Books, Writing, & The Cozy Life
The snow has finally melted back enough for the crocuses to start poking through the ground! It's going to be a cold week, but those tender looking stalks are actually quite tough, so they'll be fine. The pussy willow hasn't started fuzzing yet, but I can't wait to clip some of those sweet little branches... Continue Reading →
Thank you to the Modern Mrs. Darcy for hosting this monthly linkup! If you are looking for some book recommendations, click on over to her post and find plenty of dedicated readers with some incredible books. I've had a slow reading month. I wrote about my yearly March reading slump here. I still can't figure... Continue Reading →
March has historically been a horrible reading month for me. I find myself happily chugging along and reading a ton until March: cue the squealing breaks and an awful reading slump. I don't know if it's the anticipation of spring, the awareness that I've set a reading goal that is unattainable, or what -- but... Continue Reading →
We're nearly a quarter of the way through the year and it seems like everyone is taking stock of their blog goals - our original intentions versus what we've created as a result of our real lives. I don't know about you, but I feel adrift. I thought my goals for this year were simple:... Continue Reading →
"What is a recipe for sauerkraut doing in my notebook? What kind of magpie keeps this notebook?"On Keeping a Notebook, Slouching Towards Bethlehem, page 138, Joan Didion Thanks to Nina Lacour's podcast On Keeping a Notebook, I've been reconsidering my previous animosity for Joan Didion. I read The Year of Magical Thinking a few years... Continue Reading →
About 3 weeks ago I wrote about Digital Minimalism and set a few goals for myself. Since then, I've been more thoughtful about my use of social media. I hated the fact that I found myself scrolling Twitter when I was sitting with my children. Not only is it dehumanizing to them, but I'm so... Continue Reading →
You just can't beat the flexibility of a bullet journal. I left for a while and used other methods, but now I'm back with a vengeance! Some months I may only use the monthly tracker. Some weeks I might need a weekly spread. Some days I might want to draw out a daily spread. It... Continue Reading →
This week's Top Ten Tuesday is a fun topic -- thanks to Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl for hosting! This topic is parallel to last week's topic for me, but I'd like to point out that I wouldn't want to switch places with Lisbeth Salander despite desperately wanting to visit Sweden. Mrs. Weasley It's... Continue Reading →
On Monday I wrote about the reminder to PAUSE when the unexpected crops up. Well, the unexpected continued to crop up because it was a full week of vomiting for my little family of 5, which meant that nothing went as expected. As of today, I'm out of clean sweatpants and our towel supply is... Continue Reading →
