Here, you’ll find a list of every “In Review” post I’ve ever written, starting with a recap post about my first couple months of blogging back in 2019!
Summer in Review
Pa·per Trail noun “a series of documents providing written evidence of a sequence of events or the activities of a person or organization.” In five or ten years, I should be able to look back and see where I started…
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NaNoWriMo In Review
So, it’s December 2nd, and my crazy writing challenge has come to an end. Man, did November go fast! My final word count was 73,005 words, which finished off my novel in a mere 29 days. Today, however, I want…
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1st Semester of Senior Year in Review
At the end of the summer, I recapped everything I did and if I met my goals. You can read that post here. Well, the next section of my life has come to a neat end: the first semester of…
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A New Year, A New Decade
I love reading books, but I’ve gotta be honest. I haven’t really read anything for fun since July. School sucked me in. Babysitting took up my weekends. The alluring presence of TV sapped the rest of my time away. But…
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A Disappointing Semester in Review
Once again, it’s time for a season in review. This time, I’m taking a look at the 2nd semester of my senior year. There’s a lot to cover in this one….
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A Quarantine Summer In Review
Okay, I actually haven’t been in quarantine all summer. But it was a good title so I went with it…. As always, let’s recap what this blog is all about and why I bother to review my life so regularly.…
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A Semester (and Year) In Review
So we’re finally heading towards the end of 2020 (cue celebratory music). Merry belated Christmas if you celebrate Christmas. Happy Holidays if you celebrate something else. I hope that the last few weeks of 2020 have been good to you.…
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If 2020 Were A Netflix Original TV Show…
I’m rereading my *optimistic* blog post from December 31st, 2019. Here are some of my favorite lines: “We’re walking blindly into a new decade, whether we want to or not. There’s no returning to the dog days of 2019 (and…
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March in Review: Taking a Breather
In case you missed it, I took a couple weeks off from writing for my mental health. For most of March, I didn’t do any of my usual writing, allowing myself the space to find joy in words and sentences…
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A Freshman Year In Review
It’s that special time, once again, when I reflect on everything that’s happened in my life recently. Today, it’s the second semester of my freshman year of college. My first semester of college was… interesting. And if you recall, I…
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A Summer in Review: 2021 Edition
It’s that time again, folks. Another season gone. Another reflection due. Another post where I scramble to find actually meaningful things to share about how I spent my time. But let’s back up for a second. What is a paper…
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Another Recap: My First Week of Sophomore Year
I walked into this semester with high levels of apprehension. The transition into school should have been easier this year – after all, I have friends and know my way around campus now. Yet, it felt much the same. The…
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A Semester in Review: All the Things, No Time To Do Them
Another semester of my life is coming to a close, so another recap is in order. Recall that the Paper Trail is a reflective experience – in a couple years, I want to be able to look back on my…
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Welcoming 2022 With Glee
And once again… it is the last day of the year. Goodbye 2021, forever. I think we were all more excited last year when we got to kiss 2020 goodbye. In case you want a refresher on 2020, the “nonstop…
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Spring Semester in Review: One More Year of College Done
Welcome back to another “In Review” post where I recap everything that’s happened and reflect on what it means for my life. The whole point of this blog is to create a digital “paper trail” of my life so in…
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An Anxious Summer in Review
It’s that time of year again, folks. At the end of every semester and summer, I like to write a recap of all I accomplished (or didn’t accomplish) and reflect on what it means moving forward. The theme of this…
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The Paper Trail 