Monthly Wrap-Up, May 2018

After starting this new series of posts last month with*, I am back for a new episode!*  Quick yet so slow,  quite full but a bit empty, here is what I've been up to in May 2018 !

If last month was quite complicated for me as I write in my January to April Monthly Wrap-Up, going through demotivation and feelings of emptiness, I have to say that this month was worlds apart! Inspired, motivated, and organized, I definitely feel like I kicked May's ass!

May in a Nutshell 🐚

As quick as it was, I really enjoyed the month of May. Not only did amazing things happened to me in almost every areas of my life but, it is also the month I found my motivation back ! I could not explain to you where it came from, I just know that it came and, for as far as I'm writing this post, it still lasts. Here are a few amazing things I did this month :

• I went to the rooftop of the Montparnasse Tower in Paris (amazing view, I'm definitely going back!)
• I started eating well again and saving money (by eating less — almost none —junk food),
• I had a tasty brunch at my house with friends,
• Went to the concert of an artist from my home island I like with my family,
• Started supporting Sidaction (a french non-profit developing AIDS programs around the world) with a monthly donation,
• Finally booked my plane for this summer,
• I got inspired and started acting (researching and organizing) on some projects...

... and many other things ! I really enjoyed going through this month and I hope the next one will be even better.

My favorites of the month 🌟

Here are all the pieces of content, whether books, movies, songs or articles I would suggest you this month :

Let's talk about books 📚

Sadly, in May I was in a bit of a reading slump so I didn't get that much reading done. I spent most of the month on a single book that ... wasn't even that long. Anyway, I hope next month will be better on that particular area!

As a result, this month, I only managed to read History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera but I made progress is several other books I'm planning on finishing this week.

• Bizarre ! Bizzare ! by Roald Dahl
• The Decaying Empire by Laura Thalassa
• History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera

You can see all of the books I read and recommend on my Goodreads profile.

What about music? 🎶

If the complete playlist is way too long for me to share everything, here are some of the vibes I enjoyed listening to this month :

• Shawn Mendes (album) by Shawn Mendes
• Que Sera by Wax Tailor
• Ready Player One (Original Movie Soundtrack) by Alan Silvestri

Plus, as usual, some very mainstream songs that I have listened to on repeat :

Strongest by Ina Wroldsen

Done for me by Charlie Puth (ft. Khelani)

If you want some other recommendations, here is my playlist for May 2018  🎶.

Movie Time 🎞

In addition to going back to watch Black Panther (read my review) and Avengers: Infinity War, this month, I watched :

• Solo: A Star Wars Story
• Deadpool 2
• Truth or Dare
• Padmaavat

If you are interested, I actually published a review of Deadpool 2 on the blog.

Here's one of my anticipated movie releases of June! I am so gonna be sitting in the theaters on June 6th, the day of release (in France) of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. You can already expect a review from me 😉

Next month, I am also particularly expecting these movies :

• Ocean's 8 (out on June 13th)
• Love, Simon (out on June 27th)

Articles i published this month 👨🏾‍💻

As opposed to last month, this month I've been pretty effective on the blog and published no less than 6 posts (if you count this one) ! Apart from my usual movie reviews, I tried new formats and topics for you. Hope you liked it!

• Monthly Wrap-Up, January to April 2018
• Ready Player One: an escape from reality?
• 5 reasons to watch Peaky Blinders
• How to organize your blog life 📝
• Deadpool 2: is it as good as the first?

My blogging goal for next month is to keep the posting steady with two posts each week (on Monday and Thursday). I would love for you to tell me which are your favorite topics 😉

Some intriguing ideas 💡

I'm back at being an active reader on Medium.com ! Medium, just like TED, is one of my favorite websites out there. I get to read very interesting and inspiring articles that end up improving my productivity and way of seeing the world. Here are some interesting pieces of content I connected with this month:

• Revisiting the Habits of Highly Effective People by Melody Wilding on Medium
• Lessons from My Math Degree That Have Nothing to Do with Math by Alex Korchinski on Medium
• Why we should quit Social Media by Cal Newport on TED
• The Secret Life of a Highly Sensitive Person by Melody Wilding on Medium
• Discovering Your Other Self by Mitch Horowitz on Medium

I have a lot of others just as much interesting, but I think it will be enough for today haha. If you don't know Medium or TED yet, I highly suggest you to give them a try. Those are two platforms I would love to publish content on one day!

Let's share the love 💛

• Advice from a writer: Career vs Leisure by Emilie on A Quintillion Words blog. I absolutely loved this post! I absolutely loved this post that made me realize that I need to continue believing in my capacity to write and my writing dreams! Definitely worth a read!

Let's Chat

What about you? How did May treat you? What is one thing you read/watched/listened to and loved this month?