Month: January 2022

Blurb: Caledon Holt is the kingdom’s deadliest weapon. No one alive can best him in speed, strength, or brains, which is why he’s the Hearthstone Guild’s most dangerous member. Cal is also the Queen’s Assassin bound to her by magic and unable to leave her service until the task she’s set for him is fulfilled….

The Danger of A Single Story: A TED talk by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice – and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk…

One way of manifesting or creating a future and lifestyle you want to inhibit, is by simply visualising it. One way of doing this is by creating a vision board. It’s a similar concept to scrapbooking, however, a vision board contains a collection of pictures and quotes that have been purposefully chosen as it reflects…

Blurb: A free-spirited girl in need of a break. A man weighed down by responsibility. A road-trip vacation where all bets are off. Oh, and a lot of wine. After walking in on her boyfriend shagging another girl in their place, Pippa Bay Cox ditches London for the states to go on a drunken road…

Things I Accomplished This Week: Read 2 books (Three Dark Crowns and One Dark Reign by Kendare Blake) Started reading Atomic Habits by James Clear and Two Dark Reigns by Kendare Blake Blogged consistently every day Renovated my room (I got a new, refurbished white bookcase!) Worked out every day Ways I Stayed Active This Week: Youtube workouts Walks on the…

In yesterday’s blog post How Our Habits Shape Our Identity (& Vice Versa): The Real Reason I Wasn’t Able To Change in 2020, I discussed how instead of creating, setting and focusing solely on our habits, we should instead focus on the person we want to become. While I didn’t know about this particular technique back…

While reading James Clear’s famous novel Atomic Habits, I came across this important point that struck a chord inside me and I wanted to share it with you all. He quotes “Many people begin the process of changing their habits by focusing on what they want to achieve. This leads us to outcome-based habits. The alternative…

Blurb: One player tamed. One nerd girl satisfied. One more major life decision to make. When Will fell for Hanna, her quirky sense of humour and fierce dedication to her career were part of the attraction. (Not to mention her copy newbie attitude toward sex and her willingness to let him teach her everything.) But…

If you couldn’t already figure out, I’m one of those people who have a song or a playlist for specific scenarios. I love creating playlists because I have so much freedom and choice, and every song I add has a special part that plays into the overall vibe of the playlist. Here are my latest…