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    Groundhog Days

    Does anyone have a firm grasp on what day it is anymore? I laughed out loud when I saw this The Awkward Yeti comic because this is exactly how I feel right now. If it weren’t for the fact that I have school to focus on, and doctor’s appointments to keep to, I’m pretty sure I’d be lost. As it stands, I thought yesterday was Sunday for a full half of a day. This new normal is taking some getting used to, even though I’d settled into an okay groove. In case you missed it, I actually posted a review…

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    Hopping on by.

    How are we all holding up friends? I’ll be honest, I’ve reached the point where I keep forgetting what day of the week it is. My only marker is that I have online class once a week, and so that’s how I know that it’s Wednesday. Hahaha. I don’t know what I’m going to do when it changes days. Staying at home seems like such a simple task, but my brain is reaching that marker where it actually misses challenges. So I think it might be time to find a new hobby again. It’s what I do when I’m in…

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    April Fools?

    Yeah, my house isn’t this nice either. Don’t worry. Hahaha. I think while we’re all snug at home our houses may look a little more what I like to call “lived in”. A puzzle here, a coffee mug there, that book you were reading but abandoned (with the page saved just in case) sitting on the couch arm. Yup, cozy. Lived in. Perfectly you. I can’t be the only one out there who feels like these last few weeks have a been a blur. March has felt like a month that extended well beyond its intended 31 days, and yet…

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    Best Laid Plans and Other Nonsense

    Greetings dear friends. It has been far too long since I’ve stopped in to say hello. Or perhaps it has only been a few weeks. Time feels irrelevant at the moment as days feel forever long and each day brings new information and challenges. I’m sure most of you already are, or will be soon, under quarantine orders. Social distancing is SUPER IMPORTANT so please make sure you’re following all CDC guidelines. I’m not here to be on a soapbox just please keep your distance so we can all get back to some level of normal soon. PRETTY PLEASE. Okay,…

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    Zen Wishes

    Currently very much wishing that I was somewhere as zen as this. I’ve been slowly working my way back into reading. I’m up to about 1 to 2 chapters a night! That’s a big deal, trust me. I’ve also been trying to hone my reviewing skills again. I finished reading a book written by one of my amazing friends, and I want to review it so badly. Every time I sit down and try though, my brain gets all jumbled up. I used to be able to type up a review in a matter of minutes, flawlessly describing every little…

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    Sneaking Back In

    I know, I know. I’ve been gone forever. But I think I’m ready to come back, albeit it a little bit at a time. I have a review in draft right now, I’ve actually finished another book this month, AND I have the #bookstagram bug again. So, yeah. I think my spark is making its way back into my heart. I still have school, and the homework that comes along with it, but I’m going to try my best to at least get some rambling content and a few reviews a month up here. Since my awesome co-blogger has been…

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    Happy New Year!

    Happy New Year friends! I hope that the end of 2019 treated you decently, and that you’re coming into the new year with a clear head and an open heart! I’m not setting any resolutions for myself. I don’t really do that anymore. In fact, in 2020 I’m basically focusing on just being kind to myself and letting myself continue to grow. I know I disappeared from here last year, and that our blog has slowed down a lot, but I was just listening to what I needed at the time. I can’t promise I’ll be back full force this…

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    Checking In

    Hi friends! Did you miss me? I know I’ve been MIA, and honestly that’s completely on purpose. I had to give in to the fact that Grad school was a lot more than I expected and that, on top of work and being a normal human, it was too much. I needed a break and, unfortunately, this is what had to go. I’ll confess to you: I haven’t read a book in over 2 months. Yup. I’ve been immersed in music, listening to podcasts, and watching entirely too many hours of YouTube videos. Essentially, I’ve been trying to give my…

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    Project Management or Time Management?

    Ah, friends. I’ve done it. I’ve gone back to school, to pursue my Master’s Degree. It’s week one and I’m already remembering how much effort it takes to balance that work/life/school load in a way that won’t drive me mad. Most of my weekend was taken up with reading school texts and composing discussion posts, so I didn’t do much reading for fun. I’m going to have to remember how to fit both into my schedule. Hahaha. Ah, school. How anxious you make me. Anyway I’ll be around, but don’t be surprised if I’m a little scarce now and then!…

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    The Review Slump

    Ah, friends. Settle in and let me tell you a story. It’s a story about a reader who, despite knowing that she has a hard time with time management, has been reading ravenously and not writing any reviews. It’s a horror story, of sorts, because she now sits in a spot where they are all looming over her and clamoring for attentions. Ghosts, if you will. Ghosts of reviews shirked, and begging for attention. Yup, that’s me. I’m that reader. While I’ve been doing really well on the reading front, my review writing motivation has been slim. It’s not even…