If you’re anything like us, your ‘to be read’ list is always growing, and the new year means a new stack of potential favourites. For 2021 we wanted to build on our reading and writing habits from 2020, so we set up a reading challenge for ourselves. (This blog post …
Looking back at 2020, I just kind of sigh and think, “Well, that happened.” It’s been a weird one, not just because of the obvious challenges, both personal and collective, that we’ve all faced this year, but because it also had some really good moments tucked in amongst the bad. …
Well, 2020 was not the year I had planned but it was a great year for reading, writing, and being creative. Choosing to see the good in a year that was basically a dumpster fire helps keep me sane and looking to the bright parts of the future. The podcast …
I deleted this first sentence at least ten times before settling on this one. Sometimes the words just don’t want to come. You can’t get them to arrange in a way that is satisfying. Sure, you can go back during edits to fix all the bits that came out stilted …
Reusable travel mug? Check. Reusable water bottle? Check. Reusable shopping bag? Check. You get the point. Being mindful of the environment and sustainability is something Gen and I have focused on for years now. Shampoo bars, metal straws, beeswax wraps… There are so many ways to cut down on plastic …
Every year, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) comes along and every year I say, “This is the year I’m going to commit!” And every year, I make a strong start only to get derailed several days in. Either I miss a day or I get stuck or I don’t hit …
I don’t think I’m the only bookworm that dreams of having a giant library filled with books like Belle had in Beauty and the Beast. However, I live in downtown Toronto, not a sprawling country estate, and I certainly don’t have a library or even room for a second bookcase. …
I am a cold weather creature. Knit sweaters. Wool socks. The scent of woodsmoke and cinnamon. Apples and pumpkin spice everywhere. I’m not happy unless it’s a little bit chilly. Every year I spend most of the summer waiting for fall. And every year I curate a list of fall …
Today is September 9th. I have been in quarantine for 182 days. Virtually alone for 182 days. That is asides from the #podcat, who spends most of her days sleeping, as well as a couple of socially-distanced meet-ups. If there was ever a summer to lose myself in books, this …
Villains. We love to hate them and hate to love them. Sometimes, we land in the middle and don’t know how to feel because either side feels wrong. Every story has a hero and a villain. Every hero and heroine needs a villain to become a true hero, otherwise the …
