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    Some of the Books I Want to Reread in 2023

    As I look towards 2023, I realized there a things I want to do and see again. Some of these things include trips to places I began to miss visiting during the pandemic. Others are things I want to do…

    By essieofwho December 30, 2022
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2022,  Books,  Holidays,  Lifestyle,  New Year's Eve

    A Few of the Books I Want to Read in 2023

    It’s almost the end of 2022. Amount the many things that happen this time of the year, one of the most annoying is my self loathing for not getting enough done by the end of the year. It is one…

    By essieofwho December 29, 2022
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2022,  Books,  christmas,  Holidays,  Lifestyle

    Book Review: A Quilt for Christmas: A Christmas Novella by Melody Carlson

    A few months ago, while browsing for DVDs of Hallmark Christmas movies on Amazon, I got sidetracked and began to find many new Christmas themed books. Even though I wanted a DVD more than a book, I decided to preorder…

    By essieofwho December 19, 2022
  • Blog,  Books,  Lifestyle

    Books I Read in September 2022 and What I Think of Them

    It is already October and, even though I had a lot of plans for the month, nothing worked out as I hoped. This resulted in me, staying home more than I planned. While at home, I began to work on…

    By essieofwho October 3, 2022
  • Blog,  Books,  Lifestyle,  Personal & Comentary

    Book Review: Gossip Girl by Cecily von Zigersar

    Back in the late 2000’s, a friend of mine let me borrow her copy of Cecily von Zigersar’s book, Gossip Girl. I read it, and over the years forgot most of it, but I remember that I read it before…

    By essieofwho June 29, 2022
  • Blog,  Books,  Get to Know Me,  Lifestyle,  Personal & Comentary

    Becoming a Bookworm and Why I Fell in Love With Reading

    Lately, I’ve had the time to read a lot. I enjoy reading, but there were times in my life I absolutely hated reading. Today, I would call myself a bookworm, but I had to grow into loving to read. For…

    By essieofwho March 18, 2022
  • Blog,  Books,  Lifestyle,  Personal & Comentary

    The Importance of Reading and a Work/Life Balance

    Around November of last year, I began to realize I really needed to have a hobby for myself. I do have hobbies, and two blogs dedicated to talking about them as well as everything I want to talk about. Yet,…

    By essieofwho February 9, 2022
  • Blog,  Books,  Lifestyle

    Books I’m Currently Reading- July 2021

    July has already passed, but I still wanted to talk about the books I read. I didn’t have the time to read a lot of books, but I was able to read three. I enjoyed reading, or rereading in the…

    By essieofwho August 4, 2021
  • Blog,  Books,  Lifestyle,  Personal & Comentary

    Books I’m Currently Reading (And What I Think of Them So Far)- April 2021

    After a very busy beginning of the year, I started to pick up books and read again. I had plans to read enough books to write a new book review post every week from May till the end of August,…

    By essieofwho April 28, 2021
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2020,  Books,  Lifestyle

    Books I Started in 2020 But Didn’t Finish (And Why)

    It’s almost the end of January, but I’m slowly realizing how many things I wanted to do in 2020 and didn’t. Even though there are some very important things I wanted to do but didn’t in 2020, one of the…

    By essieofwho January 28, 2021
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