A long time lover of books and former English teacher, one of my greatest joys comes from reading, talking about, writing about, and sharing the books that I’ve read.
I refer to my most-favorite, share-able reads as “Rose-Tinted Reads” and you’ll find recaps and reviews here.
Check out the Rose-Tinted Reads page to read all the reviews, or access the first one (a hilarious and fantastic memoir) here: Rose-Tinted Read #1: Let’s Pretend This Never Happened
There are so many more Rose-Tinted Reads to come! I read a lot of books, so I don’t blog about every single one, but if there is a great book that has made me think, influenced me in a big way, or I just think is worthy of sharing, you can bet I’ll write about it here.
I know this title may shock you. It shocks me a little too. As a lover of books, I don’t think I’ve ever tried to prevent someone from reading a book before. But now, the time has come. I’ve been working my way through my 30 before 30 list in advance of my thirtieth birthday […]
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As someone who has been working on minimizing for the better part of six months, I will admit that it can be a stressful process. It’s tough to know where to start and it’s easy to get overwhelmed by the sheer amount of possessions that you’ve accumulated over the years. Before I really jumped into […]
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If you’ve been around the blog for a bit, then you know that I’m an enthusiastic reader (former English teacher here) and a long-struggling perfectionist. I’ve written several posts about this subject, and the struggle against perfectionism is still one I wrestle with almost daily. Thus, Emily Ley’s book, “Grace, Not Perfection: Embracing Simplicity, Celebrating […]
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Over the last few weeks, I’ve been finding my way to minimalism. I believe that minimalism is not a natural concept for most of us. We are soaked in consumerism and constant marketing, advertising, and messages that tell us we are not enough, we don’t have enough, we don’t measure up to those around us. […]
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In an effort to spread beauty, positivity, and joy, I’ve started highlighting some of the beautiful books I read, or what I like to call “Rose-Tinted Reads”. These might be books that tell beautiful stories, share diverse perspectives, are funny as hell, or contain gorgeous word choice or prose. I’ve linked my previous Rose-Tinted Reads […]
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In an effort to spread beauty, positivity, and joy, I’ve started highlighting some of the beautiful books I read, or what I like to call “Rose-Tinted Reads”. These might be books that tell beautiful stories, share diverse perspectives, are funny as hell, or contain gorgeous word choice or prose. Find Rose-Tinted Read #1 HERE, Rose-Tinted […]
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In an effort to spread beauty, positivity, and joy, I’ve started highlighting some of the beautiful books I read, or what I like to call “Rose-Tinted Reads”. These might be books that tell beautiful stories, share diverse perspectives, are funny as hell, or contain gorgeous word choice or prose. Find Rose-Tinted Read #1 HERE and […]
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One of the most cherished parts of my time teaching freshman English was reading Of Mice and Men with my students. Steinbeck is one of my favorite writers, and I consider his works to be practically timeless. Of Mice and Men, while set in a technology-barren, different dialect-using world than the one we are familiar […]
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In an effort to spread beauty, positivity, and joy, I’m going to start highlighting some of the beautiful books I read, or what I like to “Rose-Tinted Reads”. These might be books that tell beautiful stories, share diverse perspectives, are funny as hell, or contain gorgeous word choice or prose. Find Rose-Tinted Read #1 HERE. […]
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I love books. Growing up, my parents used to have to kick me out of the house in the summer. They would literally force me to go outside and get some sun. Without their loving intervention, I would happily sit in my favorite window seat and read book after book after book. It didn’t matter […]
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