I’m confessing to an addiction. It’s not to caffeine or reality TV—it’s to ebook sales. My Kobo bookshelf is a beautiful, daunting digital monument to my impulse control issues. I currently have over 100 unread books staring back at me, a silent, mounting To-Be-Read (TBR) pile that rivals a small library. I swear to myself, […]
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Whew! The pages have settled, the audiobooks are silent, and the clock has officially run out on my 2025 reading year. It’s time to dive into the annual book breakdown—the good, the bad, the spicy, and the ones that just didn’t cut. The Early Struggle: The Slump Monster Tried to Win 😩 Let’s be real:
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Finding the Roots of Joy Every year, as the calendar turns, I embark on a small but significant personal tradition: choosing a single word to guide my intentions for the year ahead. It’s more than just a resolution; it’s a compass, a gentle reminder of what I want to cultivate in my life. Over the
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Every year, I sit down and craft a list of things I want to achieve. Some are fresh goals, others are “frequent flyers” that make a return appearance. But if 2025 taught me anything, it’s that a goal list isn’t a contract—it’s a compass. You have to be willing to bend when life throws a
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Why I Ditched the Wrappers and Started Making My Own Gels I’m no stranger to making my own energy gels at home. I was making Chia Energy Gels back in 2017! They were okay, and if I had taken the time to develop them further, they would have been even better. However, as a busy
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This morning, as I did my usual scroll through social media, I came across yet another thread filled with outrage. The topic? People hate the new “Liquid Glass” interface update on iPhone. Every time a major tech company rolls out a big design change—from phone interfaces to social media layouts—the resistance is immediate, loud, and
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Well, I did it. After what felt like a hundred false starts and endless negotiation with my alarm clock, I’m wrapping up the final week of my base training plan! The mission was simple, yet deceptively difficult: rebuild consistency and kilometres. For the better part of the last two years, running has been a struggle.
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By Tillie Cole Publication Date: 25th June 2024Genre: Romance, Grief, HealingRating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tillie Cole is an author known for stories that grab your heart, squeeze it, and then somehow, against all odds, manage to put the pieces back together. Her book, “A Thousand Boy Kisses,” was an undeniable, magnificent heartbreak. So, when I picked up the sequel,
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Celebrating the Comeback, Not Just the Distance Last week, a simple, automated email from SmashRun gave me a jolt of perspective. It was my regular weekly running update, the kind you barely pay attention to, until one line practically leapt off the screen: “the most run in 2 years.” The number? 34km for the week.
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Holidays are the perfect time to explore, choose your own adventure, and occasionally, lace up your running shoes in a new spot. With over 500 locations across Australia, it’s highly possible you’ll stumble across a parkrun event. For me, Saturday mornings are usually a no-go for parkrun thanks to my Tuesday-to-Saturday work schedule. So, when
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