Reading Update (2024 #4-6)
[4] The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand Fiction/Friendship, Hilderbrand I hadn’t read yet, audiobook Synopsis: Hollis’s husband died in a car accident in December. It’s now summer on Nantucket and she’s still a mess. Hollis hears about a...
Random Thoughts Thursday 439 Part 1
RTT got a bit bloated this week, so I am breaking it into two posts! Today’s is beauty, travel, and random categories, tomorrow’s is fitness, physical health, and mental health categories. Mani update from last week! Both of the German friends I’m...
Reading Update (2024 #1-3)
[1] Winter Storms & [3] Winter Solstice by Elin Hilderbrand Fiction / Women, book 3&4 in Winter Street Series, audiobook Synopsis: Books 3 & 4 in the Winter Street Inn series with the Quinn family cover more of the entire year, but still mainly focus on...
Reading Update (2023 #71-73)
[71] The Nanny by Lana Ferguson Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, saw in “Available Now” on Libby, Kindle Synopsis: Cassie can’t afford to pay rent or for schooling since she quit doing OnlyFans. She sees an opening for a nanny position that seems...
2023: Taking Back My Health
My biggest focus in 2023 was taking back my health, and I’m proud of the slow progress I made – and want to share my timeline! TW: some discussion of weight & eating stuff First, some history – I’ve been a runner since 2006, and even taught...
Hi! I’m Kim, a 39-year-old living in northeastern Illinois with my husband Steven, and our cats, Khaleesi, Apollo, Starbuck, and Eddard aka Ned. My current main hobbies are running, painting rocks, reading, and eating. I follow a vegan lifestyle and am employed by the federal government. I write about a variety of topics and consider this a “life” blog – a place I can share anything that’s on my mind. Please visit the “About” page to get a better idea of who I am! 🙂