The cost of being a bookworm can add up very, very quickly. Especially if you’re flying through four, five, or even six books per month — $18 here, $25 there, and next thing you know you’ve spent several hundred dollars in a mere few months. There’s no reason why you need to purchase new and…
Slow It Down
I’m a huge believer in multitasking. I mean, how else am I going schedule appointments and update my planner while I balance my checkbook? Listen to an audiobook while cooking dinner? Write out my to-do list while I eat breakfast? Check my emails and reply to texts while I paint my nails?
OVERRATED READS | VOLUME NO. 8
Alright ladies! I think I’m overdue for another round of Overrated Reads. First of all, I know what you’re thinking when you see that Underground Railroad made this list. I’m just as shocked and disappointed (it won ALL THE AWARDS! And it’s an Oprah pick! I know. I know). In fact, I’m so dispirited, that I’m…
The Books I’m Pitching to Book Club
If you’re keeping track, I’m now apart of three book clubs. And I love it! I love blogging about books here, on Peonies & Bees, but let’s be real. It’s so much more fun to do so with a group of fun and charming women over delicious food and wine. Lots, and lots of wine….
That Silly & Optimistic Thing Only a Bookworm Would Do When Packing for a Trip
My husband and I go on a ridiculous amount of weekend trips. It seems like we’re always packing a carry-on to go somewhere. I feel like I’ve gotten pretty good at packing for those 3-day weekends, and I’m pretty proud of it — though, I must admit, having a capsule wardrobe definitely helps. But… the one thing I…
All the Reads in January
Sometimes I find myself in the middle of 7+ books at once. I never know why, or how that happens. Well, actually, that’s not entirely true. I have a long wait list at the library, and sometimes 3 become available at once. Sometimes the timing lines up perfectly when I have two book clubs in…