It was a weird week, but what week hasn't been weird lately? I made sure to spend some time doing things I love - dancing around my kitchen while cooking, journaling, painting in my sketch book, and having Zoom meetups with friends. But last night I didn't sleep and when I would temporarily…

When the pandemic first began, I found myself turning to anime for pretty much the first time ever in my life. This may seem strange for someone who is learning Japanese (from my observation, a lot of learners of the language do it to watch anime and read manga), but until last year, I never really…

What a week, huh? I'll admit it was stressful, with the inauguration and not knowing how things would turn out. But what a relief to look back and see that it went smoothly. So to let go of some of that stress, this weekend I treated myself to good wine, good movies, time with friends, and an a…

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Hi friends! How are we all doing? It's been a rough couple of weeks for many of us, I can imagine. In order to keep my mind off things I've spent the past week and a half or so taking a deep dive into audio books and have been having a blast! My most rece…

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2020 was an...ahem...interesting year. And despite the fact that I had a lot of free time on my hands due to the pandemic (weekends seemed suddenly very open), it didn't feel like I read any more than I would have normally. That said, I had a pretty stella…

Photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash This week was, undoubtedly, one of the most difficult we've experienced as a nation in decades. I won't write too much about the ins and outs of what happened - there's been plenty of that elsewhere - but I do want to take a moment to remind you to ke…

I always love the start of the new year when it comes to reading! First of all it's winter, which just screams cozy reading. And I also like the idea of having a whole year ahead of me to indulge in one of my favorite activities. So much time to read!I've decided to continue the newish-to-m…

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As I've gotten older, I've lost the taste for going out for New Year's Eve. It just seems like more trouble than it's worth. So the pandemic didn't change much about my annual "night in" except for the fact that I did some Zoom chats wi…