A Year of Crafting: Perfume
I love New Year’s resolutions, or as I tend to do them New Year’s Goals. I spent a lot of time trying to think of the best goal for 2023. It all came down to this question: What is it that makes me joyful to …
Month: January 2023
TBR Pile…And So It Begins
I love buying books. I really love buying books. Whether it’s shiny new books with untracked spines and promotion stickers that are too difficult to peel off on the front or well-worn volumes you get for $2 at a thrift store. I love them all. …
Learn to Sew for Winter
I’m sure most people think how they learnt to do something is the best way, and I am no different. Aside from one class in grade 6 and some pointers from my mom, I taught myself how to sew. What kept me inspired was sewing …
Budget Bookish – Thrift Store
If you’d asked me a couple of years ago if I bought books at the thrift store you’d probably see my eye twitch. Browsing the scrambled shelves of a thrift store is a skill that needs developing. Or at least that was the case for …
Movies To Eat Cheese With
Christmas has come and gone and like usual I am left with a surplus of cheese and accompanying snacks. The thing I love most about the holidays is my family spends Christmas Eve or Boxing Day making a giant charcuterie board and eating to our …
Make Nine 2023
I have spent loads of time curating my Make Nine 2023 list! I am pleased as punch with this list and hopeful that this might be the year I complete my Make Nine. I love making these lists. Maybe just because it’s one of the …
My Favourite Reads of 2022
Let’s talk about my favourite reads of 2022. If you follow me anywhere on social media you’ll know that in 2022 I read 281 books. That’s right 2-8-1! I am in no way shying away from how impressive I think that is. And really why …