Happy New Year!! It's already been said a million times before, but I cannot believe that it's 2018. I wanted to post this recap sooner, but the timing never felt right. How could it be possible summarize my 2017 reading life while it was still 2017? But now that we are in our second day… Continue reading 2017 Recap
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Happy News!
Dear Friends, I apologize for my extended absence! Whew – what a couple of months! I wish I could tell you that I’ve been in a writing nook for the last few months and banged out a manuscript. Or that I read eleventy-billion books and reached nirvana. The truth is: I’m about 15 weeks pregnant… Continue reading Happy News!
A Few of my Favorite Things
I don't know about you, but this has been a strange week for me and I am happy to know that it's Friday! I've had a whirlwind visit from my father, ups and downs around the house, busy at work, busy at home, and not enough time to just sit down and read. It's been… Continue reading A Few of my Favorite Things
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Never Let Me Go is my second novel by Ishiguro. I was so pleased with my first that I couldn't wait to find another by him. I think I tried to read this one at least five years ago but didn't make it very far. I'm glad that I returned to it because this might be a… Continue reading Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman
Getting my hands on this book was almost like real magic. I recently finished reading Faithful, which I got on NetGalley last summer. Less than a week after finishing that Alice Hoffman novel, I got an email from Simon & Schuster asking me to read her upcoming work, which I've been waiting for with baited breath… Continue reading The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman
Faithful by Alice Hoffman
Faithful has an eerie beginning that feels like a ghost story. Each year, the town honors a young girl that was critically injured in a car accident. Her name is Helene and she's been in a coma since that day, lying in a hospital bed in her childhood bedroom. Some people believe that she can heal… Continue reading Faithful by Alice Hoffman
July 2017 QuickLit
Happy Saturday! I'm linking up with Modern Mrs. Darcy's QuickLit post again this month. This monthly check in gives me an opportunity to share what I've been reading lately. Check out the post and some of the other linkups - there are some great recommendations hiding there! What I'm Reading I'm listening to As Chimney… Continue reading July 2017 QuickLit
June BuJo Set Up
Happy Monday, friends! I am so happy to say that I scheduled today off from work and now it is NAP TIME, which gives me a chance to publish a few blog posts that I've been itching to write. It was hard to know where to start because I have so much to share, but… Continue reading June BuJo Set Up
Morning Pages are a Morning Miracle
Tomorrow will be the three month mark for my morning pages. On December 21 I started a morning routine of writing in my journal every single day. Much to my surprise, I've only missed a handful of days which makes this my longest stretch of journaling ever! I've always wanted to be the person who had… Continue reading Morning Pages are a Morning Miracle
Motivation begets Amotivation – how to find the time
Did you notice that I posted five times last week? I was playing catch up on some books that I'd finished over the last couple of weeks and stayed motivated to write all week. I had this really intense manic phase where I, for a brief period of time, lived the life I wanted: I… Continue reading Motivation begets Amotivation – how to find the time
