In honor of World Book Day I want to give my top five book recommendations. I could recommend a long list of books but these are five that I find to be great reads for anyone. I realized just the other day that I ask people for book recommendations a lot and I'm always grateful... Continue Reading →
30 Days of Being Grateful
Self-isolation started for me on March 23rd. Because the state of the entire world is shrouded in chaos at the moment I wanted to stay positive and think about the things I'm grateful for during this uncertain time. Here are those thirty things that I thought about for the past 30 days. Monday, March 23rd:... Continue Reading →
A (Business) Trip to Park City, Utah
Early in March, before things in the United States started to escalate, I took my first business trip. Today I would have been leaving for another. This year is supposed to be full of those for me, but with the state of things I won't be travelling for work until travel is safer. Now I'm... Continue Reading →
Book Review: "Under the Shade of the Banyan Tree"
In honor of World Poetry Day I'll be reviewing Simi K. Rao's collection of Poems, Rants and Short Stories, Under the Shade of the Banyan Tree. As I've mentioned before, reading poetry is a great step away from the classic novel and I really enjoy reading collections from different poets to get a taste of... Continue Reading →
Day 5 of 5 Days of Love
“We just need to be kinder to ourselves. If we treated ourselves the way we treated our best friend, can you imagine how much better off we would be?”Meghan Markle I Love Me I think one of the biggest problems in the world today is that nobody loves themselves as much as they should. We... Continue Reading →
Day 4 of 5 Days of Love
Have you ever taken the 5 Love Languages quiz? I Love Quality Time I took the quiz back in college when the guy I was dating at the time asked me what my ranking of the five love languages was. I had no idea what that meant so he showed me the quiz and I... Continue Reading →
Day 3 of 5 Days of Love
Who doesn't love being in nature? I Love The Mountains I always thought I was going to be a city girl and when I left for college I was excited to live somewhere "city-like" and away from the mountains but that excitement didn't last long. I really thought that I'd like the city more because... Continue Reading →
Day 2 of 5 Days of Love
In case you didn't already know from reading this blog, I love getting cozy with a book and getting lost in another world. I Love Reading I love reading and in the past year I've even expanded my reading repertoire and have been using Goodreads like a social media platform. I grew up without internet... Continue Reading →
Day 1 of 5 Days of Love
In honor of Valentine's Day this Friday, I wanted to share five things over the course of the next five days that I absolutely love, love, love. I've always believed that Valentine's Day isn't just for couples, it's for expressing your love even more for those you truly care about. I also think it's great... Continue Reading →
Book Review: “The Last Time We Say Goodbye”
Book thirty nine/forty of my 2019 Reading Challenge. Cynthia Hand's The Last Time We Say Goodbye This book was a little hard to read mainly because of the central element of the story being about a teen's suicide and how it affects those close to them. I think Cynthia Hand handles the touchy subject very... Continue Reading →
Book Review: “Pumpkinheads”
Book thirty eight of my 2019 Reading Challenge. Rainbow Rowell's Pumpkinheads I've really enjoyed reading Rainbow Rowell's novels and when I found out she had a graphic novel coming out that was fall oriented I was very excited. And I wasn't disappointed. Rowell's writing paired with the illustrations is witty and fun and everything you... Continue Reading →
Book Review: “The Photography of Game of Thrones”
Book thirty seven of my 2019 Reading Challenge. The Photography of Game of Thrones So I became a Game of Thrones fan a little later in the game than most and you can read more about that in my blog post here. I managed to get the first seven seasons finished before the eighth premiered... Continue Reading →
