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monday motivation 6.4.23
Ever since one Monday a few weeks ago when I saw multiple “Monday Blues” posts on bookstagram, I knew I had to get my take out there. I knew I should put my personality in that kind of post with some honesty and motivation for others. And I started calling it Monday Motivation. So, pictured…
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may 2023 wrap-up
📚May Wrap-up📚 “If you know you’re oppressed, you’re not oppressed.” Yeonmi Park in Joe Rogan Experience episode 1691 My favorites from this month: Forbidden Lessons in a Kabul Guesthouse by Suraya Sadeed Sacred Cow: The Case for (Better) Meat: Why Well-Raised Meat is Good for You and the Environment by Diana Rodgers and Robb Wolf…
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tuesday thoughts 5.30.23
Here’s some Tuesday thoughts for you… Don’t go about today wishing it was already the end of the week. Don’t tell yourself that Mondays suck and that you wish you were doing something else and you can’t wait for the weekend. Go get after today. Tell today that it’s not going to win, you are.…
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last library haul
This will be my last library haul for a few months. It was kind of a bittersweet quick visit, that ended in catastrophic internal pandemonium and utter lack of control as always. I brought most of my last haul back (as I hoard those that I have to take notes on) to the library. I…
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ace of spades by faridah abike-iyimide
Ace of Spades by Faridah Abike-Iyimide – Thoughts Devon and Chiamaka are two of Niveus Private Academy’s new prefects. But almost as soon as it seems that senior year is going to be both of their years and both Devon and Chiamaka are in the competition to be graduating valedictorian, an anonymous number sending out…
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reviewing classics
I don’t really like “reviewing” classics because I feel like I’m back in school and my imposter syndrome really shows through there. I did okay in literature classes in school, but I truly never liked having to dive deep into most of the books I had to read. This is one of the reasons why…
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april reading 2023
📚April Wrap-up📚 “People don’t understand how powerful, especially when you’re working on a business, reading can be.” Andy Frisella What made me think the most: Zen Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate by Brad Warner Atonement by Ian McEwan Seoulmates by Jen Frederick Also Read: The Oath by Frank E. Peretti The Amityville Horror by…
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go for a walk today
✨️Nonbookish post✨️ (but kind of a bookish post) Exercise and nature are essential to the human body. They both are also so helpful for one’s focus, discipline, mental and physical health, and longevity. All of this means…more books. Exercising and going outside mean you can read more now and later in life as well. Take…
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library haul 4.24
I’ve decided that I won’t be getting many books from the library after May until the wedding is over (and I have a fun reading plan that I’ve put together and I’ll eventually post about that one of these days). Since this was one of my last trips to the library until possibly November, I…
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earth day 2023
Don’t believe the narrative that’s being pushed. Happy Earth Day, feat. what I’m currently reading in front of a gorgeous cherry blossom tree Love the earth – she’s your first and last home. Don’t litter, try not to be wasteful, but also don’t let anyone bully you into doing certain things because they think it’s…
