I’ve previously mentioned that I don’t just have a TBR shelf, I have an entire TBR bookcase! For the past several years, I’ve slowly been trying to tackle myTBR, including this major effort in 2023. This also involves purging books that no longer spark joy. It’s an ongoing work in progress with various levels of … More 2025 Off My Shelf Reading Challenge
Last night I rather apathetically closed out 2024 at home, drinking champagne out of a mug, and going to bed before the ball dropped. Because that’s how we’ve rolled throughout 2024. All I can really say about 2024 is that it was a weird year. The graph visually represents the kind of year I had … More Hello 2025
I’m sitting on my couch, listening to music and watching my cat sleep as the clouds builds up and the sunlight wanes. We’re hours from celebrating another new year here on the east coast of the U.S. As I sit here, I’m contemplating all the things I should be doing. All the things I need … More Closing Out 2024
With only a day left of the current year, I don’t think I’ll finish any new reads. So my final reading tally is 152 books (or 142 if I don’t count the 10 DNFs). I had such an up and down reading year. Some months I read and read, while other months (hello August and … More Top 12 Reads of 2024
With less than a week until the New Year, I’ve been thinking, like I often do, about books. Whether I can get a couple more books in before January 1 and what I will set my 2025 reading goals to. Then I reviewed what I have read this year, checking out my 2024 stats (and … More 10 Romance Tropes With Book Recommendations
The last couple of weeks have been daunting, if not downright scary, for a lot of us. A lot of us dreading what will happen starting on January 20. Because the news has not been pleasant thus far, from who will be leading DOGE (and that’s not just a cryptocurrency), as well as the other … More Blanket Forts on Thanksgiving Eve
I don’t often write about politics. But this morning, I awoke to a nightmare. And I cannot be silent. Today is a day that seems straight out of a fantasy novel or an alternative history novel. The threat of doom that I have felt throughout this entire election cycle, even though I attempted to remain … More Post-November 5 Thoughts
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