Part 1: The Falling Behind

Hello all. These last couple months have been a bit of a whirlwind for me, and so I have fallen behind in updating my blog, as you have probably discovered. I would apologize, but life happens and I am far from perfect, so I thank you for hanging around and to those that have lost interest, I wish you happy reading and consistent book bloggers.

Good news is I HAVE been reading! And I’ve already found a favourite so far in the New Year (yes, my last post was literally almost a year ago – yikes!). I have always found that reading helps me escape and relax but also continue to learn when I myself might have become stuck in my growing journey.

The last half of 2021 was a time of change, readjustment, disappointment, and healing. I found myself not where I expected to be, but am so thankful for the opportunity to be able to let myself breathe. I quit my job and moved in with in-laws, got to see dogs every day and go on walks, read new books, and fell into feeling even more stuck after I lost my car in a stupid accident that was absolutely my fault (Alberta winter driving I am NOT well versed in). It was a necessary move, and change, that though I didn’t want at the beginning I am incredibly grateful for. I got to reflect on my expectations and readjust them, I got to spend some quality time with people I haven’t in a long while, I got to catch my breath and re-establish myself – maybe even get to know myself more.

Books, as always, helped with this journey. Such silent companions can really align themselves to your life situations without you really seeking it out, at least not purposely. That is the magic of books. They find you when you need them the most.

Today, my fiance and I have our own little apartment in a small Alberta town and have almost fully settled. I feel less stuck. I feel renewed, even though things aren’t perfect. Things will never be perfect, and that’s okay. I am still getting to know the new me – as I feel I have evolved into someone new, and perhaps more confident. And, I have the energy and the excitement to tell you about the books I have been reading!

So I’m back. I can’t promise I will be consistent, but I am back. I set too high of expectations for myself, to post a book, author and wine for each month. It was good for a while, but then the pressure (and my perfectionist self) got the better of me. So I can’t guarantee monthly consistency, but I can guarantee some new reading recommendations, and once in a while a bottle of wine to try.

Guess all I am trying to say is thanks for sticking around, if you have. And I hope these books I’m about to tell you about could help you the way they helped me; in some magical way.