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This past weekend was Memorial Day weekend, and thankfully for me I got to have three days to relax. Going into this weekend, I wasn't sure what my plans were. I wasn't like everyone else, who all seemed to be going away somewhere or doing something really exciting. Still, this weekend took me completely by surprise and it ended up being the best one I'd had in a long time. So let me take you along and show you what all I did!

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It... has definitely been a while since I've posted on this blog. I feel so badly about that, and there are a number of reasons that kept me from blogging, many of them under the umbrella of "life getting in the way." I may do a more in-depth life update post, telling you everything I've been up to and what's new since my last post on here. But that's for another time! I know I've said this before, but I really want to mean it this time: I do want to get full-force back into this blog. I'm working on making that happen, so stay tuned and cross your fingers that I can actually pull through on my promise and commit to this blog again! It really is near and dear to my heart and I would love to make it a part of my life again.

Now that we've got that out of the way, I wanted to do an update post, because this weekend was pretty eventful. So let's go through what I've been up to, on this very sunshiny Mother's Day weekend!

Happy Sunday!

Today is one of those drizzly, subdued days where it's best to just spend the day inside—and also the perfect day to spend writing a new blog post! I haven't gone clothes shopping in a while, but yesterday I did and got some cute spring/summer tops, which I've been needing, especially with warmer weather just around the corner. So I thought I'd show you my purchases!

Helping me write a book review :)

I love how he sometimes stretches his leg out while he lounges!

Just call me book fairy of the forest...

When you tell yourself you're only going to buy ONE book at the library...

Hi, everyone!

So, it's been a very long while since I've posted on here.  The last time I did, I believe I was ringing in the new year: I had just changed the entire look (and even the name!) of this blog, and was delving into my new niche that I had discovered within the blogosphere: book blogging.  Funny I mention that, because this new blogging passion is exactly what's been keeping me busy nowadays.

Hello and Happy New Year!

 2015 is officially over, which means it's time to look back on the year, as well as look forward to what I hope 2016 will bring.  And what better way to ring in the new year than a complete blog makeover?  Yes, I recently gave this blog a whole new look, which I am absolutely in love with and is closer to the vision that I've always pictured for my blog.  Along with this, I've created a new blog banner and... yes, renamed my blog entirely.  

 

Well, it's official: today is December 1st. To many, this marks the beginning of the holiday season: drinking hot cocoa by the fire, singing along to Christmas songs on the radio, wandering through a wondrously festive shopping mall, decorating your house for the season and watching others as they prepare to decorate theirs... I'm totally and completely ready for all of this to come, as it's my favorite time of the year.  At the same time, though, it's crazy to think that December is already here.  It feels like fall has quickly come and gone.  Most of the trees on our street are already bare.  Still, this was an incredible, beautiful fall that we had.  I feel bad that I've barely had the chance to document any of it on this blog, so this post is a farewell as well as a remembrance of fall.  I hope you enjoy!

There's this cute little box that I always pass by on my walks to town.  It's in the shape of a house and has a window cut out in the front, and books tucked away inside.  It's called the Little Free Library.  I'd heard of others like this one scattered around, where people can drop off books and others can pick them up as they please.  It's like a miniature library (thus the name).  It's a really great idea, and it's so nice for those to have a heart big enough to donate their own books, knowing it will make someone else's day as they pass by.  I also like the mystery of it.  You never know who will drop off books or who will pick them up, but regardless, there are always new books appearing in this Little Library every time I walk by.

Well, after a long summer, it's finally here... a vacation!  And I truly need it at this point.  I've been dealing with the lows of post-college life all summer, from searching endlessly for a job to feeling alone and like life is passing me by.  It can be extremely hard, life after college.  But like my mom said, "You need a vacation," something to change up my routine a little, and I couldn't agree more.  That's why me and my mom, along with my older sister and aunt are going to... VICTORIA, B.C.!

I'm going to let you in on a little secret: these past few days - weeks even - have been pretty hard.  Every day, the same routine of getting on the computer and scrolling through pages and pages of job listings, most of which I'm unqualified for, due to being fresh out of college and having essentially no experience.  It can get really discouraging really fast.  And Facebook's no better either, which was my big mistake when I logged onto it last night.  People having lives, people getting jobs and boyfriends and moving to cities.  Meanwhile, I'm stuck back home in my small town, trying to get my life to budge towards something promising.  Managing to find myself at an all-time-low after that, I knew that I had to pick myself up somehow the next day.  Because that's what's always most important following post-grad life: amidst the job searching and the helplessness, it's important to step away from that for a while so as to be reminded of and appreciate the small things in life we so often overlook, even in our daily lives.

Well, it's official: it's the 26th of December, also known as the day after Christmas.  All of the giddiness and excitement has dwindled down and now we're all enjoying the gentle quiet of post-Christmas.  An added space has taken up our rooms, made up of boxes and envelopes and gifts and filled stockings we received from relatives and close family the day before.

I'M BACK!  I know it's been so long since I've written in this, but I've been so busy with work in these last few weeks of the quarter.