Books of 2022

One of my “year of 2022” goals is to read two books a month which is essentially 24 books in the year. I have recently hit 39 books which I’m really proud about! I technically read one book twice so does that count as 40?

Happenstance | Chapter One

What if all the love stories were real? What if soul mates really existed but yours was on the other side of the world? Would you cross the oceans to get to them? Would you stay with them despite your relationship being built on lies and misinformation? Aelia St. Clair is found in just that…

Societal Expectations + Life Update

I apologize for being MIA the past couple of weeks. I had started this blog post and hoped to get in out a couple of weeks ago but it got a little hectic in the process. Life Update! I’m going to start this post with my life update! Something cheery before we get to the…

Reading Challenge: A Summary of The Books I’ve Read This Year

I have met my reading challenge for this year! My goal was to read twice as much as I did last year, which honestly wasn’t much. I only read five books last year and this year I have read ten! I’m pretty proud! Do any of these book seem to peak your interest? Have you read any of them before? Let me know in the comments!

How to Get in the Christmas Spirit

Christmas is coming at pace. It hit you last week when you heard an ancient Christmas carol crawl through the tiny speakers at the mall or maybe you saw your friend decorating their house for Christmas BEFORE Thanksgiving. Cynicism aside, it really can be a fun time of year – as long as you put…

Little Girls and Education

I’m not usually one to review books especially children’s books for that matter but I was so touched at my daughter’s responses to these two books and how these stories create the opportunity of discussion that I just had to share. Reading with my daughter was and is a huge deal in our house. Together…

Busy Bee | How to Stop the Brain Buzz

I have had a problem resting. This isn’t something that is entirely new. I have such a hustler’s mindset that it’s really hard to slow it down at times. I have been putting more effort into my business than ever and I have also been trying to do a lot more blogging as well as…

Shoulding All Over Myself.

I just want to start off by saying how grateful I am that you guys show up to read my rants and raves even if you are just here for the recipes or the product reviews. I personally feel like I have drifted away from one of the sole reasons of me starting my blog…

Consistency and Success

Consistency is the key to success. Consistency leads to habits. Habits form the actions we take every day. Action leads to success. As Anthony Robbins said : “It’s not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives. It’s what we do consistently.” I have heard so often by so many different outlets that…

The Secret to a Productive Week.

I think planning is something that I have struggled with in the past. I used to be a sometimes planner where I was only occasionally making plans. Recently I started making it a weekly thing where I allow myself time on Sunday afternoons to just sit down and plan my week or even my month if…