Category: Blog
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Books I Recommend to Everyone Who Asks
The books I recommend to everyone to understand the systems we’re all tangled up in, and live differently for it.
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My Personal Best Books
Out of all the books I’ve read, these ones stayed with me. They shift how I think, feel, and see the world, the way only a book can.
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My Favorite Authors I’ll Read No Matter What
in Reading LifeEvery reader has a few authors they’d hand to anyone who asked. These are my favorite authors, and I have a feeling one might become yours.
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Monstera Care for Beginners: My Impulse Buy Story
I bought a Monstera with no plan, no pot, and no soil at home. Here’s my honest Monstera care for beginners story, mistakes and all.
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Balcony Gardening Tips I Learned One Step at a Time
Watering was only half the story. Here are the small balcony gardening tips I picked up while caring for my plants all season.
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Vihkokauppa, The Stationery Shop in Tampere, Finland that I Couldn’t Resist
I went to Tampere for a small memento and found a stationery shop I couldn’t leave empty-handed. Save room in your luggage for this one.
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Bookstores in Tampere, Finland: A Book Lover’s Guide
Curious about the bookstores in Tampere? Come find rare old covers, cozy secondhand shelves, and the loveliest little bird-shaped library.
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June 2026 Reading Recap: Heartbreak to Magic
Finland goes quiet for Midsummer, so I lost myself in books, from the one that broke my heart to the imaginative reads that filled my shelf.
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A Reader’s Reflection: Before the Social Media
What did reading before social media give me? Looking back on a lifetime of reading, I found a kind of luck no algorithm could ever give me.
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From Seed Tray to Pot: My Complete Potting Up Seedlings Diary
My first time potting up seedlings, simplified. The steps that turned tiny sprouts into strong tomato, chili, and basil plants.
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May 2026 Reading Wrap-Up: A Slower Month in Books
May handed me fewer books but two that wouldn’t let go. A biography that made me angry and a line about writing I had to read multiple times.
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Literary Journaling: The Reading Habit That Healed Me
in Reading LifeLiterary journaling is how I write alongside my reading . It has strengthened my love of books and given me a little clarity.
