An online journal of my reading life
If you don't follow me on Instagram, then you might not know that I've been struggling to keep up with the books I've been reading. I want to read faster, but don't know how to approach that when it comes to reading. But after researching and watching videos, what I've learned is that speed reading [...]
There's a huge truth I need to get off my chest: I'm resenting reading. It's the mid-year mark (well, a month late) and I'm starting to not read books. I can tell because I would rather spend my days with the TV on and laid out on the couch. Whenever I feel like I resent [...]
A few months back, I saw this new Netflix movie called Murder Mystery. It's supposed to be an Agatha Christie style comedic thriller movie where a couple goes to Europe on vacation and meets a man on the plane that invites him to spend their vacation with him and his family. Turns out, the family [...]
I've been thinking a lot about romantic comedies. Back when I was a kid, I absolutely loved rom-coms. My mom and I would spend afternoons in front of the TV watching all these amazing actors falling in love, falling out of love, and being in the strangest but funny circumstances. But the world of rom-coms [...]
Hello! My name is Simone and I'm the Mayor of Slumpsville. Earlier this week, I was in a pretty bad reading slump. If you're not aware of what that is, a slump is when you try to read a book but the words are just words and it's tough for you to get to the [...]
Have you ever tried to meditate? Every time I try to meditate, the instructions are usually the same: Take a minute to sit comfortably in a quiet spot Close your eyes Focus on the breath going in and out Empty your mind Do this for five minutes or an hour I can get myself in [...]
Captain's Log Stardate: 07122019 Ok, I'm just being a little silly there, but I love my little reading updates. I feel like I can disappear for a week and then come back and be like "what's up, here's what happened to me this week and why my blog's been so silent." This week, I was [...]
