Pebbles vacation in books
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Spent my vacation in a cabin in the woods and read A LOT. Here’s my vacation in books.
Pebbles photoMy week in books
Pebbles photoSpent my vacation in a cabin in the woods and read A LOT. Here's my vacation in books.
How to Get Away
Pebbles photoHow to Get Away: Finding Balance in Our Overworked, Overcrowded, Always-On World by Jon Staff and Pete Davis This book is by the two guys who created Getaway, tiny cabin rentals in the woods, where I went for my vacation. They had a copy in the cabin and I decided to read and I loved it. It was about disconnecting from technology, the need for green spaces, separating work life from home life, and the effects all this has on us. I took a lot of notes and I'm looking forward to implementing them into my daily life.
One to Watch
Pebbles photoOne to Watch by Kate Stayman-London If you're a fan of The Bachelor or Bachelorette, you'll love this. I stopped watching it because I got tired of their lack of any kind of diversity. It's addressed in this book as plus-sized fashion blogger Bea gets a call from the show Main Squeeze to find the love of her life. There were a couple mini issues I had with the book but I don't want to spoil anything. It was a great, fun, summer read though.
Such a Fun Age
Pebbles photoSuch a Fun Age by Kiley Reid This book tells the story of a young black woman, 25-year-old Emira, who is wrongly accused of kidnapping while she's babysitting a young white child. There were some things that made me cringe, but overall it was a page-turner that I couldn't put down.
Red at the Bone
Pebbles photoRed at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson This book opens the evening of 16-year-old Melody's coming-of-age ceremony at her grandparent's house. Pay attention because it moves back and forth in time telling the story of how a teenage pregnancy affects three generations. Again, pay attention because there were times that I was a little lost, but it was beautifully written and a great story.
The Vanishing Half
Pebbles photoThe Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett I've heard such great things about this book, and it did not disappoint. It was my favorite of all the books I read. The Vanishing Half follows the Vignes twins, who are black, and grow up in a southern black community. They run away at 16, one leaves the other, and secretly passes for white. She then marries a white man who knows nothing about her past. Years later, their daughter's lives intersect. Couldn't put this one down. Loved it.
I wrote too
Pebbles photoBesides reading, I did a lot of writing as well. I'm a little obsessed with my camping composition book., and the other was a gift from a friend where you fill in lists of favorite types of books, authors, etc.
I made art
Pebbles photoBesides reading, I decided I was going to try my hand at watercolor painting. It was fun and while I'm no Georgia O'Keeffe, I did make some pretty cool bookmarks.
More bookmarks
Pebbles photoA couple of my early attempts at watercolor.
Pebbles bookmark
Pebbles photoThis one is pretty decent. I guess. Lol
My read bookmark
Pebbles photoMy watercolor bookmark. Proud of this one!
