Other than zumba, yoga is the only type of exercise I can stand.
Continue reading “Yoga Book Tag”
Advertisements
Author: Lauren
She/her. 4w3. Lover of vegan cream cheese and performative angst.
In 2014, tired of my pop culture rants, my mom told me, "You should start a blog!"
In 2015, needing a place to gush about the new Star Wars trilogy, I created this site.
In 2016, while working an insane schedule at the local bakery, I stopped writing.
That same year, I moved to Seattle. Picture every fresh-faced young woman you've ever seen stepping out of a taxi in a movie. That was me...only with a lot more anxiety and shorter hair.
Living here has been a trip. I'm not always happy, but I find plenty of stuff to write about.
I love to call out, complain, overreact, analyze, and reimagine.
This site contains the fruit of that labor.
Top Ten Tuesday: Unpopular Bookish Opinions
She’s a baaaaandwagon, make you work hard, make you spend hard, make you want all of her love.
Good ol’ Top Ten Tuesdays catching me unawares like they do every week!
This is a good one. It’s like confession for readers.
Forgive me, Jane Austen, for I bear some very unpopular opinions.
Continue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: Unpopular Bookish Opinions”
Fashion Book Tag
How to Make a Lauren: A Personality Recipe
A couple days ago, I chose protagonist Emi to represent my entire personality.
I’d identified closely with Harry Potter in the past, but those days were over…
…right?
Continue reading “How to Make a Lauren: A Personality Recipe”
People-pleasers can be drawn to toxic relationships. It’s important to know why.
I came across Sam Dylan Finch’s wonderful blog on Twitter.
His writing is so clear and compassionate.
I don’t LOVE how much I identify with this post, which is exactly why it’s so important.
Give it a read.
I’ve learned in life that when you observe a pattern about yourself, it might be worth examining (okay, this is an understatement — I can pretty much guarantee you that you’ll come out wiser).
One of my big “aha” moments this year was around a relationship pattern that I hadn’t noticed before. I realized that I’m a people-pleaser.
Being liked by others, especially in my personal life, came at the expense of voicing my true feelings and needs. It was more important to be liked than it was to have relationships that felt honest and nourishing.
And it’s a lonely place to be — it can feel like no one knows your true feelings or self, and that you are secondary in relationships that should feel equal. Unsurprisingly, this can lead to a hell of a lot of resentment.
And thus… a pattern emerged.
My favorite kind of person to…
View original post 1,881 more words
Top Ten Tuesday: Epistolary Novel Favorites
I know this is my third post today.
I can’t be stopped.
Continue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: Epistolary Novel Favorites”
May Highs and Lows
May is over.
