel the chemistry between the characters. 

pennies // the zoo// that one rude pizza guy // I honestly don't remeber that much //





3. 
(All of these three finalist are about equal. In fact, this one used to be my No. 1 Fav...But I've learned to like The Fill In Boyfriend more as I got older.) 
Unlike the first three books on the list, I was whole heartedly behind this ship. 

TRAPPED IN A LIBRARY // Cronuts // Poker Games // Anxiety // The guy friend who thought they were cute didn't end up acting like a jerk when he found out she didn't like him // THEY CUTE HALP //


 
2. 
I originally didn't like this. It was cute and I enjoyed the chemistry between the characters, but it took me awhile to get everything else going on in this book and the character journey etc.  
There were both good girl friendships and bad ones portrayed in this book, which was interesting. Normally (I feel like) there is only one or the other.

The junkyard // roadtrip snacks // fake boyfriend // her brother // his mum // his sister // Not a good family on her part, but a well written one //


 
1.
If someone says Kasie West, this is the first book I think of.
I liked her best friend, but I wished she was in the story more.



Annoymous notes // THANKSGIVING // bunny wrangler // man bracelet // song writing // the farmer's market like thing // "oh no. They left. How Sad." // Golf Course // her family // Bugs rabbit + that one sock // awesome best friend // THEY CUTE HALP //








Kasie West Book I'm Planning on Reading Next: 




All links lead to the books Goodreads page! Be sure to check them out and comment below which ones you've read, which ones you want to read, and WHICH SHIP DO YOU SHIP IF YOU DO SHIP A SHIP.  (Wow. That reminded me of Dr. Suess. Though I should probably NEVER write a children's book.) 

MK, 
Over and out!




5 Feel Good Songs



Something Wild by Lindsey Stirling






Atlas: Hearing by Sleeping At Last




Superheroes by The Script



Play That Song by Train



Yellow by Coldplay








Hope you enjoy!!

Lia

Hello March!

Hello!!!

It is I!


….




Not Kat.



:D


Kat couldn't write the beginning post so I'm doing it!


MONTHLY PRAYER LIFE DEVOTIONS AND FOCUS POINTS


Lenten devotions
Prayers for our country, president, etc.




MARCH'S HOLY DAYS, HOLIDAYS & HIGHLIGHTS


Mar. 6--Ash Wednesday
Mar. 17 St. Patrick's Day
Mar. 19. St. Joseph's Day
Mar. 24. The Feast of the Presentation




MONTHLY GOALS

Read 5 spirtual books
Stick to Lenten resolutions




MARCH MINI PLAYLIST

If i'm being honest--dodie
New Morning--Alpha Rev
Rollercoaster--Bleachers
A Little Too Much--Shawn Mendes
Shake It Out--Florence and the Machine
Clean--Taylor Swift



Have a wonderful March :)

Lia


February Recap

Hello all!





2 down, 10 to go. We're already 3 months into the year. How? idk (yes this is going up 2 days before March, shhhh that doesn't matter) 






Life Things


Had several long conversations on the phone with Kat and MK (not together tho :(  )


Went out of town over the weekend and had a mini mental health retreat 10/10 would recommend.






Recap of Monthly Goals for February


-Make a point to focus on mental health/de-stressing  

I'd like to think I did this. Not as much as I would have liked :/


-Read something religious
 Check Check!






Hope you all had a good month! Let us know in the comments!!!


Lia







5 Things To Do On A Rainy Day

Hey guys!! 



Lia here. Where I am in Ohio, its been raining for 50 years.... What does the sun even look like?







(basically me right now)





1. Put on music and jump on your bed.

Yeah, I know. Its a very mature and adulty thing to do. I never said this was good advice :D But seriously, sometimes you just need to dance it out.



2. Journal.

Whether it be bullet journaling or just writing your thoughts out. It very therapeutic to do when its raining.



3. Re-read your favorite book with tea or coffee or hot beverage of your choice.

I personally recommend Gallagher Girls by Ally Carter (oh my gosh, are you shocked?) 





4. Watch a rom-com.

A really really cheesy one too. Letters to Juliet is my favorite :D



5. Organize your bookshelf.

AKA my favorite thing to do.






Alright that was my list! Talk to me in the comments! What are your favorite rainy day activities?

Lia


Welcome February!



Its been one month since Lia decided we should bring Catholic Girl Stuff back to life. We've refreshed a lot of the blog, the new look for example. (It was mostly Lia, but I helped pick out the pictures)



MONTHLY PRAYER LIFE DEVOTIONS AND FOCUS POINTS

Suggestions:
  • For married couples
  • Soon to be married couples
  • Your future spouse
  • Or your current spouse
  • Guidance in deciding if you even want a spouse 
I personally know where I fall in the last one (firmly in the "Probably a no thanks") so instead  I'm praying for help with my horrible stressful college life.

I recently started praying a novena to Our Lady Undoer of Knots and asking her for help untangling the mess that is my life. I have to say that the morning after I started, I woke up happy and had a great day of classes. Which was surprising since it was a Thursday and normally I HATE my Tuesday/Thursday classes. Oh and then a caught up on all my homework.

10/10 would recommend.

(Link to novena can be found here.) 




FEBRUARY'S HOLY DAYS, HOLIDAYS & HIGHLIGHTS

***There are no Holy Days of Obligation this month***

Feb 1 - St. Brigid
Feb 3 - St. Blaise
Feb 8 - St. Josephine Bakhita
Feb 11 - Our Lady of Lourdes 
Feb 14 - St Valentine



MONTHLY GOALS

-Make a point to focus on mental health/de-stressing
-Read something religious



FEBRUARY MINI PLAYLIST

Yes, I know this is normally Lia's thing. But my poor song taste will have to do. I feel like none of these songs really go together, but I picked songs that'll hopefully pick you up out of the winter slump!

-Main Theme from the Pirates of the Caribbean
-Lonely People by Orla Gartland
-This Is Me from the Greatest Showman
-Roundtable Rival by Lindsey Stirling
-The Other Side from the Greatest Showman
-Touch the Sky from Brave





Have a prayerful and beautiful February!

Kat