MERYN MADE

  • BUZZWORD READATHON + READING CHALLENGE 2022 – FIRST QUARTER UPDATE

    BUZZWORD READATHON + READING CHALLENGE 2022 – FIRST QUARTER UPDATE

    JANUARY – who, what, where, when, why, how How Lucky by Will LeitchThe Girl Who Died by Ragnar JónassonWhat White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition by Emma Dabiri FEBRUARY – pronouns or possessions The City We Became by N.K. JemisinCall Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman MARCH – a book with a location in Read more

  • LIFE LATELY // Q1 2022

    Reading Planning PT license renewal, monthly family dinners in Defiance, spring break trip to Cincinnati and Mammoth Cave National Park, Kyle’s return to college courses, financial successes Watching Completion of NFL 2021-2022 season, Super Bowl LVI where Los Angeles Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals, 23–20 in Los Angeles, Olympic Games Beijing 2022, NCAA March Madness, Read more

  • 2022 Q1 | STOPPED MY SCROLL

    Inspired by Elise Blaha Cripe (blog linked here), here are a couple dozen Instagram images that made me pause and marvel over the past 3 months Until tomorrow, Meryn Read more

  • BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP – VOLUME 3 ISSUE 5

    BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP – VOLUME 3 ISSUE 5

    Call Us What We CarryAuthor: Amanda GormanPublication Date: September 2021Genre: poetryMethod: audiobook via TPL In 2022, I’m on a mission to read more poetry in the hopes to expand my worldview and appreciation for literature. This journey didn’t start out on a high note in 2021, but we are now on the upward trajectory after Read more

  • FEBRUARY 2022 READING WRAP UP

    FEBRUARY 2022 READING WRAP UP

    General stats Total: 8 booksPages: 2,760 Fiction: 6Nonfiction: 2 Audiobooks: 4Physical books: 4 Borrowed books: 5→ Library savings $115.98Personal collection: 3 2022 TBR: 22022 Release: 0Book of the Month: 2Buzzword Readathon challenge: 2Debut Work: 1 Storygraph Stats FEBRUARY READS MARCH TBR Until next time, Meryn Read more

  • BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP – VOLUME 3 ISSUE 4

    BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP – VOLUME 3 ISSUE 4

    WillAuthor: Will Smith, Mark MansonPublication Date: November 2021Genre: nonfiction, biographyMethod: audiobook via TPL Going into this memoir, I knew next to nothing about Will Smith other than he was born and raised in west Philadelphia, but doesn’t everybody know that? Let me tell you what – I haven’t been able to shut up about Willard Read more

Meryn is a thrifty physical therapist and book collector based in Ohio.