The Routine - Blogging

(Photo Credit: We Heart it) I have this thing where I really enjoy getting inside the minds of creative people to see what their routines are, It's cool to see how people work, and therefore, I thought I'd put mine out there too. Location doesn't particularly matter to me, but my favorite places to work on my blog are my bed and local coffee shops. No matter where I am, there needs to be some background noise, I struggle with silence. So typically, I'll catch up on YouTube subscriptions or watch some netflix while I work.  In...

Top 10 Books of 2014

(Photo Credit: We Heart it) 2014 has been an amazing reading year for me. Over the summer, I rediscovered my passion for good books and really got into reading again, So, without any further ado, here are my top books of the year. I'm not going to explain my reasoning as you can check out my wrap ups which I will link at the end and there is no specific order. 1. Fangirl - Rainbow Rowell 2. Winger - Andrew Smith 3. Throne of Glass - Sarah J. Maas 4. The Darkest Minds - Alexandra Bracken  5. The Fault in Our Stars - John Green 6....

How I rate books

(Photo Credit: tumblr) This has been a topic that I've seen touched on quite a lot within the past few months as people tend to think ratings aren't genuine, and of course, everyone rates a bit differently. I have found that I may be a lot tougher when it comes to rating, but as I don't usually type a full review on my Goodreads unless the book was given for review, it may be a bit confusing as to what the stars mean to me. Of course, I rate every book differently. For example, I may rate a classic based on the complexity and statement,...

An Ode to Christmas

(Photo Credit: tumblr) Christmas The twinkling lights, soft fall of snow,  the chilly air Everyone seems happier, letting the spirit of the season seep into their soul The cheer of giving and receiving, spending time with those you love. Warm drinks, rich foods, the wafting scent of baked goods. Enjoy your Christmas x...

Things I've learned in 2014

(Photo Credit: Tumblr) 1. Blogging is not easy (And  I don't know why I thought it was) 2. Owning books is way more satisfying than borrowing them. 3. I get the most work done at around 11 PM 4. Scheduling posts is my best friend. 5. High school is nothing like what people say.  6. Write down everything. Keeping journals is the best stress reliever ever. 7. I need to drink a ton of water to feel completely normal 8. You need to take initiative and not wait around for opportunities. 9. Reading allows you...

12 Things to Start Doing

Hey Guys, I originally saw this on a photo on tumblr a while ago, and I thought it would be something good to get up before the new year. 1. drink more water 2. carry a camera everywhere 3. read more books 4. go for more walks 5. do yoga more often 6. enjoy the little things 7. go to bed earlier 8. go outside more 9. stop comparing yourself to others 10. stick yo your goals and stop putting things off 11. write down what you're feeling 12. smile more, especially at strangers xx Kenda...

Day Diary: Typical School Day

  6:30 AM: I pull myself away from sleep, (but typically lounge around in bed for another 15 minutes or so), get dressed, do any makeup I feel that day. and pull my hair up. 7:00 AM: Cereal Time. That is all. 8:00 AM: I would have just gotten to school at this point. After catching up with some friends for a few minutes, I head off to my algebra class 9:00 AM: PE  10:00 AM: This is either my advisory period or Spanish class, depending on the day  11:00 AM: History Class, which gets interrupted by lunch. 12:00...

The Journal Post

(Photo Credit: Tumblr) Hey Guys, So I don't know about other people, but for me, with reading comes writing, And with blogging, comes even more writing. While writing on computer documents is great and all, I'm a sucker for journals.  And I keep a few. The Daily Journal: This one is exactly what it sounds like. Think your diary from 5th grade, just...better. I write in this almost everyday to document the things that have gone on and whatever I happen to be feeling at the moment, and it's great. The Blog Book: I've kept...

The Biology Project

Hey Guys, As I said I would, I decided to post my final semester project for my biology class since it was slightly bookish. Basically the assignment was to read a sci-fi book and then compare it to actual scientific fact. I hope you all enjoy xx Kenda...

The Inspiration Dump: The Typography Edition

I hope you all have an amazing week. xx  Kendall...

