January Joys: Reading

I love reading. I love seeing a tale spin off of words on a page and into my head. I love knowing someone got to do something they love when they wrote, and that they did it because they know someone else will enjoy it. I got to spend the day reading short stories and …

Learning to Enjoy Learning Again

Okay, there are many other things I could be doing right now, but as none of them are actually due tomorrow and I have been itching to write this post for what feels like months but has really only been a week or two, I'm going to finally write this. First off, hello again! I know …

Summer Studies

My friend Anya wrote a post a few days ago about being exhausted. In it, she mentioned the work school requires us to do over the summer. I suggest you read it here before you read this post. It's not long. What I find ironic is that when she gave the other options for history work instead …

Pride and Prejudice and Perfection

As anyone who has ever asked me can tell you (and even some who haven't) my favorite book is Pride and Prejudice. The love (obsession) began during 3rd or 4th grade when my mom introduced me to the beautiful 5 hours and 23 minutes of BBC's 1995 version of the book with Jennifer Ehle starring as …