Depending on where you live and when you’re reading this, Happy New Year! I hope that 2018 will be even better for all of us – worldwide and in our personal lives. I’m ending 2017 with 192 books read, which is pretty dang good I think! I only did the Goodreads Reading Challenge for 2017, […]
2017 was the first year I ever chose a Word of the Year. In case you don’t know what this means, it’s when you choose one word that encompasses the goals and ideas you want to focus on for the year. I chose the word “Perseverance” and while I gave three examples in my original […]
Outside the Lines by Anna Zabo Review by Lauren Source: copy from Netgalley; all opinions are my own Official Summary (add on Goodreads): Miniature artist Ian Meyers has one week to rebuild his damaged set. Needing help, he goes to End o’ Earth, the local comic and gaming shop. Owner Simon Derry pushes all of […]
Why yes, there was a Show Us Your Books post earlier this month. This time though, we are all sharing our top reads from the past year! As always, I’m linking up with Jana and Steph! First off though, if you celebrated Christmas yesterday, I hope it was fantastic and not full of stress! Top […]
One of my recent library craft events was to make a Winter Bucket List. I already had ideas of things I wanted to do this Christmas/Winter season so I immediately signed my mom and I up. While we were indeed making a Winter Bucket List, it wasn’t simply writing a to-do list down on paper. […]
*all books were provided for review, but the opinions throughout are my own* Cookiesaurus Rex by Amy Fellner Dominy and Nate Evans Add on Goodreads Review by Lauren Review: Cookiesaurus Rex is all about a cookie in the shape of a dinosaur who wants to be the king of cookies. He’s completely fine with his […]
This past Friday, December 15, I went to the Aronoff Center in Cincinnati, Ohio to see the 98 Degrees at Christmas show with my mom and sister. The last time I saw 98 Degrees live was in 2001, so it was such a great opportunity to see them again. This time around, instead of a […]
If you’ve been reading my blog, or follow me on Instagram, then you know that I love attending craft events at my local library. They allow me to be creative without spending money, and I tend to get some really awesome items to keep afterwards. Last year we made Christmas Card Wreaths with clothespins and […]
In my most recent Glossies Made Me Do It post, I talked about the December 2017 issue of Family Circle and how it inspired me to try out two edible treats. I’m back to talk about the first one, the Christmas Tree Pull-Apart Bread, which you can see in the magazine above! I don’t think […]
It’s the second Tuesday of the month and that means it’s time for Show Us Your Books with Jana and Steph. There will be a special Show Us Your Books on Tuesday, December 26th too where you can share your favorite books from the whole year – so link up now or then, but please […]