Welcome back!
It's been quite a while since I have written a new post on here and I am genuinely sorry about that.
I know, I know, I'm a flop.
But here's a picture of a smiling sloth that'll hopefully make up for my absence.
Now that's over with,
Here's a quick update on what's been going on in my life...
I have been working like a mad woman to complete and upload, my new Spring collection on my Etsy page, which you can shop here: Wild Peony Co.
I'm currently doing a huge giveaway to announce the launch so you can check that out on the Wild Peony Co. Facebook or Instagram.
I have a "slight" obsession with Trader Joe's Candy Cane tea + I am not afraid to admit it.
I still have no idea what I want to do with my life, and that's totally okay.
Barenaked Ladies + Dave Matthews Band have been on constant repeat on my Spotify lately.
+ I have a newfound love for audio books, which leads me into today's post.
As a child, (okay lets be real, until about last year) I hated reading. I felt like there were so many other things that I could be doing with my time, and sitting in silence reading words on a page felt more like homework than a "fun activity".
But over the past year, I discovered that it wasn't the activity itself I hated, I just wasn't reading the right books.
Lately, I have hit the jackpot.
In my spare time I have found myself picking up a book or listening to one instead of watching TV or aimlessly scrolling through my phone.
It has become something that I genuinely enjoying doing.
So here are some of my recent favorites + current reads.
P.S. I'm going to link all of the books to Amazon so you can swoop those babies up.
Trust me. You'll want to.
FYI: I use http://www.audible.com in combination with the Audible app to listen to all of my audio books.
I have found it to be the cheapest with a wonderful selection of books + you usually can start a 30 day trial and get your first book free.
It's been quite a while since I have written a new post on here and I am genuinely sorry about that.
I know, I know, I'm a flop.
But here's a picture of a smiling sloth that'll hopefully make up for my absence.
Now that's over with,
Here's a quick update on what's been going on in my life...
I have been working like a mad woman to complete and upload, my new Spring collection on my Etsy page, which you can shop here: Wild Peony Co.
I'm currently doing a huge giveaway to announce the launch so you can check that out on the Wild Peony Co. Facebook or Instagram.
I have a "slight" obsession with Trader Joe's Candy Cane tea + I am not afraid to admit it.
I still have no idea what I want to do with my life, and that's totally okay.
Barenaked Ladies + Dave Matthews Band have been on constant repeat on my Spotify lately.
+ I have a newfound love for audio books, which leads me into today's post.
As a child, (okay lets be real, until about last year) I hated reading. I felt like there were so many other things that I could be doing with my time, and sitting in silence reading words on a page felt more like homework than a "fun activity".
But over the past year, I discovered that it wasn't the activity itself I hated, I just wasn't reading the right books.
Lately, I have hit the jackpot.
In my spare time I have found myself picking up a book or listening to one instead of watching TV or aimlessly scrolling through my phone.
It has become something that I genuinely enjoying doing.
So here are some of my recent favorites + current reads.
P.S. I'm going to link all of the books to Amazon so you can swoop those babies up.
Trust me. You'll want to.
Let's start with I've been listening to:
Not That Kind of Girl • Lena Dunham
This book easily takes the place in my heart for one of my favorite books I have ever read. Not That Kind of Girl features a collection of essays through Dunham's early childhood years and 20's. She covers everything from self doubt, falling in love, and feeling alone, to her college life and hookups. It's a book full of laughs, tears, mishaps that turn into learning experiences, and all the shitty parts of life that no one wants to talk about but should. It's honest, raw, and witty, in all the best ways possible. I highly recommend it for any young woman.
If that hasn't sold you, this is Dunham's view on "living the dream":
"I am thinking particularly of a shower I took where the lower half of my body was under the running water and the upper half was laid out on the bath mat, eating a loaf of bread."
Binge • Tyler Oakley
For those of you who don't know, Tyler Oakley is a well known YouTuber with a following of over 8 million subscribers. He hosts a podcast, is associated with the Trevor Project, which aims to prevent suicide in the LGBTQ+ youth, and is undoubtedly freaking hilarious. I came across Tyler Oakley a couple years ago with my sister + cousin, when we had watched this video which legitimately almost made us pee our pants. Binge features a collection of essays which include a "shocking number of personal mishaps and shenanigans" like experiencing a legitimate rage blackout in a Cheesecake Factory, negotiating a tense standoff with a White House official, or one of my personal favorites, crashing a car in front of his entire high school, in an Arby's uniform. I promise you will be in tears from laughing so hard by the end.
