Hi friends! If you’ve ever worried, like I do, about being a time waster, or if you’ve ever thought to yourself, “I do not have time for this,” you may be interested in this Life Experiment. Very simply, in the month of June 2022, I tracked how I spent virtually every minute of every day. Many people, though certainly not
Category: Semi-Charmed Life
Hey, friends! We all have times when we’re feeling stuck in life, so let’s talk about how to get out of a rut and start living again. You might be thinking that’s impossible. “But Bryn, I’m stuck in a place I hate,” you might say. It may not be feasible to move to a different city, change who you’re living
This is a quick Friday post about dealing with struggles in life. I’m especially thinking about the struggles of being a writer. For most of us, pursuing our goals is very tough! But this will pertain to other challenges, too. I’ve been thinking about the power of water. We don’t talk about water as a metaphor for strength. Instead, we
Reading books that help you find yourself is really an act of self-care. Just by doing it, you’re reminding yourself that you matter. Here are eight books about self-discovery! 1. Atomic Habits, James Clear I found this book about changing habits so motivating, and it gave me a lot of opportunity for self-reflection, too. (The idea about pairing something you
Ironically, I feel a little embarrassed posting about how to regain confidence. But why even have a blog if you can’t share embarrassing things once in a while, right? If you get my newsletter, you know that for 2022, I chose Confidence for my personal word for the year. In fact, exude confidence is #1 on my list of 22
Hi everyone! Now that 2021 is a wrap, let’s look at some pretty book covers (and a few just plain smart ones) from 2021! Good book cover art is so important to a book’s sales, and with the rise of Bookstagrammers and then of BookTok, aesthetic book covers have become a more effective element of marketing than ever before. While
This Chicago bucket list got a little longer than I expected. There are so many unique and cool things to do in Chicago for adults or for families, including cheap or free things and things that are fun to do alone. This post is actually a collaboration between me and my husband Gill Donovan. And of course, we’ve still barely