It has been a while since I have posted to the blog. Last year, I started a new job, life got busy and therefore reading and blogging took a back seat. At one point I debated giving up First Impressions Reviews altogether. However, I like my little space on the internet and decided to hang […]
I’ve been a tea drinker since I was a kid. I have also always used tea bags. Last year I participated in Plastic Free July and learned that there is actually plastic in those tea bags I’d been consuming. I was astounded and immediately began to switch over to loose leaf tea. I am fortunate […]
At the end of 2018, life got in the way of my exercise routine. I’ve participated in #FitReaders hosted by by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About off and on throughout the years but never with a true regularity. This year, I plan to hold myself accountable and keep my health and wellness goals. In the past, […]
Anagram Interactive provided me access to Paperless Post in exchange for an honest review. Putting a stamp on an envelope and sending a letter is slowly becoming a thing of the past. Email is fast, convenient and has become more the norm. Call me old-fashioned, but I miss that cute stationary and the personal touch […]
This vs This One of my first purchases when starting zero waste was a Klean Kanteen. In the zero waste movement, a reusable water bottle is consistently listed as “One of the Big Four”. There is a bottle of water on my bedside table — it’s convenient and I’ve always done it. Upon starting […]
For the majority of 2018 I have been in a blogging rut. I’ve read, I’ve just lacked the enthusiasm to blog about it. I want to enjoy what I’m reading without the self imposed pressure to review it. I’ve tried to invoke my original spark for book blogging, but come up empty handed. During my […]
For the past month I’ve pinned articles on Zero Waste and living a natural lifestyle. What sparked my interest in living a greener and less wasteful lifestyle started with paper coffee filters. I cannot function in the morning without a cup of coffee. However, every time I throw that paper filter in the garbage I […]
Coming to a Theater Near You is a new monthly feature to highlight novels that are being released to the big (or small screen) in the coming month. Due to my enjoyment of reading the book before the movie I also plan on using these monthly posts as a list of books I’d like to […]
I took an extended vacation from blogging this winter. First, I went through a reader’s slump and as this is a book blog, it became a blogging slump. As always Harry Potter got me through my reader’s block but it was not until a few weeks ago, when I read The Princess Bride that my […]
Almost two years ago I became a Pescetarian. A Pescetarian refrains from eating all meat with the exception of fish. My aunt has maintained this diet since she was sixteen and it fulfilled my mother’s worry about me getting my B12. When people ask why I became a vegetarian/pescatarian my answer is “I wouldn’t want […]