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1 // BOOKTUBE
As you know, I’ve been spending a lot of time washing dishes by hand lately. To pass the time, I usually prop my phone on the windowsill and listen to podcasts. However, this month, I discovered “Booktube” (people who talk about books on YouTube) and I’ve been sucked down the rabbit hole! I’ve just scratched the surface here, but these are my three favorites:
- Lucy the Reader: She first won me over with her British accent, but kept me listening due to her love of classic novels. The way she describes these intimidating books is so inspiring!
- Helene Jeppesen: Helene has similar tastes to me in terms of genres, so I’ve enjoyed hearing her reviews. Her Danish accent is so awesome too.
- Merphy Napier: Merphy reads differently than I do (more fantasy/science fiction) but I find her interesting and entertaining. Her approach is very real and down-to-earth.
2 // ST. MICHAEL CARVING FROM UKRAINE
One of the cool gifts that I found for Mark’s birthday was a St. Michael carving made all the way in Ukraine! The turnaround time was very reasonable, the workmanship is beautiful and Mark loved it.
3 // A NATURAL DEODORANT THAT WORKS
I’ve finally found a natural deo that works for me! Lume deodorant was developed by a doctor and is aluminum and baking soda free. It hasn’t stained my clothes. The only “con” is that after years and years of wearing an antiperspirant, I’m not used to sweating and I definitely do when working hard. But there’s no stink, so that’s good, right? We’ll see what happens during a sticky Virginia summer.
4 // PEACH PASSION TEA
I plan to talk about this more in a future post, but I somehow managed to reduce my coffee intake by about 75% this month. (A huge change, since I was up to three or four cups a day!) I still craved a warm beverage, though, so I started drinking tea! My current favorite is country peach passion with just a tiny bit of honey.
5 // HISTORY MADE INTERESTING FOR KIDS
For history, we read through The Year of the Horseless Carriage: 1801. The cover looked underwhelming but boy, was I wrong! So many great stories in this one little book as well as a great introduction to Napoleon. My kids really enjoyed it.
