January 2025’s newsletter: “Ranking My Reads From 2024.” Hello, friend! Another year of reading is over. Because I like torturing myself, it’s time to rank my reads from 2024! Ranking things is really hard. I read so many great books and series! (Maybe I should do a tier system next year? Thoughts?) Since ranking great […]
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I’m terrified after the 2024 election. My brain keeps going round in circles over all the worst-case scenario possibilities. But I also know that evil wins when good people do nothing. Things may look hopeless, but we can’t give up. It’s time to fight. Will you fight with me?
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It bugs me whenever people go off on how “evil” and “bad for you” technology is. Text, video calls, and social media allowed me to stay close to my family and friends back home while I was at college. Technology itself isn’t evil– it’s how you use it that matters.
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Catmas My family literally ties our tree to the walls every year. (And yes, our cats have knocked down Christmas trees before.)
December 2024’s newsletter: My Top 5 Favorite Christmas Movies My family celebrates Christmas, and one of our many traditions is watching Christmas movies together. I have a soft spot for the classic films from my childhood. Magical, heartwarming moments that remind me of sitting on the couch gazing at the Christmas tree while carols play,
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The Reality of Winter. Ironically, I post this on a dark and rainy winter day. Proving my point, winter. You’re proving my point.
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This is what all the ads and emails around Black Friday and Thanksgiving feel like. (Some of those are actual emails I received on Black Friday.)
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Saying this about anxiety is like saying “just don’t have a broken leg anymore.”
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November 2024’s newsletter: Series Recommendation of Alcatraz vs. The Evil Librarians Librarians are lying to you. (Sorry, Heidi. I’m sure you’re not in on the conspiracy.) They don’t want you to read “Alcatraz vs. The Evil Librarians” by Alcatraz Smedry (under the identity of Brandon Sanderson): an action-packed middle grade, adventure, 5-book series. If you
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It drives me insane whenever I see videos of people mistreating their pet, and then they’re shocked, *shocked* I tell you, that the pet defends itself. Pets are living creatures. Not dolls.
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