It’s been a while! I’ve been working with and around health challenges which have made it tough for me to get things done on the schedule I’d prefer. So here’s what was making my life better these past (gasp!) two quarters. Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention-And How To…
Wow, so, as you can maybe tell by the date of the post, the third quarter of this year was difficult! Before the school semester started, I realized I needed some time to rest, so I purposely toned down a lot of my usual activities, like forcing myself through exercise…
It’s the best of yearly quarters, it’s the worst of yearly quarters: April is a very intense time at work, as the end of the school year brings final projects and presentations and burnout (for both students and faculty/staff). May is a million loose threads as we wrap up the…
I’m purposely slowing my roll with this blog this year, in part to see how it affects my mental health. So far, taking a break has been good for me, and I’m realizing that, if I choose to continue, more sporadic posting may be more sustainable. I like making these…
Shana tova! Hope my fellow Jews out there have a sweet and healthy new year! Here are a few things I’ll be carrying over from the “old year” to make sure my new one is just that: 1. Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style by Benjamin…
Books YA/MG fiction The Whispering Mountain (**** – liked) Shades of Milk and Honey (**** – liked) The Boneshaker (*** – enjoyed) Ashfall (**** – liked) Adult fiction Heart-Shaped Box (**** – liked) A Single Shot (*** – enjoyed) The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus (**** – liked)…
Books MG/YA fiction Akata Witch (**** – liked) The Shadow Guests (***** – loved) The Doom of the Haunted Opera (*** – enjoyed) Liar’s Moon (**** – liked) The December Rose (***** – loved) Graceling (***** – loved) Saranormal: Ghost Town (*** – enjoyed) The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt (**** –…
Books MG/YA fiction The Emerald Atlas ( **** – liked) Homeland ( *** – enjoyed) Fiction Body Double (**** – liked) Vanish (**** – liked) Daybreak (**** – liked) The Sisters Brothers (**** – liked) Non-fiction Outliers: The Story of Success (**** – liked) The Honest Truth About Dishonesty: How…
Books YA/MG fiction The Crown of Embers (***** – loved) Glimmer (**** – liked) Hunger: A Gone Novel (*** – enjoyed) Shadowland (*** – enjoyed) Lies: A Gone Novel (*** – enjoyed) Ninth Key (*** – enjoyed) Adult fiction The Tragedy of Arthur (**** – liked) Alif the Unseen (**** – liked) The…
Books YA/MG fiction The Girl of Fire and Thorns (***** – loved) Leverage (***** – loved) Adult fiction Whispers Under Ground (***** – loved) The Last Policeman: A Novel (**** – liked) Redshirts (*** – enjoyed) The Surgeon (**** – liked) Adult non-fiction Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy…