Category: life
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Top 10 Reasons Why Autumn Is the Best Season
It’s officially fall! I’ve been waiting for this. My season has arrived. The second fall arrives, I become super basic. You know the type – Uggs, pumpkin spice everything, apple cinnamon candles. But what can I say? I am a true fall baby. I was born in October, the best month, which means this season…
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September 11 – When Memory Becomes History
Twenty-five years ago, on September 11, 2001, I was ten years old and in the 5th grade in a relatively small town in New Jersey. It was my dad’s birthday, and my biggest concern that morning was probably whether we were having chocolate or vanilla cake. At school, they didn’t tell us anything. Looking back,…
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I Took A Longer Hiatus. Anyway, Pumpkin Spice?
Sooooo heyyyyy besties! I took another hiatus. A longer one. Was that the plan? No. Did I keep saying, “I should really update the blog?” Yes. Did I then proceed to do literally anything but? Also yes. But I’m officially back. For real this time. …Don’t look at me like that. Where Have I Been?…
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April Wrap Up + May Reset
Heyyyyyy bookish besties! So. About April. You may have noticed I didn’t post much. Honestly? I got lazy. However, the blog may have been quiet, but April itself was not quiet. April was actually kind of packed. Reading. Writing. Gaming. Broadway. Side quests I didn’t have on my April BINGO card. Before I sprint into…
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Real Talk – ACOMAF, Healing, and Me – *spoilers*
Bookish besties, this is the most personal post I’ve made yet. Grab a drink and some snacks because we’re unpacking how your favorite book can become a mirror, reflecting back the parts of yourself you thought you lost, while teaching you about endings, rebuilding, unexpected friendships, and healing. I’m rereading and annotating A Court of…
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A Day in the Life of A 2nd Grade Paraprofessional (Vol. 2)
Hey besties!!! So this happened earlier in the month and I’m still tired. Working with second graders means everyday already has the potential to go off the rails for reasons that make absolutely no sense. Somebody’s crying because someone looked at them. Somebody else is lying badly. Somebody is singing a song that is entirely…
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March Wrap Up + April Reset
Heyy bookish besties! It’s been a while! Let’s just say March was…a month. Not in the cute “it’s spring” way either. More in the “why is my basement flooded, why are these 2nd graders bouncing off of the walls…literally, and why has my reading slump followed me into yet another month like a clingy ex”…
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Real Talk – When Life Gives You Lemons…
Dear Bookish Besties, …sometimes life doesn’t hand you the lemons gently. Sometimes the lemons get yeeted through your front door by a catapult and they’re all shouting, “SURPRISE!” Let’s review the chaos, shall we? flooded basement apartment because of dead sump pump (RIP) plus heavy rain and melted snow/ice squishy carpet the lingering smell of…
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February Wrap-Up: Reading Slumps, Tears, and Bridgerton Season 4
February is supposed to be a short month, but in all honesty? It felt like 47 business days. Let’s unpack. 📚 WHAT I READ Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel This book held me hostage. Not in a bad way. In a “you WILL sit here and contemplate art, survival, and the fragility of…
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Soft Love, Soft Life: How I’m Entering My Soft Girl Chaos Era This February
Besties…February has arrived (literally a week ago), and she did not tiptoe in. She kicked the door open wearing a pink satin robe, holding a mug of chamomile tea, whispering, “Be gentle with yourself, babe…and also maybe a little unhinged about it.” So yes. Welcome to my Soft Girl Chaos Era – the era where…
