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What I Read — August 2022
What I Read — August 2022

Well August was a blur. We did a ton of traveling in August, trying to eke out every last bit of value of our 9-Euro-Ticket…

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What I Read — April 2022
What I Read — April 2022

This month was pretty light on the reading front due to a decent amount of travel. That said, I still had a few good reads this month while taking the trains and planes to-and-fro…

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What I Read — February 2022
What I Read — February 2022

I don’t know why, but I love when I squeeze in a lot of books in the shortest month. Here’s everything I enjoyed this February…

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What I read — January 2022
What I read — January 2022

There’s something so cozy about having a good book in the wintertime. Here’s everything in enjoyed this January…

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What I read — March 2021
What I read — March 2021

We’ve officially hit a whole year of exploring our at-home hobbies extensively, and for many, like myself, that means a LOT more reading to pass the time…

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What I read — February 2021
What I read — February 2021

Even though February is the shortest month, I still managed to tackle quite a few pages, which is great because I love having books on the ready for recommendations.

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What I read — January 2021
What I read — January 2021

Last year, I inadvertently completed the 52 books in 52 weeks challenge (thank you, endless quarantine). I’m challenging myself to do the same again this year, mainly because my shelves are out of control…

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What I read this fall
What I read this fall

Since this year has felt never-ending, I decided to give my brain a break for most of fall. Here is everything I read in September, October and November…

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What I read this summer
What I read this summer

You may scroll through this one and get the impression that I give stars like Oprah gives away cars. This is not the case at all. I just hit a summer of literary awesomeness…

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What I read this spring
What I read this spring

Since I’m often asked for book recommendations, I thought I would put together more frequent posts about what I’ve recently read. Here is everything I read in March, April and May…

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What I read this winter
What I read this winter

Since I’m often asked for book recommendations, I thought I would put together more frequent posts about what I’ve recently read. Here is everything I read in January and February…

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Design Your Fall
Design Your Fall

Inspired by the Design Your Summer movement, I decided that this year I would try to make the most of my favorite season. This year, would be the first Design Your Fall…

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The Reading List - 2019
The Reading List - 2019

Enter 2019 and a whole slew of new goals, with reading 19 books in 2019 at the very top of the list! Last year, I learned having an active reading list made me much more likely to start a new book immediately. Here is the stack I’m entering 2019 with…

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