The Toll of Blogging Daily + My Apologies

(Photo Credit: Tumblr) Hey Guys, I want to preface this post with an apology. I have already slipped up on my blogging everyday. School and projects definitely got the best of me this week.  However, I really want to try to pick back up on it. I'm pretty busy today as I type this, but tomorrow should be a pretty productive day and I hope I can type up a good amount of posts then. Also, winter break starts next week, and that will be the perfect time for me to get way ahead of my blogposts. But it's really hard guys. I have...

Ahhhhh!

I'm so sorry guys, I just realized I missed a day so I wanted to quickly write this up. I'm going to post twice on Saturday hopefully though. I'll be back....

The Late Night Brain Dump

(Photo From Tumblr) Well Hello, As I type up this post, it's about 11pm on Saturday night, (I believe it's three days later now as you read this), and I had the urge to just put words down on paper. Typically, I would just pull out my journal and write there, but I decided that since I'm posting everyday, why not write it here? I'm not sure how many people are aware of my age, but I'm 14 years old and a freshman in highschool. It's December, we're nearing the end of the semester, and things are getting pretty hectic. My semester project...

Winter Fashion Inspiration

Hey Guys, I don't know about you, but one of my favorite things about the fall/winter time is the clothing. If I have to deal with the cold and the snow, I'm glad I can layer up and make the most out of my clothing choices.  There's truly nothing better than a nice big, worn in sweater on a cold winter day, but sometimes it's fun to spice up your outfits a bit. So today I've scoured the internet and pulled out some of the outfits that I really liked and will most likely be taking some inspiration from Hope...

The Camera Dump

 Hey Guys, I have this plan this winter to get back into taking photos like I used to.  One of the first parts of this for me was to clean off my SD card. I wasn't really sure what would actually be on it this time since I haven't looked over in a really long time. I was sure it would be something really lame, but I was surprised to find that it was left over pictures from a small photo shoot I did with a friend back in July in the downtown area of my town.  So have this compilation of photos from...

I DIDN'T LIKE ELEANOR AND PARK?!?!

(Photo from Pinterest) Hey Everyone, I want to preface this post with a quick disclaimer. I have absolutely nothing against this book. I very much see its merit and understand why so many people enjoy it. I do however think it's important to be critical, and I thought this would be some great practice. I went into this book expecting a lot, if I'm being completely honest. With such a high Goodreads rating and so many rave reviews, I thought I was going to absolutely love this book. That wasn't the case however. While I enjoyed...

The Little Things

(Photo From Tumblr) Hey Guys, Today I wanted to take a second to take a break from  life and write out something easy. I feel like sometimes we all get caught up in the midst of all of the major things going on in life, and that can get pretty stressful. Today I've decided to step away from those and take a look at the little things. I've been compiling this list over the past few weeks of all of the little things that make me happy and I highly recommend you do the same, long bike rides coffee shops finding new music unexpectedly...

Winter TBR

Hi Everyone, So I've decided on something.  While I will continue to post wrap ups every month, I've decided to keep my TBR posts to a minimum, and post them seasonally. This will most likely be in March, June, September and December, but if you haven't noticed, I'm not exactly excellent at sticking to schedules, so we shall see. But, enough of my blabbering, onto the TBR. I'm going to start with the ones that aren't in the photos, (The first four). Crown Of Midnight Sarah J. Maas I borrowed my friend's copy of the first...

The Return of The Life Playlist

(Photo From WeHeartIt) Well hello there, Today I've decided to bring back some of my favorite posts to write up, The Life Playlist. If you've been around for a while, you might remember these. Basically, I've compiled a spotify playlist of some of my absolute favorite songs at the moment and I've decided to share it with you. It's not organized or even close to being cohesive, but neither is life, so who really cares? Over the past few months, I've been exposed to a ton of new music that I've absolutely fallen in love with and have...

Booktubers You NEED to Check Out

Hey Guys! So as some of you may know, I spend a whole lot of time on the internet, (let's be real here, who doesn't?), especially on the realm of  YouTube. I stumbled upon BookTube randomly one summer day in August, and I've been really into it ever since.  So today, I've decided to compile some of my favorite booktubers, (some well known, others not so much), that really bring something new to the table. So let's begin. Ariel youtube.com/arielbissett Ariel makes me think. She does a really good job of pulling out all...

