I finished January with 15 ARCs left to be read. Wow, reflecting back on February makes me realize how fast this month flew by. It doesn’t feel like much happened, but looking back, I realize how much got packed into this month. I was also so surprised to […]
Hello February! January has become a month full of joy mixed with a drop of sadness for my family since my father passed six years ago. We have always had a lot of January birthdays in the family, and my dad had one in January as well. But […]
Welcome to 2025! I think this might be the earliest that I’ve ever thrown together a monthly/year-end wrap up post, but I was able to stay on top of my reading and reviewing so that I didn’t have to wait so long to create this post. I started […]
I finished November with 18 ARCs left to be read. December was another fun month, but is it just me or did it fly by ridiculously fast? I spent half the month fighting off a cough and runny nose, and trying to rest as much as possible, then […]
Today is the last Sunday Bookish Discussion of 2024, and I wanted today’s topic to echo the reflection that I naturally do at the end of the year, so I’m talking about Wrap Up Posts today. When I first started blogging, I loved checking out everyone else’s wrap […]
Happy December! November was a really fun month for me—I was so excited to finally take a vacation and refresh my spirit. I hadn’t realized exactly how burnt out I was becoming until I had a break from my regular life. I’ll be returning home this week, and […]
I finished October with 21 ARCs left to be read. November was a whirlwind of a month. I started it in New York, and flew down to Florida to spend Thanksgiving with my family members, and go to my youngest great-nephew’s fourth birthday party. I also got to […]
Happy November! October flew past, but I’m enjoying the nice weather and some relaxation now that the busyness of October has ended. I hope you all had a nice month, and here’s a little update on how mine went. I’m super excited to go on a little vacation […]
August has been hot and humid here in New York, just like it has been basically everywhere. I’ve still been spending a lot of time inside the house, but lately I have had fatigue that is off the charts, combined with nighttime insomnia. It’s really difficult to function […]
July is over and we’re into August, which means we’re just a tiny bit closer to autumn starting and this oppressive heat breaking. It’s been really hot on Long Island, and there’s been air quality alerts most days. This isn’t the best kind of weather for asthmatics like […]