I'm in the middle of planning an upcoming trip, and the experience has already reminded me just how much I enjoy this part of the...

I've been on a bit of a Disney kick lately for reasons that will later be revealed. But safe to say, I've been watching a lot more Disney...

Another year, another Sarah Dessen novel. Okay, I know she doesn’t put out a new book every year. But you can count on a new summer read...

About a week ago I got back from an incredible mission trip in the heart of Spain's Galicia, and it was incredible to see an area with...

I hear so much talk lately of how social media - Instagram in particular - is a horrible thing that's making us feel dissatisfied with...

Mansfield Park is one of those books I'd always wanted to read but for some reason had never gotten around to (let's be honest, I have a...

I've been avoiding writing this review because I've never actually written a negative book review before, and I'm not exactly sure how to...

My favorite way to discover a new favorite book is to happen across it in a bookstore. It's much like uncovering a hidden treasure, that...

Some books you buy because someone you know (or Reese Witherspoon) recommends them. And some you buy because you're wandering Barnes &...

Anyone who's traveled knows that things don't always go according to plan. More often than not, we're faced with completely unexpected...

If you're wondering how my new year's resolution of reading more books is going, it's going great.... Except for the fact that it...

If you asked me what my favorite part of traveling is, I think I'd initially say everything. The hurried walks through airports, the...

I don't know if it's the winter or the fact that my mind really needed a mental break from work lately, but I've been feeling really low...

It's always interesting to me how prone we are to summarize an entire year with a few words or sentences. To me, 365 days is a bit too...

Time for my annual recap post of a few things I've learned this year and the places I learned them from. More precisely, 18 of them,...

A few days ago I came across a sweet little cartoon from a story of Winnie the Pooh that went viral on Instagram. Here it is below, if...

After visiting New York for the third time recently, I finally feel like I might be qualified to make one of these posts. NYC is...

I hadn't expected to find myself in New York this year, but somehow it happened, and I'm perfectly okay with that. Come to think of it,...

Over the past few years, I've come to realize that one of the things I most value in life is peace. I avoid stress, sometimes to a fault....

Were you to dig deep into this blog's archive, you'd probably find quite a bit of "random" posts. And this one that I'm about to publish...