A few thoughts on Netflix’s latest limited series, ‘Boo, Bitch’. Since finishing the fourth season of ‘Stranger Things’ and ‘Virgin River’ not coming back for another week and a half, I was left with mainly my books for entertainment. This isn’t a complaint, but sometimes after a hard week, you just want to veg out …
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Your daycare teachers are drowning. Recently, I went back to working in childcare. I worked hard to earn my degree, in hopes I would finally be able to leave the childcare industry. Working with children is a tireless, underappreciated, underpaid, and thankless job. Despite my burnout over working with children, specifically infants, over the past …
When Will Working in Childcare Finally Become a Thankful Job? Read More »
June was an exciting month as I dove back into reading for entertainment and enjoyment, rather than out of the necessity of being a student. Here are the 5 books I read in June + a list of hopefuls to read in July! Of the five books I’ve read so far, I have written reviews …
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A no spoilers book review of “Where The Crawdads Sing” by Delia Owens. With the movie version now out in the world, I decided a quick reread before the movie hit theaters was in order. I first read this book back in January of 2020 and enjoyed the story. I think a small part of …
Why The Marsh Girl Will Always Have a Place in my Heart – No Spoilers Book Review Read More »
A no spoilers book review of “The Love Hypothesis” by Ali Hazelwood. First and foremost, I feel it is important to point out to those of us who might not know, that “The Love Hypothesis” was originally written as fan fiction about Kylo Ren and Rey (reylo) from Star Wars. I’ve noticed a lot of …
When Cringey Fan Fiction becomes a Published Novel — 3 Things I liked + Disliked Read More »
Even if I don’t want to. I’ve had an incredibly frustrating morning. Despite trying not to let it, I’ve allowed my cruddy morning to leak into the tasks I’ve scheduled for the rest of today. I was originally planning to post a book review for “The Love Hypothesis” by Ali Hazelwood. But I’m not feeling it. I …
Plus some takeaways to establish or improve your own routines and systems. A routine is defined as “a sequence of actions regularly followed; a fixed program.” I’ll admit, I spent a lot of time mentally planning out things I needed and wanted to do. Then unsurprisingly nothing would change. I realized I needed a routine. …
3 Routines and Systems I Plan to Incorporate Into my life + Ways to Maintain Them Read More »
*No Spoilers Book Review* “Normal People” by Sally Rooney is a novel that follows the complex relationship between two teenagers, Connell and Marianne. They both attend the same secondary school as the story begins and later, both attend Trinity College in Dublin. This story is set during the post-2008 Irish economic downturn, which spanned 2011 …
Of all the groups on the internet, newbies are the most targeted demographic. They tend to need the most guidance, especially when it’s coming from an expert or someone who knows their stuff. So I thought about all of the writing advice I have personally received, stumbled across, or read and figured I’d share my …
My 5 Favorite Tips for New Writers – As a New Writer! Read More »
This was a short story I wrote earlier this year for my advanced creative writing class before I graduated. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about making it into a full-length story, as short stories generally aren’t my go-to. The only trigger warning I can think of for this story is the loss of a …
