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Continue reading →: 2025 Non-Fiction TBR2016 was Kylie Jenner’s year of “realizing things” and 2025 is going to be my year of “knowing things”. I have always been a curious person, and I find myself asking all kinds of questions all of the time. My goal this year is to become more knowledgable in lots…
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Continue reading →: Kenya – Safari, Mombasa, and Ash WednesdayKenya was such a wonderful experience for me in so many ways. I really enjoyed the food here, every person we met was so welcoming, and I got to realize some childhood dreams here as well. We had six days in Kenya, and I chose to spend the first at…
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Continue reading →: Get Your SH*T Together: Post Grad Finances EditionI graduated from the University of Kentucky in December of last year, and I have been working full-time and living the post-grad life for about two months now. Today’s post is all about the steps I have taken to ensure my financial success. This is all obviously my opinion and…
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Continue reading →: 2025 Kindle Unlimited ReleasesLooking at the rest of this year, I am pretty darn excited about the releases we’re getting! I did already write a post on all the 2025 releases I was looking forward to, but today’s is all about the Kindle Unlimited releases. KU is about $12 a month for access…
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Continue reading →: NEW YORK CITY TRAVEL GUIDE – Bagels, Broadway, and Best FrandsNYC has been a travel goal of mine for a few years now, and I am so excited to say I finally made it happen in January. My high school friends (Best Frands) and I have been doing a tour of sorts of everyone’s campus, and this was a trip…
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Continue reading →: India: The Golden Triangle, Kochi, and UNESCO SitesKochi, India was the second stop of the Spring 2024 Semester at Sea voyage and seems to be a stop on many future voyages. The city of Kochi was a beautiful glimpse into the coastal Indian life, with fishing and tourism being the lifeblood of all people. From a cruise…
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Continue reading →: Top 10 Must-Read Fantasy Books on Kindle UnlimitedI’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Kindle Unlimited ($12.71 a month!) is so freaking worth it. Fantasy is a genre that scares some people, but one that I have loved since the 3rd grade. In my opinion, fantasy is the perfect solution for the more stressful times…
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Continue reading →: January Reads – A Month of Scrolling OopsI did not read the TBR… again. I will not be setting one for February just because I feel like these TBRs are almost added stress. January was a crazy month for me, with starting work full-time, having my sister home for winter break, and a big trip to NYC.…
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Continue reading →: 25 Books in 2025Disclaimer: I totally have not been consistent this past month and I am not proud of that. Starting a new job has been exhausting, but I love this creative outlet. So, starting now, expect to hear from me more! Last year, I did 24 series in 2024, and I got…
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Continue reading →: REPORT #8: Snow, Snow, SnowHi! For anyone who is newer, my name is Riley and I started this blog back in September as a creative outlet in the midst of a stressful senior year of college. I was wanting to tell someone, anyone that would listen about what I was reading, where I had…
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