One of my favourite things about having to spend all of my time in my home lately is the time that I have to get little things around the house done. Of course some things sadly had to be put on hold like the bathtub that is sitting in my second bedroom instead of the … Continue reading creating home – master bathroom and closet
despite everything else going on in the world, spring has truly started. The sun is shining, the plants are starting to grow, and my book reading has pivoted to books about the beach, spring flings, and happy books. There are lots of books coming out in the next few months that you should definitely read. … Continue reading spring/summer reads 2020
I have been thinking a lot about joy lately. Many of things that bring me joy in my every day life isn’t the same at the moment such as hanging out and hugging my friends and family, going out to eat at a new restaurant, wandering the mall and finding something fun to bring home, … Continue reading what is bringing me joy
I originally was planning on doing a new makeup routine post this month, and then I (like most of the world) stopped going outside, and as such also stopped wearing makeup. What hasn’t stopped however, is my skincare routine. Having time each morning and evening to spend a bit of time on my skincare has … Continue reading my isolation skincare routine
Well this was a month. Like much of the world the past two weeks have been spent mostly at home and I am not sure whether or not my reading has improved with it. On one hand I am surrounded by all the books I picked up before the libraries closed all day and have … Continue reading the best books i read this month – march 2020
It has been a week since I wrote my post on social distancing and wow, that week has seemed like a year. The dining room table has fully transitioned to becoming my desk, I haven’t left the house in days, and the news seems to be worse and worse every single day. It was my … Continue reading disappointment: changes and cancellations
I have been a homeowner for just over a month now, and it is getting to the point that it is starting to really feel like home. Bit by bit the rooms are coming together and I am starting to feel like it is really mine. I knew I wanted to share my home with … Continue reading creating home – master bedroom
Another month another selection of book recommendations. This month I finally published my 2020 reading goals where I go over all of my goals for the year, which you will start seeing me track at the bottom of each of my monthly posts. I am starting to settle into my new normal routine, with my … Continue reading the best books i read this month – february 2020
I recently listened to a podcast all about the differences between routines and rhythms and while routines are thought of to be more rigid and have to be followed, rhythms are the practices we want to follow that help to focus our day and give moments of peace. My weekday and weekend mornings currently look … Continue reading morning rhythms
So this post was meant to happen 6 weeks ago at the beginning of the year, and then it didn’t. I planned out my reading goals back in December and then life happened and it never got written. But it is still the first quarter of 2020, so no time like the present to share … Continue reading my 2020 reading goals
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