I know I keep saying this, but it keeps being true, work has been insane. We’re finally getting a new person signed on to train and hopefully give us some relief, but for the moment it’s all hands on deck and all of us are skirting the edge of burnout. Happily, I’m finally nearing my Christmas vacation! All I want to do is snuggle under some blankets, drink something warm, and read a good book. I still haven’t finished The Book That Wouldn’t Burn so that’s top priority. And napping. So much napping. Well and also drafting my darn end…

Oh man, seriously. We had two days off last week for the holiday and I was so excited about the long weekend. Then Monday came, and reality set in. This week was absolute madness. We were busy non-stop and at the end of the day the last thing I wanted to do was look a computer. So, yeah. Past Jessica definitely should have scheduled some posts instead of eating more King’s Hawaiian rolls haha. I blinked, and suddenly it was Friday. On a bright note, I actually managed to finish two audio books this week while I was attacking spreadsheets…

It has been an absolutely lovely long weekend so far. Full of friends, family and of course entirely too much food. We zipped around to different the homes of different people, and now we’re finally cozy and warm back at home. I’m looking forward to tomorrow! Our only plans are to decorate our house for Christmas, watch movies, and drink hot cocoa. A perfectly wonderful end to a weekend, before it’s back to the grind. On the reading front, I took The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by Mark Lawrence with me on our vacation. I actually managed to read roughly…

Ah, November. I’m not going to lie to you, my favorite holiday is (and will forever be) Christmas. So all November is to me is the month that I must endure in order to get to the part of the year where my neighborhood deems it socially acceptable for me to put up my Christmas decorations. I can already feel the vibes though! Cozy season is in full swing, and my reading bug is back in a huge way honestly. Since last I posted I managed to read a whopping 4 books in a row. Now I know that to…

I swear I blinked and it’s already the holiday season. It didn’t really click for me until it started getting darker earlier, and the morning temps are finally down into the 50’s. October in California is a weird beast. It’ll be 53 degrees overnight and then 87 degrees in the middle of the day. Oof. You have to figure out what outfit to wear that will allow you to be comfortable in both those temps and not have to carry around a sweater or a jacket haha. It drives me a bit nuts if I’m being honest. But this is…

As a teen, the writer loved summer for relaxation and fun activities. As an adult, they find it challenging due to the heat and work commute but still enjoy reading. They've set a goal of 52 books for the year, currently at 32, and are enjoying "The Gunslinger" after multiple attempts.

My body and I have been battling one another to see who is stronger, and I’m honestly so tired of being continuously sick with one thing or another. Right now I’m fighting through yet another ear infection, and being extremely grateful for the existence of audio books. There’s nothing like being able to close your eyes and just rest while still hearing a story. Especially since, up until yesterday, reading a regular book was just not on the table. Haha. Thank goodness for amazing narrators. All of this made me stop to think about how important cozy reading is in…

I’m still baffled as to how it can be a long weekend, and I still come back to work on Tuesday the same level of tired as always hahaha. As I have said many a time today, it is the Mondayest Tuesday that there ever was. I’m sitting at my work desk and trying my best not to blink too long, and accidentally take a nap. I might have to give in an get some caffeine soon, even though I’ve been trying my best not to drink as much. It seems it’ll be a necessity today. Anyway I just wanted…

Oh wow, it’s been so long since I’ve been on here that WordPress has updated multiple times and everything feels so new and shiny. I have to say, the all in one aspect of the backend of this is pretty impressive. I know you all can’t see it, but man existing in the internet world is hard these days. And so having all the SEO options, and metatags, etc. etc. in one space is pretty darn cool. This makes me a giddy little blogger. I fully admit it. Anyway I’m here to tell you that, although I am not anywhere…

Well my loves, I know I vanished and this time I’m not sure how long it’s going to take me to come back. I know I don’t owe the internet world anything. I know that it’s easy to just walk away and not come back, but I feel like I’ve been keeping this blog alive for so long (sometimes really well, sometimes not so much) that I at least owe you a quick explanation. The end of October brought a loss into my world that completely rocked it to the core. It shattered all of the motivation that I had…