Where do you get books other than Amazon? Let’s go into a brief list of why you shouldn’t get your books from Amazon, and then look at plenty of alternatives!
For many years now, my life motto has been “do your best”. It comes with the caveat that “your best” looks different from day to day, moment to moment, but do the best that you’re capable of at that moment in time. It’s something that I hold close to heart, as I’ve struggled with bipolar disorder and social anxiety, and the strained relationships that tend to come with that mix. I’m not always perfect in my interactions with people, but doing my best is something I strive to. I didn’t remember where this specific phrase came from. I […]
I just wrote a post wrapping up my reading goals and accomplishments for 2024. So now it’s time to ask, what are my reading goals for 2025? I have a few. Of course, I always have a number I try to shoot for; 2024’s original book goal was 20, which got increased to 40 fairly early on, and ultimately settled at 60 with a total of 69 read. 20 may seem like not much for an avid reader like me, but the previous few years were anything but avid: I didn’t have time for much pleasure reading while I […]
Well, 2024 is gone and with it came reflections on what we did this year. This year was pretty hard for me, to be honest: I started the year with saying goodbye to a job that I gave my all to but they never appreciated me (why I haven’t touched graphic design since) and shortly after, my cat Felix Felicis died. I moved to Massachusetts a couple weeks after that, leaving a city that made me unhappy, yes, but also a number of friends who had become my found family. And I’m happy with that decision every day, but […]