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Christmas Playlist

We’ve made playlists for so many different events and times of the year so you know that we were going to be coming to you with a Christmas playlist as well! Christmas for both Z and I is an interesting time of the year. Though we’ve both grown up in the west, culturally neither of us celebrate the holiday. So, while this season always came with guaranteed time off from school, it was not quite the festive occasion that it was for some of our friends. What I’ve come to love about the season has been developed from observing from…

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Books

The Benefits of Dream Interpretation

Book Review: The Curious Dreamer’s Dream Dictionary  Author: Nancy Wagaman        Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐/5      IBSN:978-0-9985459-3-9 “The moment you wake up from a dream, you already know what it means. The answers lie deep within your consciousness where the dream and its symbolism were created, right where you left them when you woke up.” Have you ever woken up from a dream in utter confusion, questioning what on earth was going on in your head while you were asleep? This is essentially how I feel every night. Dreams remain an elusive part of our psyche. Often you hear that dreams are trying to…

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Books

Only Human (Book Three of the Themis Files)

“We’re not heroes. No one is. Every movie we watch, every book we read, we see people who can solve every problem, face every danger all on their own. But in real life, Vincent, we just call the cops. That’s what I did.” Only Human* Author: Sylvain Neuvel             ⭐⭐⭐.5                      Publisher: Penguin I have been meaning to get to this book review for weeks now, having finished the book in September, and even featuring it in my September Reads. However, the full review just never seemed to want to get written. After some pondering, I realised why that was. I wasn’t…

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Reflections

Self Care Practices for a Productive Mind

Self Care Tips for Beating the Winter Blues This time of the year I tend to suffer a lot from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), the lack of sunlight making it very difficult for me to get out of bed, or find motivation to do much of anything. This is something I deal with every year, and though people don’t talk much about it, it’s not at all uncommon. But the lack of discussion around it can mean that people don’t understand why they are feeling low around this time of the year, and moreover, not know how to invest time…

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Books

Book Lovers Gift Guide 2018

What to get the book lover in your life! Some of the links in this post contains affiliates. This means that at no additional cost to you, if you purchase something using my link I receive a small commission. We’re coming up to that time of the year again where you will inevitably be stressing about all the gifts that you need to get for people before Christmas and the New Year come around. As if thinking about the sheer number of gifts you need to plan for isn’t hard enough, the thought of facing the crowded shops and never-ending…

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Books

October Reads 2018

October was an interesting month for me, bookwise. While I had put up a recommendation of spooky Halloween themed books earlier in the month, I found myself reading all different kinds of books, from horror to romance, to short stories and non-fiction essays. This month was definitely the definition of diverse reading. Sometimes I can find myself reading too heavily in a specific genre, and while I love what I am reading, sooner or later I’ll find myself in a rut as I can’t find the perfect book in that genre anymore, or the perfect book to satisfy me at…

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