The end is near – an update

It's less than one month until Christmas!!!!!!!!!!! Standing in my way, however, are finals. I'm taking a bit of break tonight to write this and schedule some posts for until finals are done (but after that are some Christmasy posts so get excited!!!) and I just thought I'd talk a little about school and the …

Book review: Nothing by Janne Teller

So this is a book about a group of children/teenagers (I think they’re 12-14ish) and their pursuit to find meaning. One day this kid stands up in the middle of class and declares that life is pointless and nothing has meaning and we all die in the end and don’t leave any impact at all. …

Baking – Blueberry Bars

Adapted from this recipe here: http://www.food.com/recipe/blueberry-oat-squares-starbucks-copycat-386937 Crumble: 2 & 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats 1 & 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup each wheat bran and wheat germ 1 & 1/2 ish cups brown sugar 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 & 1/4 cups butter or margarine Filling: 3-4 cups fresh or frozen blueberries 1/2 ish cup …

Book review: Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

This book follows the protagonist Charlie as he starts high school through a series of letters written from Charlie to an anonymous person. Charlie has struggled with mental illnesses most of his life and there is a lot of emphasis on his struggle with remaining heathy throughout his freshman year of high school. He meets …

I’m tired.

Though I'm Canadian, I woke up yesterday in shock and sadness. A small part of me had hoped (and literally dreamed) that Hilary Clinton had managed to pull through. Alas, that was not the case. I know everyone, including myself, is tired of this election and tired of hearing about it. But I'm tired because 72 hours …

Tag Tuesday: Reader Confessions

Tag time!!! Have you ever damaged a book? I dog-ear books, so if that counts then yes. Also our copy of the fourth Harry Potter book has no cover and the first two pages are partially missing, but I don’t know how that happened. Have you ever damaged a borrowed book? I don’t really borrow …

Current skincare routine

So this is a bit of a different post because I felt like writing something more beauty related. I thought I'd do my currently skincare routine, just because. To wash my face, I use the Tea Tree Skin Clearing facial wash from the Body Shop. I have been using this for literally years and I love …