For those of you who don't know, Tyler Oakley is a well known YouTuber with a following of over 8 million subscribers. He hosts a podcast, is associated with the Trevor Project, which aims to prevent suicide in the LGBTQ+ youth, and is undoubtedly freaking hilarious. I came across Tyler Oakley a couple years ago with my sister + cousin, when we had watched this video which legitimately almost made us pee our pants. Binge features a collection of essays which include a "shocking number of personal mishaps and shenanigans" like experiencing a legitimate rage blackout in a Cheesecake Factory, negotiating a tense standoff with a White House official, or one of my personal favorites, crashing a car in front of his entire high school, in an Arby's uniform. I promise you will be in tears from laughing so hard by the end.
Furiously Happy • Jenny Lawson
"A funny book about horrible things". This is my most recent read and I couldn't be more excited about it. I'm only two chapters in and Lawson provides a gaspingly funny and wonderfully inappropriate insight into the real nitty gritty's of life. As Jenny says, it's about "taking those moments when things are fine and making them amazing, because those moments are what make us who we are, and they're the same moments we take into battle with us when our brains declare war on our very existence. It's the difference between "surviving life" and "living life". It's the difference between being "sane" and being "furiously happy".
I have found it to be the cheapest with a wonderful selection of books + you usually can start a 30 day trial and get your first book free.
What I've been reading:
The Soul Searchers Handbook • Emma Mildon
I'm not a religious person (however, I have the upmost respect for people that are) but I think it is so important to have something, no matter what it may be, that makes you feel grounded. This book has helped me tremendously in discovering that. With its wrinkled pages + over abundance of sticky notes, it has become my go to guide for so many different aspects of my life. Featuring everything from aromatherapy and numerology, healing crystals, to meditation, and mantras. Through Emma's experiences and the actual layout of the book, she leads you on a refreshing journey to your soulful self. It's honest, entertaining, filled with wisdom, and won't make you feel like shit if you don't get something right on the first try. Her experiences from her soulful adventures inspires + encourages you to try new things, but assures you that it's okay not love everything too. As long as you have an open, heart, mind, and soul, I highly recommend it for anyone looking for a little searching in all aspects of their life.
I'm not a religious person (however, I have the upmost respect for people that are) but I think it is so important to have something, no matter what it may be, that makes you feel grounded. This book has helped me tremendously in discovering that. With its wrinkled pages + over abundance of sticky notes, it has become my go to guide for so many different aspects of my life. Featuring everything from aromatherapy and numerology, healing crystals, to meditation, and mantras. Through Emma's experiences and the actual layout of the book, she leads you on a refreshing journey to your soulful self. It's honest, entertaining, filled with wisdom, and won't make you feel like shit if you don't get something right on the first try. Her experiences from her soulful adventures inspires + encourages you to try new things, but assures you that it's okay not love everything too. As long as you have an open, heart, mind, and soul, I highly recommend it for anyone looking for a little searching in all aspects of their life.
Tiny Beautiful Things • Cheryl Strayed
I am a huge Cheryl Strayed fan. I think she is an incredible woman that provides wonderfully beautiful insight on a variety of topics + is an eloquent storyteller. Tiny Beautiful Things includes never before published articles from Strayed's once-anonymous online column Dear Sugar. Through Strayed's "life can be hard" motto she combines, insight, humor, compassion, and pure honesty into her responses. I love this book for so many reasons, but one of my absolute favorites is that Dear Sugar is an advice column like no other. While Tiny Beautiful Things is written in the typical question + answer format, she replies to her reader's questions in typically "unrelated", but absolutely related insight from Strayed's own life, that babbles on in the most beautiful unique way possible. Everyone should own a copy.
I am a huge Cheryl Strayed fan. I think she is an incredible woman that provides wonderfully beautiful insight on a variety of topics + is an eloquent storyteller. Tiny Beautiful Things includes never before published articles from Strayed's once-anonymous online column Dear Sugar. Through Strayed's "life can be hard" motto she combines, insight, humor, compassion, and pure honesty into her responses. I love this book for so many reasons, but one of my absolute favorites is that Dear Sugar is an advice column like no other. While Tiny Beautiful Things is written in the typical question + answer format, she replies to her reader's questions in typically "unrelated", but absolutely related insight from Strayed's own life, that babbles on in the most beautiful unique way possible. Everyone should own a copy.
Until next time!
