A couple of years ago, people started talking about nostalgia for the “Tumblr 2014 aesthetic.” Many millennials, in particular, were feeling nostalgic for the music, fashion, and overall mood of 2014, particularly as expressed on the social media website, Tumblr. There’s nothing unusual about nostalgia, of course. Many of us look back with fondness at various eras of our
Category: Semi-Charmed Life
I started making a summer bucket list for myself, and then I figured I’d share! You all know that I love making lists, and sometimes I act like a tour guide for my own life (which is a very enneagram type 7 trait.) I’ve included a lot of cheap and free fun things to do. We’re on a budget, and
What’s an Enneagram 4? The enneagram is a personality typing system with 9 different types. Type 4 is sometimes called “The Individualist” and sometimes called “The Romantic.” I bet most of my regular blog readers are enneagram type 4s. Writers, artists, book lovers, and dreamers are often enneagram 4 types. But check out some of these enneagram four traits and
Happy Friday, everyone! Here’s what’s going on with me, but skip the first thing if you already heard me talking about it on social media! The release date for my romcom novel, Her Knight at the Museum, got moved up from December to Tuesday, Nov. 12! When I got an email from my editor saying there was a pub date
A book cover reveal is such an exciting moment for an author. For the first time, everyone can see the book that’s going to be released. It feels more real! My book cover features a tagline that I think is just perfect! I brainstormed a bunch of them, but my editor came up with this one and I immediately said
Happy Friday, everyone! Our trip to Kansas City, where we lived for a very long time, brought up a whole lot of feelings, so I thought I’d do a Friday recap! We went to the Chiefs parade. We weren’t there during the shooting. Although Mr. Donovan and I have lived in the Chicago area for a few years now, we
Hi friends! Welcome to my first Friday recap of 2024. You’re so kind to read! One thing you might not know about me is that I’m a perfume geek. I know; you probably don’t care about perfume. But I have a point here—promise! 🙂 You can’t always judge perfumes by the first minute after you spray them. That’s especially true