Take a minute and close your eyes. Picture yourself by a pool or just in a comfortable outdoor space, you have a cold drink, you’re wearing a lightweight outfit, you have the day off work, and you’re getting ready to crack open a book. This scene is exactly how I plan to be spending most…
I recently got back from a trip to New York City with a friend that was with filled with lots of walking, good food, and countless photos.
We are in a state of existence where we can no longer afford to ignore the realities of climate change, and the roles science and technology play in our steps moving forward. This is an incredibly crippling reality to face most days when primarily all news being fed to us is negative – whether it…
I always find that I’m searching for those perfect summer reads as soon as the end of February hits and spring and summer are on the horizon. And if you’re anything like me then you’ve also already begun to curate your Summer 2025 Reading List. Whether you’ve been adding to your list for weeks or…
Many years have gone by where January was a tough month for me. These emotional and sometimes physical plummets were often a result of the holiday season suddenly becoming a memory; no longer an experience. No longer a reality. Mind you, I am no stranger to the alternate side of the holiday season – the…
The other day I released a new podcast episode where I talked about all the books I read this past year. In total, I read 41 books. As I said at the end of the podcast episode, this may seem like a lot to some and it may seem like not a lot to others.…
Montreal is close enough to Hamilton that it’s fairly easy to get to by plane but far enough away that a car ride seems daunting. Keeping those factors in mind, a couple of months ago a friend and I planned a trip (opting for the quick 45-minute flight) for mid-July.
From March 24th – 31st my family (mom, dad, sister, brother-in-law, aunt, and uncle) embarked on a cruise vacation on the Royal Caribbean ship with Princess Cruises.
“What she needs are stories. Stories are a way to preserve one’s self. To be remembered. And to forget. Stories come in so many forms: in charcoal, and in song, in paintings, poems, films. And books. Books, she has found, are a way to live a thousand lives—or to find strength in a very long…
“Many people, myself among them, feel better at the mere sight of a book,” Jane Smiley.
Paige Petrovsky 