I started this year by taking an inventory of all of my beauty items—makeup, skincare, and hair care. I realized quickly that I have more moisturizers than I know what to do with, considering I have been using the same day and night moisturizers for a decade—where did these extras even come from? Makeup that…
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What I Read in January 2026
Holy cows! How are we already in February 2026?! January was a good month of reading! I had so many of these books on my Libby holds, and all at once they became available. Between traveling, combining reading while working out, and reading before I got out of bed, I was able to read so…
What I packed in my carry-on for a 37-hour flight to Amritsar, India
Traveling across the globe for three days just to get to my destination is my superpower. I’ve been traveling to India for as long as I can remember and have finally gotten my carry-on and personal bag down to a tee. Over the past three months, I’ve flown to India, Lubbock, Texas, and California back…
What I read in October, November and December 2025
I’ve been quite a busy bee this past quarter. This is usually the time of year when I take a couple of weeks off from blogging because of wedding season, traveling, and life just generally getting hectic. In the midst of it all, I also took a month off from work and traveled to India—but…
What I Read in September 2025
It wasn’t a bad month for reading. I definitely read some books that made me think I should just give up on reading from small self-published authors, and others that made me realize I need to start reading classics again. Here is my monthly recap: Insatiable (The Edge of Darkness Trilogy) by Leigh Rivers 2.5/5This…
Books Are Getting Worse Not Better
I am so confused and concerned by the current state of our literary world. The books that are being pushed out and published. Like, are you for real? You want me to read another cookie-cutter fantasy, half-developed, heavily romantic, probably with a smut scene not even done correctly, targeted for adults? Is this really happening?…



