“I hope you aren’t holding an ice cream cone against your chest, ’cause your heart just warmed—and your ice cream just melted.” ― Aziz Ansari, Modern Romance: An Investigation
Category: Nonfiction
Guest Review: A Million Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller
Hey friends! My name is Nina, and I blog at The Grand Adventures of Me - a grandiose title for a tiny little girl like me. I’m in my last semester of undergrad, a student of English and Psychology with a minor in Humanities. I started the blog three years ago so my family could … Continue reading Guest Review: A Million Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller
Wild Hits Theaters
After reading Wild by Cheryl Strayed back in October, I was itching to see this movie! Luckily, I had my awesome cousins in town for the Christmas break and they were able to come watch Cheryl's adventures on the big screen with me! Of course, us being, well, us, we ended up having to sit in … Continue reading Wild Hits Theaters
Book Review: Wild
“I knew that if I allowed fear to overtake me, my journey was doomed. Fear, to a great extent, is born of a story we tell ourselves, and so I chose to tell myself a different story from the one women are told. I decided I was safe. I was strong. I was brave. Nothing could vanquish me.” ― Cheryl Strayed, Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
Passing It On
Today, I was supposed to review Caitlin Moran's How to Be a Woman, which I first heard about on A Practical Wedding when they did a whole book club about it. But then... I didn't finish the book on time. Which, as a book blogger, I know is awful. But then, as a real life … Continue reading Passing It On
Guest Post: Manic.
Today, I'm proud to welcome my intelligent, charming, hilarious cousin Abby (who you miiiiight remember from this post back in October about the first time she read Perks of Being a Wallflower). Abby is a Licensed Master Social Worker, and has been interested in mental health forever. When I texted her regarding mental illness for my … Continue reading Guest Post: Manic.