For the past few years, I’ve been doing a monthly reflection that includes recapping the month, thinking about how I stayed well, what I’m grateful for, and what I want to continue, start, and stop. I enjoy doing this reflection, and I’ve noticed that I often identify the same things Read more…
So, Taylor Swift won her 13th and 14th Grammy this week and announced her next album drops in April. In the context of The Connected Reader January Read Along Book, Feel Good Productivity by Ali Abdaal, this is just wild. This woman sure seems to have some feel good productivity. Read more…
For the past few years, I’ve been doing a monthly reflection that includes recapping the month, thinking about how I stayed well, what I’m grateful for, and what I want to continue, start, and stop. I enjoy doing this reflection, and I’ve noticed that I often identify the same things Read more…
The last few years, I’ve been really interested in how I spend my time, and there is nothing more eye-opening than recording what you are doing at different points in the day. I’ve shared a few Day in The Life of a Reader posts in the past, including fall and Read more…
I love January. In addition to a new calendar year, my birthday is at the beginning of the month, and I just feel this huge renewal of energy to take care of myself and my life. I used to feel pressure to know exactly what my resolutions were when the Read more…
“I want to read, but it just never happens.” I hear this from women in The Connected Reader community all the time. And I’ve been there. And here’s the thing, sometimes it’s just not going to happen. It’s not the season in your life where reading is going to fit Read more…
Why do I read books? I read books because, sometimes, they provide that soft place to land when I am spiraling and nothing feels right. *** I’ve been in a spiral lately. It’s just been one thing after another. I try to use my coping mechanisms, but as things have Read more…
When I went to list out the books I read this month I had to count twice because it just didn’t feel like I could have read this many. It was a very slow start to the month, and I found myself reading four or five books at once, so Read more…
I’m contributing to a book. Part of me (most of me?) wants to curl up in a ball in the corner when I think about it. But I’m doing it. I’m doing it because it’s the type of thing I wanted to be able to say “yes” to when I Read more…
I’m in a season of taking leaps. At least for me, they are leaps. All of this is sometimes painfully uncomfortable for me. It is also wildly energizing and validating. I feel more like me than I’ve felt since before becoming a parent. There’s a safety net, so I am Read more…