In 2024 I provided reading updates, which is how I refer to my reviews of the recent books I read, on a quarterly basis (Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4). In 2025 I’m moving to a two times per year update….
From Struggle to Story: How Reading and Writing Shaped My Life
Go, Dog. Go! This was the book my mother and I read over and over again when I was first learning to read. I’d read “dog” on one page, and then on the next page have no idea what it…
A Cultural Guide to Tokyo, Hakone, & Kyoto
Planning a trip to Japan is not for the faint of heart. There are so many places to see, a language barrier to overcome, and many many hours that separate the United States from the island of Japan. However, this…
Thoughts on Thirty
I started writing an annual post about life lessons on my birthday when I was twenty, which means this year makes a decade of writing these posts! I went back and read the first life lessons post I wrote, and…
2024: A Year in Review
I’m writing this very appropriately on January 1st, 2025 (a little while ago I also published by annual “Best Books to Read” post that you can check out here). When I think about this last year, the main thing that…
Best Books to Read in 2025
It’s January 1st, 2025 and I’m really happy with how much good reading I did in 2024 – especially as this is the first full year of being a parent! My Kindle goes everywhere with me and I continue to…