Tag: 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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The Blog Was Quiet, My Life Was Not
A life update featuring school-year survival, camp adventures, Philly heat, soccer, creative block, Disney songs, and several current obsessions. So. It’s been two months since I last posted anything. I’d love to tell you I was meditating under a waterfall, having an Eat, Pray, Love journey across Europe, or frolicking through lavender fields in a…
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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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Growing Up a Black Girl In The 90s (And Why Representation Matters)
There are two types of people in this world: People who understand that the 90s were elite. People who are wrong I said what I said. Growing up in the 90s and early 2000s felt like living inside a cultural renaissance wrapped in butterfly clips, Blockbuster Friday nights, and theme songs that still activate something…
