As a bookworm and storyteller myself, raising readers is something that has always been important to me. I believe that stories and books hold power. Reading from a young age taught me lessons I needed to learn and gave me an understanding of things that I have never personally experienced.
Self-care is basically about taking care of yourself. It’s protecting your happiness and well-being and taking action to preserve your overall health. Here are eight self-care things to add to your daily routine.
So I know that we’re not even halfway into summer, but I’m already thinking about fall. Sweaters, Halloween, Thanksgiving, crunchy leaves, and rust-colored everything are basically my favorite things. Plus, there is a slew of amazing books coming out that are just calling for those rainy October days we get here in the Pacific Northwest. …
Happy Friday! Hope you had a great week! I woke up to the news of an earthquake here in Washington. Apparently, it was felt as far as Olympia, but I slept right through it. I was finally able to catch up on The Handmaid’s Tale this week. I heard that some people don’t like this …
This past week was my third and fourth time flying solo with toddlers. Flying with toddlers, in general, can be pretty daunting, but doing it outnumbered is probably one of the more stressful and challenging mom things I’ve had to do. (Notice my red and sweaty face in this photo.) We took a 4.5-hour flight …
Happy Friday and if you’re in the U.S., hope you had a happy 4th! We are currently in Illinois visiting family, so this might be a quick Friday Favorites, but I wanted to make sure to get one out, so here are some of my favorites this week. Dumbo If you haven’t seen the live-action …
So I went to the library the other day and only picked up one book, which is rare for me because I usually leave with more books than I could ever possibly read in the two weeks they allow you to keep them, but that’s what I did. I am also getting that book returned …
I had another eventful week over here. We went strawberry picking, made some jam, and took a trip to the circus. I’ve also been prepping for our trip to Illinois next week. If you have any tips for flying with toddlers throw them my way. Today, I have some holds at the library to pick …
If Venardos Circus comes through your town, this is a show you must make time to see! My sister and I took Finley to the opening show at Wright Park in Tacoma and it was so much fun. It is a family-friendly circus show with Broadway-style performances, juggling, comedy, acrobatics, and more.
Since the summer months can get pretty busy, I wanted to create a summer reading list so I could keep myself on track with all of the books I want to read. Here are my 9 must-read books on my summer reading list.