Over the years, I have tried many a subscription box. Some I subscribed short-term, some I wanted to keep subscribing but for whatever reason the box ended, and some I still subscribe to (hello OwlCrate). Added to my love of subscription boxes, I also love to try new things. Last year I participated in a …
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My Review of the Men Read Romance: Starter Kit for Novice Romance Readers
It's double post day! After too many months without posting, I'm going all out today. As I mentioned in my previous post, I've been on a romance reading kick this year. Because who hasn't needed some happily ever after in the past year and a half? And when I found Lyssa Kay Adams's website and …
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Romance Books Have Sort of Become My Thing
On New Year's weekend, I binged a little show called The Bridgertons on Netflix. (Thank you Shondaland!) When I realized the show was based on a book series by Julia Quinn, I immediately opened my Libby app and checked out the first of the (audio)books, The Duke and I. (This is the book the first …
A Day at Heiwa (Peace)
Where I have a heiwa mini-adventure
Top 20 in 2020
Two thousand twenty. Twenty-twenty. 2020 I'm sitting here on the cusp of the New Year, looking back over the last 12 months. And what a year was 2020. And in looking back, I decided to list my Top 20 of 2020 broken down into Top 5s in 4 categories. 1-5 — Top 5 Books I …
I’m a Winner!
w00t! I am dancing up a storm on this cloudy Sunday afternoon because I won NaNoWriMo! That's right. I wrote 50,000 words in 22 days. FIFTY THOUSAND words in TWENTY-TWO days. I've participated in NaNoWriMo every year for the last 12 years. And this is only my 3rd win. So I'm celebrating! I swear it …
Yomitan Day Trip
I haven’t been venturing out much. Like many places, COVID has been on the rise out in town. Okinawa is a tourist destination for mainland Japan, much like Hawaii. So even though Japanese do wear masks, I have opted on the side of caution and have just stayed home. Staying home has never been a …
And It’s November
October whizzed by and now it's nearly mid-November. And I haven't written a blog post in nearly a month. Where has the fall gone? I spent October tied up in reading challenges. I participated in a record number of reading challenges and readathons across three platforms—Litsy, Instagram, and Facebook (although I post the majority of …
How Is It October 15?!
OMG. Today is October 15. The Ides of October. I just got over that it was October 1 and now here it is mid-month already. Seriously, I'm about 7 weeks behind. I couldn't believe when the calendar flipped over to October. At the beginning of the month, I started writing a completely different post. I …
Read A Banned Book
Banned Books Week started yesterday. To celebrate, I like to read at least one banned book during this annual celebration of reading. Banned Books Week, which the American Library Association started in 1982, celebrates the freedom to read. As a lifelong reader and booknerd, I support the free and open access to information and the …
