This might be a little excessive, but there’s something so gratifying about seeing ALL the things that have made me happy in 2016. Yes, there have been many setbacks, but there is also so, so much to be happy about.
52 weeks of 2016
Hello 2017!
When I woke up to the droning of my family’s snores, I pulled up YouTube in hopes of drowning them out. I was watching a Zoella vlog in which she realised there was only one week until Christmas. After an hour of lying in bed catching up with my YouTube feed, I crawled out to take a shower and get ready for the day. Whilst showering, I had a realisation of my own: it was Christmas day!
Completely slipped my mind. Honestly, I think I’d be completely fine if it were just perpetually the third week of December, the height of the anticipation for Christmas (at least for college students, because the first two weeks of December are hell).
Then a few minutes later I had another realisation: it would be the New Year soon! I’d been counting down to Christmas since October, but for some reason I didn’t realise that the Christmas-time-of-year was also the New-Year-time-of-year. I hadn’t thought of any of the typical year-in-review or [insert blog category here]-in-review/round-up blog posts. I hadn’t thought about what I’d want to do for 2017’s 52 project. I hadn’t thought of any New Year’s resolutions or themes for 2017.
But imma do my best to catch up now.
Blog survey 2016
I’ve never done one of these before, mostly because I didn’t think anyone would bother filling it out, but I’ve always been curious, and I’d like to grow this blog with the help of you all! I tried to keep it short and sweet; it only looks long because of the font size and because I listed out all my social media lol. Answer as many or as few questions as you have time for. I’d honestly be happy if I receive even ten feedbacks. Thanks tons!!
The Art of Living Other People’s Lives by Greg Dybec
– I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review. –
To be published by Running Press on 03 Jan 2017
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Elite Daily managing editor Greg Dybec worries about rent, sex, love, family, and—the most millennial topic of them all—a desire to leave a legacy. In The Art of Living Other People’s Lives, Greg delivers a funny, brash, and insightful collection of twenty never-before-published stories on becoming a pick-up artist to get over an ex-girlfriend, late-night adventures with his Uber driver, having a Twitter-induced panic attack, picking up a gig writing about men’s underwear, and more.
Greg’s writing is all at once candid, honest, and unapologetic, and his hilariously neurotic and self-analytical journey will strike a chord with anyone struggling to balance their IRL selves with their virtual ones.
Taiwan, hat, socks – 52/52
Hope you all had a merry Christmas! It’s been a good week in Taiwan, but soon I’ll be heading back to Beijing. I’ll be there for three weeks before heading back to Philly, and during that time, I won’t have access to WordPress or Bloglovin’; I’ll have posts scheduled, but I won’t be able to reply to any comments (not that I’ve been very good about that lately anyway omg sry). My brothers shared a VPN with me for my phone, so I’ll still be able to access social media; feel free to keep in touch with me via Twitter or Snapchat! Also um, I made it to 52/52 weeks!
When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore
– I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review. –
Published by St. Martin’s Press on 04 Oct 2016
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To everyone who knows them, best friends Miel and Sam are as strange as they are inseparable. Roses grow out of Miel’s wrist, and rumors say that she spilled out of a water tower when she was five. Sam is known for the moons he paints and hangs in the trees, and for how little anyone knows about his life before he and his mother moved to town. But as odd as everyone considers Miel and Sam, even they stay away from the Bonner girls, four beautiful sisters rumored to be witches. Now they want the roses that grow from Miel’s skin, convinced that their scent can make anyone fall in love. And they’re willing to use every secret Miel has fought to protect to make sure she gives them up.