As a grad student studying violin and string pedagogy, teaching violin is one of the best ways for me to build up my resume and get experience working with students of all ages and personalities! While during the school year my evening is fully booked there are some students who choose not to take

I went to a Romance and Fantasy bookfair in Milwaukee last weekend hosted by The Well Read Damsel, a pop up bookstore! This event had so many local authors plus bestsellers and book merchandise. I focused on meeting local authors and purchasing from them. It was so fun getting to meet the authors

Last week I spent the week at a summer chamber music camp (for adults lol) and when I wasn’t playing music there was so much time to sit in nature and read! Because of the emphasis on nature and getting away from technology I would say I read slightly more than normal. •The Measure is totally o

As a child I was SUPER into American Girl Dolls and one of the pros of having 4 nieces is that I get to revisit the stores with them! For my youngest niece’s birthday we took a trip down to Chicago to visit the store and eat at the cafe! It’s so interesting to see all of the new products and how

I love bullet journaling but always have the toughest time deciding what to bujo about. Here are some ideas I’ve come up with and come back to because they’re so fun to do and look back on! Book spread: bujoing about books is one of my favorite things to do. From writing reviews to keeping track

I’ve been in the process of moving back to MKE and by doing so have found myself acquiring SO many books. From trips to Barnes & Noble for my niece’s birthdays to Target trips for bins to put things in, the new releases have been calling my name! I’m so excited to get to these over the summer

I went to Disney after graduating from college and booked a Capture Your Moment photo shoot at Magic Kingdom! This was such a great experience with 2 photographers giving me 100% of their attention and taking me through the spaces in Magic Kingdom that were special to me. After working at the P

I’ve been spending a ton of time with my best friend at school who also loves to read which has ended in many trips book shopping. At Target I picked up Happy Place by Emily Henry. This book looks super cute and a great summer read! I also picked up Never by Jessa Hastings, I have never seen/hear

Last week my boyfriend (of 4.5 years….) broke up with me. Amongst other things, I couldn't get myself to pick up any of the books I had bought or wanted to read as someone in a long-term relationship so… I went to Barnes and Noble: 1. To find some different books than what fills my TBR and 2.

The April BOTM picks really popped off and I had such a hard time picking! I ended up waiting a few days to see which books I really wanted and ended up getting two that are really going to be perfect for after I graduate in a few weeks and have a bit more free time What book(s) did you pick fo

I picked 9 Taylor Swift songs and chose a book to go with each. Here are my picks! Most of these were 5 star reads for me and I deeply enjoyed them. What book rec did you get? #taylorswiftvibes #booksoflemon8 #currentlyreading #lemon8challenge #lemon8bookclub #lemon8bookchallenge

I read way more books in March than I thought. Here’s a little bit of what I thought about them: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Bakers and Magic: Magical Great British Breaking show book with bits of romance. I loved the MCs love for her passion and the world the story took place in. Wild Scottish Rose: a weddin