Craft Edition: Stickers

Hello Friends – How are you doing? Last week was such a busy work week. Again, so grateful that I can work from home during this time but this situation is ever changing and we just have to adapt right? For those of you who are still going out to work, thank you for all that you are doing and be safe!

To say we are all experiencing a lot of stress is an understatement right? I try to find ways to focus on other things and that’s where our books and hobbies come in. Unfortunately one of my reads, while amazing, is also very hard to read because it’s set during war time. I’m still trying to get through it because it is good but I feel like I’m not making a lot of progress. Anyway, I’ll tell you about my current reads in another post.

However, this weekend I’ve been focusing on crafts, in particular stickers! Are you familiar with Stickii Club? They have the cutest stickers and I was so excited when they reached out to me and asked me if I wanted to share a bit about them.

Stickii Club is a sticker subscription company, which creates unique stickers and stationery. So for those who love planning and journaling or simple enjoy stickers you’ve got to check them out. They also have a Retro selection that features a lot of book related items. If you want to check them out you can use TRYSTICKII for 10% off any pack of your choice.Thank you again to Stickii Club for the stickers and the code!

Stickers totally remind me of when I was a kid and maybe that’s why I still love using them. I enjoy using them in my journaling, planner and even letters. How about you, do you still use stickers?

Alright everyone, thank you for hanging out with me and hope you are all doing well.

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These Days

Hi Friends,

Goodness, another week without a post. I have been super busy with work (thankfully, working from home) but like all of you, trying to make sense of all of this. I wake up thinking is today the day we have a breakthrough but no, just more alarming stats. I try not to worry but it’s hard and unfortunately I’ve been finding it hard to disconnect from the nonstop news. Are you feeling the same? How do you disconnect from that?

One thing I will try is what my dear friend, Christine, is doing. As we aren’t able to travel and in some cases under stay-in-shelter orders, why not relieve travel memories by looking through past photos? So that’s why you are seeing a picture here from Stolberg, Germany. This town is located in the Harz which I’m sure I’ve mentioned is a favorite place for us to visit.

So I’ll be traveling through my photo albums in the meantime. And, in case you haven’t heard, you can be a bit of a tourist from your sofa. Visit all of these museums via virtual tours!

Again, I apologize for not being around blogland as much lately. I hope you are all staying healthy and hopefully enjoying a lot of extra time with your books! Tell me what you’ve been reading.

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Looking for Comfort

Hi Friends, I hope you are all doing well. I’ve been meaning to catch up but the state of the world has had me on edge lately. I know the worst thing to do is worry but it’s hard not to when I deal with a lot of people on a daily basis at work, I care for an aging parent, etc. It’s hard to stop my mind from going to what-ifs. Anyway, I know most of you must also be feeling the stress so let’s all take a collective deep breath and wish each other well.

This weekend I was supposed to go to a bookbinding class and that was cancelled. Then my book group next week has been cancelled. Honestly, I’m totally fine with all that. If I need to stay closer to home so be it but right now I wish I could magically escape to a peaceful place. Which is why I am sharing another picture from Joshua Tree National Park. Beautiful isn’t it?

One thing I have been enjoying lately is the Headspace app. I got a free introductory month and I’m loving it! I haven’t done the guided meditations yet but I love the soft sounds. I’ve been listening to these during my lunch hour and or when I am relaxing while reading.

Speaking of reading, there are so many books I have waiting to be read but I am really in the mood for comfort reads lately. Typically I turn to mysteries but maybe it’s time to look for some cozy mysteries or some romance novels. What’s your go to for comfort reads? If you have a feel good book to recommend let me know.

Alright everyone, wash your hands, practice some social distancing and let’s get through this. Be well my friends!

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