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Do “Heavy” Books Impact Me Emotionally? And How Do I Read So Much?

I get asked two questions about my reading habits with surprising regularity:

Does all the tough subject matter I read—particularly nonfiction—ever start to feel too heavy?

How do I read so many books?

Let’s discuss.

DOES ALL THE…

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The Complete List of 200 Never Have I Evers…

I haven’t decided if I’ll keep this series going: 200 seems like a natural stopping point, but it’s also a lot of fun and I continue to come up with fresh ideas. Regardless of…

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Life
Sep, 21, 2026
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Happy Things Friday: 18 September

Happy Friday. Taking the week off blogging was wonderful, but I really did miss prepping a Happy Things Friday post. It’s become such a gratitude constant in my life and I felt a bit…

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The Cool Bloggers Walking Club Is Back! Join the October Walking Challenge

Somehow I blinked and we zoomed right from walking together in April to it being time to organize the October edition.

This will be the 6th iteration of the Cool Bloggers Walking Club (CBWC)—a very…

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Thrifted Sneakers, A Free Trampoline + Other Recent Frugal Wins

It’s been weeks since I gave a “frugal wins” update, and I feel like enough have accumulated to gather them up for a little post!

We got a great deal on thrifted sneakers. While we…

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Frugality
Sep, 16, 2026
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Can You Read In a Moving Car + 2 More Questions for Readers

Apparently, I still haven’t exhausted my supply of questions about how other people read!

In the last few months we’ve discussed whether you have to stop at the end of a chapter, when to DNF…

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Reading
Sep, 15, 2026
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I’m Back + What’s “Saving My Life”

Hi! *Waves*

I’m back!

Things feel… a lot better this week! I was in a rough spot when I last posted (all the ongoing things in life, a leaky roof, AND I was smack dab in…

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