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It’s Thanksgiving week here in the United States, which means family, food and football in our house. It also means putting up the outdoor Christmas lights, gearing up for Black Friday holiday shopping and sleeping in a bit later, too. I read a...
I love the holidays. I mean, I REALLY love the holidays. I start playing Christmas music in November, decorate a tree for almost every room in the house and look forward to my favorite Christmas tradition: my homemade advent calendar. I try to infuse every aspect of my life with holiday...
Thanksgiving is right around the corner and I’ve officially shifted into holiday mode. I’ve made my first batch of Chex mix, started decorating the tree we donate each year and grabbed my first Starbucks holiday treat of the season. I’ve even curated my holiday TBR stack for some cozy reading. Take...
Every year, November sneaks up on me. And we are already halfway through the month! This week, I’ve got two books to share, a fun look at the new words added to the dictionary, manifesting and some holiday fun (think Hallmark movies and sprinkles!). Let’s dive in. What I’m Reading: This...
Two books from online recommendations, a set of writing prompts from Oprah, my one word of the month and websites you’ve never seen to jumpstart your holiday shopping. It’s all inside! What I’m Reading: Both of my books this week come from online recommendations: one from the new Netflix book club...
I am a self-proclaimed book nerd. I love all things books and reading and have learned to structure my life around that book love. I get up early to read with a cup of coffee, choose purses based on their ability to house books and notebooks and move all my bookish...
How did it become November already? The days and months really are flying by and while October seemed to whoosh by in a flash, I’m happy to report that I stuck to my October goal of writing more. Writing more for myself, that is. I might not have accomplished a full...
This week was a week of firsts: the first book in a new genre, the first page of a new kind of notebook, the first library card that actually connects you to other readers and a first bite of a gluten-free Oreo. Yum. Tell me: What firsts did you have this...