children's literature Archives – Wellness & Wanderlust

Happy New Year! I hope everyone is having a great start to 2019. In spite of a few hiccups, I’m happy to say that so far my 2019 Happiness Project has been going well! How are you sticking to your resolutions?

Every year, I aim to make time for reading. My perfect weekend day involves a trip to the river walk by my apartment with a cup of tea and a good book. Because of graduate school (and then my subsequent recovery from graduate school), reading was sadly not as big of a priority for me in 2018. However, I did reread an old childhood favorite and discover some amazing new page turners. I’ll mark the best books of 2018 with a * below!

Books I Read in 2018

Negotiation Genius by Deepak Malhotra and Max Bazerman (3/8/18)
Every Day by David Levithan (4/7/18)*
Total Leadership by Steward D. Friedman (4/14/18)
Woman Enters Left by Jessica Brockmole (4/20/18)*
The Diary of Darcy J. Rhone by Emily Giffin (4/22/18)
Damned by Chuck Palahniuk (4/30/18)
How To Be Well by Frank Lipman (5/26/18)
What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty (6/9/18)
Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis (7/4/18) – Girl, Wash Your Face: Three Lies We Need to Stop Telling Ourselves
Difficult Conversations by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, and Sheila Heen (7/31/18)*
The Idiot’s Guide to Ayurveda by Sahara Rose Ketabi (9/8/18)
The Highly Sensitive Person by Elaine Aron (11/16/18)
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine (11/30/18)*

To keep up with my current reading list for 2019, visit the Book Challenge page on my top menu or click here. (Click for recaps from 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017!)

Have you read anything good lately? Share your recommendations in the comments!

Whew – this month is flying by! I can’t believe that the first quarter of the year is almost up. At my job, this means that event season is about to pick up, and with that comes all of the craziness involved with packing, planning, commuting and a dash of public speaking. Of course, that means that now is as good a time as any to take a deep breath, log onto my RSS reader and enjoy some good old fashioned link love. I’ve got some great articles for you this week!

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I couldn’t help but laugh when I read Chelsea Fagan’s list of 25 things you catch yourself saying seriously when you start your career. I’m only a year into mine, but I’m constantly “checking my calendar” to schedule lunch dates and promising to “touch base” with people. (Recently, I developed a newfound appreciation for Office Space as well!)
Forbes recently posted three powerful ways to stop wasting time.
If you’re starting a healthy new lifestyle and in need of a boost, check out Motivate Your Plate, an inspirational blog focused on health and fitness. The posts are motivational and upbeat, and best of all, the blog is written by a former classmate/cheerleading teammate of mine! This recent post was probably my favorite so far.
Did you know that you can now donate your voice?
My wanderlust has been reawakened with these 32 places that actually exist on earth and are not Photoshopped. Who wants to hop on a plane with me? 🙂 (Thanks for the link, Branden!)
After reading these facts, you won’t look at these 50 books the same way ever again. (As a side note, Peter Pan is a much darker story than we all remember!)
Another BuzzFeed article: Some history on Maleficent and the gender roles in various adaptations of Sleeping Beauty. I’m a huge nerd when it comes to this sort of thing, so it was interesting to learn about some of the earlier versions of the story and the less “feminine” aspects of one of my favorite villains.
I do love a good superhero movie, but these are some of the ugly lessons they teach.
Oh, and if you haven’t already, be sure to check out my recent review on Masik Collegiate Fragrances – they are amazing!

What are some of the great links you’ve come across lately?

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