Let me start this post by admitting I am the worst when it comes to managing stress. My family and friends literally can’t handle it – I become a total doomsday individual – pessimistic, anxious, highly irritable, and prone to bursts of tears. Take for example, a job interview: I’ll study and prepare for weeks, […]
How to properly make resolutions So many people don’t make resolutions and it’s always surprised me. I think people coincide resolutions solely with stop doing [blank], rather than the other half of its definition, to resolutely start doing something. Maybe it’s the pressure of starting new in January, a cold season where all you want […]
2024 was one of the best years of my life so far! I self-published a novel, got engaged, moved in with my boyfriend (now fiance), and found out I was going to become an aunt! I can tell 2025 will be just as transformative but before I get ahead of myself, I’m looking back at […]
I think of November as a fall month, so although my Halloween decorations have been doomed to storage, my autumnal decor is still up and thriving. That being said, it doesn’t mean I’m not excited for the holidays…or holiday decorating. I used to be someone who hated the holidays. As a child of Polish immigrant […]
Halloween has always been my favourite holiday. Something about running around with your neighbours in flashy costumes collecting flashy candy always got me in a frenzy as a kid, and I still have those feelings come every October. In my youth I often celebrated Halloween with my birthday, the latter being only a few days […]
I always set New Year’s resolutions and have quarterly check-ins throughout the year to make sure I’m on track. I hold myself accountable. But why wait until January 1st to start goal making and achieving? Why not start now? I have a couple of tips for those of us who want to get a head […]
Have you fallen off the lit wagon and want to get back on? Do you read when you can but never seem to have enough time? Are you in a reading slump you just can’t get out of? We’ve all been there. I find similarities in reading and exercising – something you stick to for […]
Growing up, I thought I’d be a published author by my early twenties. I loved writing but did it sporadically at best, writing when I felt like it, always surrounded with half-finished chapters, drafted book ideas, unfinished fanfiction, scattered poems, and short stories. I had drafted the beginning of three different novels in my late […]
There are books for fall, and there are books for winter. Here are a few books that are great to read in the summer (note to self: make a list of books for… spring). Rather than list a handful of new books coming out this summer, I’ve made a short list of books that have […]
By now you’ve probably guessed I’m a big reader and read quite a variety of things. I predominantly gravitate towards mystery novels and classic fiction, but also enjoy literary and commercial fiction, and of course, fantasy. Fantasy novels can be daunting to many people, usually for the main reason that they’re long. The series is […]
