Books
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Reading On-the-Go
One thing I’ve learned about myself the last 2 years is that when your job involves reading and writing full time, it can be really hard to sit down and enjoy reading just for fun. Maybe it’s sitting for 8 hours a day that makes me restless or the constant stream of words in front of me that makes it difficult to come home and want to spend any more time on the computer or sitting down to read a good book. Whatever the reason may be, I knew that I missed reading too much to just abandon curling up with a good book–enter my newfound love of poetry. Poetry…
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Summer Reading
It’s no secret that summer reading and “beach books” get a bad rap for being easy-to-read, superficial stories. I’ve never really liked that stereotype because during high school and college, summer was always the time of year when I got to choose what I wanted to read so for me, it had nothing to do with a book’s reading level and everything to do with my interest in the stories and authors I got to explore on my own. One of my all-time favorite authors to read in the summer is Sarah Dessen. I love her books so much that I wrote my college Honor’s Thesis on her success as a Young…
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A Very Gatsby Birthday
Loving all things Fitzgerald, I knew my 25th birthday celebration had to be Gatsby themed. Champagne, sparkle, and my best friends set the stage for a wonderful night! I’ve always loved party planning and my attention to detail tends to be off the charts, so I had a lot of fun setting up quotes from the Great Gatsby and mini champagne bottles filled with Jelly Belly candies. Fitting right into the theme, my birthday is after Christmas and before New Year’s so everything tends to have a little bit of its own sparkle anyway. Here are some pictures from my party set up and of course, one of my favorite quotes:…
