Hey, friends! I’m so excited to share with you a few of the many things that happened this summer. I feel like this summer I really pushed myself out of my comfort zone in a lot of areas – like launching my business and doing photoshoots for people – but I also had a lot…
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birthday celebrations 2023 {birthday haul, party ideas, & more}
Hey, friends! I celebrated my birthday this Monday, and last year, a lot of you enjoyed hearing about what I was given and how I celebrated, so here’s my haul post and some other random photos & events from this week and last weekend. Also, I just want to clarify that I’m not doing this…
summer vacation 2023 {lake michigan & door county adventures; part one}
Hey, friends! A few weeks ago, my grandparents and family went up and visited Door County for one of our trips this summer. We did so many fun things and made lots of memories, including visiting this beautiful garden, taking walks on the beach, eating ice cream at our favorite restaurant, playing lots of card…
introducing my historical middle grade novel: the bensons {chapter one}
Hey, friends! I mentioned last week that I was going to share the first chapter of my latest historical fiction middle-grade novel, The Bensons, and so, here it is! I’m about to start going through edits from my alpha readers (Shoutout to Alannah, Molly, Lily, Adele, Bella, Heaven, Aliya, and my other readers for their…
penpal 101: goodies, envelope art & things to do with your penpal {ft. the pen pal paperie}
Hello, my friends! I am SO excited for this post! Firstly, because I love pen paling and I can’t wait to share more ideas with you (see my two other penpal posts here). And secondly, because I reached out to Candi @ The Pen Pal Paperie last month, and she kindly sent me some of…
introducing my spring-summer reading list
Hello, my friends! I love finding new books to read, don’t you? Today, I’ll be sharing some of the books I’m hoping to read over the next few months; most of them are middle-grade contemporaries and historical fiction, but I did sneak in a YA novella and a few classics. Enjoy browsing through these books…
10 ideas to make your bedroom feel fresh & clean for spring
Hello, my friends! I don’t know about you, but I love it when my space, especially my bedroom, feels nice, fresh, and clean. And since it’s almost spring, it’s the perfect time to do this. Whether you want to declutter your bedroom, clean up your workspace, or just make your space feel fresher without redecorating…
blogging 101: why i switched from wordpress.com to wordpress.org, blogging tips + a free blog planner
Hello, my friends! I haven’t done a blogging post before, but I have had many fellow bloggers and writers ask me why I switched from wordpress.com to wordpress.org. Even though there are plenty of articles on wordpress.com vs. wordpress.org, this post is for any teen blogger like me, who isn’t a pro (yet ;)) and…
a family vacation at lutsen mountains
Hello, my friends! Goodness, it’s been a while since I’ve missed a post! It was nice to have a break, though. As you can tell from the title, we went to Lutsen Mountains in Minnesota again this year for a ski vacation! Despite below zero temps (the high for the whole trip was 0 F,…
a chapter of my latest project: finding violet
Hello, my friends! Recently, I participated in a challenge called Crazy Writing Week (more about that in my monthly review!) in which I wrote 26,550 words in one week. Let me say by the end of that week, I was tired, to say the least. In those 26,000 words, I started rewriting an old project…
