Hey there, bookworms. It’s been a bit since I’ve been on here for all of you. March has been a crazy and not-so-kind month to me and I’m hoping it turns itself around for the better.

Before I dive back into book reviews and book club picks, I wanted to jump on here and give you a bit of an update first.

Like I said, March has been crazy. Earlier this month, my dad wound up in the hospital with some health hurdles that complicated some other issues he’s had going on. Then around the middle of the month, I got my 2nd round of covid vaccine which knocked me out. Lastly and (somewhat) unexpectedly, last week I had to put my dog of almost 12 years to sleep.

With so much happening, I haven’t felt like myself. I’m still going through the motions of processing all my thoughts and emotions. Sometimes I feel normal and sometimes I feel like I’m reeling. I think it goes without saying that I haven’t done much reading or writing for quite awhile. While I do have a backlog of books to review, I just haven’t been able to muster the energy to get around to anything deemed as “extra” – this also includes announcing a book club pick for April.

Today is the first day in a week that I’ve tried to just focus on a routine. I’ve tried to keep the tears away (crying is exhausting after so many days in a row) and shift my attention to work and some other things that I now have to play catch up on.

Still, life goes on and so must I. As each day passes, I feel like I’m coming back to myself a little bit more, though the grief and the stress comes in waves – and then I just deal with it as it takes over.

I’ve received some very sweet messages via Instagram, Facebook, and more, so to anyone who has navigated this way to read, thank you very much. Your words are cherished at a crazy and sad time like this and I really do appreciate it.

Thanks for sticking with me. I will be back with more updates soon. In the meantime, I hope you’re all staying safe and reading lots of books for me.

Until next time.

xx