Summer is here

And so am I. It's been a while since my last post, a bit over 4 months. As I stated there, life was pretty busy with studies and the internship, so I wasn't expecting to come back before the summer. But, finally, here we are. 

I was planning on coming back with some doll related content, which I still don't have ready, but, since lots of things have happened, I thought it would be better to do a little catch-up post and the doll stuff will come later.

Last time I was here I told you that the classes were done, that I just needed to work in the internship full-time, work on the final project, and take the A2 level German exam. Well, all of that is done, and currently I am working at the same place I've been doing the internship, for a little bit more than part-time, but not full-time (which is fine for me). The pay is a bit better with a regular contract than with the internship contract, and I already know the ropes around there, so I'm not starting brand new. I don't think I will retire working on this job, but so far it's paying the bills.

I also passed the A2 German test. Last year, I took the test just to see how it worked, knowing fully well I probably wouldn't pass. I did pass both the reading and listening tasks, but failed miserably on both the writing and speaking parts. But this year I was determined to pass it, so during the school year I did some extra assignments (mainly writing ones) to prepare for the test. Well, the hard work did pay off, and I did pass. Since I was the only one taking the exam, the teacher told me right after I finished that I had passed, and I went home feeling super accomplished. I have already signed up for a B1 course next year, and maybe in two years I might be able to get the B1 certificate.

The final project... well, that was something. I did pass that, with a decent grade actually, but I've hated every single minute of it. The school gave us a list of topics we could choose from, each one more uninteresting than the previous one. I picked the one that I thought wouldn't be unbearable: organizing a conference. To be fair, I found it quite boring and uninspiring, but it needed to be done to pass. Little did we know that we could have chosen a different topic that wasn't on the list and get it approved by the school, and we didn't find out this until the very last minute. Our teacher basically implied that we were limited to their boring list of topics and then proceeded to complain that we all chose uninteresting subjects, like it was somewhat the students' fault.

Health wise, I'm doing pretty OK. Some of you might know that I have chronic migraines and that I've been struggling to find the right treatment for me. But, back in October I started a new treatment that took a bit long to make effect, but seems to be working for me for now. The number of migraines I've been getting per month has dropped from 8-12 to 4-7, and the medication that I take when I have a crisis seems to be having more effect. Right now I'm going through some changes in the medication, which have been giving me a rough time these past two weeks, but overall I'm doing fine. Hope it stays that way. 

These past few months I have been very disconnected from the doll world and I haven't been keeping up either with doll news or with any of your blogs. I have barely been on Instagram following the news, and I haven't posted any new photos since early January. It's not just lack of time, but I haven't been very inspired to do so. Back in Easter, Mr. Monster and I took a trip to a rural town, and I took a doll with the idea of taking a few photos there. Unfortunately, it poured the entire time we were there and didn't manage to take a single photo.  That was a bummer, but we still enjoyed our trip. The food was delicious, and we did other fun indoor activities. 

Now that it seems that I'm getting a bit more of spare time, I want to come back to the doll world. I do have some projects I would like to tackle, but I want to take it slowly and not be pressured to get things done in a certain span of time. If it's not done during the summer, I can always work on it later on, even if it's at a slower pace. Currently, I am working on a wall for the Room inside a bookshelf, which I hope I can post here very soon. Actually, most of the ideas I got that made me want to come back to the blogosphere are wall designs, so you can expect a few of those over here soon.

I hope you're all doing well. I haven't kept up with any of you, but I'll do my best to go through some of your latest posts to see what you've been up to. In the meantime, have a nice weekend.

Will be back soon

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