Endless Wonder

“I was fourteen years old when I bought a Wish Potion in exchange for a kiss.” All aspiring young playwright Isamae Allickson has ever wanted is to be normal : to fit in and be accepted by her peers. The moment she learns of the existence of Wish Potions – and that she can buy one from Nahlia Cress, the most beautiful and popular girl in school who runs a not-so-secret potions store – she is immediately desperate to get her hands on one, at any cost. She knows that buying a Wish Potion will change everything, but she had never expected to befriend Nahlia, or for her life to change so drastically. As she and Nahlia get closer and closer, Isamae finds herself caught up in a whole new world of romance, dreams, and hope. Questioning everything she thought she knew about life, she must now decide who she truly wants to be, and how to claim her place in the world – no matter how frightening that might be. ---------------------------------------------------- I HAVE OFFI...

I've been getting creative lately (thanks, quaratine) and making some canvas bags with some of my favourite quotes! This one is from Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo, the sequel to one of my all-time favourite books. This might just be a quote from a book, but it honestly touched my life so much. I first came across it when I read the Six of Crows duology in early 2018 (I'm rereading it now), a time when I'd get really anxious and stressed over a lot of very minor things. After reading these books, I'd think of this quote, and it would help me deal with my anxieties; it would remind me that there's always two ways around something, that if one way of dealing with a situation isn't working, I could always find another that did. For example, if I was getting very stressed because I was scared of something going wrong, I'd ask myself: so what if it does go wrong? Why should it matter? This quote helped me remember that I had the power to chang...

Springtime has arrived. All around me trees are blossoming, flowers are blooming, the sun has come out to say hello, and temperatures have risen to a lovely warmth. Nature, which has been asleep for so long, is finally waking up and coming to its usual vibrant, beautiful life. In this current moment, when it feels like the whole world has ground to a standstill, it's heartening to see that nature is still continuing on its yearly cycles, growing and thriving as though nothing has changed. If nature can continue, then so can we. I'm lucky that I've been able to be out in my garden these last few days and I'm able to safely go on short walks around my very quiet neighbourhood. The changing weather and flowering trees have definitely improved my mood lately. There's so much stress and uncertainty going around at the moment and it's so important to focus on the good in life -- keeping a positive outlook is one of the most important things you can...