October + November Wrap Up

Hey Guys! So since I wasn't around at all last month, I've decided to sort of update you guys on all of the books I've read recently. I must admit that these haven't been the best reading months for me, as I've only read 10 books over both of them. However, I am hoping December will be better. So, I guess I shall get onto all of the books I read. OCTOBER Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire J.K. Rowling 4 Stars on Goodreads. I must admit that I'm not over the moon with this series, (though I definitely would be if I...

I'm Back! + Blogmas? + Want to post on my blog?

Hi Guys! Long time, no see! I apologize for my hiatus from the blogging for the past month, but it was a much needed break for me. I'm really happy to be back though! Truly, school has gotten the best of me, and with a broken laptop, I couldn't bring it upon myself to work on posts for you guys.  So to make it up to you guys, I've decided to participate in Blogmas this year, meaning that I will be posting everyday from now until Christmas. If I find myself really enjoying it however, then I may end up continuing with the daily posts, since that's been my ultimate goal since I started...

An Update: I'm So Sorry!!!

Hi Guys, I apologize for my absence, I can't really say I have much of an excuse. Honestly, I broke my computer and I hate working on the computer that I'm typing on. So therefore, I haven't been in the mood to write up posts. Therefore, I will be taking a break. The length, I'm not sure, but definitely no longer than a month. I'm currently in the predicament of to buy, or not to buy a new laptop with Christmas just a few months away.  I don't think I'll be able to wait that long. Hopefully I'll be back relatively soon. Sorry guys, Kenda...

Feel Good Friday #6

So sorry for not having a post up on Tuesday, some things got in the way, but I'll have a bonus post up next Thursday to make up for it, as well as a typical Sunday post. Kenda...

September Wrap Up + October TBR

(Photo Credit) Hey Guys, First off, I apologize for this post being so late, but hey, better late than never.  I'm quite surprised with how much I read. With starting school, I thought I would only finish two or three books, but actually, I read six. (cue the cheering) While it's nowhere near the amount I was reading this summer, I'll definitely take it.  All of these books will include my rating, the goodreads rating, and they will all be linked to their goodreads page. Without any further ado, the books I read...

Feel Good Friday #5

Have a fantastic weekend...

Top 10 Tuesday - Ten Books For Readers Who Like Character Driven Novels

(Photo Credit) Hey Guys, Well, it's Tuesday again, and thus, we have another Top 10 Tuesday. Today's list is the 10 books you recommend for people who like character driven books. Again, I had a bit of trouble compiling this list, mainly because the majority of the books I read do have really strong main roles, and sometimes, I forget that there are books with dull and weak characters.  I don't want to put these in any particular order because I really can't commit to that, but let's just get into it. 1. The Hunger Games...

Life Update + Posting Schedule

Hey Guys, I apologize for the different posting schedule, I know there wasn't any warning, but I made a bit of a spur of the moment decision to start doing Top Ten Tuesday, but I'll talk about that in a minute. Since I haven't posted on Tuesday in the past, things got a bit switched around. I apologize if I confused anyone.  So for now, (it may change, I'm very indecisive) I will be posting a random book or lifestyle post on Sunday, a Top Ten Tuesday post, (though it may not always be 10), and I will continue with feel good Friday...

Feel Good Friday #4

Have a great week guys! (and for a bonus this week)...

Top 10 Tuesday: Top 10 Books I Found Hard to Read

(Icon Credit: The Broke and the Bookish) Top 10 Tuesday was started by The Broke and the Bookish and I encourage you all to start writing these posts as well. When I read this topic, I knew I was going to have some issues. When a book is hard to get into, I usually don't end up reading it. I mean, I have a ton of books I want to get to in the near future and I don't want to waste my time with books I don't enjoy. So without any further ado, the top (i don't know how many) books I had trouble getting into, in no particular...

Feel Good Friday #3

I hope you had an amazing week! xox Kendall ...

Off the Shelf : Winger

Well Hello There, I'm gonna give you all a warning, I'm not sure if this will make any sense whatsoever. Just know that I really loved this book and all I want to do is talk about it. So lets start with the basics. Winger by Andrew Smith Retail Link: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/winger-andrew-smith/1104239947?ean=9781442444935 Pages: 439 Copyright: 2013 Published by: Simon and Shuster Winger follows Ryan Dean West, a fourteen year old Junior at Pine Mountain Boarding School. As you can imagine, being that young tends...