How are we doing out there, friends? By March, my reading has usually taken a nosedive. It feels like the time between Spring Break (mid-march in Texas) and the end of the school year is a blur of performances, awards ceremonies, field days, and planning for summer. But this year, 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 generally bring some ambitious energy to January. It’s a combination of the post-winter break return to routine, the new year, and my birthday being at the beginning of January. It’s like the world screaming at me to CHANGE YOUR LIFE RIGHT NOW. I’ve learned to take a breath and Read more…
I was on track for it to be the slowest reading month of the year, and then I read five books while on a 10 day trip to Chicago for the Thanksgiving holiday. Thank you solo morning walks, and having to spend hours accompanying little people for daily nap and Read more…
I leaned into my reading mood hard at the beginning of this month and read some delightful books in the first half of the month. Then the longest virus ever took out Little E and J, my three-year-old twins, and I was dealing with too many bodily fluids, increased laundry, Read more…
What is time? One day it was July and the next day it’s October. I look back on the last two months and I’m not sure where it went. I guess back to school season will do that to you – so many new supplies, new teachers, new schedules, and Read more…