August 2022 Reading Wrap Up

You may have noticed that I pretty much disappeared in August. Or maybe you didn’t. Either way, I’m here to explain all the goings ons of August, which didn’t include much reading, sadly enough!

Books Read:

I’m going to keep you in suspense for a little bit longer as to WHY I’ve been so busy, but the lack of reading is my proof! I only managed to finish ONE book in the entirety of August. That’s right. Just one! And it was a novella, no less!

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

I’m not going to say much about this book, since it’s the 4th installment in the Murderbot series, but I enjoyed it a lot, and would still recommend the series. I mean, if my exhausted brain wanted to keep reading this last month, I don’t know what more proof you need that this series is quite captivating!

Books Acquired:

This month I was so busy, I didn’t even have time to buy an excessive amount of books ! But I did check out an independent bookstore or two near my new home and at one of the stores I visited I picked up 2 books.

Purchased:

Firstly, I found an autographed copy of Ride On, and since I really like Faith Erin Hicks as an author and illustrator, I picked up a copy. And I’ve been wanting to read Invisible Women for several months now. So when I came across a copy, I snatched one up! Here’s to hoping I read both of them soon!

Things I Did:

Now we’ve finally come to the section I’ve been hyping up! The section on what I read and what I purchased may have been a bit sparse this month, but this section will be more lengthy. You see, on August 1st I moved to a new state to start my very first official job as a biomedical engineer!

That means that the entire first week of August was spent driving several hours, lugging furniture, boxes, suitcases and other assorted items up lots of steps. Then my time was spent unpacking, building, and finding a place for everything. After that came the shopping for food and small items like clocks and lamps and laundry baskets. And then just as I had fully settled in to my new place, came the first week at my new job!

I’m working at a company that gets contracted to make medical devices. These devices range from an inhaler to a full surgical robotics system, and of course, everything in between. I get the fancy title of Associate Design Quality Assurance Engineer, otherwise known as an Associate DA. Basically what that means is I figure out all the ways a device can end up harming someone, and try to put measures in place to mitigate those risks. After a month, I’m slowly leaving the training stage, but I still have a lot to learn!

So basically August was a LOT! I’ve been running more errands, doing more housework, and dealing with more day to day tasks to keep my new place in order. And I’ve been learning lots, working long hours, and getting up early for my new job. And with all that I’ve even been doing a great deal more socializing than I have in years! So now you know why I haven’t been super active in August, and probably won’t be super active in September either. But as soon as I’m settled into my new routines I’ll be back again!

How was your August? What was your first job? What was the best book you read this month?

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