Okay… I know. It’s been a minute since my last Bindery update 😭 but life has been lifing.

Per usual... 🙄

If you know anything about springtime + kids, just know they start acting like the rules never existed in the first place. On top of that, people have been out sick left and right… so I've basically been holding it down in the classroom by myself for the past month. So yeah, I've been tired.

But also… I've been really intentional about being gentle with myself this April. I'm not forcing anything. I’m not rushing through books just to say I finished them. I'm just reading because I actually want to.

Right now, I’m reading Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood, and honestly… she’s one of my comfort authors at this point. Like her, Meg Cabot, Simone Elkeles, and Kennedy Ryan… they are authors where I already know I’m going to enjoy the ride no matter what.

This book feels very much like a palette cleanser. It’s light, a little nerdy, a little funny, and the jokes are definitely giving "punny" in the best way. It’s been a really easy read to come back to after long days, which is exactly what I needed.

Next up, I’m deciding between No Ordinary Love or When I Think of You by Myah Ariel. Both of them feel like they’re going to hit in different ways, so we’ll see what mood I’m in when I finish this one.

Have you read either of these, comment down below!

And for my non-fiction read this month, I’m planning to pick up Rest Is Resistance by Tricia Hersey… which honestly feels very on-brand for where I am right now.

We’ll see if I actually finish all of these, but this is the plan for now 🤍