I signed up for Storygraph. First Impressions.

If you've been following long enough, you will know that I joined Bookstagram last year. With that, I've found out about so many new authors and writers! I also learned about Storygraph. It's basically the competitor of Goodreads, but made by a black woman and her team. It's also a lot more stats based (which I love). I was seeing...

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Happy Fridaze! Last weekend was my birthday weekend, so I had a super busy weekend! Then I had a much quieter week. Grab something to drink, and let's chat (I'm currently drinking a regular cup of coffee, with a little bit of milk, cinnamon, and chocolate powder)! Birthday weekend My birthday was last Sunday (I do have a birthday post...

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where is the bump in the road?

A lil' bit of background information Before moving in with J, everyone told me to expect some bumps in the road. That there was going to be a transition period. And during that transition period to know that things won't always go smoothly. From the stories my friends told me, it seemed liking moving in with a significant other could...

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Whisky Business Elliot Fletcher Fridaze

Happy Fridaze! I've done a great job at keeping up with you guys this week. I loved reading blog posts, and just writing from the heart. I have a few posts in the upcoming weeks that are much more personal than I've been writing. So it'll be fun to publish that. This week has been pretty good! We had a...

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A Packing List For Any Destination: 5 Essentials

[guest post] If you want to travel more, all you need to do is search for a destination and book flights. Okay, that makes it sound a little too easy, but if you’re passionate about seeing more of the world, or even more of the country you were born in, you can travel more than you think. Once you book...

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Posts I'm Lovin' | 39

I've had a busy few weeks, so I thought today I would take it a lil easier, and share some posts I've been really enjoying lately! Grab a cup of coffee or tea, and here are some posts I've been lovin'. I'm always a sucker for a personal thought piece. Especially one that's as honest and well written as this...

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Happy Friday and happy Fridaze. It's officially the last Friday in May, and also Memorial Day weekend for those of you in the States. Even though I have a pretty busy weekend ahead of me (especially since it's a long weekend for us, we get Monday off), the past week was pretty uneventful for me. While I did some things,...

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My first Fridaze of May! It's been a busy few weeks. What am I kidding, it's been a very eventful 2023 for me. I'm happy to be back, chatting with you all. So let's get into it! Officially Moved In This first and biggest piece of news that happened at the beginning of this month was the fact that I...

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4 Ways To Practice Self-Care In Difficult Times

Image Credit [guest post] Sometimes, life gets really tough. Whether it's illness, stress from work and school, or money concerns, something always seems to be keeping many people up at night. However, when this happens, you may become so fixated on the issue that you forget to take the time to be kind to yourself. This often leads to self-neglect,...

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favorite books in 2022 pt 3

I know I've taken longer than anticipated to finish this series. It's been a busy few weeks, and there were a lot of books I loved last year! We're back today to talk about my favorite books in 2022. So let's hop to it! The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston “I'd always written how grief was hollow. How it was...

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