It’s almost time for the weekend again. I have plans for no plans at all (maybe lots of reading)—and I’m really looking forward to it. Here are some fun reads from around the web. Have you seen Elise’s one second every day project? I love it. Hoping to fit this craft project in before the summer’s over. This Instagram makes me… Read More
Archives for July 2016
Around Here: July
Around here: I’m ordering backpacks and gathering school supplies, and preparing myself for TWO school orientations. Around here: We’re getting all our library books read (and reading loved ones from our shelves). Around here: We’re starting new lunch traditions, soon to change to dinner traditions when school starts. Around here: We’re squeezing in all the last minute swimming that we can…. Read More
Quick Inspiration
There are some days that require a little more inspiration than others. There are two slim books that I always turn to when I’m feeling a little low in the inspiration department. Ksenia Anske’s Sparrow books. Ksenia Anske has taken her (very) inspirational tweets on writing and reading and combined them all into two volumes: Blue Sparrow and Blue Sparrow… Read More
Staying Active (when you work from home)
I’ve been really trying hard to be active more during the week. The days when I’m up early working, and then crashing in the afternoon—instead of crashing, I’ve been trying to get up and move. Sitting is said to be the new smoking. I’m doing everything in my power to stay healthy (and not . . .smoke?) Here are a… Read More
Book Report: Girl From Everywhere
Warning: The Girl From Everywhere will have you planning an impromptu trip to Hawaii (it also may give you an overwhelming desire to collect maps)! In her debut offering, Heidi Heilig introduces us to Nix—a girl who has spent her entire life aboard her father’s ship, Temptation. Taking a map, adding a dash of belief they steer their ship through… Read More
‘A Beauty Refined’ Blog Tour, Giveaway, and Facebook Party
Little does Phoebe know that her father’s plans—for the sapphires and his daughter—are not what they seem. If you love historical fiction, romance, and adventure, don’t miss Tracie Peterson’s A Beauty Refined. When Phoebe meets Ian, everything changes. Yet the more he gets to know her, the more he realizes that her family story is based on a lie—a lie she… Read More
July: Currently
feeling productive. re-commiting to getting my 10k steps in a day. With trips, vacation, and all things summery, I haven’t been able to get my steps in! listening to the What Should I Read Next podcast—I’m finally all caught up on my podcasts, and I’m adding more to the mix! contemplating ripping up the carpet in my living room. enjoying little… Read More