Sunshine revival 2025 - 1

[shadowhive]

Challenge #1

Journaling Prompt: Light up your journal with activity this month. Talk about your goals for July or for the second half of 2025.
Creative Prompt: Shine a light on your own creativity. Create anything you want (an image, an icon, a story, a poem, or a craft) and share it with your community.. Post your answer to today’s challenge in your own space and leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

So it’s the first challenge of the sunshine revival so I’m gonna try and do it (and I hope it goes well!)

But damn it’s July already? That’s crazy honestly.

So what’re my goals/plans for this month? Well here’s some things I wanna do.

*Look into sorting out Uni
*Continue watching Hell Motel (there’s 5 more eps this month)
*Finish Dredge’s main story
*Finish reading Cards On The Table and hopefully started Crooked House (and maybe read something else)
*Cinema: Jurassic World Rebirth, Fantastic Four First Steps
*Finish Stranger Things season 4
*Finish reading the Acolyte visual guide
*Finish a fic (unsure which one, I have so many WIPs and keep adding more)
*Get back to the American Horror Story Asylum run
*Watch the rest of the new Phineas And Ferb eps
*Maybe start Ironheart and/or Wednesday

I feel I am missing something really obvious (though I always do feel that way)

There’s no real plans for the rest of the year really. There’s a James Marriott gig in November and Pokémon ZA in October but I think that’s all that’s definite.

As for creative vibes I’ve been too drained from this heatwave to do anything creative (though I did make two Clown In A Cornfield icons the other day, one I’ve used for this post. It’s too bad I’ve not found a good pic of the big damnn kiss from it though).

I did have to head out to get car food (it thankfully cooled down enough to venture outside) and I popped in the charity shop and got these.



I saw the Egyptian picture when we went past it the other week (it was closed at the time) and I had meant to go back but couldn’t due to the heat. Then I went inside and saw there was a Sophie Hannah Poirot book I’d not read (and an Agatha Raisin book). The whole lot was £2 which feels like a crazy bargain, especially since one of the books was a hardcover.

I end with this pic of my kitty Midna who is as very much done with this heat as I am.

Comments

[abyssal_sylph]

These are some cool goals! Also cute kitty

[shadowhive]

Oh thank you! She is so adorable, I love her so many🖤

[yarnofariadne]

That's a nice charity shop haul! And I'm always glad to see Midna ♥

[shadowhive]

Thanks! Yeah it really is!🖤 she’s so adorable, I hate that this weather has meant she’s just been too flop for cuddles

[xeena]

your cat is so cute and i really recommend crooked house!

[shadowhive]

Thank you! She’s so sweet but she’s so absolutely done from this heat (as are my other cat and pupper). I’m looking forward to reading it (I’ve been doing the readchristie challenge but fell behind slightly), I remember seeing a film version a year or two back so I’m curious how it compares

[xeena]

aww poor babies!! I don't blame them, where I'm at it is 38c by day/28c by night and there has just been no wind whatsoever for over a month. it's terrible!

ooh i hope you enjoy them, i love agatha christie <3

[dr_zook]

Great haul! :D What made you pick the picture depicting that sacrifice to Horus (if you feel like you want to share)?

[shadowhive]

Thanks! Ohh that’s good to know! I’ve always had an interest in ancient Egyptian stuff (not that I can remember any of the stuff I really need to look up where my books on it are). When I saw it the other week there was something else in front of it (so I could tell there was hieroglyphics but not the detail) so I wanted to see the whole thing and then find out what it represented. So thanks, now I can look that up!

[dr_zook]

You're welcome! :D

[muscle_wizard]

Me and my cats are also over the heatwave that brought us into summer. They want it to be winter again so bad lol.

Cool to see Clown in A Cornfield icons! I've been thinking about picking up the book due to a friend's recommendation.

[shadowhive]

I feel you I was so drained and dick from the heat these past days. I just hope it goes away (bring on autumn and spoopy time😭)

Thank! I saw the film two weeks back (on a friends recommendation) and I just loved it. I really need to pick the books up too!

[used_songs]

I LOVE the Egypt picture! And bonus kitty is super cute.

[shadowhive]

Me too it’s so pretty! Thanks, I love her so much🖤

[kat_lair]

Those are good goals, good luck!

Midna at least looks like she's near cool tiles. My cat is lying in the hottest room of the house....

[shadowhive]

Thanks! Here’s hoping I can do some instead of melting

She’s lying on a windowsill so I dunno how cool it is (she has been curled up in the basket in the kitchen too when it’s there). Awww no! Cats are such strange lil things

[kingstoken]

cute kitty!

[shadowhive]

Thanks! She really is🖤

[tellshannon815]

Always good to see cute cat pictures!

I've had enough now of constantly feeling lethargic in this heatwave.

Clown in a Cornfield has been on my to-read list for ages, might see if I can start it soon.

[shadowhive]

It is! Cats are the best💜

Same here. It wouldn’t be so bad if I could at least think or watch stuff or whatever but noooo

Oh nice! I’ve been meaning to get at least the first book since I saw it so hopefully I can this month

[turps]

Hi Midna! As always, she's adorable.

That's an excellent charity shop haul.

And finally, good luck with your goals.

[shadowhive]

🖤 she is so adorable!

Yeah it really is! I can’t believe it was all so cheap

Thank you!🖤

[badfalcon]

I feel you on having far too many WIPs... I'm working on 'update' rather than 'finish', it feels less scary LOL

[shadowhive]

I’m glad you can relate, even though it’s so annoying! It’s like my brain just wants to churn out new ideas but doesn’t wanna finish them😭 but that’s a good thought!

[turlough]

Good luck with all your goals!

That's a fabulous haul!

Poor Midna! Heat is bad enough when you can remove your clothes, I don't even want to think of how it feels when you're covered in fur.

[shadowhive]

Thanks!

Yeah I’m so pleased with it! It was all such a bargain! I really didn’t expect that pic to be so cheap

Yeah poor girl. I wonder if it’s worse for Leia since she’s all fur😭 but at least it’s cooler now and Midna’s coming for cuddles gain

[svgurl]

Good luck with the goals! I can relate to having too many WIPs and wanting to finish a fic.

Aww, cute cat! :D

[shadowhive]

Thanks! Yeah it’s so annoying! Everytime I’m like ‘I will finish something before starting something new’ a new idea pops up😭

Thanks! She’s so sweet🖤

[scripsi]

Lovely picture, and adorable cat! She does look rather fed up! :)

[shadowhive]

It is isn’t it! And yeah she so baby🖤 and so incredibly done with the weather! I’m so glad it’s cooled down

[sarajayechan]

Best of luck with your goals! And your cat is adorable. <3

[shadowhive]

Thanks, she really is🤍