Illumicrate unboxing, horses, Toulouse and Halloween party 📚🐴🎃 October Review

[@Curious-Cat]

What was your "High" in October?

[@books_and_bocadillos]

Hi Cat! That mischievous giggle after saying "so I got something in the mail today..." Is so endearing and relatable! The horse frolicking in the field gave me so much joy. Lol... it's kinda how i feel im the mornings when I stretch and don't want to get up from yoga mat. The Illumicrate unboxing was fun to watch! Enjoy the treats! 💛

[@Curious-Cat]

Ahah 😂 thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video 😘

[@TheKatBite]

Firstly, love the horses and the clips of your dog ❤ Secondly, I’m sorry you were sick. I hope you’re feeling better now 💐 Lastly, I hope you love The Phoenix Keeper 🐦‍🔥 I’m looking forward to hearing your thoughts on it. It’s always lovely to have a pretty edition of a book whose story you also love so I hope my influence ends up being for good 🤞

[@Curious-Cat]

Yes, I'm better now, even though I'm freezing XD I also really hope I love it! It looks very cozy! Thank you for watching

[@Hasan_mahmud50]

Your October sounds absolutely delightful!

[@Curious-Cat]

Thank you

[@itsmimiduong]

It's so nice seeing animals so close by in the open where you are 😍 I also love the thumbnail LOL! I didn't know what to expect but I'm so happy to see all the animals. I hope you feel better now!! That really sucks because the plague* definitely completely throws me out of rhythm for sure. The ramen and potluck look good though 🤤 I think 44k words is a solid amount for the year so far. Writing is a whole progress -- a marathon not a race. You got this 🤩 The Illumicrate reading journal is so COOL! I just have an everything journal and things get dumped into there 🤣 Special editions are amazing!! I'm so jealous!! Not sure what my high would be for October though 🤔 Maybe just my birthday LOL

[@Curious-Cat]

I'm so grateful to be living close to the horses - it's just a very soothing view and my childhood self is thrilled ^^ Thanks for the support! I think I would have definitely written more if I wasn't so burnt out, but healing is a loooong process too, so given the circumstances, I think I'm not doing too bad on the writing front. I love an everything journal!!! I'm always battling between having specialized journals vs putting everything in one place, I see pros and cons in both ^^' Oooh what did you do to celebrate your birthday?

[@itsmimiduong]

@@Curious-Cat Always here to be a support! You got this -- can't wait until it's published 🤩 100% will request a signed card to stick into my book hehe I think everything in one place works for me because i can just have 1 notebook everywhere but it does get hard to recall stuff so I use some markers to highlight things. The colors of the marker indicate different things! So quickly flipping through, I can easily pinpoint something I noted down 🥰 I had Ramen. I'm a SUCKER for ramen haha especially now that it's cooling down

[@Curious-Cat]

@@itsmimiduong Thanks ^^ You'll have to be patient, because it'll likely be be years before it's available (if ever ^^'), but if it does get published, you'll definitely get a signed card *at the very least*! I really like that! I remember seeing someone yeaaars ago making little colored mark on the edge of the page per topic, so that when the notebook is closed and you like at the edge, it's almost like a table of content. I don't how to describe it better than that, but hope it makes sense. I thought it was so clever, I don't know why I've never actually used this trick myself! I looove ramen too 😋💛

[@goodmornindreamer]

Such a cozy video. I'm so jealous of your view with the horses 😍 This reminds me of my childhood home where a lot of my neighbors had horses that I would always go and visit 🥰 I'm sorry the heating isn't working in your house. Hopefully it gets fixed soon!! 💕 I didn't know anything about this with Neil Gaiman... 🤕 I don't know if I'd be able to listen to the podcast due to the heaviness of those triggers Book Haul?! 👀I'm excited to watch this video Illumicrate purchase?! That copy of The Phoenix Keeper is STUNNING! So excited for you! 🥰

[@Curious-Cat]

Yeah, the view of the horses is a childhood dream come true ^^ I love it so much, I never tire of it! The podcast about Neil Gaiman is quite heavy indeed so don't feel like you have to impose that to yourself... It's definitely not for everyone - mental health first! I'm so excited for me too XD Thanks for the lovely words, support and companionship, as always

[@goodmornindreamer]

@@Curious-Cat it really is 🥰 i definitely wouldn't tire of it either. I just love being surrounded by animals. 💕 of course! I love being here and spending time with you through these videos

[@Maeve_Ever_Books]

Loved seeing the horses!! I’m so sorry you’re struggling with burnout with your writing. I hope it gets better soon.

[@Curious-Cat]

Thank you 💛 to be fair, the burnout isn’t caused by the writing. It’s more that burnout affects everything, and so it’s annoyingly seeping into my writing as well. I also hope it gets better soon 😅 thank you for watching and for the support 🙏

[@ellenmadebookclub]

The cut from Illumicrate unboxing to freezing Cat 😂👌 I hope your hearing is sorted! Out hot water thingy broke down the other week so we’re making do with quick showers. Only had freezing cold water for a few days, because of course it broke down on the night between Allhelgona Sat and Sun. At least your views are stunning, I would love to live in a area like that. Horses aren’t my favorite but those are very cute. And yes it’s a win as long as you keep trying, every little step counts! No rush at all. Thank you for sharing this, it was lovely catching up! And the book is gorgeous too, the hard cover! 😍

[@Curious-Cat]

We've retreated into the living room with a little electric radiator. We're making due, but it's a pain to have to wait a week for the technician to come, and no guarantee that he'll be able to fix it immediately... But at least we have hot water ^^' Thank you for watching!

[@ellenmadebookclub]

@ Yeah I hear you! At least it’s before winter and not in the middle of it, that’s what I keep telling myself ^^ Hope you can get it fixed soon!

[@LibrariesandLattes]

What a beautiful book/book box!! 😍 I’ve never ordered anything like that before but I’m kinda tempted to do it just once because it looks so fun! I’m glad you had a chill October, and I hope your heating comes back on soon!! That’s terrible timing, why couldn’t that happen in the spring or summer? 😂😬 My October was not what I hoped or expected it to be, as we were away from home due to the hurricane and didn’t get to experience all of the fall things I had planned for… But I guess a high in the midst of all that would be all the extra family time and getting to explore new places! And since we weren’t working, we were able to slow down and just rest and recover a bit ❤️

[@Curious-Cat]

Yes, that book box was such a treat ^^ I'm glad you're able to see some positives in your month - it must not have been easy for sure, so it's great that there was some silver lining to it!

[@LibrariesandLattes]

@ love that!! And yes always trying to see the positives even in hard times ❤️❤️❤️

[@liminal.season]

I would love to know more about your book! I personally need to start making writing a priority this next year

[@Curious-Cat]

I haven’t shared much about it online. It’s a fantasy novel. I’m still unsure if it’s YA or adult. I think probably new adult, but it’s not talked about that much. I still have so much to figure out about it 😅 Sounds like a great goal for 2025 💪

[@onceuponabookishsteph]

I used to be subscribed to illumicrate, but I honestly just found that I never used any of the add ons. But the books are some of my favourite editions! 💕

[@Curious-Cat]

Yeah, I can see that happening 😅 Also, I’m always a bit reluctant at getting ‘surprise’ books because I can be quite picky so there would be a chance that I’d never pick them up. But the unboxing experience is still very nice 😊 Especially since I had hand picked that one 😇