My Notebook Collection

I love stationery. This is not even close to being a secret. So imagine my delight when I discovered, through a timely video from my fave Carrie Hope Fletcher, that there are videos out there of people sharing their notebook collections - I may have let out an unseemly cackle. After falling down that particular…

Mid Year Book Freakout Tag 2020

I found this delightful tag floating around the blogosphere and, even though we're well into August now, I had to give it a go. The tag was first created by booktubers ReadLikeWildfire and Earl Grey Books but I've seen it in both video and blog format by fellow bibliophiles! Best book you've read so far this year…

Mindful Eating & a Lockdown Epiphany

I've been away for a little while. Sorry about that. Besides everything that's happening in the world right now I've been working more, prioritising self care, seeing my family, and practising mindfulness. Incidentally, I've also been losing weight. I've written before about my relationship with the weight loss process and I can't lie - this…

The Joy of Rereading

A couple of years ago I was on my lunch break when our MD - a brilliant, clever, articulate woman whom I continue to respect - passed by, and asked what I was reading. "The Great Gatsby," I said happily, holding it up for her to see. She looked bemused. "Have you not read it…

On Reading Non-Fiction

I set a couple of reading-related goals at the start of this year. One was to read over 50 books in 2020 (spoiler: thanks to nine weeks on furlough, I'm most of the way there already). Another was to read more non-fiction. I'm not sure if I've mentioned this before but after I graduated in…

The Reading Habits Tag

I came across this tag on YouTube where it was originally created by TheBookJazz, though I can't find their original video. I hope it's OK for me to complete it in written form! Do you have a certain place at home for reading? I love to read on the sofa. I tuck myself into the…

Millenial Identity & Nostalgia: Looking Back for the ‘Burnout Generation’

In a previous blog post I talked about how nostalgia is more prevalent and accessible in the internet age. As part of that discussion I mentioned that millenials have a stronger sense of nostalgia and promised that it was a blog post for another day...and that day, my friends, has now arrived. There's something about…

A One Year Journ(al)y: What I’ve Learnt So Far

I've now been bullet journaling for a full year. You may remember this term from such posts as Bullet Journaling for a Non-Artist and What's in My Bullet Journal Pencil Case? Today we're looking back on a year of scribbling, sticking and to-do-list-crossing-off. Here are ten things I've discovered about one of my favourite hobbies.…

An Unexpected Connection: Lit Through a Lens

Recently I read a well-known horror-thriller book called Intensity. I really did enjoy it; Koontz's style is a little over-descriptive for my tastes, but it built tension and character beautifully and I can see why it's a bit of a modern classic. On the other hand, it made me feel uneasy - and not just…

Recently Read Books: Lockdown Edition

This is definitely a weird time to be alive, isn't it? Life has changed an unrecognisable amount for most of us, and while I'm eager to get back to work as soon as safely possible, a silver lining in all this has been an increased amount of time to read. Reading is an essential part…