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Ranking Every Book I Read in 2020
Because I didn't post reviews for most of the books I read in 2020 (maybe I'll do that in 2021?), I thought I would share a few thoughts...
Jan 3, 202110 min read
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Elmwood (A Short Story Inspired by a Taylor Swift Song)
Sometimes I'll listen to a really good album or watch a really good movie, and the thing it most makes me want to do is write a story...
Dec 17, 202021 min read
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The Obligatory End of Year Type Post
Writing anything about 2020 feels superfluous and almost stupid, which is why I've avoided it for awhile (don't let the post date fool...
Dec 16, 20203 min read
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Book Lovers Gift Guide (#GiftsThatGiveBack)
In the past, I've made gift guides featuring gifts that give back to different causes, but this year I wanted to focus exclusively on...
Nov 10, 20204 min read
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Ranking Jane Austen
There are some questions in life that don’t require an answer, and one of those is which of Jane Austen’s novels is superior. Okay, maybe...
Jul 17, 20203 min read
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My Quarantine Reads
Moment of total honesty here. As of April 2020, I had read exactly zero books. There's no real reason for that other than I was doing...
Jul 16, 20203 min read
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Book Review: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
The Hunger Games has always been an interesting series to me because it's not the type of series I usually enjoy. It's very violent, for...
May 23, 20203 min read
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The Playlist of My Life (So far)
I recently just wrapped up one of those monthly music challenges for Instagram. You know, the one where you post a different song each...
May 19, 20205 min read
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Quarantine and Coping
It's been about six weeks of quarantine over here. It feels quite strange typing that, but even stranger to try to explain what this all...
Apr 27, 20204 min read
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Christmas in the Smokies
I've taken a few last minute trips in my life, but I don't think any has been as last minute as my trip to the Smoky Mountains for...
Jan 5, 20204 min read
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2019 Reading recap
Most years I dedicate some time to looking back at the last twelve months right before the new year hits. But honestly this year the idea...
Jan 1, 20203 min read
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Book Review: The Little Prince
I have always known that I'm an easy crier when it comes to books. Probably about half, if not more, of all the books I read this year...
Dec 22, 20192 min read
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Book Review: Villette
As I’ve mentioned before, Jane Eyre is my favorite novel. As much as I admire Charlotte Brontë for writing it though, I had never read...
Dec 15, 20192 min read
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2019 Gifts That Do Good for Black Friday
A few years ago I made several gift guides featuring only gifts whose companies gave back in some way (you can find one here and here),...
Nov 27, 20194 min read
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Mundane Moments (A List)
I've done a certain thing the past few years on Instagram that I will probably do again. It's essentially a highlight reel that you share...
Nov 19, 20193 min read
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A Very Biased Review of Jane Eyre
In 2012 I read Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre for the first time, after admittedly avoiding reading it when I was supposed to in high...
Oct 16, 20194 min read
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The Best of Toy Story Land
One of the places I was most excited to visit during my recent trip to Disney World was Toy Story Land. When we went, Galaxy's Edge still...
Aug 29, 20193 min read
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A Practically Perfect Day at Magic Kingdom
Finally getting around to sharing this recap of my day in Magic Kingdom at the end of last month. Almost exactly a year before, I visited...
Aug 20, 20195 min read
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Book Review: Persuasion
I didn't mean to set out on a quest to finally read all of Jane Austen's books, but it seems that's somehow become what I'm doing. I...
Aug 13, 20192 min read
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Visiting Disney's Resorts
Before I get into all the details of my recent trip to Disney, I wanted to share about a few Disney resorts I got to visit. Fun fact:...
Aug 4, 20193 min read
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