Bookish, Veganish, Holding it Togetherish
Books are small universes—affordable and easily carried, filled with mind-expanding possibilities. Through their pages, I explore new experiences and worlds, meet unforgettable characters, and deepen my understanding of…everything. These are the books I read in November 2025, listed chronologically, and graded by recommendation (highly recommend, recommend, and do not recommend).
Small Business Saturday is the Saturday after Thanksgiving (November 29th, 2025). If you haven’t visited a local business lately, this is a great day to drop by. Frequenting local businesses is literally the best, easiest, and most fun way to bolster your local economy, any day of the year. But
Thanksgiving and Christmas crafts were easier when all four kids were young. Just trace hands, throw some felt pom poms around, and call it a day. Now that only the youngest is “little,” they’re harder to please (as a group). And taller. With more capable hands. With upcoming school breaks,
Books are small universes—affordable and easily carried, filled with mind-expanding possibilities. Through their pages, I explore new experiences and worlds, meet unforgettable characters, and deepen my understanding of…everything. These are the books I read in October 2025, listed chronologically, and graded by recommendation (highly recommend, recommend, and do not recommend).
I hate losing weight, especially after pregnancy. I’m exhausted and irritable, hormones in chaos. All I want is pie. I can barely remember where I put the burp rag, let alone muster the motivation to work out. This is an introduction to my postpartum weight loss journey as I share some of
Books are small universes—affordable and easily carried, filled with mind-expanding possibilities. Through their pages, I explore new experiences and worlds, meet unforgettable characters, and deepen my understanding of…everything. These are the books I read in September 2025, listed chronologically, and graded by recommendation (highly recommend, recommend, and do not recommend).
Have you ever put your foot in your mouth? Yeah? Haven’t we all. Ever done it live, on the radio? That’s what I thought. If you’d like to expose a large group of people to a crass gaffe, the radio is the place to do it. Now, sit back and let
Books are small universes—affordable and easily carried, filled with mind-expanding possibilities. Through their pages, I explore new experiences and worlds, meet unforgettable characters, and deepen my understanding of…everything. These are the books I read in August 2025, listed chronologically, and graded by recommendation (highly recommend, recommend, and do not recommend).
Books are small universes—affordable and easily carried, filled with endless mind-expanding possibilities. Through their pages, I explore new experiences and worlds, meet unforgettable characters, and deepen my understanding of humanity. These are the books I read in July 2025, listed chronologically, and graded by recommendation (highly recommend, recommend, and do
I often revisit this scene from a Joyce Carol Oates novel: a child and her caregiver, the adult mumbling, “you’re so…” trailing into a wrought silence. The child internally responds, “but what am I?…I don’t know, tell me.” The recollection of that vulnerability, and the years in which it is