Now the answer to this one will depend on when in my school career you’re talking about. Because most of elementary school I liked anything that allowed me not to have to pay attention to a teacher talking at me and let me work on things myself, but they had to be things I READ MORE
Category: Wednesday Blogging Challenge
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | FIRST WEBSITE I REMEMBER VISITING
Well this one should be easy – I don’t. I have zero recollection of the first time I sat down at a computer to logon to the internet, and no clue at all whatsoever what I was doing on it when I did. Now, in my defense, I’m not exactly a kid. We’re talking READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | BOOKS THAT PLEASANTLY SURPRISED ME
I actually wrote a whole post about this last year, because there were several books I read in 2022 that really did surprise me. I’ll share a couple of my top picks below, though, in case you don’t want to click over: Both of these had difficult main characters, but READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | WHAT DO YOU EAT IN A DAY?
Okay, so I know this is just a random idea for a post, and a lot of people really like talking about what they eat, especially if they’re creative with food or like to eat adventurously. But I do have bit of a cringe response to it, I have to admit. It can be READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | SOMETHING I’M PROUD OF DOING
I feel like most of the posts I’ve written so far this year have been a bit on the serious and heavy side. But I’m not done yet, because there are only two things I can think of in recent years that I’m proud of. One is working hard on my relationship with my READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | NEW THINGS I’VE TRIED RECENTLY
I am not really in an adventurous phase of my life – all the fun and interesting trips and social activities were about a decade ago. So I guess the only new thing I’ve tried recently is actually listening to my body and resting when my back is out. I’ve got various back issues, READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKISH GOALS FOR 2023
I’m not super big on defined and concrete goals, as that tends not to go that well. So I haven’t sat down and set up bookish or reading goals for 2023 that are a huge difference from anything in the past. But if I had to define some of the things I’m kind of READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | WHAT I THINK OF RESOLUTIONS
I talked about this a bit in last week’s post, but in a nutshell, they don’t really work for me. I do a lot better with just trying to do something for a day or an hour than making a resolution for a whole year. It’s really hard for me to stick with things, READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | GOALS FOR 2023
Hmmmm. So here’s the thing. I don’t really buy into resolutions – no shade to the people they work for, but for me it’s kind of like picking a TBR. The very second I make that firm decision whatever I chose instantly becomes completely unappealing. So I’m actually less likely to read whatever I READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | MY FAVOURITE CRAFTY HOBBIES
This week’s prompt is a fun one! I have a lot of crafty things I enjoy – some I haven’t had time to do for a while, but they’re still ones I have great memories of. Here are a few: Knitting. I’m not a pro, I mostly make scarves, hats and blankets (mainly flat READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | BEST FICTIONAL SIBLINGS
Oh man, this is an interesting one. I have to say I haven’t payed super close attention to siblings in books, so I don’t have a strong thought on this one. So I’m going to list some of the ones that occur to me as I’m thinking it through, in no particular order. Cassandra READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | MY MORNING/EVENING ROUTINE
This post topic made me laugh. I mean, I get it. There are people out there who get up early, do yoga or go for a run or make a proper cooked breakfast or journal before starting their days. That’s never been me. There are people who have leisurely baths and warm milk and READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | OVERUSED CHARACTER STEREOTYPES
Well, there’s always the lazy answer to this: All of them. I like characters who have layers, who buck easy categorization, who have unexpected personality traits or interests or skills. That always excites me. I hate all the “-ic” and “-ist” stereotypes in particular. Homophobic, racist, sexist, ableist – all of these make my READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | FAVOURITE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM
I don’t really use that much social media these days to share things. I used to, and arguably I still should. But I barely have time to read books and blog about them, let alone then engage on social media – which can mean spending a lot of time browsing and re-sharing, or finding READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | HOW TO SPREAD A LOVE OF BOOKS
This is a great but also very hard question. I don’t know if I’ve really thought about spreading a love of reading before. I’d like to think I’ve inspired a few people to pick up books they might not otherwise have tried, but even then, mostly they’re people who already have some interest in READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | SCI-FI BOOK I’D LIKE TO VISIT
Come on, guys. Seriously, I feel like there are so many questions about fantastical animals and sci-fi/fantasy books on this list! Nothing wrong with that of course, but as I don’t really read those genres, it’s getting tough for me to find something to write about! On top of which most of the sci-fi READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | GHOST STORIES (OR, MOSTLY, NOT)
So this week’s prompt is “scariest real life ghost story.” And I’m at a complete loss. I don’t watch or read scary stories because I’m a complete wimp. I just can’t do it. I become a puddle of quivering fear within the first five minutes. I also don’t really have strong opinions about the READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | FANTASY ANIMAL I WISH WERE REAL
I haven’t ever thought much about fantastical animals. Or at least I didn’t – then I had a small child. All of a sudden, they are very much a part of my day-to-day life. Now it seems like they are everywhere. Dragons on the kitchen table. Winged lions on the bathroom counter. Fairies on READ MORE