MERYN MADE

  • BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP // VOLUME 2 ISSUE 8

    A review and rating of the last 5 books I read and a look into my TBR list for books to come The Lost ApothecaryAuthor: Sarah Penner Publication Date: March 2021Genre: historical fiction Method: hardback from BOTM subscription I was so hoping to love this book – my expectations were very high. As the daughter Read more

  • CURRENTLY // MAY 2021

    Reading Planning Memorial Day weekend in Cleveland, weekend in Pennsylvania for 4th of July pig roast, Traverse City or Detroit for birthday in July, GART planning is slowing down, we’ve secured like 90% of our campsites, permits, and hotels Cooking Kyle’s favorite Alton Brown meatloaf for mom’s birthday, HBH corn, tomato, and avocado pasta salad, Read more

  • 2021 NATIONAL PARKS ROAD TRIP: TO BUY LIST

    I knew buying equipment for this trip would be expensive, but damn. Kyle keeps reminding me, “buy once, cry once” shortly followed by, “buy cheap, buy twice.” Thankfully, REI has their annual Anniversary sale starting at the end of this week, so some of the big ticket items we need to buy yet, we’ll be Read more

  • BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP // VOLUME 2 ISSUE 7

    A review and rating of the last 5 books I read and a look into my TBR list for books to come 84, Charing Cross RoadAuthor: Helene HanffPublication Date: January 1970Genre: nonfiction, autobiographical Method: hardback borrowed from TPL I definitely wanted to love this short, charming set of letters exchanged between New York City writer Read more

  • CURRENTLY // APRIL 2021

    Reading Planning Anniversary weekend in Ann Arbor, weekend in Cleveland in May, weekend in Pennsylvania for 4th of July pig roast, Traverse City for birthday in July Road trip: campgrounds, back county permits, hotels, continuing to tweak the schedule/itinerary, coordinating with friends and family Watching Booktube: Ellias, Gabby (gabbyreads), Kayla (booksandlala), Sabine (Sabine’s Book Nook), Read more

  • 2021 NATIONAL PARKS ROAD TRIP: ITINERARY UPDATE

    2021 NATIONAL PARKS ROAD TRIP: ITINERARY UPDATE

    Kyle and I have been hard a work reserving campgrounds, securing backcountry permits, and hotel hunting for our road trip, just over 90 days to go! There have been some changes to the itinerary, and probably more to come. For now, this is our tentative itinerary. Most notably we opted to remove Cheyenne, Wyoming and Read more

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