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6 Books On My TBR Shelf That I Can’t Wait To Read

As an avid reader, it’s safe to say that my TBR (to be read) pile is massive. And, that assumption is accurate. I often buy books at a lot faster rate than I could ever read them. However, as I work through my TBR list, here’s a few that I’m dying to get to. MyContinue reading “6 Books On My TBR Shelf That I Can’t Wait To Read”

Fitbit Versa: Something That In Fact Could Give Apple A Run For Its Money

I’ve been a huge fan of Fitbit for a while now. Last year, I purchased the Charge 2 and instantly fell in love with it. As a runner, it served as a stopwatch and a method to keep track of how far I was going. Additionally, it also was a great way to mark myContinue reading “Fitbit Versa: Something That In Fact Could Give Apple A Run For Its Money”

4 Tips On How To Maintain Friendships As An Adult

When I was in school, it was so easy to get together with friends. In high school, you had a few different options — wait until lunch, an extracurricular activity, or after school to see your friend. In college, it was the same thing. You saw your friends in between classes or on the weekends.Continue reading “4 Tips On How To Maintain Friendships As An Adult”

Book Review: All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffin

With titles such as Something Borrowed and Baby Proof on her bibliography, Emily Giffin is hands down one of the queens of ‘chic-lit’ literature – next to JoJo Moyes and Sophie Kinsella of course.However, in her latest novel, All We Ever Wanted, Giffin begins to stray from her roots. The result? One of the bestContinue reading “Book Review: All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffin”

Learning to Be Nice To Yourself

Have you ever had one of those moments where you feel like you just can’t get anything right? You know, when you’re struggling just to get something down pat, only to fail. And father than allow yourself the mistake, you beat yourself up for it? You’re not alone, here. I do it too. With thatContinue reading “Learning to Be Nice To Yourself”

Book Review: Save The Date by Morgan Matson

Your wedding day is the one day where everything is supposed to go right. At least, you hope so. However, that’s not the case with Charlie’s sister’s wedding in Morgan Matson’s Save the Date. Between a fallen wedding cake, a faulty alarm, and a wedding planner that hits the road the day before, it seemsContinue reading “Book Review: Save The Date by Morgan Matson”

Two Different Worlds?

Recently, I’ve accompanied my mom on a trip to our local nursery where she had been going for several years. She started talking to the owner, with whom she has grown to be friendly with (which comes with the territory when you’ve been going to the same place for several years now). The two discussedContinue reading “Two Different Worlds?”

Book Review: Love and Luck by Jenna Evans Welch

I don’t know about you, but I have a list a mile long of places that I want to travel to. One of them, Italy, was the setting of Jenna Evans Welch’s debut novel, Love & Gelato. Another place is Ireland, which is the setting of her latest novel, Love & Luck. Love & Luck inContinue reading “Book Review: Love and Luck by Jenna Evans Welch”

Hi Anxiety, Will You Let Me Sleep At Night?

In honor of Mental Illness Awareness Month, I am going to write about having anxiety. But, if you’re a regular around here, chances are you know already I deal with anxiety. Anxiety is something I’ve dealt with since my junior year of college. That was the time when I struggled to maintain a normal, balancedContinue reading “Hi Anxiety, Will You Let Me Sleep At Night?”